Camballin vs Willare

Camballin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 32 in Willare. In both, the large majority of households rent. In Camballin, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Willare, about half of homes are flats or apartments. On these figures, Willare tends to suit people living alone.

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

Camballin

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 52%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 49%)

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 48%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Camballin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($75/wk vs $93/wk)

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 has a shorter drive in (1627 min vs 1687 min)
  • Willare sits closer to the CBD (2306.4 km vs 2413.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Willare

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (48% vs 3%)

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

Where they sit

Camballin and Willare 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 Willare
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 Willare
Walkability 0 / 0
Camballin — Walkability: 0/100 Willare — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 11 / 11
Camballin — Safety: 11/100 Willare — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 56 / 23
Camballin — Low fire risk: 56/100 Willare — Low fire risk: 23/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Camballin — Low flood risk: 100/100 Willare — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Camballin has more residents (500 vs 127); Willare rents higher ($93/wk vs $75/wk).

Camballin Willare
Population 500
+75% vs other
 127
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -29.1%
Median age 28 32
Median household income $50,076/yr $58,500/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $75/wk $93/wk
+24% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Camballin Willare
0-4 10.2% / 12.6%
Camballin — 0-4: 10.2% Willare — 0-4: 12.6%
5-14 19.0% / 14.2%
Camballin — 5-14: 19.0% Willare — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 7.6% / 7.9%
Camballin — 15-19: 7.6% Willare — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 8.6% / 11.8%
Camballin — 20-24: 8.6% Willare — 20-24: 11.8%
25-34 17.8% / 13.4%
Camballin — 25-34: 17.8% Willare — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 13.2% / 18.1%
Camballin — 35-44: 13.2% Willare — 35-44: 18.1%
45-54 11.2% / 9.4%
Camballin — 45-54: 11.2% Willare — 45-54: 9.4%
55-64 9.2% / 12.6%
Camballin — 55-64: 9.2% Willare — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 3.0% / 3.1%
Camballin — 65-74: 3.0% Willare — 65-74: 3.1%
75-84 — / —
Camballin — 75-84: not among its largest Willare — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Camballin — 85+: not among its largest Willare — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Camballin 20.8% lone person
Camballin — Lone Person: 20.8% Camballin — One Parent Families: 33.6% Camballin — Couple Families: 36.0% Camballin — Group Household: 2.4% Camballin — Other Families: 7.2%
Willare 43.6% lone person
Willare — Lone Person: 43.6% Willare — One Parent Families: 30.8% Willare — Couple Families: 17.9% Willare — Group Household: 7.7% Willare — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Willare 89.2% renting
Willare — Owned Outright: 10.8% Willare — Mortgage: 0.0% Willare — Renting: 89.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Camballin 97.0% houses
Camballin — Houses: 97.0% Camballin — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Willare 52.3% houses
Willare — Houses: 52.3% Willare — Flats / Apartments: 47.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Camballin Willare
Certificate III & IV 5.8% / 12.6%
Camballin — Certificate III & IV: 5.8% Willare — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Bachelor Degree 2.6% / 5.5%
Camballin — Bachelor Degree: 2.6% Willare — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.6% / —
Camballin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6% Willare — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / —
Camballin — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Willare — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.6%).

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Camballin Willare
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 9% of WA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 15% 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 9% of WA

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Willare carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 44).

Camballin Willare
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 High
77/100
Crime High
89/100
same for both
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
98/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Schools in Camballin

  • Looma Remote Community School Government · Combined at peers

Schools in Willare

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Camballin Willare
GPs 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4
same for both

Mobility

Camballin sits further from the CBD (2413.9 km vs 2306.4 km).

Camballin Willare
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 2413.9 km
+4% vs other
 2306.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1627 min 1687 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.

Camballin Willare
Car (driver) 43.3% / 44.4%
Camballin — Car (driver): 43.3% Willare — Car (driver): 44.4%
Walked Only 31.1% / 55.6%
Camballin — Walked Only: 31.1% Willare — Walked Only: 55.6%
Car (passenger) 13.3% / —
Camballin — Car (passenger): 13.3% Willare — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 12.2% / —
Camballin — Bus: 12.2% Willare — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.6%).

Setting

Camballin Willare
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Camballin Willare
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Camballin Willare
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

Willare

Family Rural Young Families

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