Huntingdale vs Southern River

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Huntingdale, about half of households are couple families. In Southern River, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Southern River: a median of $1.05 million, against $790,000 in Huntingdale, and rent is higher there too. Huntingdale is closer to the city centre: 20.5 km, against 27.9 km. On these figures, Huntingdale tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Southern River 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

Southern River

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (10 vs 3)
  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 9)

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

First-home buyers

Huntingdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($789,500 vs $1,047,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Huntingdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Huntingdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (20.5 km vs 27.9 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Southern River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 66/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Huntingdale returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.1% vs 4.2%)
  • Southern River is growing faster (24.2% vs 3.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Huntingdale and Southern 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.

Huntingdale Southern 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.

Huntingdale Southern River
Walkability 73 / 66
Huntingdale — Walkability: 73/100 Southern River — Walkability: 66/100
Safety 34 / 45
Huntingdale — Safety: 34/100 Southern River — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 100 / 50
Huntingdale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Southern River — Low fire risk: 50/100
Low flood risk 72 / 74
Huntingdale — Low flood risk: 72/100 Southern River — Low flood risk: 74/100

Demographics

Southern River has more residents (12,852 vs 9,021); Southern River has higher household incomes ($122,928 vs $92,820).

Huntingdale Southern River
Population 9,021 12,852
+42% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% +24.2%
Median age 35 33
Median household income $92,820/yr $122,928/yr
+32% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $420/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Huntingdale Southern River
0-4 7.6% / 7.5%
Huntingdale — 0-4: 7.6% Southern River — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 14.9% / 17.7%
Huntingdale — 5-14: 14.9% Southern River — 5-14: 17.7%
15-19 6.7% / 7.6%
Huntingdale — 15-19: 6.7% Southern River — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 6.7% / 6.7%
Huntingdale — 20-24: 6.7% Southern River — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 13.7% / 12.7%
Huntingdale — 25-34: 13.7% Southern River — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 15.4% / 18.1%
Huntingdale — 35-44: 15.4% Southern River — 35-44: 18.1%
45-54 13.3% / 13.9%
Huntingdale — 45-54: 13.3% Southern River — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 10.2% / 8.6%
Huntingdale — 55-64: 10.2% Southern River — 55-64: 8.6%
65-74 7.9% / 5.0%
Huntingdale — 65-74: 7.9% Southern River — 65-74: 5.0%
75-84 2.7% / 1.8%
Huntingdale — 75-84: 2.7% Southern River — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 0.8% / 0.3%
Huntingdale — 85+: 0.8% Southern River — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Huntingdale 53.0% couple families
Huntingdale — Couple Families: 53.0% Huntingdale — Lone Person: 22.8% Huntingdale — One Parent Families: 20.3% Huntingdale — Group Household: 2.7% Huntingdale — Other Families: 1.3%
Southern River 70.5% couple families
Southern River — Couple Families: 70.5% Southern River — Lone Person: 14.0% Southern River — One Parent Families: 12.1% Southern River — Group Household: 2.0% Southern River — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Huntingdale 19.7% renting
Huntingdale — Owned Outright: 24.8% Huntingdale — Mortgage: 55.5% Huntingdale — Renting: 19.7%
Southern River 16.9% renting
Southern River — Owned Outright: 20.0% Southern River — Mortgage: 63.1% Southern River — Renting: 16.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Huntingdale Southern River
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 11.9%
Huntingdale — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Southern River — Certificate III & IV: 11.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 14.9%
Huntingdale — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Southern River — Bachelor Degree: 14.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 7.7%
Huntingdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Southern River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 5.3%
Huntingdale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Southern River — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.6%
Huntingdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Southern River — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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.

