Boulder vs Victory Heights
Comparing Boulder and Victory Heights, WA: Boulder has more residents (4,872 vs 772); Victory Heights carries more flood risk (73 vs 31); and Boulder scores higher overall (41 vs 25).
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
Boulder
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Boulder
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper units ($343,250 vs $381,500)
Weighs house prices, unit 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
Boulder
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (62/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Boulder
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (62/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Boulder
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- is growing faster (1.0% vs -13.5%)
- returns a higher gross yield on houses (7.9% vs 6.9%)
Weighs house yield and population growth.
Where they sit
Boulder and Victory Heights drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Boulder has more residents (4,872 vs 772); Victory Heights has higher household incomes ($120,744 vs $102,336).
| Boulder | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,872 +84% vs other | 772 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.0% | -13.5% |
| Median age | 35 same for both | |
| Median household income | $102,336/yr | $120,744/yr +18% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +7% vs other | $280/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Boulder | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $370,000 | $390,000 |
| Median unit price | $343,250 | $381,500 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 36 days from 62 sales | 37 days from 11 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.
14 vs 6 sales
99 vs 14 sales
35 vs 9 sales
Development activity
| Boulder | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Kalgoorlie-Boulder same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -8% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Boulder | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 7.9% $700/wk on $459K | 6.9% $630/wk on $475K |
| Units | 8.4% $550/wk on $340K | — |
Ranking within WA
| Boulder | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 68% of WA | Higher than 86% of WA |
| Schools | Higher than 62% of WA | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 87% of WA | Higher than 83% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of WA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of WA | Higher than 79% of WA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 97% of WA | Higher than 94% of WA |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 96% of WA | — |
Liveability
Boulder scores higher overall (41 vs 25); Boulder is more walkable (62 vs 52).
| Boulder | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | D |
| Score | 41/100 | 25/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Victory Heights carries more flood risk (73 vs 31).
| Boulder | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 93/100 | High 89/100 |
| Flood | Low 31/100 | High 73/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 9 within 5 km | 12 within 5 km |
Schools
| Boulder | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 3 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Boulder
- Kalgoorlie School Of The Air Government · Primary above peers
- Boulder Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary below peers
Schools in Victory Heights
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Boulder | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
| Boulder | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 62/100 | 52/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 595.1 km | 593.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 403 min | 401 min |
| Public transport score | 69/100 Bus | 29/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 30.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 6.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 6432 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 34 postcode 6432 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.6%).
Setting
| Boulder | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 359 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 353 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Boulder | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 60/100 | 66/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 28% 2,415 premises | 38% 376 premises |
Climate
| Boulder | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 261 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Boulder | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,625/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kalgoorlie-Boulder same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Boulder | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Boulder | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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