Gosnells vs Champion Lakes

Gosnells is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Champion Lakes. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Champion Lakes, about half of households are couple families. Gosnells is closer to the city centre: 21 km, against 30 km. On these figures, Champion Lakes tends to suit 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

They split

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

  • Gosnells has more parks and reserves (41 vs 3)
  • Champion Lakes has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Champion Lakes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($389,900 vs $663,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gosnells

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $355/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gosnells

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 41/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (21 km vs 30 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Gosnells

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (9 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 8%)
  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 41/100)

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

Investors

Champion Lakes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.1% vs 4.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gosnells Champion Lakes
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.

Gosnells Champion Lakes
Walkability 75 / 41
Gosnells — Walkability: 75/100 Champion Lakes — Walkability: 41/100
Safety 19 / 14
Gosnells — Safety: 19/100 Champion Lakes — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 73 / 41
Gosnells — Low fire risk: 73/100 Champion Lakes — Low fire risk: 41/100
Low flood risk 50 / 36
Gosnells — Low flood risk: 50/100 Champion Lakes — Low flood risk: 36/100

Demographics

Gosnells has more residents (21,149 vs 1,355); Champion Lakes has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $65,208).

Gosnells Champion Lakes
Population 21,149
+94% vs other
 1,355
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.2% +20.1%
Median age 38 41
Median household income $65,208/yr $94,224/yr
+44% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $355/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gosnells Champion Lakes
0-4 7.0% / 5.3%
Gosnells — 0-4: 7.0% Champion Lakes — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 13.4% / 13.1%
Gosnells — 5-14: 13.4% Champion Lakes — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 5.4% / 5.5%
Gosnells — 15-19: 5.4% Champion Lakes — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 6.3% / 5.8%
Gosnells — 20-24: 6.3% Champion Lakes — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 13.3% / 10.9%
Gosnells — 25-34: 13.3% Champion Lakes — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 14.2% / 14.0%
Gosnells — 35-44: 14.2% Champion Lakes — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 12.1% / 13.8%
Gosnells — 45-54: 12.1% Champion Lakes — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 10.5% / 14.8%
Gosnells — 55-64: 10.5% Champion Lakes — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 8.9% / 11.6%
Gosnells — 65-74: 8.9% Champion Lakes — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 6.1% / 4.8%
Gosnells — 75-84: 6.1% Champion Lakes — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 2.8% / 0.7%
Gosnells — 85+: 2.8% Champion Lakes — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gosnells 35.5% couple families
Gosnells — Couple Families: 35.5% Gosnells — Lone Person: 39.7% Gosnells — One Parent Families: 18.5% Gosnells — Group Household: 4.7% Gosnells — Other Families: 1.6%
Champion Lakes 46.9% couple families
Champion Lakes — Couple Families: 46.9% Champion Lakes — Lone Person: 32.8% Champion Lakes — One Parent Families: 16.4% Champion Lakes — Group Household: 4.0% Champion Lakes — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gosnells 32.8% renting
Gosnells — Owned Outright: 27.0% Gosnells — Mortgage: 40.3% Gosnells — Renting: 32.8%
Champion Lakes 24.3% renting
Champion Lakes — Owned Outright: 29.2% Champion Lakes — Mortgage: 46.5% Champion Lakes — Renting: 24.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gosnells Champion Lakes
Certificate III & IV 15.4% / 16.5%
Gosnells — Certificate III & IV: 15.4% Champion Lakes — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 10.4%
Gosnells — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Champion Lakes — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 9.4%
Gosnells — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Champion Lakes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 4.0%
Gosnells — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Champion Lakes — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.3%
Gosnells — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Champion Lakes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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.

