Calista vs Kwinana Town Centre
Kwinana Town Centre is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 48 in Calista. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Calista, about half of households are people living alone. In Kwinana Town Centre, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Calista tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Kwinana Town Centre suits families with children 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Calista has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- Kwinana Town Centre is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 40%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Kwinana Town Centre
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 32%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Calista has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)
- Kwinana Town Centre leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 26%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Kwinana Town Centre
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (80/100 vs 46/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Calista
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 0%)
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 7%)
- carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 98/100)
- But Kwinana Town Centre has more GPs (4 vs 1)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kwinana Town Centre
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- is growing faster (127.7% vs -0.9%)
- returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.4% vs 4.3%)
Weighs house yield and population growth.
Where they sit
Calista and Kwinana Town Centre 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
Calista has more residents (1,975 vs 567); Kwinana Town Centre has higher household incomes ($80,444 vs $49,556).
| Calista | Kwinana Town Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,975 +71% vs other | 567 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.9% | +127.7% |
| Median age | 48 | 31 |
| Median household income | $49,556/yr | $80,444/yr +62% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $300/wk +20% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).
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 (17.5%).
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 (31.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Calista | Kwinana Town Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $640,000 | $653,000 |
| Median unit price | $425,000 | — |
| Median land price | — | $370,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 22 days from 21 sales | 14 days from 6 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.
56 vs 17 sales
14 vs 6 sales
Development activity
| Calista | Kwinana Town Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,096 across Kwinana same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Calista | Kwinana Town Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.3% $575/wk on $700K | 5.4% $715/wk on $689K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Calista | Kwinana Town Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 9% of WA | Higher than 42% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 82% of WA | Higher than 95% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of WA | Higher than 71% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 77% of WA | Higher than 92% of WA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 43% of WA | Higher than 90% of WA |
Liveability
Kwinana Town Centre is more walkable (80 vs 46); Kwinana Town Centre scores higher overall (49 vs 33).
| Calista | Kwinana Town Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | B |
| Score | 33/100 | 49/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Calista carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 0); Kwinana Town Centre carries more crime risk (98 vs 70).
| Calista | Kwinana Town Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 44/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 70/100 | High 98/100 |
| 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 | 34 within 5 km | 26 within 5 km |
Schools
| Calista | Kwinana Town Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Calista
- Calista Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Peter Carnley Anglican Community School - Calista Campus Independent · Primary
Schools in Kwinana Town Centre
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Calista | Kwinana Town Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 3 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 3 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 3 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 3 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
| Calista | Kwinana Town Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 46/100 | 80/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 39.3 km | 39 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 39 min | 38 min |
| Public transport score | 78/100 Bus | 79/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 55.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 65.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 6167 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 68 postcode 6167 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 (78.2%).
Setting
| Calista | Kwinana Town Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 17 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 12 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 4.1 km | 5.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Calista | Kwinana Town Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 64/100 | 81/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 34% 1,051 premises | 56% 526 premises |
Climate
| Calista | Kwinana Town Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Calista | Kwinana Town Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,945/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kwinana same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Calista | Kwinana Town Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Brand same for both | |
| Member | Madeleine King same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Calista | Kwinana Town Centre | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Kwinana Town Centre
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