Gosnells vs Martin

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Martin, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Martin: a median of $880,000, against $710,000 in Gosnells, and rent is higher there too. Gosnells is closer to the city centre: 21 km, against 32.1 km. On these figures, Gosnells tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Martin suits 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 1)
  • Martin carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 81/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gosnells

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($710,000 vs $880,000)
  • has cheaper units ($523,000 vs $600,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gosnells

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $360/wk)
  • But Martin leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 23%)

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

Commuting to the city

Gosnells

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (21 km vs 32.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (31 min vs 41 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Gosnells

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (9 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 7%)
  • But Martin carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Gosnells returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.7% vs 3.6%)
  • Martin is growing faster (21.7% vs 4.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Gosnells and Martin 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 Martin
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 Martin
Walkability 75 / 0
Gosnells — Walkability: 75/100 Martin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 41
Gosnells — Safety: 19/100 Martin — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 73 / 29
Gosnells — Low fire risk: 73/100 Martin — Low fire risk: 29/100
Low flood risk 50 / 77
Gosnells — Low flood risk: 50/100 Martin — Low flood risk: 77/100

Demographics

Gosnells has more residents (21,149 vs 1,854); Martin has higher household incomes ($103,324 vs $65,208).

Gosnells Martin
Population 21,149
+91% vs other
 1,854
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.2% +21.7%
Median age 38 40
Median household income $65,208/yr $103,324/yr
+58% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $360/wk
+24% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gosnells Martin
0-4 7.0% / 6.4%
Gosnells — 0-4: 7.0% Martin — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 13.4% / 12.7%
Gosnells — 5-14: 13.4% Martin — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 5.4% / 5.4%
Gosnells — 15-19: 5.4% Martin — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 6.3% / 4.7%
Gosnells — 20-24: 6.3% Martin — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 13.3% / 13.6%
Gosnells — 25-34: 13.3% Martin — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 14.2% / 13.0%
Gosnells — 35-44: 14.2% Martin — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 12.1% / 11.0%
Gosnells — 45-54: 12.1% Martin — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 10.5% / 12.0%
Gosnells — 55-64: 10.5% Martin — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 8.9% / 9.9%
Gosnells — 65-74: 8.9% Martin — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 6.1% / 6.1%
Gosnells — 75-84: 6.1% Martin — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 2.8% / 5.0%
Gosnells — 85+: 2.8% Martin — 85+: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

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%
Martin 52.7% couple families
Martin — Couple Families: 52.7% Martin — Lone Person: 27.6% Martin — One Parent Families: 15.5% Martin — Group Household: 2.7% Martin — Other Families: 1.4%
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%
Martin 10.8% renting
Martin — Owned Outright: 31.3% Martin — Mortgage: 57.9% Martin — Renting: 10.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gosnells Martin
Certificate III & IV 15.4% / 17.2%
Gosnells — Certificate III & IV: 15.4% Martin — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 10.0%
Gosnells — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Martin — Bachelor Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 8.0%
Gosnells — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Martin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 2.3%
Gosnells — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Martin — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.1%
Gosnells — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Martin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

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 Martin
England 6.4% / 5.7%
Gosnells — England: 6.4% Martin — England: 5.7%
Philippines 3.7% / 3.0%
Gosnells — Philippines: 3.7% Martin — Philippines: 3.0%
New Zealand 3.6% / 2.9%
Gosnells — New Zealand: 3.6% Martin — New Zealand: 2.9%
India 3.4% / 2.3%
Gosnells — India: 3.4% Martin — India: 2.3%
Afghanistan 2.2% / —
Gosnells — Afghanistan: 2.2% Martin — Afghanistan: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.9%
Gosnells — Netherlands: not among its largest Martin — Netherlands: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

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%
Martin 92.6% houses
Martin — Houses: 92.6% Martin — Townhouses: 5.8% Martin — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gosnells Martin
Median house price $710,000 $880,000
Median unit price $523,000 $600,000
Median land price $663,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 255 sales
 22 days
from 11 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 Martin
3 bed $660K / $745K
Gosnells — 3 bed: $660K (247 sales) Martin — 3 bed: $745K (17 sales)

247 vs 17 sales

4 bed $781K / $880K
Gosnells — 4 bed: $781K (160 sales) Martin — 4 bed: $880K (15 sales)

160 vs 15 sales

5 bed $898K / $1.06M
Gosnells — 5 bed: $898K (10 sales) Martin — 5 bed: $1.06M (6 sales)

10 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Gosnells Martin
New dwellings approved 660
across Gosnells
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
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.

Gosnells Martin
Houses 4.7%
$680/wk on $750K
 3.6%
$700/wk on $999K
Units 5.3%
$645/wk on $629K
 —

Ranking within WA

Gosnells Martin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 23% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
Schools Higher than 10% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 92% of WA Higher than 11% 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 92% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 17% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 45% of WA —

Liveability

Gosnells is more walkable (75 vs 0).

Gosnells Martin
Grade D C
Score 30/100 34/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Martin carries more bushfire risk (71 vs 27); Gosnells carries more flood risk (50 vs 23).

Gosnells Martin
Bushfire Low
27/100
 High
71/100
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
59/100
Flood Moderate
50/100
 Low
23/100
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 Martin
Inside the suburb 7 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 5 1
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 Martin

  • Lumen Christi College Catholic · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gosnells Martin
Supermarkets 7 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 0
Parks & reserves 41 1
Childcare 11 0
GPs 9 0
Pharmacies 3 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 4 13

Mobility

Martin sits further from the CBD (32.1 km vs 21 km).

Gosnells Martin
Walkability score 75/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 21 km 32.1 km
+53% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 41 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 32/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 350.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6110
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 6110
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.

Gosnells Martin
Car (driver) 80.6% / 77.4%
Gosnells — Car (driver): 80.6% Martin — Car (driver): 77.4%
Worked from Home 4.2% / 8.9%
Gosnells — Worked from Home: 4.2% Martin — Worked from Home: 8.9%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 4.7%
Gosnells — Car (passenger): 6.3% Martin — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Train 5.8% / 4.4%
Gosnells — Train: 5.8% Martin — Train: 4.4%
Walked Only 0.9% / 3.1%
Gosnells — Walked Only: 0.9% Martin — Walked Only: 3.1%
Bus 2.0% / 1.0%
Gosnells — Bus: 2.0% Martin — Bus: 1.0%

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

Setting

Gosnells Martin
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 258 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.9 km
3.3 km to a named beach
 26.9 km

NBN connectivity

Gosnells Martin
Connectivity score 74/100 80/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
9,888 premises
 58%
723 premises

Climate

Gosnells Martin
Annual rainfall 745 mm 1,068 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C 30.2°C
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C 7.9°C

Council rates

Gosnells Martin
Average residential rate $2,067/yr
same for both
Council Gosnells
same for both

Federal electorate

Gosnells Martin
Division Burt Bullwinkel
Member Matt Keogh Trish Cook
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gosnells Martin
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

Martin

Acreage Outer

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