Broadwood vs Victory Heights

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Broadwood, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Broadwood: a median of $780,000, against $390,000 in Victory Heights, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Broadwood tends to suit families with children and couples, while Victory Heights suits people living alone and 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

Broadwood

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (92% vs 60%)
  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 89/100)

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

First-home buyers

Victory Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($390,000 vs $780,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Victory Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Victory Heights

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (401 min vs 411 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Broadwood carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 89/100)
  • Victory Heights is more walkable (52/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Broadwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.2% vs -13.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Broadwood 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.

Broadwood Victory Heights
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.

Broadwood Victory Heights
Walkability 0 / 52
Broadwood — Walkability: 0/100 Victory Heights — Walkability: 52/100
Safety 26 / 11
Broadwood — Safety: 26/100 Victory Heights — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Broadwood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Victory Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 76 / 27
Broadwood — Low flood risk: 76/100 Victory Heights — Low flood risk: 27/100

Demographics

Broadwood has higher household incomes ($184,964 vs $120,744); Broadwood rents higher ($320/wk vs $280/wk).

Broadwood Victory Heights
Population 759 772
+2% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.2% -13.5%
Median age 34 35
Median household income $184,964/yr
+35% vs other
 $120,744/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+12% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Broadwood Victory Heights
0-4 9.6% / 6.7%
Broadwood — 0-4: 9.6% Victory Heights — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 18.7% / 17.2%
Broadwood — 5-14: 18.7% Victory Heights — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 7.6% / 7.4%
Broadwood — 15-19: 7.6% Victory Heights — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 4.9% / 4.5%
Broadwood — 20-24: 4.9% Victory Heights — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 8.6% / 14.4%
Broadwood — 25-34: 8.6% Victory Heights — 25-34: 14.4%
35-44 18.3% / 17.1%
Broadwood — 35-44: 18.3% Victory Heights — 35-44: 17.1%
45-54 16.3% / 15.4%
Broadwood — 45-54: 16.3% Victory Heights — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 11.5% / 12.3%
Broadwood — 55-64: 11.5% Victory Heights — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 3.2% / 4.8%
Broadwood — 65-74: 3.2% Victory Heights — 65-74: 4.8%
75-84 0.8% / 1.4%
Broadwood — 75-84: 0.8% Victory Heights — 75-84: 1.4%
85+ — / —
Broadwood — 85+: not among its largest Victory Heights — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Broadwood 81.7% couple families
Broadwood — Couple Families: 81.7% Broadwood — Lone Person: 7.8% Broadwood — One Parent Families: 10.5% Broadwood — Group Household: 0.0% Broadwood — Other Families: 0.0%
Victory Heights 44.4% couple families
Victory Heights — Couple Families: 44.4% Victory Heights — Lone Person: 32.8% Victory Heights — One Parent Families: 15.2% Victory Heights — Group Household: 6.1% Victory Heights — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Broadwood 23.0% renting
Broadwood — Owned Outright: 21.6% Broadwood — Mortgage: 55.4% Broadwood — Renting: 23.0%
Victory Heights 30.8% renting
Victory Heights — Owned Outright: 20.7% Victory Heights — Mortgage: 48.5% Victory Heights — Renting: 30.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Broadwood Victory Heights
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 19.6%
Broadwood — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Victory Heights — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 3.8%
Broadwood — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Victory Heights — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 4.0%
Broadwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Victory Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 0.8%
Broadwood — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Victory Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.3%
Broadwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Victory Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

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.

Broadwood Victory Heights
New Zealand 5.4% / 8.9%
Broadwood — New Zealand: 5.4% Victory Heights — New Zealand: 8.9%
England 4.0% / 1.7%
Broadwood — England: 4.0% Victory Heights — England: 1.7%
South Africa 2.4% / 2.8%
Broadwood — South Africa: 2.4% Victory Heights — South Africa: 2.8%
Philippines — / 1.9%
Broadwood — Philippines: not among its largest Victory Heights — Philippines: 1.9%
India 1.4% / 0.4%
Broadwood — India: 1.4% Victory Heights — India: 0.4%
Zimbabwe 1.6% / —
Broadwood — Zimbabwe: 1.6% Victory Heights — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Fiji — / 1.2%
Broadwood — Fiji: not among its largest Victory Heights — Fiji: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Broadwood 100.0% houses
Broadwood — Houses: 100.0% Broadwood — Townhouses: 0.0% Broadwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Victory Heights 91.4% houses
Victory Heights — Houses: 91.4% Victory Heights — Townhouses: 7.8% Victory Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Broadwood Victory Heights
Median house price $780,000 $390,000
Median unit price — $381,500
Median land price $1,000,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 37 days
from 11 sales

Development activity

Broadwood Victory Heights
New dwellings approved 48
across Kalgoorlie-Boulder
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
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.

Broadwood Victory Heights
Houses — 6.9%
$630/wk on $475K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Broadwood Victory Heights
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of WA Higher than 86% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 14% of WA Higher than 1% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 94% of WA

Liveability

Victory Heights is more walkable (52 vs 0); Broadwood scores higher overall (52 vs 25).

Broadwood Victory Heights
Grade B D
Score 52/100 25/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Victory Heights carries more flood risk (73 vs 24); Victory Heights carries more crime risk (89 vs 74).

Broadwood Victory Heights
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
74/100
 High
89/100
Flood Low
24/100
 High
73/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

Broadwood Victory Heights
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

Mobility

Broadwood Victory Heights
Walkability score 0/100 52/100
Distance to Perth 592.3 km 593.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 411 min 401 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6430
 0.1%
postcode 6432
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 6430
 34
postcode 6432

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.

Broadwood Victory Heights
Car (driver) 83.4% / 83.6%
Broadwood — Car (driver): 83.4% Victory Heights — Car (driver): 83.6%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 7.8%
Broadwood — Car (passenger): 6.5% Victory Heights — Car (passenger): 7.8%
Worked from Home 7.6% / 4.2%
Broadwood — Worked from Home: 7.6% Victory Heights — Worked from Home: 4.2%
Bus 2.5% / 2.8%
Broadwood — Bus: 2.5% Victory Heights — Bus: 2.8%
Walked Only — / 0.8%
Broadwood — Walked Only: not among its largest Victory Heights — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.6%).

Setting

Broadwood Victory Heights
Elevation 369 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 353 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Broadwood Victory Heights
Connectivity score 48/100 66/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 5%
408 premises
 38%
376 premises

Climate

Broadwood 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

Broadwood Victory Heights
Average residential rate $2,625/yr
same for both
Council Kalgoorlie-Boulder
same for both

Federal electorate

Broadwood Victory Heights
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Broadwood Victory Heights
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Broadwood

Acreage Family Young Families

Victory Heights

Affordable Family Large Blocks

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