Hillarys vs Kallaroo

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 Hillarys: a median of $1.56 million, against $1.4 million in Kallaroo, and rent is higher there too.

Hillarys is a larger, more established suburb with a liveability score of 85 compared to Kallaroo's 69, and notably higher median household income at $128,180 versus $109,616. However, Kallaroo presents a significantly lower bushfire risk (87 compared to Hillarys' 0) and lower crime risk (28 versus 60), which may appeal to safety-conscious buyers. Both suburbs are in the highest socio-economic decile and have similar walkability, though Hillarys is slightly closer to the CBD at 22.7 km.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Kallaroo

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 60/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Hillarys has more parks and reserves (18 vs 11)

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

First-home buyers

Kallaroo

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($875,000 vs $1,290,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,395,000 vs $1,560,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kallaroo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($433/wk vs $490/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hillarys

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (22.7 km vs 24.9 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Hillarys has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • Kallaroo carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hillarys Kallaroo
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.

Hillarys Kallaroo
Walkability 75 / 77
Hillarys — Walkability: 75/100 Kallaroo — Walkability: 77/100
Safety 40 / 72
Hillarys — Safety: 40/100 Kallaroo — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 13
Hillarys — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kallaroo — Low fire risk: 13/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Hillarys — Low flood risk: 100/100 Kallaroo — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hillarys has more residents (11,200 vs 5,305); Hillarys has higher household incomes ($128,180 vs $109,616).

Hillarys Kallaroo
Population 11,200
+53% vs other
 5,305
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% +2.5%
Median age 44 45
Median household income $128,180/yr
+14% vs other
 $109,616/yr
Median weekly rent $490/wk
+12% vs other
 $433/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hillarys Kallaroo
0-4 4.3% / 4.1%
Hillarys — 0-4: 4.3% Kallaroo — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 13.6% / 11.9%
Hillarys — 5-14: 13.6% Kallaroo — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 7.1% / 6.9%
Hillarys — 15-19: 7.1% Kallaroo — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 5.6% / 5.9%
Hillarys — 20-24: 5.6% Kallaroo — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 7.8% / 8.5%
Hillarys — 25-34: 7.8% Kallaroo — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 11.8% / 11.8%
Hillarys — 35-44: 11.8% Kallaroo — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 14.5% / 14.4%
Hillarys — 45-54: 14.5% Kallaroo — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 15.8% / 14.1%
Hillarys — 55-64: 15.8% Kallaroo — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 13.1% / 13.7%
Hillarys — 65-74: 13.1% Kallaroo — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 4.9% / 6.4%
Hillarys — 75-84: 4.9% Kallaroo — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 1.4% / 2.3%
Hillarys — 85+: 1.4% Kallaroo — 85+: 2.3%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hillarys 60.8% couple families
Hillarys — Couple Families: 60.8% Hillarys — Lone Person: 22.7% Hillarys — One Parent Families: 13.4% Hillarys — Group Household: 2.2% Hillarys — Other Families: 0.9%
Kallaroo 55.7% couple families
Kallaroo — Couple Families: 55.7% Kallaroo — Lone Person: 27.9% Kallaroo — One Parent Families: 12.3% Kallaroo — Group Household: 2.9% Kallaroo — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hillarys 13.6% renting
Hillarys — Owned Outright: 45.4% Hillarys — Mortgage: 41.0% Hillarys — Renting: 13.6%
Kallaroo 13.4% renting
Kallaroo — Owned Outright: 44.3% Kallaroo — Mortgage: 42.2% Kallaroo — Renting: 13.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Hillarys Kallaroo
England 11.9% / 18.7%
Hillarys — England: 11.9% Kallaroo — England: 18.7%
South Africa 3.9% / 3.9%
Hillarys — South Africa: 3.9% Kallaroo — South Africa: 3.9%
New Zealand 1.9% / 2.4%
Hillarys — New Zealand: 1.9% Kallaroo — New Zealand: 2.4%
Scotland 1.8% / 2.1%
Hillarys — Scotland: 1.8% Kallaroo — Scotland: 2.1%
Ireland 1.2% / 1.6%
Hillarys — Ireland: 1.2% Kallaroo — Ireland: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Qualifications

