Kenwick vs Maddington

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Kenwick: a median of $785,000, against $720,000 in Maddington. Kenwick is closer to the city centre: 17 km, against 21.5 km.

Kenwick and Maddington are both established suburbs in Perth's southeast, but they differ notably in scale and character. Maddington is significantly larger with 12,419 residents compared to Kenwick's 5,684, and offers better walkability at 56 versus 49. Kenwick sits closer to the CBD at 17 km and commands higher median prices for both houses ($767,500 versus $715,000) and units ($642,500 versus $495,000), though household incomes are slightly higher in Kenwick at $74,516 annually. Maddington has a bushfire risk rating of 0 compared to Kenwick's 49, which may be a meaningful consideration depending on your priorities.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Maddington

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 4)
  • But Kenwick has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 84%)

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

First-home buyers

Maddington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($570,000 vs $642,500)

Weighs house prices, unit 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

Kenwick

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (22 min vs 28 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (17 km vs 21.5 km)
  • But Maddington is more walkable (60/100 vs 49/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Maddington

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (60/100 vs 49/100)

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

Investors

Maddington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.2% vs -0.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kenwick Maddington
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.

Kenwick Maddington
Walkability 49 / 60
Kenwick — Walkability: 49/100 Maddington — Walkability: 60/100
Safety 21 / 13
Kenwick — Safety: 21/100 Maddington — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 51 / 100
Kenwick — Low fire risk: 51/100 Maddington — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 60 / 60
Kenwick — Low flood risk: 60/100 Maddington — Low flood risk: 60/100

Demographics

Maddington has more residents (12,419 vs 5,684).

Kenwick Maddington
Population 5,684 12,419
+118% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.1% +9.2%
Median age 35
same for both
Median household income $74,516/yr
+5% vs other
 $70,928/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kenwick Maddington
0-4 7.3% / 7.4%
Kenwick — 0-4: 7.3% Maddington — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 13.3% / 13.9%
Kenwick — 5-14: 13.3% Maddington — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 5.8% / 5.9%
Kenwick — 15-19: 5.8% Maddington — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 6.8% / 6.7%
Kenwick — 20-24: 6.8% Maddington — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 15.1% / 15.0%
Kenwick — 25-34: 15.1% Maddington — 25-34: 15.0%
35-44 15.0% / 16.0%
Kenwick — 35-44: 15.0% Maddington — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 12.7% / 11.9%
Kenwick — 45-54: 12.7% Maddington — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 10.9% / 9.3%
Kenwick — 55-64: 10.9% Maddington — 55-64: 9.3%
65-74 7.7% / 7.8%
Kenwick — 65-74: 7.7% Maddington — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 4.3% / 4.4%
Kenwick — 75-84: 4.3% Maddington — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 0.9% / 1.7%
Kenwick — 85+: 0.9% Maddington — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kenwick 44.5% couple families
Kenwick — Couple Families: 44.5% Kenwick — Lone Person: 32.3% Kenwick — One Parent Families: 16.1% Kenwick — Group Household: 5.1% Kenwick — Other Families: 2.0%
Maddington 43.2% couple families
Maddington — Couple Families: 43.2% Maddington — Lone Person: 33.0% Maddington — One Parent Families: 16.8% Maddington — Group Household: 5.4% Maddington — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kenwick 29.1% renting
Kenwick — Owned Outright: 25.2% Kenwick — Mortgage: 45.7% Kenwick — Renting: 29.1%
Maddington 29.3% renting
Maddington — Owned Outright: 24.2% Maddington — Mortgage: 46.5% Maddington — Renting: 29.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kenwick Maddington
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 13.9%
Kenwick — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Maddington — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 8.3%
Kenwick — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Maddington — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 6.1%
Kenwick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Maddington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 2.7%
Kenwick — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Maddington — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 0.7%
Kenwick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Maddington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

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.

