Bibra Lake vs Hamilton Hill

Hamilton Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Bibra Lake. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Bibra Lake, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bibra Lake tends to suit couples, while Hamilton Hill suits people living alone.

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

  • Bibra Lake is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 46%)
  • Hamilton Hill 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

Bibra Lake

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hamilton Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hamilton Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 38/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Hamilton Hill

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 15%)
  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 38/100)

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

Investors

Hamilton Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.0% vs 0.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
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.

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
Walkability 38 / 71
Bibra Lake — Walkability: 38/100 Hamilton Hill — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 28 / 19
Bibra Lake — Safety: 28/100 Hamilton Hill — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 68 / 73
Bibra Lake — Low fire risk: 68/100 Hamilton Hill — Low fire risk: 73/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bibra Lake — Low flood risk: 100/100 Hamilton Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hamilton Hill has more residents (11,327 vs 5,892); Bibra Lake has higher household incomes ($94,900 vs $72,592).

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
Population 5,892 11,327
+92% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.3% +9.0%
Median age 44 39
Median household income $94,900/yr
+24% vs other
 $72,592/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+20% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
0-4 5.3% / 5.4%
Bibra Lake — 0-4: 5.3% Hamilton Hill — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 11.1% / 9.8%
Bibra Lake — 5-14: 11.1% Hamilton Hill — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 6.1% / 4.6%
Bibra Lake — 15-19: 6.1% Hamilton Hill — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 5.9% / 6.4%
Bibra Lake — 20-24: 5.9% Hamilton Hill — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 10.8% / 15.7%
Bibra Lake — 25-34: 10.8% Hamilton Hill — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 11.5% / 15.0%
Bibra Lake — 35-44: 11.5% Hamilton Hill — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 14.3% / 13.2%
Bibra Lake — 45-54: 14.3% Hamilton Hill — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 14.4% / 11.6%
Bibra Lake — 55-64: 14.4% Hamilton Hill — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 10.8% / 9.8%
Bibra Lake — 65-74: 10.8% Hamilton Hill — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 6.7% / 5.6%
Bibra Lake — 75-84: 6.7% Hamilton Hill — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 3.2% / 2.8%
Bibra Lake — 85+: 3.2% Hamilton Hill — 85+: 2.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bibra Lake 32.5% lone person
Bibra Lake — Lone Person: 32.5% Bibra Lake — Couple Families: 46.2% Bibra Lake — One Parent Families: 16.6% Bibra Lake — Group Household: 3.4% Bibra Lake — Other Families: 1.3%
Hamilton Hill 44.8% lone person
Hamilton Hill — Lone Person: 44.8% Hamilton Hill — Couple Families: 26.8% Hamilton Hill — One Parent Families: 19.6% Hamilton Hill — Group Household: 7.0% Hamilton Hill — Other Families: 1.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bibra Lake 14.9% renting
Bibra Lake — Owned Outright: 42.4% Bibra Lake — Mortgage: 42.7% Bibra Lake — Renting: 14.9%
Hamilton Hill 36.9% renting
Hamilton Hill — Owned Outright: 28.4% Hamilton Hill — Mortgage: 34.7% Hamilton Hill — Renting: 36.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 14.3%
Bibra Lake — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Hamilton Hill — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 13.7% / 13.9%
Bibra Lake — Bachelor Degree: 13.7% Hamilton Hill — Bachelor Degree: 13.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 7.4%
Bibra Lake — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Hamilton Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 4.2%
Bibra Lake — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Hamilton Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.4%
Bibra Lake — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Hamilton Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

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

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.

