Attadale vs Melville

In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Attadale: a median of $1.88 million, against $1.53 million in Melville. On these figures, Melville tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Attadale

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 58/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Attadale has cheaper units ($630,000 vs $832,000)
  • Melville has cheaper houses ($1,530,000 vs $1,880,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Attadale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (74/100 vs 53/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Attadale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 58/100)
  • is more walkable (74/100 vs 53/100)
  • But Melville has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Attadale Melville
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.

Attadale Melville
Walkability 74 / 53
Attadale — Walkability: 74/100 Melville — Walkability: 53/100
Safety 72 / 42
Attadale — Safety: 72/100 Melville — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 87 / 76
Attadale — Low fire risk: 87/100 Melville — Low fire risk: 76/100
Low flood risk 33 / 100
Attadale — Low flood risk: 33/100 Melville — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Attadale has higher household incomes ($131,092 vs $113,516).

Attadale Melville
Population 6,638
+7% vs other
 6,204
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.8% +8.9%
Median age 43 42
Median household income $131,092/yr
+13% vs other
 $113,516/yr
Median weekly rent $425/wk
+1% vs other
 $420/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Attadale Melville
0-4 4.7% / 5.3%
Attadale — 0-4: 4.7% Melville — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 14.5% / 14.0%
Attadale — 5-14: 14.5% Melville — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 8.0% / 7.1%
Attadale — 15-19: 8.0% Melville — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 5.5% / 5.4%
Attadale — 20-24: 5.5% Melville — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 7.6% / 9.8%
Attadale — 25-34: 7.6% Melville — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 11.9% / 12.6%
Attadale — 35-44: 11.9% Melville — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 15.4% / 15.5%
Attadale — 45-54: 15.4% Melville — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 13.3% / 12.7%
Attadale — 55-64: 13.3% Melville — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 9.4% / 8.4%
Attadale — 65-74: 9.4% Melville — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 6.6% / 5.2%
Attadale — 75-84: 6.6% Melville — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 3.0% / 4.0%
Attadale — 85+: 3.0% Melville — 85+: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Attadale 53.9% couple families
Attadale — Couple Families: 53.9% Attadale — Lone Person: 31.1% Attadale — One Parent Families: 11.7% Attadale — Group Household: 2.3% Attadale — Other Families: 0.9%
Melville 49.8% couple families
Melville — Couple Families: 49.8% Melville — Lone Person: 32.5% Melville — One Parent Families: 13.3% Melville — Group Household: 3.0% Melville — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Attadale 18.3% renting
Attadale — Owned Outright: 46.5% Attadale — Mortgage: 35.2% Attadale — Renting: 18.3%
Melville 15.7% renting
Melville — Owned Outright: 39.2% Melville — Mortgage: 45.1% Melville — Renting: 15.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Attadale Melville
England 8.0% / 6.9%
Attadale — England: 8.0% Melville — England: 6.9%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.7%
Attadale — New Zealand: 1.7% Melville — New Zealand: 1.7%
South Africa 2.0% / 1.0%
Attadale — South Africa: 2.0% Melville — South Africa: 1.0%
Scotland 1.4% / 0.8%
Attadale — Scotland: 1.4% Melville — Scotland: 0.8%
Italy 1.1% / 0.9%
Attadale — Italy: 1.1% Melville — Italy: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).

Qualifications

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

Attadale Melville
Bachelor Degree 21.4% / 19.0%
Attadale — Bachelor Degree: 21.4% Melville — Bachelor Degree: 19.0%
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 11.2%
Attadale — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Melville — Certificate III & IV: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 8.2%
Attadale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Melville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 6.9% / 5.6%
Attadale — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9% Melville — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 3.4%
Attadale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Melville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Attadale 74.9% houses
Attadale — Houses: 74.9% Attadale — Townhouses: 20.3% Attadale — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Melville 78.0% houses
Melville — Houses: 78.0% Melville — Townhouses: 19.0% Melville — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Attadale Melville
Median house price $1,880,000 $1,530,000
Median unit price $630,000 $832,000
Median land price $820,000 $866,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 95 sales
 30 days
from 80 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Attadale Melville
2 bed $928K / $1.03M
Attadale — 2 bed: $928K (8 sales) Melville — 2 bed: $1.03M (12 sales)

8 vs 12 sales

3 bed $1.43M / $1.32M
Attadale — 3 bed: $1.43M (58 sales) Melville — 3 bed: $1.32M (57 sales)

58 vs 57 sales

4 bed $2.22M / $1.75M
Attadale — 4 bed: $2.22M (56 sales) Melville — 4 bed: $1.75M (64 sales)

56 vs 64 sales

5 bed $2.84M / $2.13M
Attadale — 5 bed: $2.84M (22 sales) Melville — 5 bed: $2.13M (6 sales)

22 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Attadale Melville
New dwellings approved 727
across Melville
same for both
Approvals change year on year +268%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Attadale Melville
Houses 3.8%
$950/wk on $1.3M
 3.8%
$875/wk on $1.2M
Units 6.4%
$785/wk on $634K
 —

Ranking within WA

Attadale Melville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of WA Higher than 80% of WA
Schools Higher than 91% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 91% of WA Higher than 84% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 93% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of WA Higher than 95% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 21% of WA Higher than 20% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 87% of WA —

Liveability

Attadale is more walkable (74 vs 53).

Attadale Melville
Grade A
same for both
Score 79/100 76/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Attadale carries more flood risk (67 vs 0); Melville carries more crime risk (58 vs 28).

Attadale Melville
Bushfire Low
13/100
 Low
24/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood Moderate
67/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Attadale Melville
Inside the suburb 3 2
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of Notre Dame Australia - Fremantle, 5.2 km
 3
The University of Notre Dame Australia - Fremantle, 4.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.6% 3.1%

Schools in Attadale

  • Attadale Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Santa Maria College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Mel Maria Catholic Primary School - St Joseph Pignatelli Campus Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Melville

  • Melville Senior High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Melville Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Attadale Melville
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 6
same for both
Parks & reserves 8 1
Childcare 3
same for both
GPs 0 2
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0

Mobility

Attadale Melville
Walkability score 74/100 53/100
Distance to Perth 14.4 km 14.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 20 min 21 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 114.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 173.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 6156
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 6156
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.

Attadale Melville
Car (driver) 74.0% / 74.4%
Attadale — Car (driver): 74.0% Melville — Car (driver): 74.4%
Worked from Home 12.9% / 11.3%
Attadale — Worked from Home: 12.9% Melville — Worked from Home: 11.3%
Bus 5.0% / 4.4%
Attadale — Bus: 5.0% Melville — Bus: 4.4%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 4.5%
Attadale — Car (passenger): 4.0% Melville — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Train 1.6% / 3.5%
Attadale — Train: 1.6% Melville — Train: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.4%).

Setting

Attadale Melville
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.9 km
1.9 km to a named beach
 5.2 km
2.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Attadale Melville
Connectivity score 70/100 89/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 46%
2,904 premises
 54%
2,757 premises

Climate

Attadale Melville
Annual rainfall 650 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Attadale Melville
Average residential rate $2,396/yr
same for both
Council Melville
same for both

Federal electorate

Attadale Melville
Division Tangney
same for both
Member Sam Lim
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Attadale Melville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Attadale

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Quiet Townhouses Transport Hub

Melville

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Premium Professionals Quiet Transport Hub

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