Balcatta vs Yokine

In both, most households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Yokine: a median of $1.13 million, against $952,000 in Balcatta. Yokine is closer to the city centre: 7 km, against 14.9 km. On these figures, Balcatta 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

Balcatta

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 7)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (53% vs 41%)
  • But Yokine carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 81/100)

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

  • Balcatta has cheaper houses ($952,000 vs $1,132,500)
  • Yokine has cheaper units ($555,000 vs $665,000)

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

Yokine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (7 km vs 14.9 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Yokine

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 81/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (59% vs 47%)
  • But Balcatta has more GPs (6 vs 3)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Balcatta returns a higher gross yield on units (5.9% vs 5.1%)
  • Yokine is growing faster (10.1% vs 4.2%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Balcatta Yokine
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.

Balcatta Yokine
Walkability 72 / 74
Balcatta — Walkability: 72/100 Yokine — Walkability: 74/100
Safety 19 / 43
Balcatta — Safety: 19/100 Yokine — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 77 / 84
Balcatta — Low fire risk: 77/100 Yokine — Low fire risk: 84/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Balcatta — Low flood risk: 100/100 Yokine — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Yokine has higher household incomes ($89,284 vs $79,924).

Balcatta Yokine
Population 10,813 12,706
+18% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.2% +10.1%
Median age 39 38
Median household income $79,924/yr $89,284/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk
+4% vs other
 $325/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Balcatta Yokine
0-4 5.9% / 5.5%
Balcatta — 0-4: 5.9% Yokine — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 9.6% / 9.0%
Balcatta — 5-14: 9.6% Yokine — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 4.3% / 3.8%
Balcatta — 15-19: 4.3% Yokine — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 5.2% / 6.2%
Balcatta — 20-24: 5.2% Yokine — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 16.7% / 19.1%
Balcatta — 25-34: 16.7% Yokine — 25-34: 19.1%
35-44 15.8% / 16.4%
Balcatta — 35-44: 15.8% Yokine — 35-44: 16.4%
45-54 11.9% / 12.0%
Balcatta — 45-54: 11.9% Yokine — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 10.1% / 10.6%
Balcatta — 55-64: 10.1% Yokine — 55-64: 10.6%
65-74 9.0% / 8.3%
Balcatta — 65-74: 9.0% Yokine — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 7.5% / 5.6%
Balcatta — 75-84: 7.5% Yokine — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 4.0% / 3.5%
Balcatta — 85+: 4.0% Yokine — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Balcatta 46.4% lone person
Balcatta — Lone Person: 46.4% Balcatta — Couple Families: 32.7% Balcatta — One Parent Families: 14.3% Balcatta — Group Household: 4.7% Balcatta — Other Families: 1.9%
Yokine 47.9% lone person
Yokine — Lone Person: 47.9% Yokine — Couple Families: 31.7% Yokine — One Parent Families: 12.2% Yokine — Group Household: 6.1% Yokine — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Balcatta 32.4% renting
Balcatta — Owned Outright: 32.9% Balcatta — Mortgage: 34.7% Balcatta — Renting: 32.4%
Yokine 39.8% renting
Yokine — Owned Outright: 28.1% Yokine — Mortgage: 32.1% Yokine — Renting: 39.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Balcatta Yokine
Bachelor Degree 14.5% / 20.5%
Balcatta — Bachelor Degree: 14.5% Yokine — Bachelor Degree: 20.5%
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 11.3%
Balcatta — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Yokine — Certificate III & IV: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 9.2%
Balcatta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Yokine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 6.3%
Balcatta — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Yokine — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.9%
Balcatta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Yokine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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.

