Doubleview vs Scarborough

In both, most households own their home. In Doubleview, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Scarborough, about half of households are people living alone. Doubleview is closer to the city centre: 12.6 km, against 14.5 km. On these figures, Doubleview tends to suit families with children, while Scarborough suits people living alone.

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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (75% vs 36%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 41%)
  • But Scarborough has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Doubleview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($651,000 vs $723,750)

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

Scarborough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (86/100 vs 78/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Scarborough

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (64% vs 25%)
  • is more walkable (86/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Doubleview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (6.8% vs 4.9%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Doubleview Scarborough
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.

Doubleview Scarborough
Walkability 78 / 86
Doubleview — Walkability: 78/100 Scarborough — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 37 / 39
Doubleview — Safety: 37/100 Scarborough — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Doubleview — Low fire risk: 100/100 Scarborough — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Doubleview — Low flood risk: 100/100 Scarborough — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Scarborough has more residents (17,605 vs 9,205).

Doubleview Scarborough
Population 9,205 17,605
+91% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.5% +13.8%
Median age 37 36
Median household income $119,860/yr
+9% vs other
 $109,564/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $405/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Doubleview Scarborough
0-4 6.6% / 5.8%
Doubleview — 0-4: 6.6% Scarborough — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 11.9% / 8.7%
Doubleview — 5-14: 11.9% Scarborough — 5-14: 8.7%
15-19 5.9% / 3.9%
Doubleview — 15-19: 5.9% Scarborough — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 5.5% / 5.1%
Doubleview — 20-24: 5.5% Scarborough — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 16.6% / 23.9%
Doubleview — 25-34: 16.6% Scarborough — 25-34: 23.9%
35-44 16.0% / 17.7%
Doubleview — 35-44: 16.0% Scarborough — 35-44: 17.7%
45-54 13.8% / 12.4%
Doubleview — 45-54: 13.8% Scarborough — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 11.1% / 9.9%
Doubleview — 55-64: 11.1% Scarborough — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 7.2% / 7.1%
Doubleview — 65-74: 7.2% Scarborough — 65-74: 7.1%
75-84 3.6% / 4.0%
Doubleview — 75-84: 3.6% Scarborough — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 1.8% / 1.5%
Doubleview — 85+: 1.8% Scarborough — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Doubleview 36.4% lone person
Doubleview — Lone Person: 36.4% Doubleview — Couple Families: 42.3% Doubleview — One Parent Families: 13.4% Doubleview — Group Household: 6.8% Doubleview — Other Families: 1.1%
Scarborough 47.2% lone person
Scarborough — Lone Person: 47.2% Scarborough — Couple Families: 28.9% Scarborough — One Parent Families: 12.2% Scarborough — Group Household: 10.1% Scarborough — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Doubleview 32.2% renting
Doubleview — Owned Outright: 25.8% Doubleview — Mortgage: 42.0% Doubleview — Renting: 32.2%
Scarborough 40.3% renting
Scarborough — Owned Outright: 24.1% Scarborough — Mortgage: 35.6% Scarborough — Renting: 40.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Doubleview Scarborough
Bachelor Degree 22.0% / 23.4%
Doubleview — Bachelor Degree: 22.0% Scarborough — Bachelor Degree: 23.4%
Certificate III & IV 10.4% / 12.2%
Doubleview — Certificate III & IV: 10.4% Scarborough — Certificate III & IV: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 9.1%
Doubleview — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Scarborough — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 6.8% / 7.1%
Doubleview — Postgraduate Degree: 6.8% Scarborough — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 3.1%
Doubleview — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Scarborough — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

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.

Doubleview Scarborough
England 6.8% / 7.7%
Doubleview — England: 6.8% Scarborough — England: 7.7%
New Zealand 2.4% / 3.4%
Doubleview — New Zealand: 2.4% Scarborough — New Zealand: 3.4%
South Africa 1.8% / 2.3%
Doubleview — South Africa: 1.8% Scarborough — South Africa: 2.3%
Ireland 1.4% / 1.7%
Doubleview — Ireland: 1.4% Scarborough — Ireland: 1.7%
Brazil — / 2.2%
Doubleview — Brazil: not among its largest Scarborough — Brazil: 2.2%
India 1.3% / —
Doubleview — India: 1.3% Scarborough — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Doubleview 75.0% houses
Doubleview — Houses: 75.0% Doubleview — Townhouses: 22.7% Doubleview — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Scarborough 36.2% houses
Scarborough — Houses: 36.2% Scarborough — Townhouses: 47.6% Scarborough — Flats / Apartments: 16.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Doubleview Scarborough
Median house price $1,375,000 $1,340,000
Median unit price $651,000 $723,750
Median land price $1,495,000 $1,580,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 13 days
from 80 sales
 19 days
from 173 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.

