Calista vs Wellard

Wellard 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 Wellard, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wellard: a median of $770,000, against $640,000 in Calista, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Calista tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Wellard suits young adults, 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

Wellard

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (10 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Calista

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($425,000 vs $585,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($640,000 vs $770,000)
  • But Wellard leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Calista

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Wellard leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wellard

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (13% vs 6%)
  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 46/100)

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 5%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 5%)
  • But Wellard is more walkable (58/100 vs 46/100)

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

Investors

Wellard

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (55.3% vs -0.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Calista and Wellard 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 Wellard
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 Wellard
Walkability 46 / 58
Calista — Walkability: 46/100 Wellard — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 30 / 33
Calista — Safety: 30/100 Wellard — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 56 / 69
Calista — Low fire risk: 56/100 Wellard — Low fire risk: 69/100
Low flood risk 100 / 79
Calista — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wellard — Low flood risk: 79/100

Demographics

Wellard has more residents (14,127 vs 1,975); Wellard has higher household incomes ($109,980 vs $49,556).

Calista Wellard
Population 1,975 14,127
+615% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.9% +55.3%
Median age 48 31
Median household income $49,556/yr $109,980/yr
+122% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $350/wk
+40% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Calista Wellard
0-4 4.7% / 10.6%
Calista — 0-4: 4.7% Wellard — 0-4: 10.6%
5-14 10.2% / 15.5%
Calista — 5-14: 10.2% Wellard — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 4.4% / 5.4%
Calista — 15-19: 4.4% Wellard — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 4.1% / 7.0%
Calista — 20-24: 4.1% Wellard — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 11.3% / 20.1%
Calista — 25-34: 11.3% Wellard — 25-34: 20.1%
35-44 10.6% / 18.7%
Calista — 35-44: 10.6% Wellard — 35-44: 18.7%
45-54 13.0% / 11.2%
Calista — 45-54: 13.0% Wellard — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 10.2% / 6.6%
Calista — 55-64: 10.2% Wellard — 55-64: 6.6%
65-74 10.2% / 3.4%
Calista — 65-74: 10.2% Wellard — 65-74: 3.4%
75-84 13.3% / 1.3%
Calista — 75-84: 13.3% Wellard — 75-84: 1.3%
85+ 8.4% / 0.2%
Calista — 85+: 8.4% Wellard — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Calista 21.6% couple families
Calista — Couple Families: 21.6% Calista — Lone Person: 53.1% Calista — One Parent Families: 18.2% Calista — Group Household: 4.8% Calista — Other Families: 2.4%
Wellard 59.1% couple families
Wellard — Couple Families: 59.1% Wellard — Lone Person: 20.0% Wellard — One Parent Families: 15.1% Wellard — Group Household: 4.5% Wellard — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Wellard 25.9% renting
Wellard — Owned Outright: 9.1% Wellard — Mortgage: 65.0% Wellard — Renting: 25.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Calista Wellard
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 16.1%
Calista — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Wellard — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 13.2%
Calista — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Wellard — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 7.3%
Calista — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Wellard — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 4.1%
Calista — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Wellard — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.6%
Calista — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Wellard — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

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 Wellard
England 15.2% / 5.3%
Calista — England: 15.2% Wellard — England: 5.3%
Philippines 2.8% / 9.2%
Calista — Philippines: 2.8% Wellard — Philippines: 9.2%
India 0.9% / 6.9%
Calista — India: 0.9% Wellard — India: 6.9%
New Zealand 2.7% / 4.8%
Calista — New Zealand: 2.7% Wellard — New Zealand: 4.8%
South Africa 0.9% / 1.8%
Calista — South Africa: 0.9% Wellard — South Africa: 1.8%
Scotland 2.0% / —
Calista — Scotland: 2.0% Wellard — Scotland: not among its largest
Thailand 0.9% / —
Calista — Thailand: 0.9% Wellard — Thailand: not among its largest

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%
Wellard 95.2% houses
Wellard — Houses: 95.2% Wellard — Townhouses: 2.5% Wellard — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Calista Wellard
Median house price $640,000 $770,000
Median unit price $425,000 $585,000
Median land price — $667,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 21 sales
 30 days
from 226 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 Wellard
3 bed $655K / $685K
Calista — 3 bed: $655K (56 sales) Wellard — 3 bed: $685K (107 sales)

56 vs 107 sales

4 bed $684K / $819K
Calista — 4 bed: $684K (14 sales) Wellard — 4 bed: $819K (205 sales)

14 vs 205 sales

Development activity

Calista Wellard
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 Wellard
Houses 4.3%
$575/wk on $700K
 4.4%
$700/wk on $819K
Units — 4.7%
$538/wk on $600K

Ranking within WA

Calista Wellard
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 9% of WA Higher than 75% of WA
Schools — Higher than 44% of WA
Walkability Higher than 82% of WA Higher than 85% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 69% of WA Higher than 81% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 95% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 55% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 19% of WA

Liveability

Wellard scores higher overall (50 vs 33); Wellard is more walkable (58 vs 46).

Calista Wellard
Grade C B
Score 33/100 50/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Wellard carries more flood risk (21 vs 0); Calista carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 31).

Calista Wellard
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 Low
31/100
Crime High
70/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
21/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 34
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Calista Wellard
Inside the suburb 2 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 3
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 Wellard

  • The King's College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Peter Carnley Anglican Community School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Wellard Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Wellard Village Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Sunrise Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Calista Wellard
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 13
Childcare 1 10
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 0 1

Mobility

Calista Wellard
Walkability score 46/100 58/100
Distance to Perth 39.3 km
+4% vs other
 37.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 39 min 36 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 55.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 139.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6167
 1.1%
postcode 6170
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 6167
 80
postcode 6170

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 Wellard
Car (driver) 78.2% / 72.5%
Calista — Car (driver): 78.2% Wellard — Car (driver): 72.5%
Train 6.0% / 13.3%
Calista — Train: 6.0% Wellard — Train: 13.3%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / 5.4%
Calista — Car (passenger): 7.5% Wellard — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Worked from Home 5.5% / 5.9%
Calista — Worked from Home: 5.5% Wellard — Worked from Home: 5.9%
Bus 1.5% / 2.1%
Calista — Bus: 1.5% Wellard — Bus: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.2%).

Setting

Calista Wellard
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.1 km 8.6 km

NBN connectivity

Calista Wellard
Connectivity score 64/100 89/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
1,051 premises
 82%
6,394 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Calista Wellard
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

Wellard

Easy Commute Family Large Blocks Outer Parks Transport Hub Young Families

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