Collingwood Heights vs Collingwood Park
Collingwood Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 52 in Collingwood Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Collingwood Heights, about half of households are couple families. In Collingwood Park, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Collingwood Park: a median of $800,000, against $680,000 in Collingwood Heights. On these figures, Collingwood Heights tends to suit families with children, while Collingwood Park suits 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
Collingwood Heights
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 75/100)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Collingwood Heights
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)
- has cheaper houses ($680,000 vs $800,000)
Weighs house prices and 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Collingwood Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 75/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Collingwood Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.7% vs -8.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Collingwood Heights and Collingwood Park 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
Collingwood Heights has more residents (694 vs 205); Collingwood Park skews older (52 vs 40).
| Collingwood Heights | Collingwood Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 694 +70% vs other | 205 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.7% | -8.1% |
| Median age | 40 | 52 |
| Median household income | $78,468/yr +8% vs other | $72,176/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $323/wk | $320/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).
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 (6.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Collingwood Heights | Collingwood Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $680,000 | $800,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 31 days from 4 sales | 29 days from 4 sales |
Development activity
| Collingwood Heights | Collingwood Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 271 across Albany same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -28% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Collingwood Heights | Collingwood Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 40% of WA | Higher than 34% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 78% of WA | Higher than 79% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 37% of WA | Higher than 39% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 80% of WA | Higher than 75% of WA |
Liveability
| Collingwood Heights | Collingwood Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 41/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Collingwood Heights carries more flood risk (88 vs 0); Collingwood Park carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0).
| Collingwood Heights | Collingwood Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | High 75/100 |
| Flood | High 88/100 | None 0/100 |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 42/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 4 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Collingwood Heights | Collingwood Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Collingwood Heights
- Australian Christian College - Southlands Independent · Combined above peers
- Alta-1 College - Collingwood Heights Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school
Schools in Collingwood Park
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Collingwood Heights | Collingwood Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Collingwood Heights | Collingwood Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 32/100 | 36/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 418 km | 417.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 294 min | 296 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 6330 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 31 postcode 6330 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 (89.2%).
Setting
| Collingwood Heights | Collingwood Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 6 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 0 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.7 km 2.1 km to a named beach | 572 m 916 m to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Collingwood Heights | Collingwood Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 67/100 | 61/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 41% 320 premises | 30% 165 premises |
Climate
| Collingwood Heights | Collingwood Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 859 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Collingwood Heights | Collingwood Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,591/yr same for both | |
| Council | Albany same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Collingwood Heights | Collingwood Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Collingwood Heights | Collingwood Park | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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