Falcon vs Halls Head

Halls Head is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 50 in Falcon. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Falcon, about half of households are people living alone. In Halls Head, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Halls Head: a median of $900,000, against $795,000 in Falcon, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Falcon tends to suit people living alone, while Halls Head suits 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

Halls Head

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 5)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Falcon

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($615,000 vs $756,885)
  • has cheaper houses ($795,000 vs $900,000)
  • But Halls Head leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Falcon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Halls Head

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 46/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (63 min vs 69 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (76.4 km vs 81 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Falcon has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 22%)
  • Halls Head is more walkable (83/100 vs 46/100)

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

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

Falcon Halls Head
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.

Falcon Halls Head
Walkability 46 / 83
Falcon — Walkability: 46/100 Halls Head — Walkability: 83/100
Safety 40 / 44
Falcon — Safety: 40/100 Halls Head — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 84
Falcon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Halls Head — Low fire risk: 84/100
Low flood risk 35 / 38
Falcon — Low flood risk: 35/100 Halls Head — Low flood risk: 38/100

Demographics

Halls Head has more residents (14,474 vs 5,531); Halls Head has higher household incomes ($87,672 vs $62,764).

Falcon Halls Head
Population 5,531 14,474
+162% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.1% +4.4%
Median age 50 45
Median household income $62,764/yr $87,672/yr
+40% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $350/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Falcon Halls Head
0-4 4.3% / 5.3%
Falcon — 0-4: 4.3% Halls Head — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 9.9% / 12.7%
Falcon — 5-14: 9.9% Halls Head — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 5.0% / 6.4%
Falcon — 15-19: 5.0% Halls Head — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 4.7% / 4.9%
Falcon — 20-24: 4.7% Halls Head — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 9.3% / 8.9%
Falcon — 25-34: 9.3% Halls Head — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 9.4% / 11.2%
Falcon — 35-44: 9.4% Halls Head — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 12.8% / 13.7%
Falcon — 45-54: 12.8% Halls Head — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 16.5% / 14.6%
Falcon — 55-64: 16.5% Halls Head — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 17.1% / 13.1%
Falcon — 65-74: 17.1% Halls Head — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 8.8% / 7.2%
Falcon — 75-84: 8.8% Halls Head — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 2.4% / 2.2%
Falcon — 85+: 2.4% Halls Head — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Falcon 33.1% couple families
Falcon — Couple Families: 33.1% Falcon — Lone Person: 45.4% Falcon — One Parent Families: 16.6% Falcon — Group Household: 3.6% Falcon — Other Families: 1.3%
Halls Head 46.2% couple families
Halls Head — Couple Families: 46.2% Halls Head — Lone Person: 31.7% Halls Head — One Parent Families: 18.1% Halls Head — Group Household: 3.1% Halls Head — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Falcon 23.4% renting
Falcon — Owned Outright: 42.9% Falcon — Mortgage: 33.7% Falcon — Renting: 23.4%
Halls Head 20.6% renting
Halls Head — Owned Outright: 37.5% Halls Head — Mortgage: 41.9% Halls Head — Renting: 20.6%
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.

Falcon Halls Head
England 10.2% / 12.6%
Falcon — England: 10.2% Halls Head — England: 12.6%
New Zealand 3.8% / 3.6%
Falcon — New Zealand: 3.8% Halls Head — New Zealand: 3.6%
South Africa 1.0% / 2.1%
Falcon — South Africa: 1.0% Halls Head — South Africa: 2.1%
Scotland 0.9% / 1.2%
Falcon — Scotland: 0.9% Halls Head — Scotland: 1.2%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.8%
Falcon — Philippines: 0.5% Halls Head — Philippines: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.6%).

