Beaconsfield vs Hilton

Hilton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Beaconsfield. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Beaconsfield: a median of $1.33 million, against $1.12 million in Hilton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Hilton 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

Beaconsfield

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Beaconsfield

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($735,500 vs $1,130,000)
  • has cheaper land ($560,000 vs $855,000)
  • But Hilton has cheaper houses ($1,125,000 vs $1,326,500)

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

Renters

Hilton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hilton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 80/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Hilton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 80/100)

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

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

Beaconsfield Hilton
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.

Beaconsfield Hilton
Walkability 80 / 88
Beaconsfield — Walkability: 80/100 Hilton — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 23 / 20
Beaconsfield — Safety: 23/100 Hilton — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Beaconsfield — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hilton — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Beaconsfield — Low flood risk: 100/100 Hilton — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Beaconsfield rents higher ($350/wk vs $300/wk); Beaconsfield skews older (42 vs 38).

Beaconsfield Hilton
Population 5,315
+19% vs other
 4,323
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.6% +9.9%
Median age 42 38
Median household income $95,524/yr
+7% vs other
 $89,128/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+14% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beaconsfield Hilton
0-4 6.3% / 7.6%
Beaconsfield — 0-4: 6.3% Hilton — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 11.3% / 11.2%
Beaconsfield — 5-14: 11.3% Hilton — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 5.0% / 5.3%
Beaconsfield — 15-19: 5.0% Hilton — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.1% / 5.0%
Beaconsfield — 20-24: 5.1% Hilton — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 11.3% / 14.0%
Beaconsfield — 25-34: 11.3% Hilton — 25-34: 14.0%
35-44 14.1% / 16.3%
Beaconsfield — 35-44: 14.1% Hilton — 35-44: 16.3%
45-54 14.8% / 12.8%
Beaconsfield — 45-54: 14.8% Hilton — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 12.8% / 10.7%
Beaconsfield — 55-64: 12.8% Hilton — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 10.4% / 8.0%
Beaconsfield — 65-74: 10.4% Hilton — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 6.3% / 5.0%
Beaconsfield — 75-84: 6.3% Hilton — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 2.8% / 4.0%
Beaconsfield — 85+: 2.8% Hilton — 85+: 4.0%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beaconsfield 38.8% couple families
Beaconsfield — Couple Families: 38.8% Beaconsfield — Lone Person: 36.6% Beaconsfield — One Parent Families: 17.0% Beaconsfield — Group Household: 6.1% Beaconsfield — Other Families: 1.5%
Hilton 35.4% couple families
Hilton — Couple Families: 35.4% Hilton — Lone Person: 37.4% Hilton — One Parent Families: 18.8% Hilton — Group Household: 7.2% Hilton — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beaconsfield 26.4% renting
Beaconsfield — Owned Outright: 37.3% Beaconsfield — Mortgage: 36.3% Beaconsfield — Renting: 26.4%
Hilton 31.2% renting
Hilton — Owned Outright: 21.9% Hilton — Mortgage: 46.9% Hilton — Renting: 31.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Beaconsfield Hilton
Bachelor Degree 18.5% / 16.4%
Beaconsfield — Bachelor Degree: 18.5% Hilton — Bachelor Degree: 16.4%
Certificate III & IV 10.9% / 10.8%
Beaconsfield — Certificate III & IV: 10.9% Hilton — Certificate III & IV: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.3%
Beaconsfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Hilton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 7.3% / 6.4%
Beaconsfield — Postgraduate Degree: 7.3% Hilton — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 3.4%
Beaconsfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Hilton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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.

