Brookdale vs Hilbert

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hilbert, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Hilbert: a median of $810,000, against $666,000 in Brookdale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Brookdale tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Hilbert suits young adults and couples.

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

Hilbert

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more childcare (6 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Brookdale has cheaper houses ($666,500 vs $810,000)
  • Hilbert has cheaper land ($369,000 vs $620,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Brookdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $370/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Brookdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (60/100 vs 35/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Brookdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (60/100 vs 35/100)

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

Investors

Hilbert

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (168.4% vs 0.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brookdale Hilbert
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.

Brookdale Hilbert
Walkability 60 / 35
Brookdale — Walkability: 60/100 Hilbert — Walkability: 35/100
Safety 15 / 23
Brookdale — Safety: 15/100 Hilbert — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 63
Brookdale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hilbert — Low fire risk: 63/100
Low flood risk 100 / 14
Brookdale — Low flood risk: 100/100 Hilbert — Low flood risk: 14/100

Demographics

Hilbert has higher household incomes ($107,796 vs $72,592); Hilbert has more residents (4,165 vs 2,968).

Brookdale Hilbert
Population 2,968 4,165
+40% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.9% +168.4%
Median age 30 29
Median household income $72,592/yr $107,796/yr
+48% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $370/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brookdale Hilbert
0-4 9.4% / 10.8%
Brookdale — 0-4: 9.4% Hilbert — 0-4: 10.8%
5-14 18.5% / 16.9%
Brookdale — 5-14: 18.5% Hilbert — 5-14: 16.9%
15-19 6.6% / 4.5%
Brookdale — 15-19: 6.6% Hilbert — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 6.5% / 6.8%
Brookdale — 20-24: 6.5% Hilbert — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 15.9% / 24.2%
Brookdale — 25-34: 15.9% Hilbert — 25-34: 24.2%
35-44 14.8% / 16.3%
Brookdale — 35-44: 14.8% Hilbert — 35-44: 16.3%
45-54 11.8% / 9.7%
Brookdale — 45-54: 11.8% Hilbert — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 8.8% / 6.2%
Brookdale — 55-64: 8.8% Hilbert — 55-64: 6.2%
65-74 5.7% / 3.1%
Brookdale — 65-74: 5.7% Hilbert — 65-74: 3.1%
75-84 1.7% / 1.2%
Brookdale — 75-84: 1.7% Hilbert — 75-84: 1.2%
85+ 0.2% / 0.1%
Brookdale — 85+: 0.2% Hilbert — 85+: 0.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brookdale 41.1% couple families
Brookdale — Couple Families: 41.1% Brookdale — Lone Person: 24.3% Brookdale — One Parent Families: 27.6% Brookdale — Group Household: 4.0% Brookdale — Other Families: 3.1%
Hilbert 56.2% couple families
Hilbert — Couple Families: 56.2% Hilbert — Lone Person: 21.5% Hilbert — One Parent Families: 17.4% Hilbert — Group Household: 3.4% Hilbert — 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.

Brookdale 29.4% renting
Brookdale — Owned Outright: 14.1% Brookdale — Mortgage: 56.5% Brookdale — Renting: 29.4%
Hilbert 13.9% renting
Hilbert — Owned Outright: 7.9% Hilbert — Mortgage: 78.2% Hilbert — Renting: 13.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Brookdale Hilbert
England 5.0% / 4.2%
Brookdale — England: 5.0% Hilbert — England: 4.2%
Philippines 2.6% / 5.2%
Brookdale — Philippines: 2.6% Hilbert — Philippines: 5.2%
New Zealand 3.2% / 4.6%
Brookdale — New Zealand: 3.2% Hilbert — New Zealand: 4.6%
India 3.1% / 4.1%
Brookdale — India: 3.1% Hilbert — India: 4.1%
South Africa 0.9% / 2.4%
Brookdale — South Africa: 0.9% Hilbert — South Africa: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

Qualifications

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

Brookdale Hilbert
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 18.1%
Brookdale — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Hilbert — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 9.5%
Brookdale — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Hilbert — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 7.9%
Brookdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Hilbert — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 2.2%
Brookdale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Hilbert — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.3% / 1.1%
Brookdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3% Hilbert — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brookdale 98.5% houses
Brookdale — Houses: 98.5% Brookdale — Townhouses: 1.7%
Hilbert 99.6% houses
Hilbert — Houses: 99.6% Hilbert — Townhouses: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Brookdale Hilbert
Median house price $666,500 $810,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $620,000 $369,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 18 sales
 24 days
from 83 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.

Brookdale Hilbert
3 bed $625K / $750K
Brookdale — 3 bed: $625K (30 sales) Hilbert — 3 bed: $750K (47 sales)

30 vs 47 sales

4 bed $715K / $845K
Brookdale — 4 bed: $715K (36 sales) Hilbert — 4 bed: $845K (80 sales)

36 vs 80 sales

Development activity

Brookdale Hilbert
New dwellings approved 1,811
across Armadale
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
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.

Brookdale Hilbert
Houses 4.5%
$650/wk on $749K
 4.7%
$750/wk on $829K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Brookdale Hilbert
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 73% of WA
Schools — Higher than 7% of WA
Walkability Higher than 86% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 83% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of WA Higher than 97% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 59% of WA Higher than 72% of WA

Liveability

Brookdale is more walkable (60 vs 35); Brookdale scores higher overall (45 vs 29).

Brookdale Hilbert
Grade C D
Score 45/100 29/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Hilbert carries more flood risk (86 vs 0); Hilbert carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 0).

Brookdale Hilbert
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
37/100
Crime High
85/100
 High
77/100
Flood None
0/100
 High
86/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Brookdale Hilbert
Inside the suburb 2 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Brookdale

  • Gwynne Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Gwynne Park Education Support Centre Government · Primary · Special school

Schools in Hilbert

  • Australian Christian College - Darling Downs Independent · Combined at peers
  • Xavier Catholic School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Wungong Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Brookdale Hilbert
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 1 6
GPs 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Brookdale Hilbert
Walkability score 60/100 35/100
Distance to Perth 37.4 km
same for both
Drive time (normal traffic) 39 min 38 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 45.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 75.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 6112
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 6112
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.

Brookdale Hilbert
Car (driver) 82.3% / 82.7%
Brookdale — Car (driver): 82.3% Hilbert — Car (driver): 82.7%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / 5.3%
Brookdale — Car (passenger): 7.7% Hilbert — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Worked from Home 3.4% / 5.2%
Brookdale — Worked from Home: 3.4% Hilbert — Worked from Home: 5.2%
Train 3.4% / 4.6%
Brookdale — Train: 3.4% Hilbert — Train: 4.6%
Bus 1.3% / 1.6%
Brookdale — Bus: 1.3% Hilbert — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.7%).

Setting

Brookdale Hilbert
Elevation 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.4 km 19.2 km

NBN connectivity

Brookdale Hilbert
Connectivity score 69/100 97/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
1,096 premises
 94%
2,364 premises

Climate

Brookdale Hilbert
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

Brookdale Hilbert
Average residential rate $2,388/yr
same for both
Council Armadale
same for both

Federal electorate

Brookdale Hilbert
Division Burt
same for both
Member Matt Keogh
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brookdale Hilbert
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brookdale

Affordable Family Outer Young Families

Hilbert

Acreage Family Outer Young Families

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