Gledhow vs Mount Elphinstone

Gledhow is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 50 in Mount Elphinstone. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gledhow, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Gledhow tends to suit families with children, while Mount Elphinstone suits people living alone and older residents.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Gledhow is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 61%)
  • Mount Elphinstone carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 39/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gledhow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Gledhow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (410 km vs 413.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Elphinstone

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 39/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Gledhow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.7% vs -14.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
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.

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
Walkability 14 / 10
Gledhow — Walkability: 14/100 Mount Elphinstone — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 61 / 87
Gledhow — Safety: 61/100 Mount Elphinstone — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 82 / 56
Gledhow — Low fire risk: 82/100 Mount Elphinstone — Low fire risk: 56/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Gledhow — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mount Elphinstone — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gledhow has more residents (1,079 vs 82); Mount Elphinstone skews older (50 vs 41).

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
Population 1,079
+92% vs other
 82
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.7% -14.6%
Median age 41 50
Median household income $76,596/yr
+7% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+6% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
0-4 4.8% / —
Gledhow — 0-4: 4.8% Mount Elphinstone — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 15.4% / 4.9%
Gledhow — 5-14: 15.4% Mount Elphinstone — 5-14: 4.9%
15-19 7.7% / 3.7%
Gledhow — 15-19: 7.7% Mount Elphinstone — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 5.4% / 3.7%
Gledhow — 20-24: 5.4% Mount Elphinstone — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 9.9% / 15.9%
Gledhow — 25-34: 9.9% Mount Elphinstone — 25-34: 15.9%
35-44 12.0% / 3.7%
Gledhow — 35-44: 12.0% Mount Elphinstone — 35-44: 3.7%
45-54 14.1% / 17.1%
Gledhow — 45-54: 14.1% Mount Elphinstone — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 14.6% / 18.3%
Gledhow — 55-64: 14.6% Mount Elphinstone — 55-64: 18.3%
65-74 9.9% / 18.3%
Gledhow — 65-74: 9.9% Mount Elphinstone — 65-74: 18.3%
75-84 5.7% / 13.4%
Gledhow — 75-84: 5.7% Mount Elphinstone — 75-84: 13.4%
85+ 1.3% / —
Gledhow — 85+: 1.3% Mount Elphinstone — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gledhow 48.4% couple families
Gledhow — Couple Families: 48.4% Gledhow — Lone Person: 26.0% Gledhow — One Parent Families: 21.3% Gledhow — Group Household: 4.3%
Mount Elphinstone 44.4% couple families
Mount Elphinstone — Couple Families: 44.4% Mount Elphinstone — Lone Person: 38.9% Mount Elphinstone — One Parent Families: 16.7% Mount Elphinstone — 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.

Gledhow 15.8% renting
Gledhow — Owned Outright: 38.0% Gledhow — Mortgage: 46.2% Gledhow — Renting: 15.8%
Mount Elphinstone 0.0% renting
Mount Elphinstone — Owned Outright: 81.5% Mount Elphinstone — Mortgage: 18.5% Mount Elphinstone — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
England 6.0% / 11.0%
Gledhow — England: 6.0% Mount Elphinstone — England: 11.0%
Philippines 2.3% / —
Gledhow — Philippines: 2.3% Mount Elphinstone — Philippines: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.2% / —
Gledhow — New Zealand: 1.2% Mount Elphinstone — New Zealand: not among its largest
Canada 1.1% / —
Gledhow — Canada: 1.1% Mount Elphinstone — Canada: not among its largest
Germany 0.8% / —
Gledhow — Germany: 0.8% Mount Elphinstone — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.0%).

Qualifications

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

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
Certificate III & IV 21.2% / 14.6%
Gledhow — Certificate III & IV: 21.2% Mount Elphinstone — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 4.9%
Gledhow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Mount Elphinstone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 3.7%
Gledhow — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Mount Elphinstone — Bachelor Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 7.3%
Gledhow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Mount Elphinstone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / —
Gledhow — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Mount Elphinstone — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gledhow 98.4% houses
Gledhow — Houses: 98.4% Gledhow — Townhouses: 2.1%
Mount Elphinstone 100.0% houses
Mount Elphinstone — Houses: 100.0% Mount Elphinstone — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
Median house price $670,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $250,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 55 days
from 11 sales
 —

Development activity

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
New dwellings approved 271
across Albany
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of WA Higher than 31% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 70% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of WA Higher than 37% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 76% of WA

Liveability

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
Grade C —
Score 47/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Gledhow carries more crime risk (39 vs 13); Mount Elphinstone carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 18).

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
13/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
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

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 0

Mobility

Mount Elphinstone sits further from the CBD (413.7 km vs 410 km).

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
Walkability score 14/100 10/100
Distance to Perth 410 km 413.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 287 min 289 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.

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
Car (driver) 82.7% / 100.0%
Gledhow — Car (driver): 82.7% Mount Elphinstone — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 6.7% / —
Gledhow — Worked from Home: 6.7% Mount Elphinstone — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 6.5% / —
Gledhow — Car (passenger): 6.5% Mount Elphinstone — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.6% / —
Gledhow — Bus: 1.6% Mount Elphinstone — Bus: not among its largest
Bicycle 1.6% / —
Gledhow — Bicycle: 1.6% Mount Elphinstone — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.4 km 952 m

NBN connectivity

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
Connectivity score 60/100 63/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
476 premises
 32%
50 premises

Climate

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
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

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
Average residential rate $2,591/yr
same for both
Council Albany
same for both

Federal electorate

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gledhow Mount Elphinstone
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gledhow

Acreage

Mount Elphinstone

Coastal Quiet Retirees Rural

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