Forrestdale vs Seville Grove

Seville Grove is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 41 in Forrestdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Forrestdale: a median of $885,000, against $755,000 in Seville Grove, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Seville Grove tends to suit families with children.

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

Seville Grove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 94/100)

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

First-home buyers

Seville Grove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($755,000 vs $885,000)

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

Forrestdale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (30 min vs 36 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (30.1 km vs 33 km)
  • But Seville Grove is more walkable (60/100 vs 32/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Seville Grove

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (60/100 vs 32/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 94/100)
  • But Forrestdale has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Seville Grove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.1% vs -4.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Forrestdale and Seville Grove 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 Seville Grove
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 Seville Grove
Walkability 32 / 60
Forrestdale — Walkability: 32/100 Seville Grove — Walkability: 60/100
Safety 6 / 27
Forrestdale — Safety: 6/100 Seville Grove — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 48 / 100
Forrestdale — Low fire risk: 48/100 Seville Grove — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 70 / 82
Forrestdale — Low flood risk: 70/100 Seville Grove — Low flood risk: 82/100

Demographics

Seville Grove has more residents (11,408 vs 1,027); Forrestdale skews older (41 vs 31).

Forrestdale Seville Grove
Population 1,027 11,408
+1011% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.1% +11.1%
Median age 41 31
Median household income $97,500/yr
+7% vs other
 $90,428/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+6% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Forrestdale Seville Grove
0-4 5.9% / 8.5%
Forrestdale — 0-4: 5.9% Seville Grove — 0-4: 8.5%
5-14 13.0% / 18.3%
Forrestdale — 5-14: 13.0% Seville Grove — 5-14: 18.3%
15-19 5.8% / 6.8%
Forrestdale — 15-19: 5.8% Seville Grove — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 5.6% / 6.6%
Forrestdale — 20-24: 5.6% Seville Grove — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 12.3% / 15.9%
Forrestdale — 25-34: 12.3% Seville Grove — 25-34: 15.9%
35-44 11.6% / 16.6%
Forrestdale — 35-44: 11.6% Seville Grove — 35-44: 16.6%
45-54 14.7% / 11.5%
Forrestdale — 45-54: 14.7% Seville Grove — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 15.1% / 8.5%
Forrestdale — 55-64: 15.1% Seville Grove — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 10.6% / 4.9%
Forrestdale — 65-74: 10.6% Seville Grove — 65-74: 4.9%
75-84 3.8% / 1.8%
Forrestdale — 75-84: 3.8% Seville Grove — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 1.2% / 0.6%
Forrestdale — 85+: 1.2% Seville Grove — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

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%
Seville Grove 53.6% couple families
Seville Grove — Couple Families: 53.6% Seville Grove — Lone Person: 22.3% Seville Grove — One Parent Families: 19.7% Seville Grove — Group Household: 2.7% Seville Grove — Other Families: 1.7%
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%
Seville Grove 23.5% renting
Seville Grove — Owned Outright: 15.5% Seville Grove — Mortgage: 61.0% Seville Grove — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Forrestdale Seville Grove
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 15.9%
Forrestdale — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Seville Grove — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 6.5%
Forrestdale — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Seville Grove — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 6.8%
Forrestdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Seville Grove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 1.5%
Forrestdale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Seville Grove — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 0.9%
Forrestdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Seville Grove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

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 Seville Grove
England 6.8% / 4.9%
Forrestdale — England: 6.8% Seville Grove — England: 4.9%
New Zealand 3.4% / 4.2%
Forrestdale — New Zealand: 3.4% Seville Grove — New Zealand: 4.2%
India — / 4.3%
Forrestdale — India: not among its largest Seville Grove — India: 4.3%
Philippines — / 4.0%
Forrestdale — Philippines: not among its largest Seville Grove — Philippines: 4.0%
South Africa 2.7% / 0.9%
Forrestdale — South Africa: 2.7% Seville Grove — South Africa: 0.9%
Myanmar — / 1.6%
Forrestdale — Myanmar: not among its largest Seville Grove — Myanmar: 1.6%
Scotland 1.3% / —
Forrestdale — Scotland: 1.3% Seville Grove — Scotland: not among its largest
Italy 0.9% / —
Forrestdale — Italy: 0.9% Seville Grove — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Forrestdale 97.7% houses
Forrestdale — Houses: 97.7% Forrestdale — Townhouses: 0.0% Forrestdale — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Seville Grove 94.4% houses
Seville Grove — Houses: 94.4% Seville Grove — Townhouses: 5.5% Seville Grove — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Forrestdale Seville Grove
Median house price $885,000 $755,000
Median unit price — $580,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 45 sales
 22 days
from 120 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 Seville Grove
3 bed $850K / $698K
Forrestdale — 3 bed: $850K (16 sales) Seville Grove — 3 bed: $698K (104 sales)

16 vs 104 sales

4 bed $890K / $800K
Forrestdale — 4 bed: $890K (41 sales) Seville Grove — 4 bed: $800K (121 sales)

41 vs 121 sales

Development activity

Forrestdale Seville Grove
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 Seville Grove
Houses 4.3%
$782/wk on $949K
 4.6%
$700/wk on $795K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Forrestdale Seville Grove
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of WA Higher than 54% of WA
Schools Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
Walkability Higher than 78% of WA Higher than 86% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 84% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 87% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 44% of WA Higher than 64% of WA

Liveability

Seville Grove is more walkable (60 vs 32); Seville Grove scores higher overall (54 vs 41).

Forrestdale Seville Grove
Grade C B
Score 41/100 54/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Forrestdale carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 0); Forrestdale carries more flood risk (30 vs 18).

Forrestdale Seville Grove
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
94/100
 High
73/100
Flood Low
30/100
 Low
18/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

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

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 Seville Grove

  • Cecil Andrews College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Willandra Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Alta-1 College - Seville Grove Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Forrestdale Seville Grove
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 6 8
Childcare 5 7
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 6 2
EV chargers 1
same for both
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Seville Grove sits further from the CBD (33 km vs 30.1 km).

Forrestdale Seville Grove
Walkability score 32/100 60/100
Distance to Perth 30.1 km 33 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 36 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 64.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 126.8
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 Seville Grove
Car (driver) 72.7% / 83.9%
Forrestdale — Car (driver): 72.7% Seville Grove — Car (driver): 83.9%
Worked from Home 12.4% / 4.1%
Forrestdale — Worked from Home: 12.4% Seville Grove — Worked from Home: 4.1%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 5.9%
Forrestdale — Car (passenger): 6.1% Seville Grove — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Train 2.6% / 3.4%
Forrestdale — Train: 2.6% Seville Grove — Train: 3.4%
Walked Only 4.2% / 0.7%
Forrestdale — Walked Only: 4.2% Seville Grove — Walked Only: 0.7%
Bus 1.4% / 1.6%
Forrestdale — Bus: 1.4% Seville Grove — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.9%).

Setting

Forrestdale Seville Grove
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.2 km 20.8 km
2.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Forrestdale Seville Grove
Connectivity score 82/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 71%
1,262 premises
 55%
3,903 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Forrestdale

Acreage Outer

Seville Grove

Family Outer Parks Young Families

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