Camballin vs Mount Hardman

Mount Hardman is the younger of the two, with a median age of 24 against 28 in Camballin. In both, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Hardman, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Hardman tends to suit 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

Mount Hardman

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 89/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 70%)

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

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Camballin sits closer to the CBD (2413.9 km vs 2469.1 km)
  • Mount Hardman has a shorter drive in (1614 min vs 1627 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Hardman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 89/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Camballin Mount Hardman
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.

Camballin Mount Hardman
Walkability 0 / 0
Camballin — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Hardman — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 11 / 23
Camballin — Safety: 11/100 Mount Hardman — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 56 / 40
Camballin — Low fire risk: 56/100 Mount Hardman — Low fire risk: 40/100
Low flood risk 100 / 89
Camballin — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mount Hardman — Low flood risk: 89/100

Demographics

Camballin skews older (28 vs 24).

Camballin Mount Hardman
Population 500 502
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +10.1%
Median age 28 24
Median household income $50,076/yr
+2% vs other
 $48,932/yr
Median weekly rent $75/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Camballin Mount Hardman
0-4 10.2% / 13.7%
Camballin — 0-4: 10.2% Mount Hardman — 0-4: 13.7%
5-14 19.0% / 16.5%
Camballin — 5-14: 19.0% Mount Hardman — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 7.6% / 9.6%
Camballin — 15-19: 7.6% Mount Hardman — 15-19: 9.6%
20-24 8.6% / 9.6%
Camballin — 20-24: 8.6% Mount Hardman — 20-24: 9.6%
25-34 17.8% / 17.7%
Camballin — 25-34: 17.8% Mount Hardman — 25-34: 17.7%
35-44 13.2% / 12.2%
Camballin — 35-44: 13.2% Mount Hardman — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 11.2% / 10.4%
Camballin — 45-54: 11.2% Mount Hardman — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 9.2% / 5.0%
Camballin — 55-64: 9.2% Mount Hardman — 55-64: 5.0%
65-74 3.0% / 3.0%
Camballin — 65-74: 3.0% Mount Hardman — 65-74: 3.0%
75-84 — / 1.6%
Camballin — 75-84: not among its largest Mount Hardman — 75-84: 1.6%
85+ — / —
Camballin — 85+: not among its largest Mount Hardman — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Camballin 36.0% couple families
Camballin — Couple Families: 36.0% Camballin — One Parent Families: 33.6% Camballin — Lone Person: 20.8% Camballin — Other Families: 7.2% Camballin — Group Household: 2.4%
Mount Hardman 49.6% couple families
Mount Hardman — Couple Families: 49.6% Mount Hardman — One Parent Families: 29.8% Mount Hardman — Lone Person: 15.7% Mount Hardman — Other Families: 5.0% Mount Hardman — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Camballin 97.3% renting
Camballin — Owned Outright: 0.0% Camballin — Mortgage: 2.7% Camballin — Renting: 97.3%
Mount Hardman 100.0% renting
Mount Hardman — Owned Outright: 0.0% Mount Hardman — Mortgage: 0.0% Mount Hardman — Renting: 100.0%
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.

Camballin Mount Hardman
Philippines — / 1.4%
Camballin — Philippines: not among its largest Mount Hardman — Philippines: 1.4%
England 0.8% / —
Camballin — England: 0.8% Mount Hardman — England: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Camballin — New Zealand: not among its largest Mount Hardman — New Zealand: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.4%).

Qualifications

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

Camballin Mount Hardman
Certificate III & IV 5.8% / 4.0%
Camballin — Certificate III & IV: 5.8% Mount Hardman — Certificate III & IV: 4.0%
Bachelor Degree 2.6% / 1.8%
Camballin — Bachelor Degree: 2.6% Mount Hardman — Bachelor Degree: 1.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.6% / 1.2%
Camballin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6% Mount Hardman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 0.6%
Camballin — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Mount Hardman — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Camballin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mount Hardman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Camballin 97.0% houses
Camballin — Houses: 97.0% Camballin — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Mount Hardman 97.2% houses
Mount Hardman — Houses: 97.2% Mount Hardman — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Camballin Mount Hardman
New dwellings approved 29
across Derby-West Kimberley
same for both

Ranking within WA

Camballin Mount Hardman
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 9% of WA Higher than 8% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 57% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of WA Higher than 32% of WA

Liveability

Camballin Mount Hardman
Grade D
same for both
Score 12/100 9/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Hardman carries more flood risk (11 vs 0); Mount Hardman carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 44).

Camballin Mount Hardman
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime High
89/100
 High
77/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
11/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Camballin Mount Hardman
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Camballin

  • Looma Remote Community School Government · Combined at peers

Schools in Mount Hardman

  • Kulkarriya Community School Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Camballin Mount Hardman
GPs 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Waterways 4 9

Mobility

Mount Hardman sits further from the CBD (2469.1 km vs 2413.9 km).

Camballin Mount Hardman
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 2413.9 km 2469.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1627 min 1614 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6728
 0.0%
postcode 6765
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 16
postcode 6728
 9
postcode 6765

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.

Camballin Mount Hardman
Walked Only 31.1% / 40.9%
Camballin — Walked Only: 31.1% Mount Hardman — Walked Only: 40.9%
Car (driver) 43.3% / 25.8%
Camballin — Car (driver): 43.3% Mount Hardman — Car (driver): 25.8%
Car (passenger) 13.3% / 18.2%
Camballin — Car (passenger): 13.3% Mount Hardman — Car (passenger): 18.2%
Bus 12.2% / 4.5%
Camballin — Bus: 12.2% Mount Hardman — Bus: 4.5%
Worked from Home — / 10.6%
Camballin — Worked from Home: not among its largest Mount Hardman — Worked from Home: 10.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (43.3%).

Setting

Camballin Mount Hardman
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 151 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Camballin Mount Hardman
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
78 premises
 0%
54 premises

Council rates

Camballin Mount Hardman
Average residential rate $3,945/yr
same for both
Council Derby-West Kimberley
same for both

Federal electorate

Camballin Mount Hardman
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Camballin Mount Hardman
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Camballin

Family Rural Young Families

Mount Hardman

Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

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