Cooloongup vs Hillman

Comparing Cooloongup and Hillman, WA: Cooloongup has more residents (6,696 vs 1,807); Hillman is more walkable (51 vs 19); and Cooloongup carries more crime risk (77 vs 60).

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Cooloongup has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • Hillman carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cooloongup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Hillman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 19/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Hillman

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 19/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 77/100)
  • But Cooloongup has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cooloongup Hillman
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.

Cooloongup Hillman
Walkability 19 / 51
Cooloongup — Walkability: 19/100 Hillman — Walkability: 51/100
Safety 23 / 40
Cooloongup — Safety: 23/100 Hillman — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 41 / 50
Cooloongup — Low fire risk: 41/100 Hillman — Low fire risk: 50/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Cooloongup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Hillman — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cooloongup has more residents (6,696 vs 1,807).

Cooloongup Hillman
Population 6,696
+73% vs other
 1,807
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.6% -2.2%
Median age 42 41
Median household income $62,764/yr $67,808/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cooloongup Hillman
0-4 5.4% / 5.5%
Cooloongup — 0-4: 5.4% Hillman — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 12.0% / 13.0%
Cooloongup — 5-14: 12.0% Hillman — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 5.7% / 7.0%
Cooloongup — 15-19: 5.7% Hillman — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.4% / 4.7%
Cooloongup — 20-24: 5.4% Hillman — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 12.8% / 11.1%
Cooloongup — 25-34: 12.8% Hillman — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 10.9% / 12.8%
Cooloongup — 35-44: 10.9% Hillman — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 12.6% / 12.3%
Cooloongup — 45-54: 12.6% Hillman — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 14.5% / 12.8%
Cooloongup — 55-64: 14.5% Hillman — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 11.8% / 12.7%
Cooloongup — 65-74: 11.8% Hillman — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 6.4% / 6.7%
Cooloongup — 75-84: 6.4% Hillman — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 2.4% / 1.8%
Cooloongup — 85+: 2.4% Hillman — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cooloongup 40.4% lone person
Cooloongup — Lone Person: 40.4% Cooloongup — Couple Families: 31.3% Cooloongup — One Parent Families: 22.5% Cooloongup — Group Household: 4.1% Cooloongup — Other Families: 1.8%
Hillman 32.7% lone person
Hillman — Lone Person: 32.7% Hillman — Couple Families: 35.0% Hillman — One Parent Families: 25.6% Hillman — Group Household: 5.1% Hillman — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cooloongup 28.3% renting
Cooloongup — Owned Outright: 31.7% Cooloongup — Mortgage: 39.9% Cooloongup — Renting: 28.3%
Hillman 17.7% renting
Hillman — Owned Outright: 37.2% Hillman — Mortgage: 45.1% Hillman — Renting: 17.7%
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.

Cooloongup Hillman
England 10.6% / 10.7%
Cooloongup — England: 10.6% Hillman — England: 10.7%
New Zealand 5.3% / 3.1%
Cooloongup — New Zealand: 5.3% Hillman — New Zealand: 3.1%
Philippines 1.6% / 2.0%
Cooloongup — Philippines: 1.6% Hillman — Philippines: 2.0%
Scotland 1.5% / 1.4%
Cooloongup — Scotland: 1.5% Hillman — Scotland: 1.4%
South Africa 1.0% / 0.7%
Cooloongup — South Africa: 1.0% Hillman — South Africa: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.7%).

Qualifications

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

Cooloongup Hillman
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 21.0%
Cooloongup — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Hillman — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 5.8%
Cooloongup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Hillman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 4.1%
Cooloongup — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Hillman — Bachelor Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 0.4%
Cooloongup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Hillman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 0.2%
Cooloongup — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Hillman — Postgraduate Degree: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cooloongup 91.5% houses
Cooloongup — Houses: 91.5% Cooloongup — Townhouses: 7.7% Cooloongup — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Hillman 100.0% houses
Hillman — Houses: 100.0% Hillman — Townhouses: 0.0% Hillman — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cooloongup Hillman
Median house price $730,000 $715,500
Median unit price $535,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 56 sales
 16 days
from 14 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.

Cooloongup Hillman
3 bed $700K / $676K
Cooloongup — 3 bed: $700K (68 sales) Hillman — 3 bed: $676K (24 sales)

68 vs 24 sales

4 bed $750K / $750K
Cooloongup — 4 bed: $750K (48 sales) Hillman — 4 bed: $750K (13 sales)

48 vs 13 sales

Development activity

Cooloongup Hillman
New dwellings approved 1,869
across Rockingham
same for both
Approvals change year on year -11%
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.

Cooloongup Hillman
Houses 4.2%
$600/wk on $749K
 4.5%
$610/wk on $700K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Cooloongup Hillman
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of WA Higher than 25% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 55% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of WA Higher than 90% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 37% of WA Higher than 61% of WA

Liveability

Hillman is more walkable (51 vs 19); Hillman scores higher overall (36 vs 25).

Cooloongup Hillman
Grade D C
Score 25/100 36/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cooloongup carries more crime risk (77 vs 60).

Cooloongup Hillman
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime High
77/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

Cooloongup Hillman
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Cooloongup

  • Cooloongup Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • East Waikiki Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Hillman

  • Hillman Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cooloongup Hillman
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 4 2
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Cooloongup Hillman
Walkability score 19/100 51/100
Distance to Perth 48.4 km 48 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 48 min 44 min
Public transport score 93/100
Rail · Bus
 63/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 113.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 24.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 6168
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 6168
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.

Cooloongup Hillman
Car (driver) 76.9% / 79.8%
Cooloongup — Car (driver): 76.9% Hillman — Car (driver): 79.8%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 6.4%
Cooloongup — Car (passenger): 6.9% Hillman — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Train 6.3% / 5.0%
Cooloongup — Train: 6.3% Hillman — Train: 5.0%
Worked from Home 4.6% / 3.3%
Cooloongup — Worked from Home: 4.6% Hillman — Worked from Home: 3.3%
Bus 3.1% / 2.8%
Cooloongup — Bus: 3.1% Hillman — Bus: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Cooloongup Hillman
Elevation 1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.4 km 3.1 km

NBN connectivity

Cooloongup Hillman
Connectivity score 71/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 47%
2,994 premises
 58%
784 premises

Climate

Cooloongup Hillman
Annual rainfall 745 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Cooloongup Hillman
Average residential rate $2,007/yr
same for both
Council Rockingham
same for both

Federal electorate

Cooloongup Hillman
Division Brand
same for both
Member Madeleine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cooloongup Hillman
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cooloongup

Easy Commute Large Blocks Outer Transport Hub

Hillman

Large Blocks Outer

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