Kalgan vs King River

Kalgan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in King River. 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. On these figures, Kalgan tends to suit 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

Kalgan

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 3)
  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 50/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 83%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

King River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($273/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

King River

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (288 min vs 300 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (414.8 km vs 428.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Kalgan carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 50/100)
  • King River has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 5%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

Kalgan and King 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.

Kalgan King 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.

Kalgan King River
Walkability 0 / 0
Kalgan — Walkability: 0/100 King River — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 50
Kalgan — Safety: 72/100 King River — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 49 / 37
Kalgan — Low fire risk: 49/100 King River — Low fire risk: 37/100
Low flood risk 100 / 84
Kalgan — Low flood risk: 100/100 King River — Low flood risk: 84/100

Demographics

Kalgan has more residents (840 vs 278); King River skews older (50 vs 44).

Kalgan King River
Population 840
+67% vs other
 278
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.2% +3.3%
Median age 44 50
Median household income $92,092/yr $91,936/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+9% vs other
 $273/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kalgan King River
0-4 3.9% / 4.7%
Kalgan — 0-4: 3.9% King River — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 14.9% / 10.1%
Kalgan — 5-14: 14.9% King River — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 11.1% / 4.3%
Kalgan — 15-19: 11.1% King River — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 4.5% / 6.5%
Kalgan — 20-24: 4.5% King River — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 7.0% / 6.5%
Kalgan — 25-34: 7.0% King River — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 10.6% / 10.4%
Kalgan — 35-44: 10.6% King River — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 15.4% / 15.8%
Kalgan — 45-54: 15.4% King River — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 14.8% / 16.2%
Kalgan — 55-64: 14.8% King River — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 13.1% / 18.0%
Kalgan — 65-74: 13.1% King River — 65-74: 18.0%
75-84 6.3% / 5.4%
Kalgan — 75-84: 6.3% King River — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 0.4% / 1.1%
Kalgan — 85+: 0.4% King River — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kalgan 53.6% couple families
Kalgan — Couple Families: 53.6% Kalgan — Lone Person: 31.7% Kalgan — One Parent Families: 10.4% Kalgan — Group Household: 2.2% Kalgan — Other Families: 2.2%
King River 47.5% couple families
King River — Couple Families: 47.5% King River — Lone Person: 36.1% King River — One Parent Families: 9.8% King River — Group Household: 6.6% King River — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kalgan 14.9% renting
Kalgan — Owned Outright: 46.6% Kalgan — Mortgage: 38.4% Kalgan — Renting: 14.9%
King River 18.7% renting
King River — Owned Outright: 53.8% King River — Mortgage: 27.5% King River — Renting: 18.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kalgan King River
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 18.7%
Kalgan — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% King River — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Bachelor Degree 14.8% / 6.5%
Kalgan — Bachelor Degree: 14.8% King River — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 7.2%
Kalgan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% King River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / —
Kalgan — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% King River — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / —
Kalgan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% King River — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

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.

Kalgan King River
England 8.1% / 6.5%
Kalgan — England: 8.1% King River — England: 6.5%
New Zealand 0.5% / 2.2%
Kalgan — New Zealand: 0.5% King River — New Zealand: 2.2%
South Africa 2.4% / —
Kalgan — South Africa: 2.4% King River — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 0.8% / —
Kalgan — Germany: 0.8% King River — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.8% / —
Kalgan — Netherlands: 0.8% King River — Netherlands: not among its largest
India 0.7% / —
Kalgan — India: 0.7% King River — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kalgan 94.7% houses
Kalgan — Houses: 94.7% Kalgan — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
King River 83.2% houses
King River — Houses: 83.2% King River — Flats / Apartments: 16.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kalgan King River
Median house price $1,010,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $540,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 43 days
from 9 sales
 —

Development activity

Kalgan King River
New dwellings approved 271
across Albany
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Kalgan King River
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of WA
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 44% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 40% of WA Higher than 39% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of WA Higher than 62% of WA

Liveability

Kalgan King River
Grade B —
Score 52/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

King River carries more flood risk (16 vs 0); King River carries more crime risk (50 vs 28).

Kalgan King River
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
16/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
60/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Kalgan King River
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kalgan

  • Great Southern Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in King River

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Kalgan King River
Parks & reserves 8 3
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Kalgan sits further from the CBD (428.9 km vs 414.8 km).

Kalgan King River
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 428.9 km
+3% vs other
 414.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 300 min 288 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 31
postcode 6330
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.

Kalgan King River
Car (driver) 77.0% / 75.4%
Kalgan — Car (driver): 77.0% King River — Car (driver): 75.4%
Worked from Home 16.3% / 9.3%
Kalgan — Worked from Home: 16.3% King River — Worked from Home: 9.3%
Walked Only 3.5% / 9.3%
Kalgan — Walked Only: 3.5% King River — Walked Only: 9.3%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 5.9%
Kalgan — Car (passenger): 3.2% King River — Car (passenger): 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.0%).

Setting

Kalgan King River
Elevation 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.6 km 3.9 km

NBN connectivity

Kalgan King River
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
370 premises
 0%
113 premises

Climate

Kalgan King River
Annual rainfall 859 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Kalgan King River
Average residential rate $2,591/yr
same for both
Council Albany
same for both

Federal electorate

Kalgan King River
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kalgan

Rural

King River

River Rural

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