Kelmscott vs Seville Grove

Seville Grove is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 40 in Kelmscott. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Seville Grove, about half of households are couple families. Kelmscott is closer to the city centre: 29.1 km, against 33 km. On these figures, Kelmscott tends to suit people living alone, while Seville Grove suits families with children and 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

Seville Grove

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 54%)
  • carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 86/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 82%)
  • But Kelmscott has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kelmscott

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kelmscott

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 60/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (29.1 km vs 33 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Kelmscott

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 6%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 7%)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 2)
  • But Seville Grove carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 86/100)

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

Investors

Seville Grove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.1% vs 1.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kelmscott Seville Grove
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.

Kelmscott Seville Grove
Walkability 79 / 60
Kelmscott — Walkability: 79/100 Seville Grove — Walkability: 60/100
Safety 14 / 27
Kelmscott — Safety: 14/100 Seville Grove — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 44 / 100
Kelmscott — Low fire risk: 44/100 Seville Grove — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 58 / 82
Kelmscott — Low flood risk: 58/100 Seville Grove — Low flood risk: 82/100

Demographics

Kelmscott skews older (40 vs 31); Seville Grove has higher household incomes ($90,428 vs $70,460).

Kelmscott Seville Grove
Population 10,575 11,408
+8% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.1% +11.1%
Median age 40 31
Median household income $70,460/yr $90,428/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $330/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kelmscott Seville Grove
0-4 5.3% / 8.5%
Kelmscott — 0-4: 5.3% Seville Grove — 0-4: 8.5%
5-14 12.3% / 18.3%
Kelmscott — 5-14: 12.3% Seville Grove — 5-14: 18.3%
15-19 5.9% / 6.8%
Kelmscott — 15-19: 5.9% Seville Grove — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 6.1% / 6.6%
Kelmscott — 20-24: 6.1% Seville Grove — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 13.0% / 15.9%
Kelmscott — 25-34: 13.0% Seville Grove — 25-34: 15.9%
35-44 12.9% / 16.6%
Kelmscott — 35-44: 12.9% Seville Grove — 35-44: 16.6%
45-54 13.0% / 11.5%
Kelmscott — 45-54: 13.0% Seville Grove — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 12.8% / 8.5%
Kelmscott — 55-64: 12.8% Seville Grove — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 10.8% / 4.9%
Kelmscott — 65-74: 10.8% Seville Grove — 65-74: 4.9%
75-84 5.7% / 1.8%
Kelmscott — 75-84: 5.7% Seville Grove — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 2.3% / 0.6%
Kelmscott — 85+: 2.3% Seville Grove — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kelmscott 33.7% couple families
Kelmscott — Couple Families: 33.7% Kelmscott — Lone Person: 39.6% Kelmscott — One Parent Families: 20.0% Kelmscott — Group Household: 4.6% Kelmscott — Other Families: 2.2%
Seville Grove 53.6% couple families
Seville Grove — Couple Families: 53.6% Seville Grove — Lone Person: 22.3% Seville Grove — One Parent Families: 19.7% Seville Grove — Group Household: 2.7% Seville Grove — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kelmscott 27.5% renting
Kelmscott — Owned Outright: 31.1% Kelmscott — Mortgage: 41.4% Kelmscott — Renting: 27.5%
Seville Grove 23.5% renting
Seville Grove — Owned Outright: 15.5% Seville Grove — Mortgage: 61.0% Seville Grove — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kelmscott Seville Grove
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 15.9%
Kelmscott — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Seville Grove — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 6.5%
Kelmscott — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Seville Grove — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 6.8%
Kelmscott — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Seville Grove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 1.5%
Kelmscott — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Seville Grove — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 0.9%
Kelmscott — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Seville Grove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

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

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.

