Hilbert vs Oakford

Hilbert is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 42 in Oakford. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Oakford: a median of $1.64 million, against $810,000 in Hilbert, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Hilbert tends to suit young adults, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Oakford 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

  • Hilbert has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • Oakford carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Hilbert

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($369,000 vs $1,000,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($810,000 vs $1,640,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hilbert

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($370/wk vs $400/wk)

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

  • Hilbert is more walkable (35/100 vs 0/100)
  • Oakford sits closer to the CBD (34.9 km vs 37.4 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Oakford

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 77/100)
  • But Hilbert is more walkable (35/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Hilbert

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (168.4% vs 6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hilbert Oakford
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.

Hilbert Oakford
Walkability 35 / 0
Hilbert — Walkability: 35/100 Oakford — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 55
Hilbert — Safety: 23/100 Oakford — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 63 / 63
Hilbert — Low fire risk: 63/100 Oakford — Low fire risk: 63/100
Low flood risk 14 / 22
Hilbert — Low flood risk: 14/100 Oakford — Low flood risk: 22/100

Demographics

Hilbert has more residents (4,165 vs 2,803); Oakford skews older (42 vs 29).

Hilbert Oakford
Population 4,165
+33% vs other
 2,803
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +168.4% +6.5%
Median age 29 42
Median household income $107,796/yr $127,452/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $370/wk $400/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hilbert Oakford
0-4 10.8% / 4.2%
Hilbert — 0-4: 10.8% Oakford — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 16.9% / 15.0%
Hilbert — 5-14: 16.9% Oakford — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 4.5% / 7.8%
Hilbert — 15-19: 4.5% Oakford — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 6.8% / 6.1%
Hilbert — 20-24: 6.8% Oakford — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 24.2% / 8.1%
Hilbert — 25-34: 24.2% Oakford — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 16.3% / 12.5%
Hilbert — 35-44: 16.3% Oakford — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 9.7% / 15.8%
Hilbert — 45-54: 9.7% Oakford — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 6.2% / 16.5%
Hilbert — 55-64: 6.2% Oakford — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 3.1% / 9.4%
Hilbert — 65-74: 3.1% Oakford — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 1.2% / 3.7%
Hilbert — 75-84: 1.2% Oakford — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 0.1% / 0.6%
Hilbert — 85+: 0.1% Oakford — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hilbert 56.2% couple families
Hilbert — Couple Families: 56.2% Hilbert — Lone Person: 21.5% Hilbert — One Parent Families: 17.4% Hilbert — Group Household: 3.4% Hilbert — Other Families: 1.5%
Oakford 71.4% couple families
Oakford — Couple Families: 71.4% Oakford — Lone Person: 14.0% Oakford — One Parent Families: 11.5% Oakford — Group Household: 2.5% Oakford — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hilbert 13.9% renting
Hilbert — Owned Outright: 7.9% Hilbert — Mortgage: 78.2% Hilbert — Renting: 13.9%
Oakford 5.1% renting
Oakford — Owned Outright: 34.7% Oakford — Mortgage: 60.2% Oakford — Renting: 5.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hilbert Oakford
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 19.9%
Hilbert — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Oakford — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 8.1%
Hilbert — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Oakford — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 7.3%
Hilbert — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Oakford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 1.7%
Hilbert — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Oakford — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.5%
Hilbert — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Oakford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Hilbert Oakford
England 4.2% / 8.7%
Hilbert — England: 4.2% Oakford — England: 8.7%
New Zealand 4.6% / 1.8%
Hilbert — New Zealand: 4.6% Oakford — New Zealand: 1.8%
Philippines 5.2% / 0.6%
Hilbert — Philippines: 5.2% Oakford — Philippines: 0.6%
India 4.1% / 0.4%
Hilbert — India: 4.1% Oakford — India: 0.4%
South Africa 2.4% / 1.6%
Hilbert — South Africa: 2.4% Oakford — South Africa: 1.6%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Hilbert — Scotland: not among its largest Oakford — Scotland: 0.7%
Italy — / 0.6%
Hilbert — Italy: not among its largest Oakford — Italy: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hilbert 99.6% houses
Hilbert — Houses: 99.6% Hilbert — Townhouses: 0.4% Hilbert — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Oakford 98.7% houses
Oakford — Houses: 98.7% Oakford — Townhouses: 0.6% Oakford — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hilbert Oakford
Median house price $810,000 $1,640,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $369,000 $1,000,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 83 sales
 13 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.

Hilbert Oakford
4 bed $845K / $1.62M
Hilbert — 4 bed: $845K (80 sales) Oakford — 4 bed: $1.62M (32 sales)

80 vs 32 sales

5 bed $810K / $2.08M
Hilbert — 5 bed: $810K (5 sales) Oakford — 5 bed: $2.08M (9 sales)

5 vs 9 sales

Development activity

Hilbert Oakford
New dwellings approved 1,811
across Armadale
 859
across Serpentine-Jarrahdale
Approvals change year on year +70% +104%

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.

Hilbert Oakford
Houses 4.7%
$750/wk on $829K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Hilbert Oakford
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 90% of WA
Schools Higher than 7% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 79% of WA Higher than 10% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 83% of WA Higher than 61% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of WA Higher than 65% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 72% of WA —

Liveability

Hilbert is more walkable (35 vs 0); Oakford scores higher overall (39 vs 29).

Hilbert Oakford
Grade D C
Score 29/100 39/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Hilbert carries more crime risk (77 vs 45).

Hilbert Oakford
Bushfire Low
37/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood High
86/100
 High
78/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Hilbert Oakford
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Hilbert

  • Australian Christian College - Darling Downs Independent · Combined at peers
  • Xavier Catholic School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Wungong Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Oakford

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

Amenities in the suburb

Hilbert Oakford
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 6 0
GPs 1 0
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Hilbert sits further from the CBD (37.4 km vs 34.9 km).

Hilbert Oakford
Walkability score 35/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 37.4 km
+7% vs other
 34.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min 34 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 6112
 0.6%
postcode 6121
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 6112
 98
postcode 6121

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.

Hilbert Oakford
Car (driver) 82.7% / 75.4%
Hilbert — Car (driver): 82.7% Oakford — Car (driver): 75.4%
Worked from Home 5.2% / 14.6%
Hilbert — Worked from Home: 5.2% Oakford — Worked from Home: 14.6%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 4.2%
Hilbert — Car (passenger): 5.3% Oakford — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Train 4.6% / 2.9%
Hilbert — Train: 4.6% Oakford — Train: 2.9%
Walked Only 0.6% / 2.2%
Hilbert — Walked Only: 0.6% Oakford — Walked Only: 2.2%
Bus 1.6% / 0.7%
Hilbert — Bus: 1.6% Oakford — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.7%).

Setting

Hilbert Oakford
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.2 km 14.7 km

NBN connectivity

Hilbert Oakford
Connectivity score 97/100 36/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 94%
2,364 premises
 9%
998 premises

Climate

Hilbert Oakford
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

Hilbert Oakford
Average residential rate $2,388/yr $2,810/yr
Council Armadale Serpentine-Jarrahdale

Federal electorate

Hilbert Oakford
Division Burt
same for both
Member Matt Keogh
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hilbert Oakford
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hilbert

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Oakford

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