Balcatta Yokine
England 3.2% / 4.8%
Balcatta — England: 3.2% Yokine — England: 4.8%
Italy 5.2% / 2.7%
Balcatta — Italy: 5.2% Yokine — Italy: 2.7%
India 3.8% / 3.4%
Balcatta — India: 3.8% Yokine — India: 3.4%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.8%
Balcatta — New Zealand: 1.5% Yokine — New Zealand: 1.8%
Vietnam 1.1% / 1.8%
Balcatta — Vietnam: 1.1% Yokine — Vietnam: 1.8%
South Africa — / 2.8%
Balcatta — South Africa: not among its largest Yokine — South Africa: 2.8%
Greece 1.3% / —
Balcatta — Greece: 1.3% Yokine — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Balcatta 53.0% houses
Balcatta — Houses: 53.0% Balcatta — Townhouses: 46.5% Balcatta — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Yokine 40.7% houses
Yokine — Houses: 40.7% Yokine — Townhouses: 39.3% Yokine — Flats / Apartments: 20.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Balcatta Yokine
Median house price $952,000 $1,132,500
Median unit price $665,000 $555,000
Median land price $768,000 $855,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 96 sales
 24 days
from 99 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Balcatta Yokine
2 bed $575K / $551K
Balcatta — 2 bed: $575K (14 sales) Yokine — 2 bed: $551K (48 sales)

14 vs 48 sales

3 bed $792K / $858K
Balcatta — 3 bed: $792K (12 sales) Yokine — 3 bed: $858K (7 sales)

12 vs 7 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.

Balcatta Yokine
2 bed $646K / $731K
Balcatta — 2 bed: $646K (12 sales) Yokine — 2 bed: $731K (15 sales)

12 vs 15 sales

3 bed $908K / $1.06M
Balcatta — 3 bed: $908K (101 sales) Yokine — 3 bed: $1.06M (101 sales)

101 vs 101 sales

4 bed $1.32M / $1.39M
Balcatta — 4 bed: $1.32M (36 sales) Yokine — 4 bed: $1.39M (48 sales)

36 vs 48 sales

Development activity

Balcatta Yokine
New dwellings approved 1,557
across Stirling
same for both
Approvals change year on year +23%
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.

Balcatta Yokine
Houses 4.5%
$778/wk on $899K
 4.2%
$750/wk on $925K
Units 5.9%
$712/wk on $624K
 5.1%
$680/wk on $699K

Ranking within WA

Balcatta Yokine
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of WA Higher than 53% of WA
Schools Higher than 88% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 91% of WA Higher than 92% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 91% of WA Higher than 87% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of WA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 58% of WA Higher than 39% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 33% of WA

Liveability

Yokine scores higher overall (78 vs 67).

Balcatta Yokine
Grade B A
Score 67/100 78/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Balcatta carries more crime risk (81 vs 57).

Balcatta Yokine
Bushfire Low
23/100
 Low
16/100
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
57/100
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 4
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Balcatta Yokine
Inside the suburb 5 2
Rated above peers 3 1
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 2
ECU City Campus, 9.9 km
 3
ECU City Campus, 5.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.8% 2.9%

Schools in Balcatta

  • Balcatta Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Lawrence Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • West Balcatta Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Balcatta Senior High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Takari Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Yokine

  • Yokine Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Carmel School Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Balcatta Yokine
Supermarkets 4
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 1 3
Parks & reserves 17 7
Childcare 5 6
GPs 6 3
Pharmacies 2 4
Banks & Bank@Post 2 3
Fuel stations 2
same for both
EV chargers 2 0

Mobility

Balcatta sits further from the CBD (14.9 km vs 7 km).

Balcatta Yokine
Walkability score 72/100 74/100
Distance to Perth 14.9 km
+53% vs other
 7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 13 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 308.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 333.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 6021
 1.2%
postcode 6060
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 6021
 24
postcode 6060

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.

Balcatta Yokine
Car (driver) 78.7% / 73.7%
Balcatta — Car (driver): 78.7% Yokine — Car (driver): 73.7%
Worked from Home 7.3% / 8.6%
Balcatta — Worked from Home: 7.3% Yokine — Worked from Home: 8.6%
Bus 3.3% / 9.9%
Balcatta — Bus: 3.3% Yokine — Bus: 9.9%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 4.9%
Balcatta — Car (passenger): 4.8% Yokine — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Train 4.3% / 1.4%
Balcatta — Train: 4.3% Yokine — Train: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.7%).

Setting

Balcatta Yokine
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.3 km 9.2 km

NBN connectivity

Balcatta Yokine
Connectivity score 70/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 37%
6,840 premises
 35%
6,909 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Balcatta Yokine
Average residential rate $1,615/yr
same for both
Council Stirling
same for both

Federal electorate

Balcatta Yokine
Division Cowan Perth
Member Anne Aly Patrick Gorman
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Balcatta Yokine
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Balcatta

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

Yokine

Easy Commute Inner Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

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