Glendalough vs Osborne Park

In both, most households rent. In Glendalough, most homes are flats or apartments and about half of households are people living alone. In Osborne Park, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Osborne Park: a median of $940,000, against $841,000 in Glendalough. Glendalough is closer to the city centre: 6.1 km, against 8 km. On these figures, Osborne Park tends to suit people living alone.

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

  • Glendalough has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Osborne Park has more childcare (7 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Glendalough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($841,000 vs $940,000)

Weighs house prices, unit 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

Glendalough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (15% vs 6%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Glendalough

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 86/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (92% vs 82%)
  • But Osborne Park has more GPs (6 vs 1)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glendalough Osborne Park
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.

Glendalough Osborne Park
Walkability 77 / 71
Glendalough — Walkability: 77/100 Osborne Park — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 25 / 14
Glendalough — Safety: 25/100 Osborne Park — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Glendalough — Low fire risk: 100/100 Osborne Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Glendalough — Low flood risk: 100/100 Osborne Park — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Osborne Park has more residents (4,463 vs 2,628).

Glendalough Osborne Park
Population 2,628 4,463
+70% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.8% +8.3%
Median age 34
same for both
Median household income $81,224/yr
+5% vs other
 $76,856/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk $290/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glendalough Osborne Park
0-4 4.6% / 5.4%
Glendalough — 0-4: 4.6% Osborne Park — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 9.1% / 5.8%
Glendalough — 5-14: 9.1% Osborne Park — 5-14: 5.8%
15-19 3.2% / 2.2%
Glendalough — 15-19: 3.2% Osborne Park — 15-19: 2.2%
20-24 7.4% / 7.2%
Glendalough — 20-24: 7.4% Osborne Park — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 28.3% / 30.2%
Glendalough — 25-34: 28.3% Osborne Park — 25-34: 30.2%
35-44 21.3% / 18.9%
Glendalough — 35-44: 21.3% Osborne Park — 35-44: 18.9%
45-54 7.8% / 9.5%
Glendalough — 45-54: 7.8% Osborne Park — 45-54: 9.5%
55-64 5.6% / 8.3%
Glendalough — 55-64: 5.6% Osborne Park — 55-64: 8.3%
65-74 7.1% / 6.9%
Glendalough — 65-74: 7.1% Osborne Park — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 2.9% / 4.0%
Glendalough — 75-84: 2.9% Osborne Park — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 2.6% / 1.5%
Glendalough — 85+: 2.6% Osborne Park — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glendalough 50.4% lone person
Glendalough — Lone Person: 50.4% Glendalough — Couple Families: 28.4% Glendalough — One Parent Families: 8.6% Glendalough — Group Household: 10.0% Glendalough — Other Families: 2.6%
Osborne Park 59.2% lone person
Osborne Park — Lone Person: 59.2% Osborne Park — Couple Families: 22.2% Osborne Park — One Parent Families: 8.7% Osborne Park — Group Household: 6.9% Osborne Park — Other Families: 2.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glendalough 64.9% renting
Glendalough — Owned Outright: 13.3% Glendalough — Mortgage: 21.7% Glendalough — Renting: 64.9%
Osborne Park 55.7% renting
Osborne Park — Owned Outright: 18.1% Osborne Park — Mortgage: 26.2% Osborne Park — Renting: 55.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glendalough Osborne Park
Bachelor Degree 22.1% / 21.1%
Glendalough — Bachelor Degree: 22.1% Osborne Park — Bachelor Degree: 21.1%
Postgraduate Degree 13.2% / 8.4%
Glendalough — Postgraduate Degree: 13.2% Osborne Park — Postgraduate Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 9.3%
Glendalough — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Osborne Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Certificate III & IV 7.3% / 11.0%
Glendalough — Certificate III & IV: 7.3% Osborne Park — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.7%
Glendalough — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Osborne Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

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.