Huntingdale Southern River
India 3.9% / 7.6%
Huntingdale — India: 3.9% Southern River — India: 7.6%
England 5.7% / 5.2%
Huntingdale — England: 5.7% Southern River — England: 5.2%
Malaysia 2.2% / 4.2%
Huntingdale — Malaysia: 2.2% Southern River — Malaysia: 4.2%
New Zealand 3.5% / 2.2%
Huntingdale — New Zealand: 3.5% Southern River — New Zealand: 2.2%
South Africa 1.2% / 3.1%
Huntingdale — South Africa: 1.2% Southern River — South Africa: 3.1%
China 1.0% / 3.2%
Huntingdale — China: 1.0% Southern River — China: 3.2%
Philippines 1.9% / 2.2%
Huntingdale — Philippines: 1.9% Southern River — Philippines: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Huntingdale 99.3% houses
Huntingdale — Houses: 99.3% Huntingdale — Townhouses: 0.5% Huntingdale — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Southern River 97.1% houses
Southern River — Houses: 97.1% Southern River — Townhouses: 2.4% Southern River — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Huntingdale Southern River
Median house price $789,500 $1,047,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $735,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 102 sales
 30 days
from 149 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.

Huntingdale Southern River
3 bed $744K / $780K
Huntingdale — 3 bed: $744K (62 sales) Southern River — 3 bed: $780K (43 sales)

62 vs 43 sales

4 bed $825K / $1.08M
Huntingdale — 4 bed: $825K (106 sales) Southern River — 4 bed: $1.08M (171 sales)

106 vs 171 sales

5 bed $808K / $1.39M
Huntingdale — 5 bed: $808K (7 sales) Southern River — 5 bed: $1.39M (16 sales)

7 vs 16 sales

Development activity

Huntingdale Southern River
New dwellings approved 660
across Gosnells
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
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.

Huntingdale Southern River
Houses 5.1%
$790/wk on $799K
 4.2%
$815/wk on $1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Huntingdale Southern River
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of WA Higher than 88% of WA
Schools — Higher than 98% of WA
Walkability Higher than 91% of WA Higher than 89% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 73% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of WA Higher than 95% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 86% of WA Higher than 40% of WA

Liveability

Southern River scores higher overall (68 vs 56).

Huntingdale Southern River
Grade B
same for both
Score 56/100 68/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Southern River carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 0); Huntingdale carries more crime risk (66 vs 55).

Huntingdale Southern River
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood Low
28/100
 Low
26/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Huntingdale Southern River
Inside the suburb 2 4
Rated above peers 0 3
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Huntingdale

  • Huntingdale Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Alta-1 College - Huntingdale Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Southern River

  • Bletchley Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Providence Christian College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Southern Grove Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Yarralinka Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Huntingdale Southern River
Supermarkets 1 4
Cafes & restaurants 1 7
Parks & reserves 9 18
Childcare 3 10
GPs 2
same for both
Pharmacies 2 1
Fuel stations 1 5
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Southern River sits further from the CBD (27.9 km vs 20.5 km).

Huntingdale Southern River
Walkability score 73/100 66/100
Distance to Perth 20.5 km 27.9 km
+36% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 33 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 131.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 152.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6110
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 6110
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.

Huntingdale Southern River
Car (driver) 83.6% / 78.5%
Huntingdale — Car (driver): 83.6% Southern River — Car (driver): 78.5%
Worked from Home 4.9% / 8.0%
Huntingdale — Worked from Home: 4.9% Southern River — Worked from Home: 8.0%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 5.3%
Huntingdale — Car (passenger): 5.0% Southern River — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Train 3.7% / 5.3%
Huntingdale — Train: 3.7% Southern River — Train: 5.3%
Bus 2.2% / 2.1%
Huntingdale — Bus: 2.2% Southern River — Bus: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.6%).

Setting

Huntingdale Southern River
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.4 km
4.1 km to a named beach
 18.6 km
3.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Huntingdale Southern River
Connectivity score 85/100 87/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
3,343 premises
 75%
5,318 premises

Climate

Huntingdale Southern River
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

Huntingdale Southern River
Average residential rate $2,067/yr
same for both
Council Gosnells
same for both

Federal electorate

Huntingdale Southern River
Division Burt
same for both
Member Matt Keogh
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Huntingdale

Family Middle-Ring Parks

Southern River

Family Large Blocks Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Quiet

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