Cuballing vs Hillside

Hillside is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Cuballing. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cuballing, about half of households are people living alone. In Hillside, most households are couple families. On these figures, Cuballing tends to suit people living alone, while Hillside suits 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

Hillside

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 71/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 48%)
  • But Cuballing has more parks and reserves (7 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

Hillside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $280/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Cuballing

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (141 min vs 147 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (192.3 km vs 200.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hillside

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 71/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 27%)

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

Investors

Hillside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.3% vs -0.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cuballing Hillside
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.

Cuballing Hillside
Walkability 0 / 0
Cuballing — Walkability: 0/100 Hillside — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 65
Cuballing — Safety: 29/100 Hillside — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 80 / 71
Cuballing — Low fire risk: 80/100 Hillside — Low fire risk: 71/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Cuballing — Low flood risk: 100/100 Hillside — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cuballing rents higher ($280/wk vs $0/wk); Cuballing has more residents (456 vs 72).

Cuballing Hillside
Population 456
+84% vs other
 72
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.4% +14.3%
Median age 52 48
Median household income $61,724/yr $71,500/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cuballing Hillside
0-4 4.8% / —
Cuballing — 0-4: 4.8% Hillside — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.1% / 15.3%
Cuballing — 5-14: 10.1% Hillside — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 2.4% / —
Cuballing — 15-19: 2.4% Hillside — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.5% / —
Cuballing — 20-24: 3.5% Hillside — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.1% / —
Cuballing — 25-34: 8.1% Hillside — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 9.2% / 16.7%
Cuballing — 35-44: 9.2% Hillside — 35-44: 16.7%
45-54 13.2% / 5.6%
Cuballing — 45-54: 13.2% Hillside — 45-54: 5.6%
55-64 20.0% / 15.3%
Cuballing — 55-64: 20.0% Hillside — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 18.6% / 15.3%
Cuballing — 65-74: 18.6% Hillside — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 6.8% / 23.6%
Cuballing — 75-84: 6.8% Hillside — 75-84: 23.6%
85+ 1.5% / —
Cuballing — 85+: 1.5% Hillside — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cuballing 39.2% couple families
Cuballing — Couple Families: 39.2% Cuballing — Lone Person: 45.1% Cuballing — One Parent Families: 8.8% Cuballing — Group Household: 6.9%
Hillside 66.7% couple families
Hillside — Couple Families: 66.7% Hillside — Lone Person: 33.3% Hillside — One Parent Families: 0.0% Hillside — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cuballing 11.3% renting
Cuballing — Owned Outright: 53.1% Cuballing — Mortgage: 35.6% Cuballing — Renting: 11.3%
Hillside 0.0% renting
Hillside — Owned Outright: 73.3% Hillside — Mortgage: 26.7% Hillside — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Cuballing Hillside
England 6.4% / 5.6%
Cuballing — England: 6.4% Hillside — England: 5.6%
New Zealand 2.2% / 4.2%
Cuballing — New Zealand: 2.2% Hillside — New Zealand: 4.2%
Germany 1.3% / —
Cuballing — Germany: 1.3% Hillside — Germany: not among its largest
South Africa 0.9% / —
Cuballing — South Africa: 0.9% Hillside — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 0.9% / —
Cuballing — Scotland: 0.9% Hillside — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

Qualifications

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

Cuballing Hillside
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 11.1%
Cuballing — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Hillside — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 9.7%
Cuballing — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Hillside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 5.6%
Cuballing — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Hillside — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Cuballing — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Hillside — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Cuballing — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Hillside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cuballing 98.9% houses
Cuballing — Houses: 98.9% Cuballing — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Hillside 100.0% houses
Hillside — Houses: 100.0% Hillside — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cuballing Hillside
Median house price $297,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $202,500 —

Development activity

Cuballing Hillside
New dwellings approved 4
across Cuballing
 6
across Narrogin
Approvals change year on year — +0%

Ranking within WA

Cuballing Hillside
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of WA Higher than 30% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of WA Higher than 2% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 1% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of WA Higher than 64% of WA

Liveability

Cuballing Hillside
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Cuballing carries more crime risk (71 vs 35).

Cuballing Hillside
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Low
29/100
Crime High
71/100
 Low
35/100
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 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Cuballing Hillside
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

Cuballing Hillside
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 7 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Hillside sits further from the CBD (200.3 km vs 192.3 km).

Cuballing Hillside
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 192.3 km 200.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 141 min 147 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6311
 0.1%
postcode 6312
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 6311
 40
postcode 6312

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.

Cuballing Hillside
Car (driver) 86.1% / 86.4%
Cuballing — Car (driver): 86.1% Hillside — Car (driver): 86.4%
Worked from Home 7.9% / 13.6%
Cuballing — Worked from Home: 7.9% Hillside — Worked from Home: 13.6%
Walked Only 6.0% / —
Cuballing — Walked Only: 6.0% Hillside — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.4%).

Setting

Cuballing Hillside
Elevation 388 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 392 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cuballing Hillside
Connectivity score 30/100 31/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
289 premises
 0%
38 premises

Climate

Cuballing Hillside
Annual rainfall 425 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Cuballing Hillside
Average residential rate $3,566/yr $2,644/yr
Council Cuballing Narrogin

Federal electorate

Cuballing Hillside
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cuballing Hillside
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cuballing

Affordable Retirees Rural

Hillside

Retirees Rural

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