Qualifications

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

Falcon Halls Head
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 18.1%
Falcon — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Halls Head — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 8.9%
Falcon — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Halls Head — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 8.6%
Falcon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Halls Head — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 2.1%
Falcon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Halls Head — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.6%
Falcon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Halls Head — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Falcon 95.1% houses
Falcon — Houses: 95.1% Falcon — Townhouses: 4.0% Falcon — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Halls Head 89.6% houses
Halls Head — Houses: 89.6% Halls Head — Townhouses: 8.4% Halls Head — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Falcon Halls Head
Median house price $795,000 $900,000
Median unit price $557,500 $611,000
Median land price $615,000 $756,885
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 136 sales
 25 days
from 151 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.

Falcon Halls Head
2 bed $645K / $550K
Falcon — 2 bed: $645K (23 sales) Halls Head — 2 bed: $550K (8 sales)

23 vs 8 sales

3 bed $730K / $790K
Falcon — 3 bed: $730K (110 sales) Halls Head — 3 bed: $790K (93 sales)

110 vs 93 sales

4 bed $910K / $920K
Falcon — 4 bed: $910K (97 sales) Halls Head — 4 bed: $920K (195 sales)

97 vs 195 sales

5 bed $1.3M / $1.27M
Falcon — 5 bed: $1.3M (18 sales) Halls Head — 5 bed: $1.27M (23 sales)

18 vs 23 sales

Development activity

Falcon Halls Head
New dwellings approved 1,482
across Mandurah
same for both
Approvals change year on year +20%
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.

Falcon Halls Head
Houses 3.9%
$600/wk on $799K
 4.0%
$695/wk on $899K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Falcon Halls Head
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of WA Higher than 51% of WA
Schools — Higher than 65% of WA
Walkability Higher than 82% of WA Higher than 96% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of WA Higher than 93% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 23% of WA Higher than 26% of WA

Liveability

Halls Head is more walkable (83 vs 46); Halls Head scores higher overall (54 vs 36).

Falcon Halls Head
Grade C B
Score 36/100 54/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Halls Head carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0).

Falcon Halls Head
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
56/100
Flood Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
62/100
Coastal erosion Low
29/100
 Moderate
64/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Falcon Halls Head
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Falcon

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Halls Head

  • Halls Head Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • South Halls Head Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Glencoe Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Halls Head College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Frederick Irwin Anglican School - Halls Head Campus Independent · Primary
  • Halls Head College Education Support Centre Government · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Falcon Halls Head
Supermarkets 2 4
Cafes & restaurants 2 4
Parks & reserves 5 17
Childcare 3 8
GPs 3
same for both
Pharmacies 3 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 1
Beaches 0 2
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Falcon sits further from the CBD (81 km vs 76.4 km).

Falcon Halls Head
Walkability score 46/100 83/100
Distance to Perth 81 km
+6% vs other
 76.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 69 min 63 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 122.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 209.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 6210
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 6210
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.

Falcon Halls Head
Car (driver) 78.0% / 77.2%
Falcon — Car (driver): 78.0% Halls Head — Car (driver): 77.2%
Worked from Home 9.4% / 8.5%
Falcon — Worked from Home: 9.4% Halls Head — Worked from Home: 8.5%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 6.0%
Falcon — Car (passenger): 5.2% Halls Head — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Train 3.4% / 3.4%
Falcon — Train: 3.4% Halls Head — Train: 3.4%
Bus 2.1% / 3.3%
Falcon — Bus: 2.1% Halls Head — Bus: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.0%).

Setting

Falcon Halls Head
Elevation 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.1 km
2.8 km to a named beach
 946 m
2.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Falcon Halls Head
Connectivity score 69/100 82/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
3,723 premises
 67%
7,326 premises

Climate

Falcon Halls Head
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Falcon Halls Head
Average residential rate $2,186/yr
same for both
Council Mandurah
same for both

Federal electorate

Falcon Halls Head
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Falcon Halls Head
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Falcon

Coastal Large Blocks Quiet Retirees

Halls Head

Coastal Large Blocks Parks Regional Centre

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