Beaconsfield Hilton
England 7.9% / 6.6%
Beaconsfield — England: 7.9% Hilton — England: 6.6%
Italy 3.9% / 1.3%
Beaconsfield — Italy: 3.9% Hilton — Italy: 1.3%
New Zealand 1.9% / 2.2%
Beaconsfield — New Zealand: 1.9% Hilton — New Zealand: 2.2%
Germany 0.9% / 1.2%
Beaconsfield — Germany: 0.9% Hilton — Germany: 1.2%
Scotland 0.9% / 1.0%
Beaconsfield — Scotland: 0.9% Hilton — Scotland: 1.0%
Ireland 1.0% / —
Beaconsfield — Ireland: 1.0% Hilton — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beaconsfield 79.3% houses
Beaconsfield — Houses: 79.3% Beaconsfield — Townhouses: 17.0% Beaconsfield — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Hilton 86.7% houses
Hilton — Houses: 86.7% Hilton — Townhouses: 12.0% Hilton — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Beaconsfield Hilton
Median house price $1,326,500 $1,125,000
Median unit price $735,500 $1,130,000
Median land price $560,000 $855,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 74 sales
 32 days
from 38 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.

Beaconsfield Hilton
2 bed $1.01M / $859K
Beaconsfield — 2 bed: $1.01M (17 sales) Hilton — 2 bed: $859K (14 sales)

17 vs 14 sales

3 bed $1.3M / $1.1M
Beaconsfield — 3 bed: $1.3M (67 sales) Hilton — 3 bed: $1.1M (49 sales)

67 vs 49 sales

4 bed $1.53M / $1.23M
Beaconsfield — 4 bed: $1.53M (42 sales) Hilton — 4 bed: $1.23M (24 sales)

42 vs 24 sales

Development activity

Beaconsfield Hilton
New dwellings approved 176
across Fremantle
same for both
Approvals change year on year -27%
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.

Beaconsfield Hilton
Houses 3.6%
$875/wk on $1.28M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Beaconsfield Hilton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 53% of WA
Schools Higher than 85% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 95% of WA Higher than 99% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 95% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of WA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 15% of WA —

Liveability

Hilton is more walkable (88 vs 80); Beaconsfield scores higher overall (79 vs 73).

Beaconsfield Hilton
Grade A
same for both
Score 79/100 73/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Beaconsfield Hilton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 High
80/100
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 12
within 5 km
 11
within 5 km

Schools

Beaconsfield Hilton
Inside the suburb 4 2
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 2 1
Universities within 10 km 2
The University of Notre Dame Australia - Fremantle, 2.0 km
 2
The University of Notre Dame Australia - Fremantle, 3.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.2% 2.1%

Schools in Beaconsfield

  • Fremantle College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Winterfold Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Beaconsfield Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Christ the King School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Hilton

  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Hilton Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Beaconsfield Hilton
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 4 3
Parks & reserves 8 3
Childcare 6 7
GPs 3
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

Beaconsfield Hilton
Walkability score 80/100 88/100
Distance to Perth 22.9 km
+6% vs other
 21.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 25 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 199.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 77.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.2%
postcode 6162
 1.2%
postcode 6163
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 6162
 49
postcode 6163

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.

Beaconsfield Hilton
Car (driver) 69.0% / 70.0%
Beaconsfield — Car (driver): 69.0% Hilton — Car (driver): 70.0%
Worked from Home 11.3% / 11.4%
Beaconsfield — Worked from Home: 11.3% Hilton — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Train 5.4% / 4.9%
Beaconsfield — Train: 5.4% Hilton — Train: 4.9%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 4.9%
Beaconsfield — Car (passenger): 4.9% Hilton — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Bus 4.1% / 4.3%
Beaconsfield — Bus: 4.1% Hilton — Bus: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).

Setting

Beaconsfield Hilton
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.7 km
1.7 km to a named beach
 3.4 km
3.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Beaconsfield Hilton
Connectivity score 68/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
2,704 premises
 42%
2,071 premises

Climate

Beaconsfield Hilton
Annual rainfall 745 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Beaconsfield Hilton
Average residential rate $4,033/yr
same for both
Council Fremantle
same for both

Federal electorate

Beaconsfield Hilton
Division Fremantle
same for both
Member Josh Wilson
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beaconsfield Hilton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beaconsfield

Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Transport Hub

Hilton

Middle-Ring Parks Professionals

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