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

Hillarys Kallaroo
Bachelor Degree 18.4% / 17.2%
Hillarys — Bachelor Degree: 18.4% Kallaroo — Bachelor Degree: 17.2%
Certificate III & IV 12.5% / 13.3%
Hillarys — Certificate III & IV: 12.5% Kallaroo — Certificate III & IV: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 9.9%
Hillarys — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Kallaroo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 5.2% / 5.2%
Hillarys — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2% Kallaroo — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 2.6%
Hillarys — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Kallaroo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hillarys 89.4% houses
Hillarys — Houses: 89.4% Hillarys — Townhouses: 8.2% Hillarys — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Kallaroo 88.1% houses
Kallaroo — Houses: 88.1% Kallaroo — Townhouses: 11.8% Kallaroo — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hillarys Kallaroo
Median house price $1,560,000 $1,395,000
Median unit price $741,500 $768,000
Median land price $1,290,000 $875,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 138 sales
 33 days
from 64 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.

Hillarys Kallaroo
3 bed $1.25M / $1.05M
Hillarys — 3 bed: $1.25M (56 sales) Kallaroo — 3 bed: $1.05M (29 sales)

56 vs 29 sales

4 bed $1.68M / $1.53M
Hillarys — 4 bed: $1.68M (122 sales) Kallaroo — 4 bed: $1.53M (46 sales)

122 vs 46 sales

5 bed $2.05M / $2.21M
Hillarys — 5 bed: $2.05M (25 sales) Kallaroo — 5 bed: $2.21M (18 sales)

25 vs 18 sales

Development activity

Hillarys Kallaroo
New dwellings approved 463
across Joondalup
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
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.

Hillarys Kallaroo
Houses 3.4%
$1,098/wk on $1.7M
 3.5%
$900/wk on $1.35M
Units 5.2%
$795/wk on $800K
 —

Ranking within WA

Hillarys Kallaroo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 75% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 92% of WA Higher than 93% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of WA Higher than 88% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of WA Higher than 88% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 13% of WA
same for both
Rental yield (units) Higher than 38% of WA —

Liveability

Hillarys scores higher overall (85 vs 69).

Hillarys Kallaroo
Grade A B
Score 85/100 69/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kallaroo carries more bushfire risk (87 vs 0); Hillarys carries more crime risk (60 vs 28).

Hillarys Kallaroo
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
87/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Low
28/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion High
86/100
 Moderate
53/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Hillarys Kallaroo
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 8.3 km
 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 6.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.5% 2.8%

Schools in Hillarys

  • Hillarys Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Mark's Anglican Community School Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Kallaroo

  • Springfield Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hillarys Kallaroo
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 25 1
Parks & reserves 18 11
Childcare 5 4
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 6 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Beaches 1 0

Mobility

Kallaroo sits further from the CBD (24.9 km vs 22.7 km).

Hillarys Kallaroo
Walkability score 75/100 77/100
Distance to Perth 22.7 km 24.9 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min 26 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 135.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 106.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 6025
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 6025
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.

Hillarys Kallaroo
Car (driver) 71.2% / 72.0%
Hillarys — Car (driver): 71.2% Kallaroo — Car (driver): 72.0%
Worked from Home 15.1% / 12.9%
Hillarys — Worked from Home: 15.1% Kallaroo — Worked from Home: 12.9%
Train 7.6% / 8.2%
Hillarys — Train: 7.6% Kallaroo — Train: 8.2%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.4%
Hillarys — Car (passenger): 4.1% Kallaroo — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 1.0% / 1.0%
Hillarys — Walked Only: 1.0% Kallaroo — Walked Only: 1.0%
Bus 0.6% / 1.0%
Hillarys — Bus: 0.6% Kallaroo — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.0%).

Setting

Hillarys Kallaroo
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.1 km
1.2 km to a named beach
 1.1 km
2.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Hillarys Kallaroo
Connectivity score 74/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
4,958 premises
 14%
2,224 premises

Climate

Hillarys Kallaroo
Annual rainfall 716 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Hillarys Kallaroo
Average residential rate $1,782/yr
same for both
Council Joondalup
same for both

Federal electorate

Hillarys Kallaroo
Division Moore
same for both
Member Tom French
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hillarys Kallaroo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hillarys

Beach Coastal Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks Premium

Kallaroo

Coastal Outer Parks Premium Professionals

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