Forrestdale vs Harrisdale

Harrisdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 41 in Forrestdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Forrestdale, about half of households are couple families. In Harrisdale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Harrisdale tends to suit families with children and 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

Harrisdale

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (19 vs 6)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 94/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Forrestdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Harrisdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 32/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Harrisdale

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 32/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 94/100)
  • But Forrestdale has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Harrisdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.5% vs -4.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Forrestdale Harrisdale
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.

Forrestdale Harrisdale
Walkability 32 / 63
Forrestdale — Walkability: 32/100 Harrisdale — Walkability: 63/100
Safety 6 / 52
Forrestdale — Safety: 6/100 Harrisdale — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 48 / 41
Forrestdale — Low fire risk: 48/100 Harrisdale — Low fire risk: 41/100
Low flood risk 70 / 100
Forrestdale — Low flood risk: 70/100 Harrisdale — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Harrisdale has more residents (11,667 vs 1,027); Harrisdale has higher household incomes ($125,424 vs $97,500).

Forrestdale Harrisdale
Population 1,027 11,667
+1036% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.1% +28.5%
Median age 41 33
Median household income $97,500/yr $125,424/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $420/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Forrestdale Harrisdale
0-4 5.9% / 9.5%
Forrestdale — 0-4: 5.9% Harrisdale — 0-4: 9.5%
5-14 13.0% / 19.5%
Forrestdale — 5-14: 13.0% Harrisdale — 5-14: 19.5%
15-19 5.8% / 5.5%
Forrestdale — 15-19: 5.8% Harrisdale — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 5.6% / 4.4%
Forrestdale — 20-24: 5.6% Harrisdale — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 12.3% / 15.2%
Forrestdale — 25-34: 12.3% Harrisdale — 25-34: 15.2%
35-44 11.6% / 23.3%
Forrestdale — 35-44: 11.6% Harrisdale — 35-44: 23.3%
45-54 14.7% / 10.7%
Forrestdale — 45-54: 14.7% Harrisdale — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 15.1% / 6.6%
Forrestdale — 55-64: 15.1% Harrisdale — 55-64: 6.6%
65-74 10.6% / 3.9%
Forrestdale — 65-74: 10.6% Harrisdale — 65-74: 3.9%
75-84 3.8% / 1.1%
Forrestdale — 75-84: 3.8% Harrisdale — 75-84: 1.1%
85+ 1.2% / 0.2%
Forrestdale — 85+: 1.2% Harrisdale — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Forrestdale 46.6% couple families
Forrestdale — Couple Families: 46.6% Forrestdale — Lone Person: 28.9% Forrestdale — One Parent Families: 20.2% Forrestdale — Group Household: 4.3% Forrestdale — Other Families: 0.0%
Harrisdale 71.4% couple families
Harrisdale — Couple Families: 71.4% Harrisdale — Lone Person: 13.4% Harrisdale — One Parent Families: 12.3% Harrisdale — Group Household: 1.7% Harrisdale — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Forrestdale 18.8% renting
Forrestdale — Owned Outright: 33.8% Forrestdale — Mortgage: 47.4% Forrestdale — Renting: 18.8%
Harrisdale 20.3% renting
Harrisdale — Owned Outright: 11.7% Harrisdale — Mortgage: 68.0% Harrisdale — Renting: 20.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Forrestdale Harrisdale
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 11.1%
Forrestdale — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Harrisdale — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 16.8%
Forrestdale — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Harrisdale — Bachelor Degree: 16.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 8.3%
Forrestdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Harrisdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 7.0%
Forrestdale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Harrisdale — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.9%
Forrestdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Harrisdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Forrestdale Harrisdale
India — / 14.9%
Forrestdale — India: not among its largest Harrisdale — India: 14.9%
England 6.8% / 5.2%
Forrestdale — England: 6.8% Harrisdale — England: 5.2%
New Zealand 3.4% / 2.4%
Forrestdale — New Zealand: 3.4% Harrisdale — New Zealand: 2.4%
South Africa 2.7% / 2.9%
Forrestdale — South Africa: 2.7% Harrisdale — South Africa: 2.9%
Malaysia 0.6% / 4.0%
Forrestdale — Malaysia: 0.6% Harrisdale — Malaysia: 4.0%
Scotland 1.3% / —
Forrestdale — Scotland: 1.3% Harrisdale — Scotland: not among its largest
Italy 0.9% / —
Forrestdale — Italy: 0.9% Harrisdale — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Forrestdale 97.7% houses
Forrestdale — Houses: 97.7% Forrestdale — Flats / Apartments: 2.3% Forrestdale — Townhouses: 0.0%
Harrisdale 98.5% houses
Harrisdale — Houses: 98.5% Harrisdale — Flats / Apartments: 0.1% Harrisdale — Townhouses: 1.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Forrestdale Harrisdale
Median house price $885,000 $950,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $780,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 45 sales
 26 days
from 156 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.

