Claremont vs Mount Claremont

In both, most households own their home. In Claremont, about half of households are people living alone. In Mount Claremont, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Claremont: a median of $2.4 million, against $2.15 million in Claremont, though rent is higher in Claremont. On these figures, Claremont tends to suit people living alone, while Mount Claremont suits families with children and couples.

Claremont and Mount Claremont are affluent suburbs with similar demographics, but differ notably in walkability and property costs. Claremont is more walkable (96 vs 71) and closer to the CBD at 9.1 km, with a higher liveability score of 86. Mount Claremont has a higher median household income of $147,420 and significantly higher property prices—median houses at $2,400,000 versus $2,137,500, and units at $1,370,000 versus $875,000. Claremont may suit those prioritising walkability and accessibility, while Mount Claremont appeals to buyers seeking a quieter, more affluent enclave willing to pay a premium.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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 Claremont

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (78% vs 39%)
  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 63/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 45%)
  • But Claremont has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Claremont

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($880,000 vs $1,370,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($2,150,000 vs $2,400,000)
  • But Mount Claremont leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Claremont

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($420/wk vs $460/wk)
  • But Claremont has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Claremont

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (9% vs 4%)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 71/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Claremont

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (61% vs 22%)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 71/100)
  • But Mount Claremont carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Claremont

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.5% vs 8.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Claremont Mount Claremont
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.

Claremont Mount Claremont
Walkability 96 / 71
Claremont — Walkability: 96/100 Mount Claremont — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 37 / 60
Claremont — Safety: 37/100 Mount Claremont — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Claremont — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Claremont — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 77 / 100
Claremont — Low flood risk: 77/100 Mount Claremont — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Claremont has more residents (9,248 vs 4,999); Mount Claremont has higher household incomes ($147,420 vs $107,536).

Claremont Mount Claremont
Population 9,248
+46% vs other
 4,999
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.5% +8.3%
Median age 44 45
Median household income $107,536/yr $147,420/yr
+37% vs other
Median weekly rent $460/wk
+9% vs other
 $420/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Claremont Mount Claremont
0-4 3.8% / 4.3%
Claremont — 0-4: 3.8% Mount Claremont — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 10.3% / 14.1%
Claremont — 5-14: 10.3% Mount Claremont — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 6.8% / 7.9%
Claremont — 15-19: 6.8% Mount Claremont — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 6.5% / 5.5%
Claremont — 20-24: 6.5% Mount Claremont — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 12.1% / 7.1%
Claremont — 25-34: 12.1% Mount Claremont — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 10.5% / 10.2%
Claremont — 35-44: 10.5% Mount Claremont — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 12.4% / 15.2%
Claremont — 45-54: 12.4% Mount Claremont — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 11.5% / 13.1%
Claremont — 55-64: 11.5% Mount Claremont — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 11.2% / 11.4%
Claremont — 65-74: 11.2% Mount Claremont — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 9.9% / 7.3%
Claremont — 75-84: 9.9% Mount Claremont — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ 4.9% / 3.6%
Claremont — 85+: 4.9% Mount Claremont — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Claremont 32.4% couple families
Claremont — Couple Families: 32.4% Claremont — Lone Person: 48.2% Claremont — One Parent Families: 12.5% Claremont — Group Household: 5.5% Claremont — Other Families: 1.4%
Mount Claremont 53.9% couple families
Mount Claremont — Couple Families: 53.9% Mount Claremont — Lone Person: 31.8% Mount Claremont — One Parent Families: 11.7% Mount Claremont — Group Household: 2.4% Mount Claremont — Other Families: 0.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Claremont 34.1% renting
Claremont — Owned Outright: 41.5% Claremont — Mortgage: 24.4% Claremont — Renting: 34.1%
Mount Claremont 17.3% renting
Mount Claremont — Owned Outright: 44.8% Mount Claremont — Mortgage: 37.9% Mount Claremont — Renting: 17.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Claremont Mount Claremont
Bachelor Degree 27.9% / 26.0%
Claremont — Bachelor Degree: 27.9% Mount Claremont — Bachelor Degree: 26.0%
Postgraduate Degree 11.5% / 11.9%
Claremont — Postgraduate Degree: 11.5% Mount Claremont — Postgraduate Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 7.7%
Claremont — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Mount Claremont — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Certificate III & IV 4.4% / 3.9%
Claremont — Certificate III & IV: 4.4% Mount Claremont — Certificate III & IV: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.7% / 3.4%
Claremont — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7% Mount Claremont — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).

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.

