Doubleview vs Innaloo
In both, most households own their home. In Doubleview, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Innaloo, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Doubleview: a median of $1.38 million, against $1.01 million in Innaloo. Innaloo is closer to the city centre: 11.2 km, against 12.6 km. On these figures, Doubleview tends to suit families with children, while Innaloo suits young adults, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget.
Doubleview and Innaloo are similar-sized suburbs with comparable rental costs, but they differ notably in property prices and amenity profiles. Doubleview has a significantly higher median household income of $119,860 versus Innaloo's $96,824, and house prices are substantially higher at $1,375,000 compared to $1,011,000; unit prices are similar. Innaloo scores better on walkability (87 versus 78) and is slightly closer to the CBD at 11.2 km, while Doubleview has a higher liveability score of 84 and markedly lower crime risk at 63 compared to 81. Doubleview suits buyers prioritising a more affluent, quieter neighbourhood, whereas Innaloo appeals to those valuing walkability and proximity to the city centre.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
Doubleview
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more separate houses rather than flats (75% vs 31%)
- has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)
- is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 41%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Innaloo
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($1,011,000 vs $1,375,000)
- has cheaper land ($1,142,500 vs $1,495,000)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, land 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
Innaloo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (87/100 vs 78/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Innaloo
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (69% vs 25%)
- is more walkable (87/100 vs 78/100)
- But Doubleview carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 81/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Doubleview returns a higher gross yield on units (6.8% vs 5.6%)
- Innaloo is growing faster (16.3% vs 9.5%)
Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.
Where they sit
Doubleview and Innaloo 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
Doubleview has higher household incomes ($119,860 vs $96,824).
| Doubleview | Innaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,205 | 9,592 +4% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.5% | +16.3% |
| Median age | 37 | 36 |
| Median household income | $119,860/yr +19% vs other | $96,824/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).
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 (22.0%).
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 (6.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Doubleview | Innaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,375,000 | $1,011,000 |
| Median unit price | $651,000 | $685,000 |
| Median land price | $1,495,000 | $1,142,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 13 days from 80 sales | 20 days from 78 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.
5 vs 16 sales
10 vs 70 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.
16 vs 10 sales
103 vs 106 sales
61 vs 16 sales
Development activity
| Doubleview | Innaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,557 across Stirling same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +23% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Doubleview | Innaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.1% $950/wk on $1.2M | 4.4% $850/wk on $999K |
| Units | 6.8% $650/wk on $500K | 5.6% $775/wk on $715K |
Ranking within WA
| Doubleview | Innaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 86% of WA | Higher than 61% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 93% of WA | Higher than 98% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 95% of WA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 82% of WA | Higher than 80% of WA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 32% of WA | Higher than 54% of WA |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 92% of WA | Higher than 64% of WA |
Liveability
Innaloo is more walkable (87 vs 78); Doubleview scores higher overall (86 vs 80).
| Doubleview | Innaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A same for both | |
| Score | 86/100 | 80/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Innaloo carries more crime risk (81 vs 63).
| Doubleview | Innaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 63/100 | High 81/100 |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km | 5 within 5 km |
Schools
| Doubleview | Innaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 2 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
| Universities within 10 km | 2 ECU City Campus, 9.7 km | 2 ECU City Campus, 9.0 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 2.7% | 2.1% |
Schools in Doubleview
- Doubleview Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- International School of Western Australia Independent · Combined above peers
Schools in Innaloo
- Yuluma Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- St Dominic's School Catholic · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Doubleview | Innaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 4 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 4 | 3 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 5 |
| Childcare | 4 | 5 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 6 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 5 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
| Doubleview | Innaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 78/100 | 87/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 12.6 km +11% vs other | 11.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 17 min | 15 min |
| Public transport score | 94/100 Bus | 94/100 Rail · Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 176.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 359.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 2.2% postcode 6018 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 43 postcode 6018 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 (72.8%).
Setting
| Doubleview | Innaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 52 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 17 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.5 km 2.5 km to a named beach | 3.9 km 3.9 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Doubleview | Innaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 70/100 | 68/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 45% 4,293 premises | 41% 5,747 premises |
Climate
| Doubleview | Innaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 650 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Doubleview | Innaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,615/yr same for both | |
| Council | Stirling same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Doubleview | Innaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Curtin same for both | |
| Member | Kate Chaney same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Doubleview | Innaloo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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