Cold Harbour vs York

Cold Harbour is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 56 in York. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cold Harbour, about half of households are couple families. In York, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Cold Harbour tends to suit families with children and couples, while York suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Cold Harbour

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 75/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 42%)
  • But York has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Cold Harbour leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 26%)
  • York has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

York

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (98.8 km vs 106.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (87 min vs 92 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Cold Harbour carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 75/100)
  • York has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Cold Harbour

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (42.1% vs -5.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cold Harbour York
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.

Cold Harbour York
Walkability 0 / 4
Cold Harbour — Walkability: 0/100 York — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 84 / 25
Cold Harbour — Safety: 84/100 York — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cold Harbour — Low fire risk: 100/100 York — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 66 / 39
Cold Harbour — Low flood risk: 66/100 York — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

York has more residents (2,393 vs 108); Cold Harbour has higher household incomes ($88,348 vs $52,572).

Cold Harbour York
Population 108 2,393
+2116% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +42.1% -5.6%
Median age 48 56
Median household income $88,348/yr
+40% vs other
 $52,572/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+26% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cold Harbour York
0-4 2.8% / 2.9%
Cold Harbour — 0-4: 2.8% York — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 22.2% / 10.6%
Cold Harbour — 5-14: 22.2% York — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 4.6% / 3.9%
Cold Harbour — 15-19: 4.6% York — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 2.8% / 2.6%
Cold Harbour — 20-24: 2.8% York — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 8.3% / 7.6%
Cold Harbour — 25-34: 8.3% York — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 15.7% / 8.4%
Cold Harbour — 35-44: 15.7% York — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 8.3% / 11.2%
Cold Harbour — 45-54: 8.3% York — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 19.4% / 16.3%
Cold Harbour — 55-64: 19.4% York — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 19.4% / 20.9%
Cold Harbour — 65-74: 19.4% York — 65-74: 20.9%
75-84 2.8% / 11.9%
Cold Harbour — 75-84: 2.8% York — 75-84: 11.9%
85+ — / 3.9%
Cold Harbour — 85+: not among its largest York — 85+: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cold Harbour 29.2% lone person
Cold Harbour — Lone Person: 29.2% Cold Harbour — Couple Families: 54.2% Cold Harbour — One Parent Families: 16.7% Cold Harbour — Group Household: 0.0% Cold Harbour — Other Families: 0.0%
York 53.3% lone person
York — Lone Person: 53.3% York — Couple Families: 26.0% York — One Parent Families: 15.7% York — Group Household: 3.5% York — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cold Harbour 10.7% renting
Cold Harbour — Owned Outright: 57.1% Cold Harbour — Mortgage: 32.1% Cold Harbour — Renting: 10.7%
York 20.0% renting
York — Owned Outright: 47.6% York — Mortgage: 32.4% York — Renting: 20.0%
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.

Cold Harbour York
England 5.6% / 8.6%
Cold Harbour — England: 5.6% York — England: 8.6%
New Zealand 2.8% / 3.1%
Cold Harbour — New Zealand: 2.8% York — New Zealand: 3.1%
Scotland — / 1.2%
Cold Harbour — Scotland: not among its largest York — Scotland: 1.2%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Cold Harbour — Netherlands: not among its largest York — Netherlands: 0.7%
South Africa — / 0.6%
Cold Harbour — South Africa: not among its largest York — South Africa: 0.6%

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

Qualifications

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

Cold Harbour York
Certificate III & IV 9.3% / 15.6%
Cold Harbour — Certificate III & IV: 9.3% York — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.0% / 7.8%
Cold Harbour — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.0% York — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.1% / 6.9%
Cold Harbour — Bachelor Degree: 11.1% York — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 1.6%
Cold Harbour — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% York — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Cold Harbour — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest York — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cold Harbour 100.0% houses
Cold Harbour — Houses: 100.0% Cold Harbour — Townhouses: 0.0% Cold Harbour — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
York 94.4% houses
York — Houses: 94.4% York — Townhouses: 3.9% York — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cold Harbour York
Median house price — $600,000
Median unit price — $425,000
Median land price — $210,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 55 days
from 25 sales

Development activity

Cold Harbour York
New dwellings approved 31
across York
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

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.

Cold Harbour York
Houses — 4.3%
$595/wk on $725K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Cold Harbour York
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 52% of WA Higher than 11% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 66% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of WA Higher than 27% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 42% of WA

Liveability

Cold Harbour York
Grade — D
Score — 24/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

York carries more crime risk (75 vs 16); York carries more flood risk (61 vs 34).

Cold Harbour York
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
16/100
 High
75/100
Flood Low
34/100
 Moderate
61/100
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

Cold Harbour York
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

Cold Harbour York
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

Cold Harbour sits further from the CBD (106.1 km vs 98.8 km).

Cold Harbour York
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Perth 106.1 km
+7% vs other
 98.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 92 min 87 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6302
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 6302
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.

Cold Harbour York
Car (driver) 82.9% / 83.1%
Cold Harbour — Car (driver): 82.9% York — Car (driver): 83.1%
Worked from Home 17.1% / 8.1%
Cold Harbour — Worked from Home: 17.1% York — Worked from Home: 8.1%
Car (passenger) — / 4.0%
Cold Harbour — Car (passenger): not among its largest York — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Bus — / 2.8%
Cold Harbour — Bus: not among its largest York — Bus: 2.8%
Walked Only — / 2.1%
Cold Harbour — Walked Only: not among its largest York — Walked Only: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.1%).

Setting

Cold Harbour York
Elevation 239 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 187 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cold Harbour York
Connectivity score 29/100 59/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 29%
1,871 premises

Climate

Cold Harbour York
Annual rainfall 399 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cold Harbour York
Average residential rate $4,433/yr
same for both
Council York
same for both

Federal electorate

Cold Harbour York
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cold Harbour York
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cold Harbour

Family Rural

York

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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