Drome vs Mckail

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Drome, about half of households rent and the large majority of households are couple families. In McKail, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Drome tends to suit renters, families with children, and couples.

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

McKail

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 83/100)

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

First-home buyers

McKail

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 51%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Drome

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Drome

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (403 km vs 409.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

McKail

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

McKail

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.2% vs 2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Drome Mckail
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.

Drome Mckail
Walkability 0 / 0
Drome — Walkability: 0/100 Mckail — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 17 / 39
Drome — Safety: 17/100 Mckail — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 50 / 100
Drome — Low fire risk: 50/100 Mckail — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 88 / 89
Drome — Low flood risk: 88/100 Mckail — Low flood risk: 89/100

Demographics

McKail has more residents (3,970 vs 52); McKail rents higher ($350/wk vs $300/wk).

Drome Mckail
Population 52 3,970
+7535% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.0% +15.2%
Median age 36 34
Median household income $75,816/yr $85,332/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $350/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Drome Mckail
0-4 11.5% / 8.1%
Drome — 0-4: 11.5% Mckail — 0-4: 8.1%
5-14 23.1% / 16.1%
Drome — 5-14: 23.1% Mckail — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 7.7% / 6.8%
Drome — 15-19: 7.7% Mckail — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 9.6% / 6.3%
Drome — 20-24: 9.6% Mckail — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 13.5% / 13.8%
Drome — 25-34: 13.5% Mckail — 25-34: 13.8%
35-44 19.2% / 14.0%
Drome — 35-44: 19.2% Mckail — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 11.5% / 12.4%
Drome — 45-54: 11.5% Mckail — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 13.5% / 9.9%
Drome — 55-64: 13.5% Mckail — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 13.5% / 7.9%
Drome — 65-74: 13.5% Mckail — 65-74: 7.9%
75-84 — / 4.2%
Drome — 75-84: not among its largest Mckail — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ — / 0.8%
Drome — 85+: not among its largest Mckail — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Drome 75.0% couple families
Drome — Couple Families: 75.0% Drome — Lone Person: 25.0% Drome — One Parent Families: 0.0% Drome — Group Household: 0.0% Drome — Other Families: 0.0%
Mckail 50.7% couple families
Mckail — Couple Families: 50.7% Mckail — Lone Person: 26.4% Mckail — One Parent Families: 17.6% Mckail — Group Household: 4.4% Mckail — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Drome 46.7% renting
Drome — Owned Outright: 20.0% Drome — Mortgage: 33.3% Drome — Renting: 46.7%
Mckail 25.5% renting
Mckail — Owned Outright: 25.8% Mckail — Mortgage: 48.7% Mckail — Renting: 25.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Drome 100.0% houses
Drome — Houses: 100.0% Drome — Townhouses: 0.0% Drome — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mckail 98.0% houses
Mckail — Houses: 98.0% Mckail — Townhouses: 1.6% Mckail — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Drome Mckail
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 19.9%
Drome — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Mckail — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 5.9%
Drome — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Mckail — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 7.4%
Drome — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Mckail — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Drome — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mckail — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Drome — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mckail — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Property market

Drome Mckail
Median house price — $761,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $310,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 31 days
from 29 sales

Development activity

Drome Mckail
New dwellings approved 271
across Albany
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
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.

Drome Mckail
Houses — 4.7%
$735/wk on $820K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Drome Mckail
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of WA Higher than 50% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 5% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of WA Higher than 36% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 69% of WA

Liveability

Drome Mckail
Grade — C
Score — 41/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Drome carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 0); Drome carries more crime risk (83 vs 61).

Drome Mckail
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
83/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood Low
12/100
 Low
11/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Drome Mckail
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

Drome Mckail
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

McKail sits further from the CBD (409.7 km vs 403 km).

Drome Mckail
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 403 km 409.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 288 min 286 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 31
postcode 6330
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.

Drome Mckail
Car (driver) 78.9% / 87.2%
Drome — Car (driver): 78.9% Mckail — Car (driver): 87.2%
Worked from Home 21.1% / 3.3%
Drome — Worked from Home: 21.1% Mckail — Worked from Home: 3.3%
Car (passenger) — / 7.7%
Drome — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mckail — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Bus — / 1.0%
Drome — Bus: not among its largest Mckail — Bus: 1.0%
Bicycle — / 0.4%
Drome — Bicycle: not among its largest Mckail — Bicycle: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.2%).

Setting

Drome Mckail
Elevation 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.7 km 5.3 km

NBN connectivity

Drome Mckail
Connectivity score 19/100 66/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
17 premises
 40%
1,457 premises

Climate

Drome Mckail
Annual rainfall 859 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Drome Mckail
Average residential rate $2,591/yr
same for both
Council Albany
same for both

Federal electorate

Drome Mckail
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Drome Mckail
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Drome

Family Rural Young Families

Mckail

Acreage Family

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