Edgewater vs Heathridge

Heathridge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 41 in Edgewater. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Edgewater, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Edgewater: a median of $1 million, against $900,000 in Heathridge, and rent is higher there too.

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

Heathridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Heathridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($900,000 vs $1,003,000)

Weighs house 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

Edgewater

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Edgewater Heathridge
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.

Edgewater Heathridge
Walkability 72 / 78
Edgewater — Walkability: 72/100 Heathridge — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 53 / 52
Edgewater — Safety: 53/100 Heathridge — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 38 / 14
Edgewater — Low fire risk: 38/100 Heathridge — Low fire risk: 14/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Edgewater — Low flood risk: 100/100 Heathridge — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Heathridge has more residents (6,898 vs 4,657); Edgewater skews older (41 vs 36).

Edgewater Heathridge
Population 4,657 6,898
+48% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.3% +3.6%
Median age 41 36
Median household income $104,832/yr
+12% vs other
 $92,664/yr
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+5% vs other
 $370/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Edgewater Heathridge
0-4 5.8% / 7.2%
Edgewater — 0-4: 5.8% Heathridge — 0-4: 7.2%
5-14 13.3% / 13.2%
Edgewater — 5-14: 13.3% Heathridge — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 5.0% / 4.7%
Edgewater — 15-19: 5.0% Heathridge — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 4.7% / 5.5%
Edgewater — 20-24: 4.7% Heathridge — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 11.3% / 16.7%
Edgewater — 25-34: 11.3% Heathridge — 25-34: 16.7%
35-44 14.0% / 16.7%
Edgewater — 35-44: 14.0% Heathridge — 35-44: 16.7%
45-54 12.0% / 11.7%
Edgewater — 45-54: 12.0% Heathridge — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 14.1% / 10.7%
Edgewater — 55-64: 14.1% Heathridge — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 11.8% / 9.0%
Edgewater — 65-74: 11.8% Heathridge — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 5.8% / 3.5%
Edgewater — 75-84: 5.8% Heathridge — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 2.1% / 1.0%
Edgewater — 85+: 2.1% Heathridge — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Edgewater 51.3% couple families
Edgewater — Couple Families: 51.3% Edgewater — Lone Person: 29.4% Edgewater — One Parent Families: 14.0% Edgewater — Group Household: 4.3% Edgewater — Other Families: 1.1%
Heathridge 42.0% couple families
Heathridge — Couple Families: 42.0% Heathridge — Lone Person: 32.7% Heathridge — One Parent Families: 19.0% Heathridge — Group Household: 5.0% Heathridge — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Edgewater 16.2% renting
Edgewater — Owned Outright: 36.4% Edgewater — Mortgage: 47.4% Edgewater — Renting: 16.2%
Heathridge 24.1% renting
Heathridge — Owned Outright: 26.0% Heathridge — Mortgage: 49.9% Heathridge — Renting: 24.1%
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.

Edgewater Heathridge
England 17.9% / 11.8%
Edgewater — England: 17.9% Heathridge — England: 11.8%
New Zealand 3.1% / 3.2%
Edgewater — New Zealand: 3.1% Heathridge — New Zealand: 3.2%
South Africa 3.3% / 1.8%
Edgewater — South Africa: 3.3% Heathridge — South Africa: 1.8%
Scotland 2.1% / 1.3%
Edgewater — Scotland: 2.1% Heathridge — Scotland: 1.3%
Ireland 1.8% / 1.6%
Edgewater — Ireland: 1.8% Heathridge — Ireland: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Qualifications

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

Edgewater Heathridge
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 19.3%
Edgewater — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Heathridge — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 14.5% / 10.9%
Edgewater — Bachelor Degree: 14.5% Heathridge — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 7.9%
Edgewater — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Heathridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 2.1%
Edgewater — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Heathridge — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 1.8%
Edgewater — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Heathridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Edgewater 95.3% houses
Edgewater — Houses: 95.3% Edgewater — Townhouses: 4.2% Edgewater — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Heathridge 91.8% houses
Heathridge — Houses: 91.8% Heathridge — Townhouses: 7.9% Heathridge — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Edgewater Heathridge
Median house price $1,003,000 $900,000
Median unit price $730,023 —
Median land price — $430,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 6 days
from 25 sales
 15 days
from 78 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.

Edgewater Heathridge
3 bed $902K / $881K
Edgewater — 3 bed: $902K (44 sales) Heathridge — 3 bed: $881K (119 sales)

44 vs 119 sales

4 bed $1.15M / $944K
Edgewater — 4 bed: $1.15M (45 sales) Heathridge — 4 bed: $944K (58 sales)

45 vs 58 sales

5 bed $1.29M / $1.02M
Edgewater — 5 bed: $1.29M (6 sales) Heathridge — 5 bed: $1.02M (8 sales)

6 vs 8 sales

Development activity

Edgewater Heathridge
New dwellings approved 463
across Joondalup
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
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.

Edgewater Heathridge
Houses 4.1%
$780/wk on $1,000K
 4.4%
$760/wk on $900K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Edgewater Heathridge
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of WA Higher than 56% of WA
Schools — Higher than 54% of WA
Walkability Higher than 91% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of WA Higher than 88% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 28% of WA Higher than 51% of WA

Liveability

Edgewater scores higher overall (64 vs 51).

Edgewater Heathridge
Grade B
same for both
Score 64/100 51/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Heathridge carries more bushfire risk (86 vs 62).

Edgewater Heathridge
Bushfire Moderate
62/100
 High
86/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
48/100
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 4
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Edgewater Heathridge
Inside the suburb 2 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 2
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 3.2 km
 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 3.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.8% 1.3%

Schools in Edgewater

  • Edgewater Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mater Dei College Catholic · Secondary at peers

Schools in Heathridge

  • Heathridge Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Eddystone Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Poseidon Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • West Coast Language Development Centre - Poseidon Campus Government · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Edgewater Heathridge
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 13 11
Childcare 4
same for both
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 1 0

Mobility

Edgewater Heathridge
Walkability score 72/100 78/100
Distance to Perth 24.7 km 25.6 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min 24 min
Public transport score 93/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 95.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 140.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 6027
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 6027
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.

Edgewater Heathridge
Car (driver) 71.3% / 77.1%
Edgewater — Car (driver): 71.3% Heathridge — Car (driver): 77.1%
Worked from Home 10.9% / 7.9%
Edgewater — Worked from Home: 10.9% Heathridge — Worked from Home: 7.9%
Train 10.6% / 6.6%
Edgewater — Train: 10.6% Heathridge — Train: 6.6%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 4.8%
Edgewater — Car (passenger): 4.4% Heathridge — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Bus 1.1% / 2.0%
Edgewater — Bus: 1.1% Heathridge — Bus: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.1%).

Setting

Edgewater Heathridge
Elevation 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.2 km 2.9 km

NBN connectivity

Edgewater Heathridge
Connectivity score 74/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 53%
2,108 premises
 1%
3,011 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Edgewater Heathridge
Average residential rate $1,782/yr
same for both
Council Joondalup
same for both

Federal electorate

Edgewater Heathridge
Division Moore
same for both
Member Tom French
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Edgewater Heathridge
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Edgewater

Easy Commute Large Blocks Outer Parks Transport Hub

Heathridge

Coastal Outer Parks Quiet

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