Camballin vs St George Ranges
St George Ranges is the younger of the two, with a median age of 25 against 28 in Camballin. In both, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In St George Ranges, about half of households are couple families.
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
St George Ranges
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 1)
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 89/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Camballin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 32%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
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
Camballin
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (1627 min vs 2005 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (2413.9 km vs 2596.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
St George Ranges
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 89/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Camballin and St George Ranges 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
St George Ranges has more residents (1,133 vs 500); Camballin has higher household incomes ($50,076 vs $37,960).
| Camballin | St George Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 500 | 1,133 +127% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | — | -8.6% |
| Median age | 28 | 25 |
| Median household income | $50,076/yr +24% vs other | $37,960/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $75/wk +7% vs other | $70/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (0.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Camballin | St George Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 29 across Derby-West Kimberley same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Camballin | St George Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 9% of WA | Higher than 3% of WA |
| Schools | — | Higher than 28% of WA |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of WA | Higher than 53% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 5% of WA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of WA | Higher than 31% of WA |
Liveability
St George Ranges scores higher overall (17 vs 12).
| Camballin | St George Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D same for both | |
| Score | 12/100 | 17/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
St George Ranges carries more flood risk (14 vs 0); Camballin carries more crime risk (89 vs 48).
| Camballin | St George Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 44/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Crime | High 89/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Low 14/100 |
| 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 | St George Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 7 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Camballin
- Looma Remote Community School Government · Combined at peers
Schools in St George Ranges
- Bayulu Remote Community School Government · Combined below peers
- Djugerari Remote Community School Government · Primary
- Muludja Remote Community School Government · Primary
- Ngalapita Remote Community School Government · Combined
- Wangkatjungka Remote Community School Government · Combined
- Wulungarra Community School Independent · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Camballin | St George Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 17 |
Mobility
St George Ranges sits further from the CBD (2596.4 km vs 2413.9 km).
| Camballin | St George Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 2413.9 km | 2596.4 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1627 min | 2005 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 6728 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 16 postcode 6728 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 (44.6%).
Setting
| Camballin | St George Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 41 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 141 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Camballin | St George Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 78 premises | 0% 163 premises |
Council rates
| Camballin | St George Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $3,945/yr same for both | |
| Council | Derby-West Kimberley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Camballin | St George Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Durack same for both | |
| Member | Melissa Price same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Camballin | St George Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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