Bellevue vs Koongamia

Koongamia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 40 in Bellevue. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Bellevue: a median of $725,000, against $630,000 in Koongamia.

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

Koongamia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Koongamia

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($300,000 vs $412,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($630,000 vs $725,000)

Weighs house 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

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

Bellevue Koongamia
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.

Bellevue Koongamia
Walkability 46 / 47
Bellevue — Walkability: 46/100 Koongamia — Walkability: 47/100
Safety 10 / 19
Bellevue — Safety: 10/100 Koongamia — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 55
Bellevue — Low fire risk: 100/100 Koongamia — Low fire risk: 55/100
Low flood risk 38 / 100
Bellevue — Low flood risk: 38/100 Koongamia — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bellevue has more residents (1,514 vs 985); Bellevue skews older (40 vs 37).

Bellevue Koongamia
Population 1,514
+35% vs other
 985
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.5% -0.3%
Median age 40 37
Median household income $68,276/yr
+4% vs other
 $65,520/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+5% vs other
 $285/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bellevue Koongamia
0-4 4.8% / 6.3%
Bellevue — 0-4: 4.8% Koongamia — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 11.0% / 11.3%
Bellevue — 5-14: 11.0% Koongamia — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 4.4% / 5.6%
Bellevue — 15-19: 4.4% Koongamia — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 6.6% / 7.4%
Bellevue — 20-24: 6.6% Koongamia — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 14.1% / 15.7%
Bellevue — 25-34: 14.1% Koongamia — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 14.5% / 14.1%
Bellevue — 35-44: 14.5% Koongamia — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 13.1% / 11.3%
Bellevue — 45-54: 13.1% Koongamia — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 14.6% / 12.4%
Bellevue — 55-64: 14.6% Koongamia — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 10.3% / 9.8%
Bellevue — 65-74: 10.3% Koongamia — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 4.0% / 5.9%
Bellevue — 75-84: 4.0% Koongamia — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 1.9% / 0.9%
Bellevue — 85+: 1.9% Koongamia — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bellevue 43.5% lone person
Bellevue — Lone Person: 43.5% Bellevue — Couple Families: 26.4% Bellevue — One Parent Families: 19.3% Bellevue — Group Household: 6.9% Bellevue — Other Families: 3.8%
Koongamia 41.8% lone person
Koongamia — Lone Person: 41.8% Koongamia — Couple Families: 25.3% Koongamia — One Parent Families: 24.4% Koongamia — Group Household: 6.1% Koongamia — Other Families: 2.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bellevue 30.1% renting
Bellevue — Owned Outright: 28.0% Bellevue — Mortgage: 41.9% Bellevue — Renting: 30.1%
Koongamia 34.0% renting
Koongamia — Owned Outright: 21.9% Koongamia — Mortgage: 44.1% Koongamia — Renting: 34.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bellevue Koongamia
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 18.6%
Bellevue — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Koongamia — Certificate III & IV: 18.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 5.6%
Bellevue — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Koongamia — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 5.6%
Bellevue — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Koongamia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.3%
Bellevue — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Koongamia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 0.7%
Bellevue — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Koongamia — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

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.

Bellevue Koongamia
England 6.5% / 5.7%
Bellevue — England: 6.5% Koongamia — England: 5.7%
New Zealand 3.3% / 4.3%
Bellevue — New Zealand: 3.3% Koongamia — New Zealand: 4.3%
Philippines 2.0% / 1.2%
Bellevue — Philippines: 2.0% Koongamia — Philippines: 1.2%
India 1.6% / 0.6%
Bellevue — India: 1.6% Koongamia — India: 0.6%
Germany 0.8% / 0.4%
Bellevue — Germany: 0.8% Koongamia — Germany: 0.4%
Canada — / 0.7%
Bellevue — Canada: not among its largest Koongamia — Canada: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bellevue 83.8% houses
Bellevue — Houses: 83.8% Bellevue — Townhouses: 12.0% Bellevue — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Koongamia 92.7% houses
Koongamia — Houses: 92.7% Koongamia — Townhouses: 6.8% Koongamia — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bellevue Koongamia
Median house price $725,000 $630,000
Median unit price $460,000 —
Median land price $412,000 $300,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 30 sales
 24 days
from 14 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.

Bellevue Koongamia
2 bed $551K / $600K
Bellevue — 2 bed: $551K (15 sales) Koongamia — 2 bed: $600K (7 sales)

15 vs 7 sales

3 bed $720K / $660K
Bellevue — 3 bed: $720K (37 sales) Koongamia — 3 bed: $660K (25 sales)

37 vs 25 sales

Development activity

Bellevue Koongamia
New dwellings approved 2,486
across Swan
same for both
Approvals change year on year +2%
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.

Bellevue Koongamia
Houses 3.1%
$500/wk on $844K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bellevue Koongamia
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of WA Higher than 23% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of WA
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of WA Higher than 81% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 9% of WA —

Liveability

Bellevue Koongamia
Grade D C
Score 31/100 35/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Bellevue carries more flood risk (62 vs 0); Koongamia carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0).

Bellevue Koongamia
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime High
90/100
 High
81/100
Flood Moderate
62/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Bellevue Koongamia
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bellevue

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Koongamia

  • Clayton View Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bellevue Koongamia
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Bellevue Koongamia
Walkability score 46/100 47/100
Distance to Perth 20.1 km 21.8 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 27 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 51/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 40.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 12.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6056
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 6056
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.

Bellevue Koongamia
Car (driver) 81.0% / 83.5%
Bellevue — Car (driver): 81.0% Koongamia — Car (driver): 83.5%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 6.0%
Bellevue — Car (passenger): 5.3% Koongamia — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Worked from Home 4.3% / 4.8%
Bellevue — Worked from Home: 4.3% Koongamia — Worked from Home: 4.8%
Train 3.3% / 3.3%
Bellevue — Train: 3.3% Koongamia — Train: 3.3%
Bus 3.4% / 1.5%
Bellevue — Bus: 3.4% Koongamia — Bus: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.5%).

Setting

Bellevue Koongamia
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.6 km 27.1 km

NBN connectivity

Bellevue Koongamia
Connectivity score 69/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
1,067 premises
 41%
497 premises

Climate

Bellevue Koongamia
Annual rainfall 663 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Bellevue Koongamia
Average residential rate $2,699/yr
same for both
Council Swan
same for both

Federal electorate

Bellevue Koongamia
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bellevue Koongamia
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bellevue

Middle-Ring Quiet

Koongamia

Affordable Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks

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