Hazelmere vs Bellevue

Bellevue is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 49 in Hazelmere. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hazelmere, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Hazelmere: a median of $954,000, against $725,000 in Bellevue. Hazelmere is closer to the city centre: 17.8 km, against 20.1 km. On these figures, Hazelmere tends to suit older residents, while Bellevue suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Hazelmere

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 90/100)
  • But Bellevue has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Bellevue

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 36%)
  • has cheaper houses ($725,000 vs $953,750)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bellevue

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Hazelmere sits closer to the CBD (17.8 km vs 20.1 km)
  • Bellevue is more walkable (46/100 vs 28/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Hazelmere

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 16%)
  • carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 90/100)
  • But Bellevue is more walkable (46/100 vs 28/100)

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

Investors

Hazelmere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.2% vs -0.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hazelmere Bellevue
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.

Hazelmere Bellevue
Walkability 28 / 46
Hazelmere — Walkability: 28/100 Bellevue — Walkability: 46/100
Safety 25 / 10
Hazelmere — Safety: 25/100 Bellevue — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 86 / 100
Hazelmere — Low fire risk: 86/100 Bellevue — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 51 / 38
Hazelmere — Low flood risk: 51/100 Bellevue — Low flood risk: 38/100

Demographics

Bellevue has more residents (1,514 vs 935); Hazelmere skews older (49 vs 40).

Hazelmere Bellevue
Population 935 1,514
+62% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.2% -0.5%
Median age 49 40
Median household income $62,816/yr $68,276/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hazelmere Bellevue
0-4 4.3% / 4.8%
Hazelmere — 0-4: 4.3% Bellevue — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 8.1% / 11.0%
Hazelmere — 5-14: 8.1% Bellevue — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 4.8% / 4.4%
Hazelmere — 15-19: 4.8% Bellevue — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 4.6% / 6.6%
Hazelmere — 20-24: 4.6% Bellevue — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 13.9% / 14.1%
Hazelmere — 25-34: 13.9% Bellevue — 25-34: 14.1%
35-44 9.1% / 14.5%
Hazelmere — 35-44: 9.1% Bellevue — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 12.8% / 13.1%
Hazelmere — 45-54: 12.8% Bellevue — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 15.3% / 14.6%
Hazelmere — 55-64: 15.3% Bellevue — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 15.8% / 10.3%
Hazelmere — 65-74: 15.8% Bellevue — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 8.1% / 4.0%
Hazelmere — 75-84: 8.1% Bellevue — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 2.9% / 1.9%
Hazelmere — 85+: 2.9% Bellevue — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hazelmere 47.8% lone person
Hazelmere — Lone Person: 47.8% Hazelmere — Couple Families: 33.6% Hazelmere — One Parent Families: 13.1% Hazelmere — Group Household: 2.2% Hazelmere — Other Families: 3.4%
Bellevue 43.5% lone person
Bellevue — Lone Person: 43.5% Bellevue — Couple Families: 26.4% Bellevue — One Parent Families: 19.3% Bellevue — Group Household: 6.9% Bellevue — Other Families: 3.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hazelmere 19.6% renting
Hazelmere — Owned Outright: 49.9% Hazelmere — Mortgage: 30.5% Hazelmere — Renting: 19.6%
Bellevue 30.1% renting
Bellevue — Owned Outright: 28.0% Bellevue — Mortgage: 41.9% Bellevue — Renting: 30.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hazelmere Bellevue
Certificate III & IV 20.4% / 19.4%
Hazelmere — Certificate III & IV: 20.4% Bellevue — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 6.8%
Hazelmere — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Bellevue — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 6.5%
Hazelmere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Bellevue — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 1.4%
Hazelmere — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Bellevue — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 1.7%
Hazelmere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Bellevue — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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.