Kelmscott Seville Grove
England 10.2% / 4.9%
Kelmscott — England: 10.2% Seville Grove — England: 4.9%
New Zealand 3.2% / 4.2%
Kelmscott — New Zealand: 3.2% Seville Grove — New Zealand: 4.2%
India 1.8% / 4.3%
Kelmscott — India: 1.8% Seville Grove — India: 4.3%
Philippines 1.1% / 4.0%
Kelmscott — Philippines: 1.1% Seville Grove — Philippines: 4.0%
Myanmar — / 1.6%
Kelmscott — Myanmar: not among its largest Seville Grove — Myanmar: 1.6%
Scotland 1.1% / —
Kelmscott — Scotland: 1.1% Seville Grove — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kelmscott 81.5% houses
Kelmscott — Houses: 81.5% Kelmscott — Townhouses: 15.6% Kelmscott — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Seville Grove 94.4% houses
Seville Grove — Houses: 94.4% Seville Grove — Townhouses: 5.5% Seville Grove — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kelmscott Seville Grove
Median house price $725,000 $755,000
Median unit price $597,500 $580,000
Median land price $580,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 169 sales
 22 days
from 120 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.

Kelmscott Seville Grove
3 bed $701K / $698K
Kelmscott — 3 bed: $701K (187 sales) Seville Grove — 3 bed: $698K (104 sales)

187 vs 104 sales

4 bed $800K / $800K
Kelmscott — 4 bed: $800K (99 sales) Seville Grove — 4 bed: $800K (121 sales)

99 vs 121 sales

5 bed $910K / $780K
Kelmscott — 5 bed: $910K (9 sales) Seville Grove — 5 bed: $780K (11 sales)

9 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Kelmscott Seville Grove
New dwellings approved 1,811
across Armadale
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
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.

Kelmscott Seville Grove
Houses 4.5%
$650/wk on $749K
 4.6%
$700/wk on $795K
Units 5.5%
$638/wk on $600K
 —

Ranking within WA

Kelmscott Seville Grove
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of WA Higher than 54% of WA
Schools Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
Walkability Higher than 94% of WA Higher than 86% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of WA Higher than 87% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 59% of WA Higher than 64% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 53% of WA —

Liveability

Kelmscott is more walkable (79 vs 60); Seville Grove scores higher overall (54 vs 44).

Kelmscott Seville Grove
Grade C B
Score 44/100 54/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Kelmscott carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 0); Kelmscott carries more flood risk (42 vs 18).

Kelmscott Seville Grove
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
86/100
 High
73/100
Flood Moderate
42/100
 Low
18/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Kelmscott Seville Grove
Inside the suburb 5 3
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 2 1

Schools in Kelmscott

  • Kelmscott Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Kelmscott Senior High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Clifton Hills Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Sowilo Community High School Independent · Secondary · Special school below peers

Schools in Seville Grove

  • Cecil Andrews College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Willandra Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Alta-1 College - Seville Grove Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Kelmscott Seville Grove
Supermarkets 4 1
Cafes & restaurants 6 0
Parks & reserves 16 8
Childcare 9 7
GPs 5 2
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 4 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Seville Grove sits further from the CBD (33 km vs 29.1 km).

Kelmscott Seville Grove
Walkability score 79/100 60/100
Distance to Perth 29.1 km 33 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 36 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 194.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 126.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6111
 1.2%
postcode 6112
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 6111
 75
postcode 6112

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.

Kelmscott Seville Grove
Car (driver) 80.1% / 83.9%
Kelmscott — Car (driver): 80.1% Seville Grove — Car (driver): 83.9%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 5.9%
Kelmscott — Car (passenger): 5.0% Seville Grove — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Train 6.8% / 3.4%
Kelmscott — Train: 6.8% Seville Grove — Train: 3.4%
Worked from Home 5.5% / 4.1%
Kelmscott — Worked from Home: 5.5% Seville Grove — Worked from Home: 4.1%
Bus 1.4% / 1.6%
Kelmscott — Bus: 1.4% Seville Grove — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.9%).

Setting

Kelmscott Seville Grove
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.6 km
3.1 km to a named beach
 20.8 km
2.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Kelmscott Seville Grove
Connectivity score 65/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
5,609 premises
 55%
3,903 premises

Climate

Kelmscott Seville Grove
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

Kelmscott Seville Grove
Average residential rate $2,388/yr
same for both
Council Armadale
same for both

Federal electorate

Kelmscott Seville Grove
Division Bullwinkel Burt
Member Trish Cook Matt Keogh
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kelmscott Seville Grove
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kelmscott

Easy Commute Outer Parks Transport Hub

Seville Grove

Family Outer Parks Young Families

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