Collingwood Park vs Emu Point

Collingwood Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 71 in Emu Point. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Collingwood Park, about half of households are people living alone. In Emu Point, the large majority of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Emu Point: a median of $1.35 million, against $800,000 in Collingwood Park, though rent is higher in Collingwood Park. On these figures, Collingwood Park tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Emu Point 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

Collingwood Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 15%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (93% vs 71%)
  • carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 85/100)

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

First-home buyers

Collingwood Park

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($800,000 vs $1,350,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 36%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Collingwood Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Collingwood Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (36/100 vs 27/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Collingwood Park is more walkable (36/100 vs 27/100)
  • Emu Point has more units and townhouses to downsize into (29% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Collingwood Park Emu Point
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.

Collingwood Park Emu Point
Walkability 36 / 27
Collingwood Park — Walkability: 36/100 Emu Point — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 25 / 15
Collingwood Park — Safety: 25/100 Emu Point — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 59 / 57
Collingwood Park — Low fire risk: 59/100 Emu Point — Low fire risk: 57/100
Low flood risk 100 / 48
Collingwood Park — Low flood risk: 100/100 Emu Point — Low flood risk: 48/100

Demographics

Emu Point has more residents (285 vs 205); Emu Point skews older (71 vs 52).

Collingwood Park Emu Point
Population 205 285
+39% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.1% -9.8%
Median age 52 71
Median household income $72,176/yr
+24% vs other
 $54,860/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+6% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Collingwood Park Emu Point
0-4 2.9% / —
Collingwood Park — 0-4: 2.9% Emu Point — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 6.8% / 3.2%
Collingwood Park — 5-14: 6.8% Emu Point — 5-14: 3.2%
15-19 7.8% / 2.5%
Collingwood Park — 15-19: 7.8% Emu Point — 15-19: 2.5%
20-24 4.9% / 2.5%
Collingwood Park — 20-24: 4.9% Emu Point — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 9.8% / 5.6%
Collingwood Park — 25-34: 9.8% Emu Point — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 8.3% / 4.6%
Collingwood Park — 35-44: 8.3% Emu Point — 35-44: 4.6%
45-54 15.1% / 8.8%
Collingwood Park — 45-54: 15.1% Emu Point — 45-54: 8.8%
55-64 22.0% / 11.2%
Collingwood Park — 55-64: 22.0% Emu Point — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 19.5% / 23.5%
Collingwood Park — 65-74: 19.5% Emu Point — 65-74: 23.5%
75-84 3.4% / 22.1%
Collingwood Park — 75-84: 3.4% Emu Point — 75-84: 22.1%
85+ — / 17.2%
Collingwood Park — 85+: not among its largest Emu Point — 85+: 17.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Collingwood Park 45.8% lone person
Collingwood Park — Lone Person: 45.8% Collingwood Park — Couple Families: 37.5% Collingwood Park — One Parent Families: 16.7% Collingwood Park — Group Household: 0.0%
Emu Point 79.0% lone person
Emu Point — Lone Person: 79.0% Emu Point — Couple Families: 6.2% Emu Point — One Parent Families: 8.6% Emu Point — Group Household: 6.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Collingwood Park 21.2% renting
Collingwood Park — Owned Outright: 54.5% Collingwood Park — Mortgage: 24.2% Collingwood Park — Renting: 21.2%
Emu Point 20.6% renting
Emu Point — Owned Outright: 72.5% Emu Point — Mortgage: 6.9% Emu Point — Renting: 20.6%
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.

Collingwood Park Emu Point
England 4.4% / 7.4%
Collingwood Park — England: 4.4% Emu Point — England: 7.4%
South Africa 2.0% / 1.4%
Collingwood Park — South Africa: 2.0% Emu Point — South Africa: 1.4%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.1%
Collingwood Park — New Zealand: 1.5% Emu Point — New Zealand: 1.1%
Germany 1.5% / 1.1%
Collingwood Park — Germany: 1.5% Emu Point — Germany: 1.1%
Scotland 1.5% / —
Collingwood Park — Scotland: 1.5% Emu Point — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

Qualifications

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

Collingwood Park Emu Point
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 16.1%
Collingwood Park — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Emu Point — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 7.7%
Collingwood Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Emu Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 7.4%
Collingwood Park — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Emu Point — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.8%
Collingwood Park — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Emu Point — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.5%
Collingwood Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Emu Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Collingwood Park 92.7% houses
Collingwood Park — Houses: 92.7% Collingwood Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.2% Collingwood Park — Townhouses: 6.1%
Emu Point 71.2% houses
Emu Point — Houses: 71.2% Emu Point — Flats / Apartments: 28.8% Emu Point — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Collingwood Park Emu Point
Median house price $800,000 $1,350,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 4 sales
 47 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Collingwood Park Emu Point
New dwellings approved 271
across Albany
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Collingwood Park Emu Point
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 12% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of WA Higher than 77% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of WA Higher than 76% of WA

Liveability

Collingwood Park is more walkable (36 vs 27).

Collingwood Park Emu Point
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Emu Point carries more flood risk (52 vs 0); Emu Point carries more crime risk (85 vs 75).

Collingwood Park Emu Point
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime High
75/100
 High
85/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
52/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
83/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Collingwood Park Emu Point
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

Collingwood Park Emu Point
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Collingwood Park Emu Point
Walkability score 36/100 27/100
Distance to Perth 417.5 km 419.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 296 min 298 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.

Collingwood Park Emu Point
Car (driver) 82.4% / 86.6%
Collingwood Park — Car (driver): 82.4% Emu Point — Car (driver): 86.6%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 6.0%
Collingwood Park — Car (passenger): 5.9% Emu Point — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Worked from Home 3.5% / 7.5%
Collingwood Park — Worked from Home: 3.5% Emu Point — Worked from Home: 7.5%
Walked Only 4.7% / —
Collingwood Park — Walked Only: 4.7% Emu Point — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 3.5% / —
Collingwood Park — Bus: 3.5% Emu Point — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.6%).

Setting

Collingwood Park Emu Point
Elevation 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 572 m
916 m to a named beach
 549 m
794 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Collingwood Park Emu Point
Connectivity score 61/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 30%
165 premises
 31%
223 premises

Climate

Collingwood Park Emu Point
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 Park Emu Point
Average residential rate $2,591/yr
same for both
Council Albany
same for both

Federal electorate

Collingwood Park Emu Point
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Collingwood Park Emu Point
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Collingwood Park

Beach Coastal

Emu Point

Beach Coastal Quiet Retirees

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