Embleton vs Morley

Comparing Embleton and Morley, WA: Morley has more residents (22,539 vs 3,600); Embleton has higher household incomes ($93,860 vs $82,316); and Morley skews older (39 vs 37).

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

Morley

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (15 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (33 vs 5)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Embleton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($418,500 vs $810,000)

Weighs house 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

Morley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (6 vs 0)

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

Investors

Embleton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.7% vs 4.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Embleton Morley
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.

Embleton Morley
Walkability 65 / 58
Embleton — Walkability: 65/100 Morley — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 29 / 29
Embleton — Safety: 29/100 Morley — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Embleton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Morley — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Embleton — Low flood risk: 100/100 Morley — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Morley has more residents (22,539 vs 3,600); Embleton has higher household incomes ($93,860 vs $82,316).

Embleton Morley
Population 3,600 22,539
+526% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.7% +4.7%
Median age 37 39
Median household income $93,860/yr
+12% vs other
 $82,316/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk $360/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Embleton Morley
0-4 6.7% / 5.9%
Embleton — 0-4: 6.7% Morley — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 10.6% / 10.2%
Embleton — 5-14: 10.6% Morley — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 4.7% / 4.9%
Embleton — 15-19: 4.7% Morley — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 5.5% / 6.4%
Embleton — 20-24: 5.5% Morley — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 17.4% / 16.1%
Embleton — 25-34: 17.4% Morley — 25-34: 16.1%
35-44 17.0% / 14.3%
Embleton — 35-44: 17.0% Morley — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 12.6% / 12.1%
Embleton — 45-54: 12.6% Morley — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 9.9% / 11.4%
Embleton — 55-64: 9.9% Morley — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 6.7% / 10.0%
Embleton — 65-74: 6.7% Morley — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 5.4% / 6.5%
Embleton — 75-84: 5.4% Morley — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 3.8% / 2.3%
Embleton — 85+: 3.8% Morley — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Embleton 39.4% couple families
Embleton — Couple Families: 39.4% Embleton — Lone Person: 33.4% Embleton — One Parent Families: 17.2% Embleton — Group Household: 7.8% Embleton — Other Families: 2.2%
Morley 40.3% couple families
Morley — Couple Families: 40.3% Morley — Lone Person: 34.8% Morley — One Parent Families: 16.6% Morley — Group Household: 6.0% Morley — Other Families: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Embleton 32.9% renting
Embleton — Owned Outright: 25.1% Embleton — Mortgage: 42.0% Embleton — Renting: 32.9%
Morley 28.8% renting
Morley — Owned Outright: 35.3% Morley — Mortgage: 35.9% Morley — Renting: 28.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Embleton Morley
Bachelor Degree 15.2% / 13.2%
Embleton — Bachelor Degree: 15.2% Morley — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 13.8%
Embleton — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Morley — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 8.0%
Embleton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Morley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 4.1%
Embleton — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Morley — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.5%
Embleton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Morley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

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.

Embleton Morley
England 4.8% / 4.2%
Embleton — England: 4.8% Morley — England: 4.2%
Vietnam 3.4% / 4.2%
Embleton — Vietnam: 3.4% Morley — Vietnam: 4.2%
India 2.8% / 4.2%
Embleton — India: 2.8% Morley — India: 4.2%
China 3.1% / 3.0%
Embleton — China: 3.1% Morley — China: 3.0%
Philippines 2.5% / 2.0%
Embleton — Philippines: 2.5% Morley — Philippines: 2.0%
Italy — / 2.5%
Embleton — Italy: not among its largest Morley — Italy: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Embleton 88.7% houses
Embleton — Houses: 88.7% Embleton — Townhouses: 10.9% Embleton — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Morley 83.5% houses
Morley — Houses: 83.5% Morley — Townhouses: 15.8% Morley — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Embleton Morley
Median house price $950,000 $900,000
Median unit price — $590,000
Median land price $418,500 $810,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 27 sales
 33 days
from 291 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.

Embleton Morley
2 bed $792K / $732K
Embleton — 2 bed: $792K (13 sales) Morley — 2 bed: $732K (28 sales)

13 vs 28 sales

3 bed $922K / $850K
Embleton — 3 bed: $922K (57 sales) Morley — 3 bed: $850K (231 sales)

57 vs 231 sales

4 bed $1.14M / $980K
Embleton — 4 bed: $1.14M (34 sales) Morley — 4 bed: $980K (140 sales)

34 vs 140 sales

Development activity

Embleton Morley
New dwellings approved 251
across Bayswater
same for both
Approvals change year on year -44%
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.

Embleton Morley
Houses 4.6%
$800/wk on $900K
 4.3%
$790/wk on $962K
Units — 5.5%
$692/wk on $649K

Ranking within WA

Embleton Morley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 45% of WA
Schools — Higher than 92% of WA
Walkability Higher than 88% of WA Higher than 85% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 79% of WA Higher than 78% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of WA Higher than 89% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 68% of WA Higher than 43% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 54% of WA

Liveability

Embleton Morley
Grade A
same for both
Score 69/100 73/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Embleton Morley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
71/100
same for both
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 8
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Embleton Morley
Inside the suburb 1 6
Rated above peers 0 4
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 2
ECU City Campus, 7.6 km
 2
ECU City Campus, 8.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.0% 2.2%

Schools in Embleton

  • Embleton Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Morley

  • Hampton Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Hampton Senior High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • John Forrest Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Morley Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Infant Jesus School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Weld Square Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Embleton Morley
Supermarkets 0 8
Cafes & restaurants 1 6
Parks & reserves 5 33
Childcare 1 15
GPs 0 6
Pharmacies 0 8
Banks & Bank@Post 0 8
Fuel stations 1 6
EV chargers 1 2

Mobility

Embleton Morley
Walkability score 65/100 58/100
Distance to Perth 8.3 km 9.2 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min 17 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 209.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 854.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 6062
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 6062
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.

Embleton Morley
Car (driver) 72.6% / 77.4%
Embleton — Car (driver): 72.6% Morley — Car (driver): 77.4%
Bus 8.9% / 5.9%
Embleton — Bus: 8.9% Morley — Bus: 5.9%
Worked from Home 7.4% / 6.6%
Embleton — Worked from Home: 7.4% Morley — Worked from Home: 6.6%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 5.6%
Embleton — Car (passenger): 5.7% Morley — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Train 3.6% / 2.9%
Embleton — Train: 3.6% Morley — Train: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).

Setting

Embleton Morley
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.7 km
same for both

NBN connectivity

Embleton Morley
Connectivity score 84/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
1,789 premises
 47%
11,442 premises

Climate

Embleton Morley
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

Embleton Morley
Average residential rate $1,871/yr
same for both
Council Bayswater
same for both

Federal electorate

Embleton Morley
Division Perth Hasluck
Member Patrick Gorman Tania Lawrence
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Embleton Morley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Embleton

Easy Commute Inner Parks Quiet Transport Hub

Morley

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Transport Hub

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