Crawley vs Nedlands

Crawley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 24 against 42 in Nedlands. In Crawley, most households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and about half of households are people living alone. In Nedlands, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Nedlands: a median of $2.56 million, against $1.25 million in Crawley, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Crawley tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Nedlands suits families with children, couples, 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

Nedlands

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (75% vs 6%)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Crawley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,251,000 vs $2,562,500)
  • has cheaper units ($700,000 vs $855,000)
  • But Nedlands leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 33%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Crawley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (64% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $500/wk)
  • But Nedlands leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Nedlands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 36/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Nedlands

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 2)
  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 36/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 12%)
  • But Crawley has more units and townhouses to downsize into (94% vs 25%)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Crawley returns a higher gross yield on units (4.9% vs 2.2%)
  • Nedlands is growing faster (3.6% vs -2.9%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Crawley Nedlands
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.

Crawley Nedlands
Walkability 36 / 83
Crawley — Walkability: 36/100 Nedlands — Walkability: 83/100
Safety 41 / 48
Crawley — Safety: 41/100 Nedlands — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 85 / 100
Crawley — Low fire risk: 85/100 Nedlands — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 33 / 71
Crawley — Low flood risk: 33/100 Nedlands — Low flood risk: 71/100

Demographics

Nedlands has more residents (10,561 vs 3,975); Nedlands has higher household incomes ($147,264 vs $71,136).

Crawley Nedlands
Population 3,975 10,561
+166% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.9% +3.6%
Median age 24 42
Median household income $71,136/yr $147,264/yr
+107% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $500/wk
+43% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Crawley Nedlands
0-4 2.4% / 4.4%
Crawley — 0-4: 2.4% Nedlands — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 5.2% / 13.8%
Crawley — 5-14: 5.2% Nedlands — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 17.5% / 6.8%
Crawley — 15-19: 17.5% Nedlands — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 27.3% / 7.8%
Crawley — 20-24: 27.3% Nedlands — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 18.7% / 9.5%
Crawley — 25-34: 18.7% Nedlands — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 8.9% / 11.6%
Crawley — 35-44: 8.9% Nedlands — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 3.6% / 13.4%
Crawley — 45-54: 3.6% Nedlands — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 3.9% / 11.5%
Crawley — 55-64: 3.9% Nedlands — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 6.3% / 10.9%
Crawley — 65-74: 6.3% Nedlands — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 4.6% / 6.8%
Crawley — 75-84: 4.6% Nedlands — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 1.3% / 3.3%
Crawley — 85+: 1.3% Nedlands — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Crawley 52.1% lone person
Crawley — Lone Person: 52.1% Crawley — Couple Families: 21.1% Crawley — Group Household: 17.6% Crawley — One Parent Families: 6.6% Crawley — Other Families: 2.6%
Nedlands 28.1% lone person
Nedlands — Lone Person: 28.1% Nedlands — Couple Families: 51.6% Nedlands — Group Household: 8.7% Nedlands — One Parent Families: 10.2% Nedlands — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Crawley 64.4% renting
Crawley — Owned Outright: 26.6% Crawley — Mortgage: 9.1% Crawley — Renting: 64.4%
Nedlands 26.9% renting
Nedlands — Owned Outright: 44.8% Nedlands — Mortgage: 28.3% Nedlands — Renting: 26.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Crawley Nedlands
Bachelor Degree 22.7% / 29.2%
Crawley — Bachelor Degree: 22.7% Nedlands — Bachelor Degree: 29.2%
Postgraduate Degree 16.9% / 15.8%
Crawley — Postgraduate Degree: 16.9% Nedlands — Postgraduate Degree: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 5.7%
Crawley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Nedlands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Certificate III & IV 4.1% / 3.2%
Crawley — Certificate III & IV: 4.1% Nedlands — Certificate III & IV: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 4.1%
Crawley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Nedlands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.2%).

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.

