East Victoria Park vs St James

St James is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 35 in East Victoria Park. In both, most homes are detached houses. In East Victoria Park, most households own their home. In St James, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in East Victoria Park: a median of $1.16 million, against $886,000 in St James, and rent is higher there too. East Victoria Park is closer to the city centre: 7.1 km, against 8.2 km. On these figures, St James tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

East Victoria Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (12 vs 4)
  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 6)

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

First-home buyers

St James

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($790,000 vs $1,095,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($886,000 vs $1,162,000)
  • But East Victoria Park has cheaper units ($569,000 vs $670,000)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

East Victoria Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (4.9% vs -0.2%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (6.2% vs 4.4%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

East Victoria Park and St James drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

East Victoria Park St James
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.

East Victoria Park St James
Walkability 96 / 89
East Victoria Park — Walkability: 96/100 St James — Walkability: 89/100
Safety 18 / 13
East Victoria Park — Safety: 18/100 St James — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
East Victoria Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 St James — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
East Victoria Park — Low flood risk: 100/100 St James — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

East Victoria Park has more residents (10,569 vs 4,894); East Victoria Park has higher household incomes ($109,200 vs $95,004).

East Victoria Park St James
Population 10,569
+54% vs other
 4,894
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% -0.2%
Median age 35 32
Median household income $109,200/yr
+13% vs other
 $95,004/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+6% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

East Victoria Park St James
0-4 6.4% / 5.9%
East Victoria Park — 0-4: 6.4% St James — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 10.2% / 8.9%
East Victoria Park — 5-14: 10.2% St James — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 4.2% / 5.1%
East Victoria Park — 15-19: 4.2% St James — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 7.7% / 10.7%
East Victoria Park — 20-24: 7.7% St James — 20-24: 10.7%
25-34 21.4% / 24.5%
East Victoria Park — 25-34: 21.4% St James — 25-34: 24.5%
35-44 17.2% / 14.9%
East Victoria Park — 35-44: 17.2% St James — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 13.4% / 11.4%
East Victoria Park — 45-54: 13.4% St James — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 9.6% / 9.3%
East Victoria Park — 55-64: 9.6% St James — 55-64: 9.3%
65-74 6.1% / 5.9%
East Victoria Park — 65-74: 6.1% St James — 65-74: 5.9%
75-84 2.8% / 2.3%
East Victoria Park — 75-84: 2.8% St James — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 1.0% / 1.2%
East Victoria Park — 85+: 1.0% St James — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

East Victoria Park 39.1% lone person
East Victoria Park — Lone Person: 39.1% East Victoria Park — Couple Families: 36.6% East Victoria Park — Group Household: 10.6% East Victoria Park — One Parent Families: 10.9% East Victoria Park — Other Families: 2.7%
St James 39.5% lone person
St James — Lone Person: 39.5% St James — Couple Families: 31.5% St James — Group Household: 14.2% St James — One Parent Families: 11.9% St James — Other Families: 2.8%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

East Victoria Park 41.5% renting
East Victoria Park — Owned Outright: 22.2% East Victoria Park — Mortgage: 36.4% East Victoria Park — Renting: 41.5%
St James 47.6% renting
St James — Owned Outright: 18.3% St James — Mortgage: 34.0% St James — Renting: 47.6%
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.

East Victoria Park St James
England 5.5% / 4.2%
East Victoria Park — England: 5.5% St James — England: 4.2%
India 2.2% / 3.4%
East Victoria Park — India: 2.2% St James — India: 3.4%
New Zealand 2.5% / 2.0%
East Victoria Park — New Zealand: 2.5% St James — New Zealand: 2.0%
Malaysia 1.8% / 2.7%
East Victoria Park — Malaysia: 1.8% St James — Malaysia: 2.7%
China 1.5% / 2.1%
East Victoria Park — China: 1.5% St James — China: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

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

East Victoria Park St James
Bachelor Degree 22.5% / 20.2%
East Victoria Park — Bachelor Degree: 22.5% St James — Bachelor Degree: 20.2%
Certificate III & IV 10.2% / 11.6%
East Victoria Park — Certificate III & IV: 10.2% St James — Certificate III & IV: 11.6%
Postgraduate Degree 8.3% / 7.7%
East Victoria Park — Postgraduate Degree: 8.3% St James — Postgraduate Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 8.2%
East Victoria Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% St James — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 2.4%
East Victoria Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% St James — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

East Victoria Park 66.7% houses
East Victoria Park — Houses: 66.7% East Victoria Park — Townhouses: 15.4% East Victoria Park — Flats / Apartments: 17.9%
St James 70.0% houses
St James — Houses: 70.0% St James — Townhouses: 25.7% St James — Flats / Apartments: 4.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

East Victoria Park St James
Median house price $1,162,000 $886,000
Median unit price $569,000 $670,000
Median land price $1,095,000 $790,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 70 sales
 24 days
from 38 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.