Glendalough Osborne Park
India 11.9% / 6.3%
Glendalough — India: 11.9% Osborne Park — India: 6.3%
England 3.2% / 3.8%
Glendalough — England: 3.2% Osborne Park — England: 3.8%
Nepal 3.3% / —
Glendalough — Nepal: 3.3% Osborne Park — Nepal: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.3% / 2.0%
Glendalough — New Zealand: 1.3% Osborne Park — New Zealand: 2.0%
Philippines 1.6% / 1.5%
Glendalough — Philippines: 1.6% Osborne Park — Philippines: 1.5%
China 1.4% / 1.5%
Glendalough — China: 1.4% Osborne Park — China: 1.5%
Ireland 1.1% / 1.6%
Glendalough — Ireland: 1.1% Osborne Park — Ireland: 1.6%
Italy — / 2.4%
Glendalough — Italy: not among its largest Osborne Park — Italy: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glendalough 35.5% townhouses
Glendalough — Townhouses: 35.5% Glendalough — Flats / Apartments: 56.9% Glendalough — Houses: 7.6%
Osborne Park 57.9% townhouses
Osborne Park — Townhouses: 57.9% Osborne Park — Flats / Apartments: 24.5% Osborne Park — Houses: 17.6%
Townhouses Flats / Apartments Houses

Property market

Glendalough Osborne Park
Median house price $841,000 $940,000
Median unit price $460,000 $493,100
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 6 sales
 23 days
from 23 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.

Glendalough Osborne Park
2 bed $500K / $610K
Glendalough — 2 bed: $500K (11 sales) Osborne Park — 2 bed: $610K (11 sales)

11 vs 11 sales

3 bed $1.05M / $980K
Glendalough — 3 bed: $1.05M (11 sales) Osborne Park — 3 bed: $980K (25 sales)

11 vs 25 sales

Development activity

Glendalough Osborne Park
New dwellings approved 1,557
across Stirling
same for both
Approvals change year on year +23%
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.

Glendalough Osborne Park
Houses 4.7%
$762/wk on $848K
 4.7%
$725/wk on $800K
Units 6.8%
$650/wk on $500K
 7.2%
$625/wk on $449K

Ranking within WA

Glendalough Osborne Park
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 39% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 90% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 91% of WA Higher than 94% of WA

Liveability

Glendalough Osborne Park
Grade B
same for both
Score 67/100 66/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Osborne Park carries more crime risk (86 vs 75).

Glendalough Osborne Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
75/100
 High
86/100
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 9
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Glendalough Osborne Park
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
ECU City Campus, 5.3 km
 3
ECU City Campus, 6.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.5% 2.0%

Schools in Glendalough

  • Chrysalis Montessori School Independent · Primary above peers

Schools in Osborne Park

  • Osborne Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glendalough Osborne Park
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 9
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 2 7
GPs 1 6
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 1 4
EV chargers 0 7

Mobility

Glendalough Osborne Park
Walkability score 77/100 71/100
Distance to Perth 6.1 km 8 km
+31% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 10 min 11 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 53.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 378.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 6016
 2.4%
postcode 6017
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 6016
 28
postcode 6017

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.

Glendalough Osborne Park
Car (driver) 64.7% / 74.6%
Glendalough — Car (driver): 64.7% Osborne Park — Car (driver): 74.6%
Train 15.1% / 6.5%
Glendalough — Train: 15.1% Osborne Park — Train: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 6.6%
Glendalough — Car (passenger): 6.6% Osborne Park — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Bus 5.6% / 4.8%
Glendalough — Bus: 5.6% Osborne Park — Bus: 4.8%
Worked from Home 4.2% / 5.1%
Glendalough — Worked from Home: 4.2% Osborne Park — Worked from Home: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.6%).

Setting

Glendalough Osborne Park
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.1 km 5.8 km

NBN connectivity

Glendalough Osborne Park
Connectivity score 67/100 66/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 24%
1,613 premises
 19%
5,581 premises

Climate

Glendalough Osborne Park
Annual rainfall 650 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Glendalough Osborne Park
Average residential rate $1,615/yr
same for both
Council Stirling
same for both

Federal electorate

Glendalough Osborne Park
Division Curtin
same for both
Member Kate Chaney
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glendalough Osborne Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glendalough

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Inner Multicultural Parks Townhouses Transport Hub Urban

Osborne Park

Affordable Easy Commute Inner Multicultural Townhouses Transport Hub

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