Doubleview Scarborough
1 bed $470K / $565K
Doubleview — 1 bed: $470K (5 sales) Scarborough — 1 bed: $565K (29 sales)

5 vs 29 sales

2 bed $651K / $721K
Doubleview — 2 bed: $651K (10 sales) Scarborough — 2 bed: $721K (128 sales)

10 vs 128 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.

Doubleview Scarborough
2 bed $1.05M / $836K
Doubleview — 2 bed: $1.05M (16 sales) Scarborough — 2 bed: $836K (38 sales)

16 vs 38 sales

3 bed $1.28M / $1.28M
Doubleview — 3 bed: $1.28M (103 sales) Scarborough — 3 bed: $1.28M (137 sales)

103 vs 137 sales

4 bed $1.68M / $1.6M
Doubleview — 4 bed: $1.68M (61 sales) Scarborough — 4 bed: $1.6M (63 sales)

61 vs 63 sales

5 bed $2.76M / $1.75M
Doubleview — 5 bed: $2.76M (7 sales) Scarborough — 5 bed: $1.75M (7 sales)

7 vs 7 sales

Development activity

Doubleview Scarborough
New dwellings approved 1,557
across Stirling
same for both
Approvals change year on year +23%
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.

Doubleview Scarborough
Houses 4.1%
$950/wk on $1.2M
 4.4%
$850/wk on $1M
Units 6.8%
$650/wk on $500K
 4.9%
$750/wk on $800K

Ranking within WA

Doubleview Scarborough
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 86% of WA Higher than 75% 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 Higher than 93% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of WA Higher than 75% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 32% of WA Higher than 52% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 92% of WA Higher than 27% of WA

Liveability

Scarborough is more walkable (86 vs 78).

Doubleview Scarborough
Grade A A+
Score 86/100 89/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Doubleview Scarborough
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
63/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Doubleview Scarborough
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 2
ECU City Campus, 9.7 km
 None

Schools in Doubleview

  • Doubleview Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • International School of Western Australia Independent · Combined above peers

Schools in Scarborough

  • Scarborough Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St John's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Doubleview Scarborough
Supermarkets 1 4
Cafes & restaurants 4 16
Parks & reserves 3 6
Childcare 4 5
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 1 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 2
Beaches 0 1

Mobility

Doubleview Scarborough
Walkability score 78/100 86/100
Distance to Perth 12.6 km 14.5 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 20 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 176.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 337.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.2%
postcode 6018
 1.9%
postcode 6019
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 6018
 27
postcode 6019

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.

Doubleview Scarborough
Car (driver) 72.7% / 73.5%
Doubleview — Car (driver): 72.7% Scarborough — Car (driver): 73.5%
Worked from Home 11.6% / 11.2%
Doubleview — Worked from Home: 11.6% Scarborough — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Train 7.0% / 6.0%
Doubleview — Train: 7.0% Scarborough — Train: 6.0%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 4.2%
Doubleview — Car (passenger): 4.5% Scarborough — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Bus 2.2% / 2.6%
Doubleview — Bus: 2.2% Scarborough — Bus: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.5%).

Setting

Doubleview Scarborough
Elevation 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.5 km
2.5 km to a named beach
 995 m
990 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Doubleview Scarborough
Connectivity score 70/100 61/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
4,293 premises
 29%
10,010 premises

Climate

Doubleview Scarborough
Annual rainfall 650 mm 716 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 29.8°C
Winter min (Jul) — 10.4°C

Council rates

Doubleview Scarborough
Average residential rate $1,615/yr
same for both
Council Stirling
same for both

Federal electorate

Doubleview Scarborough
Division Curtin
same for both
Member Kate Chaney
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Doubleview Scarborough
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Doubleview

Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses Transport Hub Urban

Scarborough

Beach Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring Professionals Townhouses Transport Hub Urban

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