Cardiff vs Collie Burn

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cardiff, about half of households are people living alone. In Collie Burn, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Cardiff tends to suit people living alone, while Collie Burn suits 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

Collie Burn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Collie Burn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Collie Burn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Collie Burn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (146 min vs 158 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (208 km vs 218.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cardiff

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Cardiff

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.3% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cardiff Collie Burn
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.

Cardiff Collie Burn
Walkability 0 / 0
Cardiff — Walkability: 0/100 Collie Burn — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 20 / 16
Cardiff — Safety: 20/100 Collie Burn — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 27 / 14
Cardiff — Low fire risk: 27/100 Collie Burn — Low fire risk: 14/100
Low flood risk 100 / 78
Cardiff — Low flood risk: 100/100 Collie Burn — Low flood risk: 78/100

Demographics

Cardiff has more residents (118 vs 55); Collie Burn has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $61,724).

Cardiff Collie Burn
Population 118
+53% vs other
 55
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.3% +0.0%
Median age 50 48
Median household income $61,724/yr $93,184/yr
+51% vs other
Median weekly rent $233/wk
+6% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cardiff Collie Burn
0-4 2.5% / 5.5%
Cardiff — 0-4: 2.5% Collie Burn — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 14.4% / 16.4%
Cardiff — 5-14: 14.4% Collie Burn — 5-14: 16.4%
15-19 2.5% / 7.3%
Cardiff — 15-19: 2.5% Collie Burn — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 5.9% / 9.1%
Cardiff — 20-24: 5.9% Collie Burn — 20-24: 9.1%
25-34 7.6% / 5.5%
Cardiff — 25-34: 7.6% Collie Burn — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 8.5% / 10.9%
Cardiff — 35-44: 8.5% Collie Burn — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 16.1% / 18.2%
Cardiff — 45-54: 16.1% Collie Burn — 45-54: 18.2%
55-64 18.6% / 14.5%
Cardiff — 55-64: 18.6% Collie Burn — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 17.8% / 16.4%
Cardiff — 65-74: 17.8% Collie Burn — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 5.1% / —
Cardiff — 75-84: 5.1% Collie Burn — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Cardiff — 85+: not among its largest Collie Burn — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cardiff 50.0% couple families
Cardiff — Couple Families: 50.0% Cardiff — Lone Person: 50.0%
Collie Burn 75.0% couple families
Collie Burn — Couple Families: 75.0% Collie Burn — Lone Person: 25.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cardiff 14.9% renting
Cardiff — Owned Outright: 48.9% Cardiff — Mortgage: 36.2% Cardiff — Renting: 14.9%
Collie Burn 12.5% renting
Collie Burn — Owned Outright: 33.3% Collie Burn — Mortgage: 54.2% Collie Burn — Renting: 12.5%
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.

Cardiff Collie Burn
England 5.9% / 9.1%
Cardiff — England: 5.9% Collie Burn — England: 9.1%
New Zealand 4.2% / —
Cardiff — New Zealand: 4.2% Collie Burn — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 3.4% / —
Cardiff — South Africa: 3.4% Collie Burn — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 2.5% / —
Cardiff — Scotland: 2.5% Collie Burn — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.1%).

Qualifications

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

Cardiff Collie Burn
Certificate III & IV 22.0% / 30.9%
Cardiff — Certificate III & IV: 22.0% Collie Burn — Certificate III & IV: 30.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 5.5%
Cardiff — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Collie Burn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / —
Cardiff — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Collie Burn — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Bachelor Degree 2.5% / —
Cardiff — Bachelor Degree: 2.5% Collie Burn — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cardiff 97.8% houses
Cardiff — Houses: 97.8% Cardiff — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Collie Burn 100.0% houses
Collie Burn — Houses: 100.0% Collie Burn — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cardiff Collie Burn
Median house price $499,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Cardiff Collie Burn
New dwellings approved 36
across Collie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Cardiff Collie Burn
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of WA Higher than 57% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of WA Higher than 62% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 13% of WA Higher than 14% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 7% of WA Higher than 35% of WA

Liveability

Cardiff Collie Burn
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Collie Burn carries more flood risk (22 vs 0); Collie Burn carries more bushfire risk (86 vs 73).

Cardiff Collie Burn
Bushfire High
73/100
 High
86/100
Crime High
80/100
 High
84/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
22/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Cardiff Collie Burn
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Cardiff Collie Burn
Waterways 8 4

Mobility

Cardiff sits further from the CBD (218.1 km vs 208 km).

Cardiff Collie Burn
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 218.1 km
+5% vs other
 208 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 158 min 146 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6225
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 6225
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.

Cardiff Collie Burn
Car (driver) 71.1% / 100.0%
Cardiff — Car (driver): 71.1% Collie Burn — Car (driver): 100.0%
Car (passenger) 10.5% / —
Cardiff — Car (passenger): 10.5% Collie Burn — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 10.5% / —
Cardiff — Bus: 10.5% Collie Burn — Bus: not among its largest
Worked from Home 7.9% / —
Cardiff — Worked from Home: 7.9% Collie Burn — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Cardiff Collie Burn
Elevation 198 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 222 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cardiff Collie Burn
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
16 premises

Climate

Cardiff Collie Burn
Annual rainfall 765 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cardiff Collie Burn
Average residential rate $1,887/yr
same for both
Council Collie
same for both

Federal electorate

Cardiff Collie Burn
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cardiff Collie Burn
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cardiff

Rural

Collie Burn

Rural

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