East Victoria Park St James
2 bed $650K / $575K
East Victoria Park — 2 bed: $650K (19 sales) St James — 2 bed: $575K (10 sales)

19 vs 10 sales

3 bed $655K / $775K
East Victoria Park — 3 bed: $655K (5 sales) St James — 3 bed: $775K (11 sales)

5 vs 11 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.

East Victoria Park St James
2 bed $985K / $825K
East Victoria Park — 2 bed: $985K (22 sales) St James — 2 bed: $825K (9 sales)

22 vs 9 sales

3 bed $1.1M / $875K
East Victoria Park — 3 bed: $1.1M (77 sales) St James — 3 bed: $875K (46 sales)

77 vs 46 sales

4 bed $1.55M / $905K
East Victoria Park — 4 bed: $1.55M (41 sales) St James — 4 bed: $905K (21 sales)

41 vs 21 sales

5 bed $1.75M / $1.01M
East Victoria Park — 5 bed: $1.75M (9 sales) St James — 5 bed: $1.01M (7 sales)

9 vs 7 sales

Development activity

East Victoria Park St James
New dwellings approved 135
across Victoria Park
 423
across Canning
Approvals change year on year +89% -3%

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.

East Victoria Park St James
Houses 4.2%
$800/wk on $1M
 4.5%
$790/wk on $919K
Units 6.2%
$600/wk on $500K
 4.4%
$600/wk on $702K

Ranking within WA

East Victoria Park St James
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of WA Higher than 59% of WA
Schools Higher than 1% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 100% of WA Higher than 99% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 92% of WA Higher than 88% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of WA Higher than 95% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 56% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 86% of WA Higher than 14% of WA

Liveability

St James scores higher overall (75 vs 68).

East Victoria Park St James
Grade B A
Score 68/100 75/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

East Victoria Park St James
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
82/100
 High
87/100
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 12
within 5 km
 14
within 5 km

Schools

East Victoria Park St James
Inside the suburb 5 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Curtin University of Technology, 1.9 km
 3
Curtin University of Technology, 0.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.3% 5.5%

Schools in East Victoria Park

  • Millen Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • East Victoria Park Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Ursula Frayne Catholic College - Primary Campus Catholic · Primary
  • Carson Street School Government · Primary · Special school
  • East Victoria Park Education Support Centre Government · Primary · Special school

Schools in St James

  • Santa Clara School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

East Victoria Park St James
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 53 1
Parks & reserves 12 6
Childcare 12 4
GPs 2 3
Pharmacies 2 3
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

East Victoria Park St James
Walkability score 96/100 89/100
Distance to Perth 7.1 km 8.2 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 13 min
same for both
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 502.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 136.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 6101
 1.3%
postcode 6102
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 6101
 27
postcode 6102

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.

East Victoria Park St James
Car (driver) 65.5% / 71.5%
East Victoria Park — Car (driver): 65.5% St James — Car (driver): 71.5%
Bus 11.7% / 9.6%
East Victoria Park — Bus: 11.7% St James — Bus: 9.6%
Worked from Home 9.0% / 7.4%
East Victoria Park — Worked from Home: 9.0% St James — Worked from Home: 7.4%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 6.6%
East Victoria Park — Car (passenger): 5.9% St James — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Train 4.0% / 2.1%
East Victoria Park — Train: 4.0% St James — Train: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.5%).

Setting

East Victoria Park St James
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.2 km
4.7 km to a named beach
 15.0 km
4.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

East Victoria Park St James
Connectivity score 99/100 89/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 97%
5,784 premises
 79%
2,392 premises

Climate

East Victoria Park St James
Annual rainfall 663 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

East Victoria Park St James
Average residential rate $3,148/yr $1,833/yr
Council Victoria Park Canning

Federal electorate

East Victoria Park St James
Division Swan
same for both
Member Zaneta Mascarenhas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

East Victoria Park St James
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

East Victoria Park

Cafe Culture Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Transport Hub

St James

Easy Commute Inner Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

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