Kalamunda vs Walliston

Walliston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 49 in Kalamunda. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kalamunda: a median of $1.22 million, against $920,000 in Walliston. On these figures, Kalamunda tends to suit people living alone, while Walliston suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Kalamunda

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (22 vs 2)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Walliston is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Walliston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($920,000 vs $1,220,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)
  • But Kalamunda has cheaper land ($660,000 vs $2,600,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Kalamunda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 58/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Kalamunda

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 58/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Walliston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.2% vs 2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kalamunda Walliston
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.

Kalamunda Walliston
Walkability 84 / 58
Kalamunda — Walkability: 84/100 Walliston — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 59 / 66
Kalamunda — Safety: 59/100 Walliston — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 24 / 26
Kalamunda — Low fire risk: 24/100 Walliston — Low fire risk: 26/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Kalamunda — Low flood risk: 100/100 Walliston — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kalamunda has more residents (7,163 vs 1,016); Kalamunda skews older (49 vs 40).

Kalamunda Walliston
Population 7,163
+86% vs other
 1,016
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +10.2%
Median age 49 40
Median household income $84,344/yr $98,124/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+3% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kalamunda Walliston
0-4 4.0% / 5.5%
Kalamunda — 0-4: 4.0% Walliston — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 12.2% / 15.7%
Kalamunda — 5-14: 12.2% Walliston — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 5.3% / 5.1%
Kalamunda — 15-19: 5.3% Walliston — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 4.7% / 5.9%
Kalamunda — 20-24: 4.7% Walliston — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 7.0% / 9.9%
Kalamunda — 25-34: 7.0% Walliston — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 10.9% / 13.5%
Kalamunda — 35-44: 10.9% Walliston — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 13.8% / 12.4%
Kalamunda — 45-54: 13.8% Walliston — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 13.7% / 12.0%
Kalamunda — 55-64: 13.7% Walliston — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 14.3% / 12.0%
Kalamunda — 65-74: 14.3% Walliston — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 10.3% / 5.9%
Kalamunda — 75-84: 10.3% Walliston — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 4.0% / 2.8%
Kalamunda — 85+: 4.0% Walliston — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kalamunda 45.0% couple families
Kalamunda — Couple Families: 45.0% Kalamunda — Lone Person: 38.1% Kalamunda — One Parent Families: 13.8% Kalamunda — Group Household: 2.1% Kalamunda — Other Families: 1.0%
Walliston 54.5% couple families
Walliston — Couple Families: 54.5% Walliston — Lone Person: 24.2% Walliston — One Parent Families: 16.0% Walliston — Group Household: 3.3% Walliston — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kalamunda 15.2% renting
Kalamunda — Owned Outright: 50.1% Kalamunda — Mortgage: 34.6% Kalamunda — Renting: 15.2%
Walliston 15.1% renting
Walliston — Owned Outright: 39.0% Walliston — Mortgage: 45.9% Walliston — Renting: 15.1%
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.

Kalamunda Walliston
England 14.6% / 8.3%
Kalamunda — England: 14.6% Walliston — England: 8.3%
New Zealand 2.6% / 2.0%
Kalamunda — New Zealand: 2.6% Walliston — New Zealand: 2.0%
Italy 1.0% / 2.1%
Kalamunda — Italy: 1.0% Walliston — Italy: 2.1%
South Africa 1.4% / 1.2%
Kalamunda — South Africa: 1.4% Walliston — South Africa: 1.2%
Scotland 1.5% / 0.9%
Kalamunda — Scotland: 1.5% Walliston — Scotland: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

Qualifications

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

Kalamunda Walliston
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 20.2%
Kalamunda — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Walliston — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 15.5% / 10.1%
Kalamunda — Bachelor Degree: 15.5% Walliston — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.4% / 8.0%
Kalamunda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4% Walliston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 2.6%
Kalamunda — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Walliston — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 1.3%
Kalamunda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Walliston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kalamunda 89.3% houses
Kalamunda — Houses: 89.3% Kalamunda — Townhouses: 9.3% Kalamunda — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Walliston 96.8% houses
Walliston — Houses: 96.8% Walliston — Townhouses: 0.0% Walliston — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kalamunda Walliston
Median house price $1,220,000 $920,000
Median unit price $700,000 —
Median land price $660,000 $2,600,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 84 sales
 34 days
from 13 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.

Kalamunda Walliston
3 bed $980K / $855K
Kalamunda — 3 bed: $980K (49 sales) Walliston — 3 bed: $855K (10 sales)

49 vs 10 sales

4 bed $1.3M / $960K
Kalamunda — 4 bed: $1.3M (79 sales) Walliston — 4 bed: $960K (9 sales)

79 vs 9 sales

Development activity

Kalamunda Walliston
New dwellings approved 214
across Kalamunda
same for both
Approvals change year on year +124%
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.

Kalamunda Walliston
Houses 3.1%
$750/wk on $1.25M
 —
Units 4.0%
$635/wk on $829K
 —

Ranking within WA

Kalamunda Walliston
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of WA Higher than 65% of WA
Schools Higher than 53% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 97% of WA Higher than 85% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 88% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 9% of WA —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 7% of WA —

Liveability

Kalamunda is more walkable (84 vs 58).

Kalamunda Walliston
Grade B
same for both
Score 63/100 59/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Kalamunda Walliston
Bushfire High
76/100
 High
74/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Low
34/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kalamunda Walliston
Inside the suburb 4 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Kalamunda

  • Kalamunda Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Kalamunda Senior High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Kalamunda Primary Education Support Centre Government · Primary · Special school
  • Kalamunda Secondary Education Support Centre Government · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Walliston

  • Kalamunda Christian School Independent · Primary at peers
  • Walliston Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kalamunda Walliston
Supermarkets 4 1
Cafes & restaurants 12 0
Parks & reserves 22 2
Childcare 3
same for both
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 4 0
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 21 1

Mobility

Kalamunda Walliston
Walkability score 84/100 58/100
Distance to Perth 26.2 km
+3% vs other
 25.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 31 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 196.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 25.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 6076
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 6076
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.

Kalamunda Walliston
Car (driver) 77.6% / 79.3%
Kalamunda — Car (driver): 77.6% Walliston — Car (driver): 79.3%
Worked from Home 11.6% / 9.7%
Kalamunda — Worked from Home: 11.6% Walliston — Worked from Home: 9.7%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 3.9%
Kalamunda — Car (passenger): 4.3% Walliston — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 2.0% / 4.6%
Kalamunda — Walked Only: 2.0% Walliston — Walked Only: 4.6%
Bus 2.9% / 1.6%
Kalamunda — Bus: 2.9% Walliston — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.3%).

Setting

Kalamunda Walliston
Elevation 280 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 302 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.3 km 30.4 km

NBN connectivity

Kalamunda Walliston
Connectivity score 49/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
3,630 premises
 47%
520 premises

Climate

Kalamunda Walliston
Annual rainfall 1,068 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Kalamunda Walliston
Average residential rate $1,977/yr
same for both
Council Kalamunda
same for both

Federal electorate

Kalamunda Walliston
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kalamunda Walliston
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kalamunda

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks Retirees Village Feel

Walliston

Acreage Outer

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