Acton Park vs Chapman Hill

Acton Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 49 in Chapman Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Acton Park, most households are people living alone. In Chapman Hill, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Acton Park tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Chapman Hill suits couples and older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Chapman Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 44%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Chapman Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 40%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Acton Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $225/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Acton Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (234 km vs 238.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Chapman Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 15%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Acton Park and Chapman Hill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Acton Park Chapman Hill
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Acton Park Chapman Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Acton Park — Walkability: 0/100 Chapman Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 84
Acton Park — Safety: 78/100 Chapman Hill — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 87 / 52
Acton Park — Low fire risk: 87/100 Chapman Hill — Low fire risk: 52/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Acton Park — Low flood risk: 100/100 Chapman Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Chapman Hill rents higher ($225/wk vs $150/wk); Chapman Hill has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $74,724).

Acton Park Chapman Hill
Population 92 109
+18% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.8% -6.8%
Median age 42 49
Median household income $74,724/yr $97,500/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $225/wk
+50% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Acton Park Chapman Hill
0-4 6.5% / 2.8%
Acton Park — 0-4: 6.5% Chapman Hill — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 17.4% / 10.1%
Acton Park — 5-14: 17.4% Chapman Hill — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 9.8% / 3.7%
Acton Park — 15-19: 9.8% Chapman Hill — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 — / 3.7%
Acton Park — 20-24: not among its largest Chapman Hill — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 7.6% / 9.2%
Acton Park — 25-34: 7.6% Chapman Hill — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 16.3% / 6.4%
Acton Park — 35-44: 16.3% Chapman Hill — 35-44: 6.4%
45-54 8.7% / 14.7%
Acton Park — 45-54: 8.7% Chapman Hill — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 16.3% / 21.1%
Acton Park — 55-64: 16.3% Chapman Hill — 55-64: 21.1%
65-74 9.8% / 14.7%
Acton Park — 65-74: 9.8% Chapman Hill — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 5.4% / 8.3%
Acton Park — 75-84: 5.4% Chapman Hill — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ — / 3.7%
Acton Park — 85+: not among its largest Chapman Hill — 85+: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Acton Park Chapman Hill
England 9.8% / 12.8%
Acton Park — England: 9.8% Chapman Hill — England: 12.8%
New Zealand 3.3% / —
Acton Park — New Zealand: 3.3% Chapman Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Acton Park 43.5% couple families
Acton Park — Couple Families: 43.5% Acton Park — Lone Person: 56.5%
Chapman Hill 75.0% couple families
Chapman Hill — Couple Families: 75.0% Chapman Hill — Lone Person: 25.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Acton Park 90.9% houses
Acton Park — Houses: 90.9% Acton Park — Flats / Apartments: 9.1%
Chapman Hill 94.9% houses
Chapman Hill — Houses: 94.9% Chapman Hill — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Acton Park Chapman Hill
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 8.3%
Acton Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Chapman Hill — Certificate III & IV: 8.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 11.0%
Acton Park — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Chapman Hill — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 4.6%
Acton Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Chapman Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.6%
Acton Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Chapman Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.7%
Acton Park — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Chapman Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Acton Park 13.0% renting
Acton Park — Owned Outright: 56.5% Acton Park — Mortgage: 30.4% Acton Park — Renting: 13.0%
Chapman Hill 16.7% renting
Chapman Hill — Owned Outright: 53.3% Chapman Hill — Mortgage: 30.0% Chapman Hill — Renting: 16.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Acton Park Chapman Hill
New dwellings approved 440
across Busselton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Acton Park Chapman Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of WA Higher than 64% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of WA Higher than 37% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 53% of WA

Liveability

Acton Park Chapman Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Chapman Hill carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 13).

Acton Park Chapman Hill
Bushfire Low
13/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
16/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Acton Park Chapman Hill
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Acton Park Chapman Hill
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Chapman Hill sits further from the CBD (238.7 km vs 234 km).

Acton Park Chapman Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 234 km 238.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 156 min 160 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6280
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 6280
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Acton Park Chapman Hill
Car (driver) 63.4% / 51.0%
Acton Park — Car (driver): 63.4% Chapman Hill — Car (driver): 51.0%
Worked from Home 17.1% / 41.2%
Acton Park — Worked from Home: 17.1% Chapman Hill — Worked from Home: 41.2%
Walked Only 12.2% / 7.8%
Acton Park — Walked Only: 12.2% Chapman Hill — Walked Only: 7.8%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / —
Acton Park — Car (passenger): 7.3% Chapman Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.4%).

Setting

Acton Park Chapman Hill
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.2 km 14.8 km

NBN connectivity

Acton Park Chapman Hill
Connectivity score 29/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 0%
64 premises

Climate

Acton Park Chapman Hill
Annual rainfall 624 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Acton Park Chapman Hill
Average residential rate $3,028/yr
same for both
Council Busselton
same for both

Federal electorate

Acton Park Chapman Hill
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Acton Park Chapman Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Acton Park

Family Rural

Chapman Hill

Retirees Rural

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