Claremont Mount Claremont
England 8.6% / 7.3%
Claremont — England: 8.6% Mount Claremont — England: 7.3%
South Africa 2.1% / 3.1%
Claremont — South Africa: 2.1% Mount Claremont — South Africa: 3.1%
China 2.8% / 2.1%
Claremont — China: 2.8% Mount Claremont — China: 2.1%
Malaysia 1.2% / 2.0%
Claremont — Malaysia: 1.2% Mount Claremont — Malaysia: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.0%
Claremont — New Zealand: 1.6% Mount Claremont — New Zealand: 1.0%
India 1.0% / 1.4%
Claremont — India: 1.0% Mount Claremont — India: 1.4%
Singapore 1.3% / 0.9%
Claremont — Singapore: 1.3% Mount Claremont — Singapore: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Claremont 39.0% houses
Claremont — Houses: 39.0% Claremont — Townhouses: 26.1% Claremont — Flats / Apartments: 34.9%
Mount Claremont 77.7% houses
Mount Claremont — Houses: 77.7% Mount Claremont — Townhouses: 18.4% Mount Claremont — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Claremont Mount Claremont
Median house price $2,150,000 $2,400,000
Median unit price $880,000 $1,370,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 84 sales
 10 days
from 36 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.

Claremont Mount Claremont
3 bed $1.98M / $1.85M
Claremont — 3 bed: $1.98M (57 sales) Mount Claremont — 3 bed: $1.85M (15 sales)

57 vs 15 sales

4 bed $2.38M / $2.4M
Claremont — 4 bed: $2.38M (35 sales) Mount Claremont — 4 bed: $2.4M (34 sales)

35 vs 34 sales

5 bed $3.05M / $2.95M
Claremont — 5 bed: $3.05M (9 sales) Mount Claremont — 5 bed: $2.95M (11 sales)

9 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Claremont Mount Claremont
New dwellings approved 158
across Claremont
 115
across Nedlands
Approvals change year on year — -44%

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.

Claremont Mount Claremont
Houses 2.9%
$1,125/wk on $2M
 —
Units 4.6%
$790/wk on $900K
 —

Ranking within WA

Claremont Mount Claremont
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 96% of WA
Schools Higher than 84% of WA Higher than 43% of WA
Walkability Higher than 100% of WA Higher than 90% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of WA Higher than 87% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 5% of WA —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 15% of WA —

Liveability

Claremont is more walkable (96 vs 71); Claremont scores higher overall (86 vs 79).

Claremont Mount Claremont
Grade A
same for both
Score 86/100 79/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Claremont carries more flood risk (23 vs 0); Claremont carries more crime risk (63 vs 40).

Claremont Mount Claremont
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood Low
23/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Claremont Mount Claremont
Inside the suburb 4 5
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 2 1
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of Western Australia, 4.3 km
 3
The University of Western Australia, 5.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.6% 4.5%

Schools in Claremont

  • Christ Church Grammar School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Methodist Ladies' College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Freshwater Bay Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Thomas' Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Mount Claremont

  • John XXIII College Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Moerlina School Independent · Primary at peers
  • Mount Claremont Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Quintilian School Independent · Primary below peers
  • SEDA College WA (Mount Claremont Campus) Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Claremont Mount Claremont
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 18 2
Parks & reserves 14 17
Childcare 8 5
GPs 7 1
Pharmacies 4 1
Hospitals 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 6 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 2 1

Mobility

Claremont Mount Claremont
Walkability score 96/100 71/100
Distance to Perth 9.1 km 10.1 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 15 min 18 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 92/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 352.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 129.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.2%
postcode 6010
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 6010
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.

Claremont Mount Claremont
Car (driver) 59.6% / 65.1%
Claremont — Car (driver): 59.6% Mount Claremont — Car (driver): 65.1%
Worked from Home 15.3% / 16.7%
Claremont — Worked from Home: 15.3% Mount Claremont — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Train 9.3% / 4.0%
Claremont — Train: 9.3% Mount Claremont — Train: 4.0%
Bus 4.9% / 6.0%
Claremont — Bus: 4.9% Mount Claremont — Bus: 6.0%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 4.6%
Claremont — Car (passenger): 4.7% Mount Claremont — Car (passenger): 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.1%).

Setting

Claremont Mount Claremont
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.7 km
2.9 km to a named beach
 2.5 km
2.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Claremont Mount Claremont
Connectivity score 73/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 19%
5,550 premises
 11%
2,099 premises

Climate

Claremont Mount Claremont
Annual rainfall 650 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Claremont Mount Claremont
Average residential rate $3,733/yr $2,425/yr
Council Claremont Nedlands

Federal electorate

Claremont Mount Claremont
Division Curtin
same for both
Member Kate Chaney
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Claremont

Apartments Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Retirees Townhouses Transport Hub

Mount Claremont

Coastal Easy Commute Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Quiet Transport Hub

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