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Bertram has a family-oriented, suburban character with streets largely of single-storey brick homes alongside more recent estate-style developments on modest blocks. Public open space, playgrounds and sports ovals are threaded through the neighbourhood, and local shops and schools cover everyday needs. The Rockingham foreshore and other coastal reserves are within easy reach, which also makes the suburb attractive to buyers after a coastal-fringe lifestyle.

It is a community of 6,196 people with a median age of 31 and a median household income of $1,997 a week. Nearly three in five families are couple families with children, and most homes are owner-occupied (70% owners to 30% rented), so owner-occupiers outnumber renters by more than two to one. Road connections and nearby Kwinana railway station provide straightforward access to the wider metropolitan area, and there are no significant new infrastructure or development projects reported at this time.

On these figures, buying a house in Bertram at a median price of $850,000 works out to about 8.2 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census (weekly household income $1,997; annual $103,844), which places buying well above what local households earned at the last Census. Renting a house at around $670 a week would take roughly a third of that weekly household income, about 33.6%, a sizeable share. If you're renting rather than buying, that rent share is the number that matters; whether it feels expensive will depend on your own circumstances.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

The clearest movement in Bertram over the past 12 months has been in house prices, which climbed 17.3% — a strong rise in what a house is worth (capital growth). House rents rose 3.1% over the year, a modest increase in rental income.

If capital growth is your main aim, the house side has been the stronger performer this year; if regular rental income is your priority, the rise in rents has been much smaller. Whether that balance suits you depends on your own goals and circumstances.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.