Forrestdale Harrisdale
3 bed $850K / $840K
Forrestdale — 3 bed: $850K (16 sales) Harrisdale — 3 bed: $840K (103 sales)

16 vs 103 sales

4 bed $890K / $1.07M
Forrestdale — 4 bed: $890K (41 sales) Harrisdale — 4 bed: $1.07M (133 sales)

41 vs 133 sales

Development activity

Forrestdale Harrisdale
New dwellings approved 1,811
across Armadale
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
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.

Forrestdale Harrisdale
Houses 4.3%
$782/wk on $949K
 4.2%
$850/wk on $1.05M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Forrestdale Harrisdale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of WA Higher than 89% of WA
Schools Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 98% of WA
Walkability Higher than 78% of WA Higher than 87% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 84% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 96% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 44% of WA Higher than 38% of WA

Liveability

Harrisdale is more walkable (63 vs 32); Harrisdale scores higher overall (73 vs 41).

Forrestdale Harrisdale
Grade C A
Score 41/100 73/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Forrestdale carries more flood risk (30 vs 0); Forrestdale carries more crime risk (94 vs 48).

Forrestdale Harrisdale
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime High
94/100
 Moderate
48/100
Flood Low
30/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Forrestdale Harrisdale
Inside the suburb 3 4
Rated above peers 1 3
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Forrestdale

  • Australian Islamic College (Forrestdale) Independent · Combined above peers
  • Carey Baptist College Forrestdale Independent · Combined at peers
  • Forrestdale Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Harrisdale

  • Carey Baptist College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Harrisdale Senior High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • North Harrisdale Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Harrisdale Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Forrestdale Harrisdale
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 2 12
Parks & reserves 6 19
Childcare 5 7
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 6 1
EV chargers 1
same for both
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Forrestdale Harrisdale
Walkability score 32/100 63/100
Distance to Perth 30.1 km
+4% vs other
 28.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 31 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 64.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 131.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 6112
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 6112
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.

Forrestdale Harrisdale
Car (driver) 72.7% / 78.0%
Forrestdale — Car (driver): 72.7% Harrisdale — Car (driver): 78.0%
Worked from Home 12.4% / 8.1%
Forrestdale — Worked from Home: 12.4% Harrisdale — Worked from Home: 8.1%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 4.5%
Forrestdale — Car (passenger): 6.1% Harrisdale — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Train 2.6% / 6.4%
Forrestdale — Train: 2.6% Harrisdale — Train: 6.4%
Walked Only 4.2% / 0.8%
Forrestdale — Walked Only: 4.2% Harrisdale — Walked Only: 0.8%
Bus 1.4% / 2.0%
Forrestdale — Bus: 1.4% Harrisdale — Bus: 2.0%

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

Setting

Forrestdale Harrisdale
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.2 km 15.9 km

NBN connectivity

Forrestdale Harrisdale
Connectivity score 82/100 93/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 71%
1,262 premises
 87%
3,768 premises

Climate

Forrestdale Harrisdale
Annual rainfall 745 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Forrestdale Harrisdale
Average residential rate $2,388/yr
same for both
Council Armadale
same for both

Federal electorate

Forrestdale Harrisdale
Division Burt
same for both
Member Matt Keogh
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Forrestdale Harrisdale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Forrestdale

Acreage Outer

Harrisdale

Family Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Young Families

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