Hovea vs Parkerville
Parkerville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 51 in Hovea. 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 Hovea: a median of $1.59 million, against $1.45 million in Parkerville, and rent is higher there too. Hovea is closer to the city centre: 30.8 km, against 35.9 km. On these figures, Hovea tends to suit older residents, while Parkerville suits families with children.
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
Parkerville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Parkerville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($425/wk vs $575/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Parkerville
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (42 min vs 51 min)
- But Hovea sits closer to the CBD (30.8 km vs 35.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Hovea has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)
- Parkerville is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Hovea
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.8% vs 4.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hovea and Parkerville drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Parkerville has more residents (2,432 vs 713); Hovea rents higher ($575/wk vs $425/wk).
| Hovea | Parkerville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 713 | 2,432 +241% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.8% | +4.6% |
| Median age | 51 | 42 |
| Median household income | $131,768/yr +6% vs other | $123,916/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $575/wk +26% vs other | $425/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Hovea | Parkerville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,590,000 | $1,450,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,530,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 17 days from 18 sales |
Development activity
| Hovea | Parkerville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 216 across Mundaring same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -55% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Hovea | Parkerville | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.0% $780/wk on $1.34M |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Hovea | Parkerville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 92% of WA | Higher than 88% of WA |
| Schools | — | Higher than 57% of WA |
| Walkability | Higher than 15% of WA | Higher than 75% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 91% of WA | Higher than 82% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 71% of WA | Higher than 69% of WA |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 7% of WA |
Liveability
Parkerville is more walkable (20 vs 0).
| Hovea | Parkerville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B same for both | |
| Score | 61/100 | 59/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
| Hovea | Parkerville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 74/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | Low 25/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Hovea | Parkerville | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 4 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 2 |
Schools in Hovea
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Parkerville
- The Silver Tree Steiner School Independent · Primary above peers
- Parkerville Primary School Government · Primary below peers
- Parkerville Steiner College Independent · Secondary below peers
- Mundaring Christian College - Parkerville Campus Independent · Secondary
Amenities in the suburb
| Hovea | Parkerville | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 6 | 2 |
Mobility
Parkerville sits further from the CBD (35.9 km vs 30.8 km).
| Hovea | Parkerville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 20/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 30.8 km | 35.9 km +17% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 51 min | 42 min |
| Public transport score | 75/100 Bus | 38/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 32.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 9.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.6% postcode 6071 | 1.1% postcode 6081 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 6071 | 70 postcode 6081 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.0%).
Setting
| Hovea | Parkerville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 200 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 289 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 32.4 km | 35.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Hovea | Parkerville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 52/100 | 46/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 13% 269 premises | 7% 930 premises |
Climate
| Hovea | Parkerville | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 663 mm | 1,068 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.3°C | 30.2°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.5°C | 7.9°C |
Council rates
| Hovea | Parkerville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,151/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mundaring same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hovea | Parkerville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bullwinkel same for both | |
| Member | Trish Cook same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hovea | Parkerville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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