Elleker vs Torbay

Torbay is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 51 in Elleker. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Torbay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Elleker sits closer to the CBD (419.8 km vs 423.3 km)
  • Torbay is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Elleker has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)
  • Torbay is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Torbay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.1% vs -4.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Elleker Torbay
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.

Elleker Torbay
Walkability 0 / 10
Elleker — Walkability: 0/100 Torbay — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 75 / 84
Elleker — Safety: 75/100 Torbay — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 43 / 59
Elleker — Low fire risk: 43/100 Torbay — Low fire risk: 59/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Elleker — Low flood risk: 100/100 Torbay — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Elleker rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk); Elleker skews older (51 vs 42).

Elleker Torbay
Population 356 378
+6% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.8% +18.1%
Median age 51 42
Median household income $74,516/yr $74,360/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+20% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Elleker Torbay
0-4 3.7% / 5.8%
Elleker — 0-4: 3.7% Torbay — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 10.4% / 10.1%
Elleker — 5-14: 10.4% Torbay — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 4.8% / 4.8%
Elleker — 15-19: 4.8% Torbay — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 1.7% / 4.5%
Elleker — 20-24: 1.7% Torbay — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 10.1% / 15.9%
Elleker — 25-34: 10.1% Torbay — 25-34: 15.9%
35-44 8.1% / 10.1%
Elleker — 35-44: 8.1% Torbay — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 14.9% / 11.4%
Elleker — 45-54: 14.9% Torbay — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 21.1% / 19.3%
Elleker — 55-64: 21.1% Torbay — 55-64: 19.3%
65-74 18.8% / 11.4%
Elleker — 65-74: 18.8% Torbay — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 5.9% / 5.0%
Elleker — 75-84: 5.9% Torbay — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / 1.1%
Elleker — 85+: not among its largest Torbay — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Elleker 44.4% couple families
Elleker — Couple Families: 44.4% Elleker — Lone Person: 29.2% Elleker — One Parent Families: 16.7% Elleker — Group Household: 9.7%
Torbay 41.3% couple families
Torbay — Couple Families: 41.3% Torbay — Lone Person: 36.0% Torbay — One Parent Families: 22.7% Torbay — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Elleker 14.7% renting
Elleker — Owned Outright: 47.3% Elleker — Mortgage: 38.0% Elleker — Renting: 14.7%
Torbay 12.4% renting
Torbay — Owned Outright: 56.2% Torbay — Mortgage: 31.4% Torbay — Renting: 12.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Elleker Torbay
Certificate III & IV 22.2% / 16.7%
Elleker — Certificate III & IV: 22.2% Torbay — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.1% / 8.2%
Elleker — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1% Torbay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 7.9%
Elleker — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Torbay — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 0.8%
Elleker — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Torbay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Elleker — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Torbay — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

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.

Elleker Torbay
England 7.9% / 6.6%
Elleker — England: 7.9% Torbay — England: 6.6%
New Zealand 2.5% / 2.4%
Elleker — New Zealand: 2.5% Torbay — New Zealand: 2.4%
Netherlands 1.7% / 1.9%
Elleker — Netherlands: 1.7% Torbay — Netherlands: 1.9%
South Africa — / 1.3%
Elleker — South Africa: not among its largest Torbay — South Africa: 1.3%
Philippines 0.8% / —
Elleker — Philippines: 0.8% Torbay — Philippines: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.8%
Elleker — Italy: not among its largest Torbay — Italy: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Elleker 100.0% houses
Elleker — Houses: 100.0% Elleker — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Torbay 97.4% houses
Torbay — Houses: 97.4% Torbay — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Elleker Torbay
Median house price — $1,137,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Elleker Torbay
New dwellings approved 271
across Albany
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Elleker Torbay
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of WA
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of WA Higher than 39% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of WA Higher than 44% of WA

Liveability

Torbay is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Elleker Torbay
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Elleker carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 41).

Elleker Torbay
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
41/100
Crime Low
25/100
 Low
16/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
38/100
 Low
37/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Elleker Torbay
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

Elleker Torbay
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Torbay sits further from the CBD (423.3 km vs 419.8 km).

Elleker Torbay
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Perth 419.8 km 423.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 295 min 294 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.

Elleker Torbay
Car (driver) 79.1% / 64.8%
Elleker — Car (driver): 79.1% Torbay — Car (driver): 64.8%
Worked from Home 14.9% / 19.3%
Elleker — Worked from Home: 14.9% Torbay — Worked from Home: 19.3%
Walked Only 2.0% / 8.3%
Elleker — Walked Only: 2.0% Torbay — Walked Only: 8.3%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.8%
Elleker — Car (passenger): 4.1% Torbay — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Bus — / 2.8%
Elleker — Bus: not among its largest Torbay — Bus: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.1%).

Setting

Elleker Torbay
Elevation -1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.6 km 7.5 km

NBN connectivity

Elleker Torbay
Connectivity score 29/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
182 premises
 0%
114 premises

Climate

Elleker Torbay
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

Elleker Torbay
Average residential rate $2,591/yr
same for both
Council Albany
same for both

Federal electorate

Elleker Torbay
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Elleker Torbay
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Elleker

Coastal Rural

Torbay

Rural

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