Gosnells Champion Lakes
England 6.4% / 9.7%
Gosnells — England: 6.4% Champion Lakes — England: 9.7%
India 3.4% / 5.8%
Gosnells — India: 3.4% Champion Lakes — India: 5.8%
New Zealand 3.6% / 3.2%
Gosnells — New Zealand: 3.6% Champion Lakes — New Zealand: 3.2%
Philippines 3.7% / 2.1%
Gosnells — Philippines: 3.7% Champion Lakes — Philippines: 2.1%
Afghanistan 2.2% / —
Gosnells — Afghanistan: 2.2% Champion Lakes — Afghanistan: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.8%
Gosnells — South Africa: not among its largest Champion Lakes — South Africa: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gosnells 80.9% houses
Gosnells — Houses: 80.9% Gosnells — Townhouses: 15.7% Gosnells — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Champion Lakes 92.5% houses
Champion Lakes — Houses: 92.5% Champion Lakes — Townhouses: 1.0% Champion Lakes — Flats / Apartments: 6.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gosnells Champion Lakes
Median house price $710,000 $715,000
Median unit price $523,000 —
Median land price $663,000 $389,900
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 255 sales
 16 days
from 14 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.

Gosnells Champion Lakes
3 bed $660K / $760K
Gosnells — 3 bed: $660K (247 sales) Champion Lakes — 3 bed: $760K (13 sales)

247 vs 13 sales

4 bed $781K / $634K
Gosnells — 4 bed: $781K (160 sales) Champion Lakes — 4 bed: $634K (36 sales)

160 vs 36 sales

Development activity

Gosnells Champion Lakes
New dwellings approved 660
across Gosnells
 1,811
across Armadale
Approvals change year on year +17% +70%

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.

Gosnells Champion Lakes
Houses 4.7%
$680/wk on $750K
 4.9%
$780/wk on $835K
Units 5.3%
$645/wk on $629K
 —

Ranking within WA

Gosnells Champion Lakes
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 23% of WA Higher than 58% of WA
Schools Higher than 10% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 92% of WA Higher than 80% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 73% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of WA Higher than 93% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 75% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 45% of WA —

Liveability

Gosnells is more walkable (75 vs 41).

Gosnells Champion Lakes
Grade D C
Score 30/100 34/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Champion Lakes carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 27); Champion Lakes carries more flood risk (64 vs 50).

Gosnells Champion Lakes
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime High
81/100
 High
86/100
Flood Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
64/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Gosnells Champion Lakes
Inside the suburb 7 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 5 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Gosnells

  • Ashburton Drive Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Gosnells Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Seaforth Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Southern River College Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Munchin's Catholic School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Wirrabirra Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Champion Lakes

  • Kelmscott John Calvin School Independent · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gosnells Champion Lakes
Supermarkets 7 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 0
Parks & reserves 41 3
Childcare 11 3
GPs 9 0
Pharmacies 3 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Champion Lakes sits further from the CBD (30 km vs 21 km).

Gosnells Champion Lakes
Walkability score 75/100 41/100
Distance to Perth 21 km 30 km
+43% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 32 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 23/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 350.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 27 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6110
 0.8%
postcode 6111
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 6110
 62
postcode 6111

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.

Gosnells Champion Lakes
Car (driver) 80.6% / 79.0%
Gosnells — Car (driver): 80.6% Champion Lakes — Car (driver): 79.0%
Worked from Home 4.2% / 8.3%
Gosnells — Worked from Home: 4.2% Champion Lakes — Worked from Home: 8.3%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 4.9%
Gosnells — Car (passenger): 6.3% Champion Lakes — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Train 5.8% / 4.1%
Gosnells — Train: 5.8% Champion Lakes — Train: 4.1%
Bus 2.0% / 2.1%
Gosnells — Bus: 2.0% Champion Lakes — Bus: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).

Setting

Gosnells Champion Lakes
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.9 km
3.3 km to a named beach
 20.9 km
866 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Gosnells Champion Lakes
Connectivity score 74/100 83/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
9,888 premises
 68%
536 premises

Climate

Gosnells Champion Lakes
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

Gosnells Champion Lakes
Average residential rate $2,067/yr $2,388/yr
Council Gosnells Armadale

Federal electorate

Gosnells Champion Lakes
Division Burt
same for both
Member Matt Keogh
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gosnells Champion Lakes
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gosnells

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Transport Hub

Champion Lakes

Acreage Outer Parks

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