Hazelmere Bellevue
England 8.9% / 6.5%
Hazelmere — England: 8.9% Bellevue — England: 6.5%
New Zealand 3.5% / 3.3%
Hazelmere — New Zealand: 3.5% Bellevue — New Zealand: 3.3%
Philippines 1.0% / 2.0%
Hazelmere — Philippines: 1.0% Bellevue — Philippines: 2.0%
Italy 1.5% / 0.7%
Hazelmere — Italy: 1.5% Bellevue — Italy: 0.7%
Germany 1.1% / 0.8%
Hazelmere — Germany: 1.1% Bellevue — Germany: 0.8%
China 1.2% / 0.7%
Hazelmere — China: 1.2% Bellevue — China: 0.7%
Scotland 1.1% / 0.7%
Hazelmere — Scotland: 1.1% Bellevue — Scotland: 0.7%
India — / 1.6%
Hazelmere — India: not among its largest Bellevue — India: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hazelmere 88.8% houses
Hazelmere — Houses: 88.8% Hazelmere — Townhouses: 2.1% Hazelmere — Flats / Apartments: 9.1%
Bellevue 83.8% houses
Bellevue — Houses: 83.8% Bellevue — Townhouses: 12.0% Bellevue — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hazelmere Bellevue
Median house price $953,750 $725,000
Median unit price — $460,000
Median land price $465,000 $412,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 7 sales
 18 days
from 30 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.

Hazelmere Bellevue
3 bed $890K / $720K
Hazelmere — 3 bed: $890K (15 sales) Bellevue — 3 bed: $720K (37 sales)

15 vs 37 sales

4 bed $1.18M / $800K
Hazelmere — 4 bed: $1.18M (15 sales) Bellevue — 4 bed: $800K (29 sales)

15 vs 29 sales

Development activity

Hazelmere Bellevue
New dwellings approved 2,486
across Swan
same for both
Approvals change year on year +2%
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.

Hazelmere Bellevue
Houses — 3.1%
$500/wk on $844K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Hazelmere Bellevue
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 21% of WA Higher than 26% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 82% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 85% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of WA Higher than 82% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 9% of WA

Liveability

Bellevue is more walkable (46 vs 28); Hazelmere scores higher overall (42 vs 31).

Hazelmere Bellevue
Grade C D
Score 42/100 31/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Hazelmere carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Bellevue carries more flood risk (62 vs 49).

Hazelmere Bellevue
Bushfire Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
75/100
 High
90/100
Flood Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
62/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 17
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Hazelmere Bellevue
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Hazelmere

  • Helena River Steiner School - Hazelmere Campus Independent · Combined
  • SEDA College WA (Hazelmere ) Independent · Secondary

Schools in Bellevue

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Hazelmere Bellevue
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 1 0
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Bellevue sits further from the CBD (20.1 km vs 17.8 km).

Hazelmere Bellevue
Walkability score 28/100 46/100
Distance to Perth 17.8 km 20.1 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min 25 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 34.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 40.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 6055
 0.8%
postcode 6056
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 96
postcode 6055
 56
postcode 6056

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.

Hazelmere Bellevue
Car (driver) 77.9% / 81.0%
Hazelmere — Car (driver): 77.9% Bellevue — Car (driver): 81.0%
Worked from Home 9.6% / 4.3%
Hazelmere — Worked from Home: 9.6% Bellevue — Worked from Home: 4.3%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 5.3%
Hazelmere — Car (passenger): 4.1% Bellevue — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Train 3.5% / 3.3%
Hazelmere — Train: 3.5% Bellevue — Train: 3.3%
Walked Only 2.0% / 2.7%
Hazelmere — Walked Only: 2.0% Bellevue — Walked Only: 2.7%
Bus 1.2% / 3.4%
Hazelmere — Bus: 1.2% Bellevue — Bus: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).

Setting

Hazelmere Bellevue
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.6 km 25.6 km

NBN connectivity

Hazelmere Bellevue
Connectivity score 53/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 14%
514 premises
 43%
1,067 premises

Climate

Hazelmere Bellevue
Annual rainfall 663 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Hazelmere Bellevue
Average residential rate $2,699/yr
same for both
Council Swan
same for both

Federal electorate

Hazelmere Bellevue
Division Hasluck Bullwinkel
Member Tania Lawrence Trish Cook
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hazelmere Bellevue
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hazelmere

Acreage Middle-Ring Retirees

Bellevue

Middle-Ring Quiet

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