Crawley Nedlands
China 10.3% / 2.8%
Crawley — China: 10.3% Nedlands — China: 2.8%
England 4.2% / 6.4%
Crawley — England: 4.2% Nedlands — England: 6.4%
Malaysia 2.7% / 3.2%
Crawley — Malaysia: 2.7% Nedlands — Malaysia: 3.2%
Singapore 3.8% / 1.6%
Crawley — Singapore: 3.8% Nedlands — Singapore: 1.6%
India 3.3% / 1.8%
Crawley — India: 3.3% Nedlands — India: 1.8%
South Africa 2.2% / 1.6%
Crawley — South Africa: 2.2% Nedlands — South Africa: 1.6%
Indonesia 3.5% / —
Crawley — Indonesia: 3.5% Nedlands — Indonesia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Crawley 6.1% houses
Crawley — Houses: 6.1% Crawley — Flats / Apartments: 70.4% Crawley — Townhouses: 23.4%
Nedlands 75.2% houses
Nedlands — Houses: 75.2% Nedlands — Flats / Apartments: 9.1% Nedlands — Townhouses: 15.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Crawley Nedlands
Median house price $1,251,000 $2,562,500
Median unit price $700,000 $855,000
Median land price — $688,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 41 days
from 111 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Crawley Nedlands
2 bed $700K / $792K
Crawley — 2 bed: $700K (15 sales) Nedlands — 2 bed: $792K (22 sales)

15 vs 22 sales

3 bed $1.39M / $1.66M
Crawley — 3 bed: $1.39M (16 sales) Nedlands — 3 bed: $1.66M (13 sales)

16 vs 13 sales

Development activity

Crawley Nedlands
New dwellings approved 242
across Perth
 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.

Crawley Nedlands
Houses — 3.6%
$1,300/wk on $1.9M
Units 4.9%
$635/wk on $675K
 2.2%
$775/wk on $1.87M

Ranking within WA

Crawley Nedlands
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of WA Higher than 96% of WA
Schools — Higher than 87% of WA
Walkability Higher than 79% of WA Higher than 97% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 100% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of WA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 15% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 29% of WA Higher than 2% of WA

Liveability

Nedlands is more walkable (83 vs 36); Nedlands scores higher overall (87 vs 56).

Crawley Nedlands
Grade B A
Score 56/100 87/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Crawley carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Crawley carries more flood risk (67 vs 29).

Crawley Nedlands
Bushfire Low
15/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood Moderate
67/100
 Low
29/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 13
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Crawley Nedlands
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of Western Australia, 0.0 km
 3
The University of Western Australia, 2.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 37.3% 6.2%

Schools in Crawley

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Nedlands

  • Hollywood Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Nedlands Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Loreto Nedlands Catholic · Primary
  • School Of Special Educational Needs: Medical And Mental Health Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Crawley Nedlands
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 12 24
Parks & reserves 14 12
Childcare 1 9
GPs 2 5
Pharmacies 0 6
Hospitals 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Crawley Nedlands
Walkability score 36/100 83/100
Distance to Perth 6.7 km 6.8 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 13 min 12 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 260.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 714.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 4.1%
postcode 6009
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 6009
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.

Crawley Nedlands
Car (driver) 44.3% / 58.4%
Crawley — Car (driver): 44.3% Nedlands — Car (driver): 58.4%
Bus 17.2% / 9.6%
Crawley — Bus: 17.2% Nedlands — Bus: 9.6%
Worked from Home 11.2% / 14.4%
Crawley — Worked from Home: 11.2% Nedlands — Worked from Home: 14.4%
Walked Only 17.1% / 6.4%
Crawley — Walked Only: 17.1% Nedlands — Walked Only: 6.4%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 5.8%
Crawley — Car (passenger): 3.6% Nedlands — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Bicycle 3.8% / 3.8%
Crawley — Bicycle: 3.8% Nedlands — Bicycle: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.4%).

Setting

Crawley Nedlands
Elevation 1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.9 km 4.9 km

NBN connectivity

Crawley Nedlands
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
1,756 premises
 4%
5,559 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Crawley Nedlands
Division Curtin
same for both
Member Kate Chaney
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Crawley Nedlands
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Crawley

Apartments Easy Commute Inner Multicultural Parks Professionals Students Townhouses Transport Hub

Nedlands

Easy Commute Inner Luxury Professionals Transport Hub

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