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
England 8.2% / 6.5%
Bibra Lake — England: 8.2% Hamilton Hill — England: 6.5%
New Zealand 2.1% / 2.6%
Bibra Lake — New Zealand: 2.1% Hamilton Hill — New Zealand: 2.6%
Italy — / 3.8%
Bibra Lake — Italy: not among its largest Hamilton Hill — Italy: 3.8%
South Africa 1.6% / 1.1%
Bibra Lake — South Africa: 1.6% Hamilton Hill — South Africa: 1.1%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.5%
Bibra Lake — Philippines: 0.8% Hamilton Hill — Philippines: 1.5%
Germany — / 1.3%
Bibra Lake — Germany: not among its largest Hamilton Hill — Germany: 1.3%
Singapore 1.1% / —
Bibra Lake — Singapore: 1.1% Hamilton Hill — Singapore: not among its largest
China 1.1% / —
Bibra Lake — China: 1.1% Hamilton Hill — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bibra Lake 84.7% houses
Bibra Lake — Houses: 84.7% Bibra Lake — Townhouses: 14.6% Bibra Lake — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Hamilton Hill 68.4% houses
Hamilton Hill — Houses: 68.4% Hamilton Hill — Townhouses: 25.2% Hamilton Hill — Flats / Apartments: 6.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
Median house price $970,000 $940,000
Median unit price — $542,500
Median land price — $422,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 40 sales
 29 days
from 160 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.

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
3 bed $885K / $935K
Bibra Lake — 3 bed: $885K (27 sales) Hamilton Hill — 3 bed: $935K (148 sales)

27 vs 148 sales

4 bed $1.03M / $1.14M
Bibra Lake — 4 bed: $1.03M (56 sales) Hamilton Hill — 4 bed: $1.14M (60 sales)

56 vs 60 sales

5 bed $1.21M / $1.38M
Bibra Lake — 5 bed: $1.21M (6 sales) Hamilton Hill — 5 bed: $1.38M (9 sales)

6 vs 9 sales

Development activity

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
New dwellings approved 1,395
across Cockburn
same for both
Approvals change year on year +14%
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.

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
Houses 4.2%
$850/wk on $1.05M
 4.2%
$800/wk on $999K
Units — 5.2%
$600/wk on $599K

Ranking within WA

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of WA Higher than 34% of WA
Schools Higher than 67% of WA
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 90% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 83% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of WA Higher than 80% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of WA Higher than 35% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 43% of WA

Liveability

Hamilton Hill is more walkable (71 vs 38).

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
Grade B
same for both
Score 59/100 56/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Low
27/100
Crime High
72/100
 High
81/100
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 11
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
Inside the suburb 3 6
Rated above peers 1 2
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Murdoch University (Murdoch), 3.7 km
 2
The University of Notre Dame Australia - Fremantle, 4.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.4% 1.8%

Schools in Bibra Lake

  • Blue Gum Montessori School Independent · Primary above peers
  • Bibra Lake Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Perth Waldorf School Independent · Combined

Schools in Hamilton Hill

  • Kerry Street Community School Independent · Primary above peers
  • Port School Independent · Secondary · Special school above peers
  • East Hamilton Hill Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Fremantle Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Phoenix Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Southwell Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
Supermarkets 1 4
Cafes & restaurants 5 4
Parks & reserves 8 16
Childcare 4
same for both
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 3 4
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
Walkability score 38/100 71/100
Distance to Perth 23.5 km 24.4 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 24 min 28 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 162.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 451.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 6163
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 6163
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.

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
Car (driver) 77.4% / 75.2%
Bibra Lake — Car (driver): 77.4% Hamilton Hill — Car (driver): 75.2%
Worked from Home 8.5% / 8.6%
Bibra Lake — Worked from Home: 8.5% Hamilton Hill — Worked from Home: 8.6%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 5.0%
Bibra Lake — Car (passenger): 5.3% Hamilton Hill — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Train 5.3% / 4.4%
Bibra Lake — Train: 5.3% Hamilton Hill — Train: 4.4%
Bus 2.4% / 4.1%
Bibra Lake — Bus: 2.4% Hamilton Hill — Bus: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).

Setting

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 5.3 km 2.3 km
2.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
Connectivity score 65/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 17%
4,094 premises
 41%
6,239 premises

Climate

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
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

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
Average residential rate $2,754/yr
same for both
Council Cockburn
same for both

Federal electorate

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
Division Fremantle
same for both
Member Josh Wilson
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bibra Lake Hamilton Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bibra Lake

Middle-Ring Quiet River

Hamilton Hill

Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

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