Balladong vs York

Balladong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 56 in York. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, York tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Balladong carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 75/100)
  • York has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Balladong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Balladong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 26%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Balladong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (81 min vs 87 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (93.6 km vs 98.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Balladong carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 75/100)
  • York has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Balladong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.8% vs -5.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Balladong York
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.

Balladong York
Walkability 4 / 4
Balladong — Walkability: 4/100 York — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 83 / 25
Balladong — Safety: 83/100 York — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Balladong — Low fire risk: 100/100 York — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 66 / 39
Balladong — Low flood risk: 66/100 York — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

York has more residents (2,393 vs 93); Balladong has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $52,572).

Balladong York
Population 93 2,393
+2473% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.8% -5.6%
Median age 53 56
Median household income $93,184/yr
+44% vs other
 $52,572/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $260/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Balladong York
0-4 3.2% / 2.9%
Balladong — 0-4: 3.2% York — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 12.9% / 10.6%
Balladong — 5-14: 12.9% York — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 5.4% / 3.9%
Balladong — 15-19: 5.4% York — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 4.3% / 2.6%
Balladong — 20-24: 4.3% York — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 6.5% / 7.6%
Balladong — 25-34: 6.5% York — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 14.0% / 8.4%
Balladong — 35-44: 14.0% York — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 15.1% / 11.2%
Balladong — 45-54: 15.1% York — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 18.3% / 16.3%
Balladong — 55-64: 18.3% York — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 16.1% / 20.9%
Balladong — 65-74: 16.1% York — 65-74: 20.9%
75-84 5.4% / 11.9%
Balladong — 75-84: 5.4% York — 75-84: 11.9%
85+ — / 3.9%
Balladong — 85+: not among its largest York — 85+: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Balladong 52.2% lone person
Balladong — Lone Person: 52.2% Balladong — Couple Families: 34.8% Balladong — One Parent Families: 13.0% Balladong — Group Household: 0.0% Balladong — Other Families: 0.0%
York 53.3% lone person
York — Lone Person: 53.3% York — Couple Families: 26.0% York — One Parent Families: 15.7% York — Group Household: 3.5% York — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Balladong 0.0% renting
Balladong — Owned Outright: 51.6% Balladong — Mortgage: 48.4% Balladong — Renting: 0.0%
York 20.0% renting
York — Owned Outright: 47.6% York — Mortgage: 32.4% York — Renting: 20.0%
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.

Balladong York
England 7.5% / 8.6%
Balladong — England: 7.5% York — England: 8.6%
New Zealand 6.5% / 3.1%
Balladong — New Zealand: 6.5% York — New Zealand: 3.1%
South Africa 6.5% / 0.6%
Balladong — South Africa: 6.5% York — South Africa: 0.6%
Scotland — / 1.2%
Balladong — Scotland: not among its largest York — Scotland: 1.2%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Balladong — Netherlands: not among its largest York — Netherlands: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.6%).

Qualifications

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

Balladong York
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 15.6%
Balladong — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% York — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.9% / 7.8%
Balladong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.9% York — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 6.9%
Balladong — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% York — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 1.4%
Balladong — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% York — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Balladong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest York — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Balladong 94.6% houses
Balladong — Houses: 94.6% Balladong — Flats / Apartments: 5.4% Balladong — Townhouses: 0.0%
York 94.4% houses
York — Houses: 94.4% York — Flats / Apartments: 1.7% York — Townhouses: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Balladong York
Median house price — $600,000
Median unit price — $425,000
Median land price — $210,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 55 days
from 25 sales

Development activity

Balladong York
New dwellings approved 31
across York
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
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.

Balladong York
Houses — 4.3%
$595/wk on $725K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Balladong York
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 11% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 66% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 28% of WA Higher than 27% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 42% of WA

Liveability

Balladong York
Grade — D
Score — 24/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

York carries more crime risk (75 vs 17); York carries more flood risk (61 vs 34).

Balladong York
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
17/100
 High
75/100
Flood Low
34/100
 Moderate
61/100
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

Balladong York
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

Balladong York
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

York sits further from the CBD (98.8 km vs 93.6 km).

Balladong York
Walkability score 4/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 93.6 km 98.8 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 87 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6302
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 6302
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.

Balladong York
Car (driver) 70.0% / 83.1%
Balladong — Car (driver): 70.0% York — Car (driver): 83.1%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 8.1%
Balladong — Worked from Home: 16.7% York — Worked from Home: 8.1%
Car (passenger) 13.3% / 4.0%
Balladong — Car (passenger): 13.3% York — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Bus — / 2.8%
Balladong — Bus: not among its largest York — Bus: 2.8%
Walked Only — / 2.1%
Balladong — Walked Only: not among its largest York — Walked Only: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.1%).

Setting

Balladong York
Elevation 245 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 187 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Balladong York
Connectivity score 29/100 59/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 29%
1,871 premises

Climate

Balladong York
Annual rainfall 399 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Balladong York
Average residential rate $4,433/yr
same for both
Council York
same for both

Federal electorate

Balladong York
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Balladong York
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Balladong

Rural

York

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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