Calista vs Orelia

Orelia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 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. On these figures, Calista tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Orelia suits families with children.

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

Orelia

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 40%)

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

  • Calista has cheaper units ($425,000 vs $470,000)
  • Orelia leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Orelia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Orelia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (35.9 km vs 39.3 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Calista

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 14%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Calista Orelia
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.

Calista Orelia
Walkability 46 / 47
Calista — Walkability: 46/100 Orelia — Walkability: 47/100
Safety 30 / 22
Calista — Safety: 30/100 Orelia — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 56 / 34
Calista — Low fire risk: 56/100 Orelia — Low fire risk: 34/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Calista — Low flood risk: 100/100 Orelia — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Orelia has more residents (4,535 vs 1,975); Orelia has higher household incomes ($64,792 vs $49,556).

Calista Orelia
Population 1,975 4,535
+130% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.9% -3.5%
Median age 48 38
Median household income $49,556/yr $64,792/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Calista Orelia
0-4 4.7% / 6.1%
Calista — 0-4: 4.7% Orelia — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 10.2% / 12.8%
Calista — 5-14: 10.2% Orelia — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 4.4% / 6.7%
Calista — 15-19: 4.4% Orelia — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 4.1% / 6.2%
Calista — 20-24: 4.1% Orelia — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 11.3% / 12.8%
Calista — 25-34: 11.3% Orelia — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 10.6% / 14.9%
Calista — 35-44: 10.6% Orelia — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 13.0% / 14.6%
Calista — 45-54: 13.0% Orelia — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 10.2% / 11.3%
Calista — 55-64: 10.2% Orelia — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 10.2% / 8.6%
Calista — 65-74: 10.2% Orelia — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 13.3% / 4.5%
Calista — 75-84: 13.3% Orelia — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 8.4% / 1.1%
Calista — 85+: 8.4% Orelia — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Calista 53.1% lone person
Calista — Lone Person: 53.1% Calista — Couple Families: 21.6% Calista — One Parent Families: 18.2% Calista — Group Household: 4.8% Calista — Other Families: 2.4%
Orelia 39.8% lone person
Orelia — Lone Person: 39.8% Orelia — Couple Families: 31.4% Orelia — One Parent Families: 22.5% Orelia — Group Household: 4.7% Orelia — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Calista 39.8% renting
Calista — Owned Outright: 28.4% Calista — Mortgage: 31.8% Calista — Renting: 39.8%
Orelia 33.4% renting
Orelia — Owned Outright: 23.2% Orelia — Mortgage: 43.4% Orelia — Renting: 33.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Calista Orelia
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 16.9%
Calista — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Orelia — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 5.5%
Calista — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Orelia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 4.8%
Calista — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Orelia — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.0%
Calista — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Orelia — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 0.7%
Calista — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Orelia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

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.

Calista Orelia
England 15.2% / 7.4%
Calista — England: 15.2% Orelia — England: 7.4%
New Zealand 2.7% / 4.6%
Calista — New Zealand: 2.7% Orelia — New Zealand: 4.6%
Philippines 2.8% / 3.9%
Calista — Philippines: 2.8% Orelia — Philippines: 3.9%
Scotland 2.0% / 1.1%
Calista — Scotland: 2.0% Orelia — Scotland: 1.1%
India 0.9% / 1.0%
Calista — India: 0.9% Orelia — India: 1.0%
Thailand 0.9% / 0.6%
Calista — Thailand: 0.9% Orelia — Thailand: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Calista 68.9% houses
Calista — Houses: 68.9% Calista — Townhouses: 26.5% Calista — Flats / Apartments: 4.6%
Orelia 81.8% houses
Orelia — Houses: 81.8% Orelia — Townhouses: 2.2% Orelia — Flats / Apartments: 16.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Calista Orelia
Median house price $640,000 $675,000
Median unit price $425,000 $470,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 21 sales
 27 days
from 37 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.

Calista Orelia
3 bed $655K / $652K
Calista — 3 bed: $655K (56 sales) Orelia — 3 bed: $652K (57 sales)

56 vs 57 sales

4 bed $684K / $750K
Calista — 4 bed: $684K (14 sales) Orelia — 4 bed: $750K (29 sales)

14 vs 29 sales

Development activity

Calista Orelia
New dwellings approved 1,096
across Kwinana
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
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.

Calista Orelia
Houses 4.3%
$575/wk on $700K
 4.5%
$600/wk on $699K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Calista Orelia
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 9% of WA Higher than 23% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of WA
same for both
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 81% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 55% of WA

Liveability

Calista scores higher overall (33 vs 27).

Calista Orelia
Grade C D
Score 33/100 27/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Orelia carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 44).

Calista Orelia
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime High
70/100
 High
78/100
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
 21
within 5 km

Schools

Calista Orelia
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Calista

  • Calista Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Peter Carnley Anglican Community School - Calista Campus Independent · Primary

Schools in Orelia

  • Orelia Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Gilmore College Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Calista Orelia
Parks & reserves 2 7
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0

Mobility

Calista sits further from the CBD (39.3 km vs 35.9 km).

Calista Orelia
Walkability score 46/100 47/100
Distance to Perth 39.3 km
+9% vs other
 35.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 39 min 35 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 55.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 103.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Calista Orelia
Car (driver) 78.2% / 78.8%
Calista — Car (driver): 78.2% Orelia — Car (driver): 78.8%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / 8.2%
Calista — Car (passenger): 7.5% Orelia — Car (passenger): 8.2%
Train 6.0% / 5.2%
Calista — Train: 6.0% Orelia — Train: 5.2%
Worked from Home 5.5% / 3.8%
Calista — Worked from Home: 5.5% Orelia — Worked from Home: 3.8%
Bus 1.5% / 2.5%
Calista — Bus: 1.5% Orelia — Bus: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.8%).

Setting

Calista Orelia
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.1 km 5.9 km

NBN connectivity

Calista Orelia
Connectivity score 64/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
1,051 premises
 41%
2,147 premises

Climate

Calista Orelia
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 Orelia
Average residential rate $2,945/yr
same for both
Council Kwinana
same for both

Federal electorate

Calista Orelia
Division Brand
same for both
Member Madeleine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Calista Orelia
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Calista

Affordable Outer Retirees Townhouses

Orelia

Outer Parks

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