Hithergreen vs Sabina River

In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Hithergreen 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

Hithergreen

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 67%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 80%)
  • But Sabina River carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 32/100)

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

First-home buyers

Hithergreen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 42%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Sabina River

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $325/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hithergreen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (221.3 km vs 226.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sabina River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 32/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hithergreen Sabina River
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.

Hithergreen Sabina River
Walkability 0 / 0
Hithergreen — Walkability: 0/100 Sabina River — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 89
Hithergreen — Safety: 68/100 Sabina River — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 57 / 66
Hithergreen — Low fire risk: 57/100 Sabina River — Low fire risk: 66/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Hithergreen — Low flood risk: 100/100 Sabina River — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hithergreen rents higher ($325/wk vs $150/wk); Hithergreen has higher household incomes ($136,448 vs $71,500).

Hithergreen Sabina River
Population 61 79
+30% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +3.9%
Median age 43 44
Median household income $136,448/yr
+48% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $325/wk
+54% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hithergreen Sabina River
0-4 8.2% / 3.8%
Hithergreen — 0-4: 8.2% Sabina River — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 11.5% / 16.5%
Hithergreen — 5-14: 11.5% Sabina River — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 4.9% / 12.7%
Hithergreen — 15-19: 4.9% Sabina River — 15-19: 12.7%
20-24 — / 3.8%
Hithergreen — 20-24: not among its largest Sabina River — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 8.2% / 8.9%
Hithergreen — 25-34: 8.2% Sabina River — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 13.1% / 7.6%
Hithergreen — 35-44: 13.1% Sabina River — 35-44: 7.6%
45-54 19.7% / 8.9%
Hithergreen — 45-54: 19.7% Sabina River — 45-54: 8.9%
55-64 24.6% / 17.7%
Hithergreen — 55-64: 24.6% Sabina River — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 6.6% / 12.7%
Hithergreen — 65-74: 6.6% Sabina River — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 4.9% / 3.8%
Hithergreen — 75-84: 4.9% Sabina River — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 6.6% / —
Hithergreen — 85+: 6.6% Sabina River — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hithergreen 100.0% couple families
Hithergreen — Couple Families: 100.0% Hithergreen — Lone Person: 0.0%
Sabina River 80.0% couple families
Sabina River — Couple Families: 80.0% Sabina River — Lone Person: 20.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hithergreen 18.5% renting
Hithergreen — Owned Outright: 44.4% Hithergreen — Mortgage: 37.0% Hithergreen — Renting: 18.5%
Sabina River 42.9% renting
Sabina River — Owned Outright: 35.7% Sabina River — Mortgage: 21.4% Sabina River — Renting: 42.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hithergreen 100.0% houses
Hithergreen — Houses: 100.0% Hithergreen — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Sabina River 66.7% houses
Sabina River — Houses: 66.7% Sabina River — Flats / Apartments: 33.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Hithergreen Sabina River
Certificate III & IV 27.9% / 24.1%
Hithergreen — Certificate III & IV: 27.9% Sabina River — Certificate III & IV: 24.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 5.1%
Hithergreen — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Sabina River — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 8.2% / —
Hithergreen — Postgraduate Degree: 8.2% Sabina River — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.1%
Hithergreen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Sabina River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).

Development activity

Hithergreen Sabina River
New dwellings approved 440
across Busselton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Hithergreen Sabina River
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 31% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of WA Higher than 15% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 56% of WA

Liveability

Hithergreen Sabina River
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hithergreen carries more crime risk (32 vs 11).

Hithergreen Sabina River
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Low
34/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Low
11/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Hithergreen Sabina River
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Hithergreen Sabina River
Parks & reserves 0 1

Mobility

Sabina River sits further from the CBD (226.8 km vs 221.3 km).

Hithergreen Sabina River
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 221.3 km 226.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 149 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6280
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 6280
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.

Hithergreen Sabina River
Car (driver) 78.8% / 74.2%
Hithergreen — Car (driver): 78.8% Sabina River — Car (driver): 74.2%
Car (passenger) 9.1% / 9.7%
Hithergreen — Car (passenger): 9.1% Sabina River — Car (passenger): 9.7%
Walked Only — / 16.1%
Hithergreen — Walked Only: not among its largest Sabina River — Walked Only: 16.1%
Worked from Home 12.1% / —
Hithergreen — Worked from Home: 12.1% Sabina River — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.8%).

Setting

Hithergreen Sabina River
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.5 km 13.1 km

NBN connectivity

Hithergreen Sabina River
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
35 premises

Climate

Hithergreen Sabina River
Annual rainfall 624 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Hithergreen Sabina River
Average residential rate $3,028/yr
same for both
Council Busselton
same for both

Federal electorate

Hithergreen Sabina River
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hithergreen Sabina River
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hithergreen

Rural

Sabina River

Rural

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