Kenwick Maddington
India 5.6% / 6.2%
Kenwick — India: 5.6% Maddington — India: 6.2%
Philippines 3.7% / 6.9%
Kenwick — Philippines: 3.7% Maddington — Philippines: 6.9%
England 4.0% / 4.2%
Kenwick — England: 4.0% Maddington — England: 4.2%
Myanmar 5.3% / 1.9%
Kenwick — Myanmar: 5.3% Maddington — Myanmar: 1.9%
New Zealand 2.5% / 2.3%
Kenwick — New Zealand: 2.5% Maddington — New Zealand: 2.3%
Afghanistan — / 4.2%
Kenwick — Afghanistan: not among its largest Maddington — Afghanistan: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kenwick 97.8% houses
Kenwick — Houses: 97.8% Kenwick — Townhouses: 1.1% Kenwick — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Maddington 84.2% houses
Maddington — Houses: 84.2% Maddington — Townhouses: 11.1% Maddington — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kenwick Maddington
Median house price $785,000 $720,000
Median unit price $642,500 $570,000
Median land price — $720,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 49 sales
 27 days
from 181 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.

Kenwick Maddington
3 bed $725K / $670K
Kenwick — 3 bed: $725K (53 sales) Maddington — 3 bed: $670K (174 sales)

53 vs 174 sales

4 bed $845K / $810K
Kenwick — 4 bed: $845K (38 sales) Maddington — 4 bed: $810K (82 sales)

38 vs 82 sales

5 bed $892K / $858K
Kenwick — 5 bed: $892K (8 sales) Maddington — 5 bed: $858K (12 sales)

8 vs 12 sales

Development activity

Kenwick Maddington
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.

Kenwick Maddington
Houses 4.6%
$700/wk on $799K
 4.6%
$700/wk on $789K
Units — 5.0%
$560/wk on $584K

Ranking within WA

Kenwick Maddington
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of WA Higher than 29% of WA
Schools Higher than 50% of WA Higher than 37% of WA
Walkability Higher than 83% of WA Higher than 86% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 61% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of WA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 63% of WA Higher than 67% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 31% of WA

Liveability

Maddington is more walkable (60 vs 49).

Kenwick Maddington
Grade C
same for both
Score 36/100 37/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kenwick carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 0).

Kenwick Maddington
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
79/100
 High
87/100
Flood Moderate
40/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 13
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Kenwick Maddington
Inside the suburb 4 7
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 1 3
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Curtin University of Technology, 7.3 km
 1
Curtin University of Technology, 9.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.6% 1.7%

Schools in Kenwick

  • Rehoboth Christian College Independent · Combined above peers
  • East Kenwick Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Communicare Academy Independent · Secondary · Special school below peers
  • Kenwick School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Maddington

  • Bramfield Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • East Maddington Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Maddington Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Yule Brook College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Maddington Education Support Centre Government · Primary · Special school
  • South East Language Development Centre - Maddington Campus Government · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Kenwick Maddington
Supermarkets 2 3
Cafes & restaurants 1 8
Parks & reserves 2 12
Childcare 3 4
GPs 1 7
Pharmacies 1 3
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 0 9
Waterways 3 7

Mobility

Maddington sits further from the CBD (21.5 km vs 17 km).

Kenwick Maddington
Walkability score 49/100 60/100
Distance to Perth 17 km 21.5 km
+26% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 28 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 73.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 284.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 6107
 0.6%
postcode 6109
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 6107
 64
postcode 6109

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.

Kenwick Maddington
Car (driver) 78.4% / 79.7%
Kenwick — Car (driver): 78.4% Maddington — Car (driver): 79.7%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 7.4%
Kenwick — Car (passenger): 5.9% Maddington — Car (passenger): 7.4%
Train 6.5% / 5.5%
Kenwick — Train: 6.5% Maddington — Train: 5.5%
Worked from Home 5.8% / 3.7%
Kenwick — Worked from Home: 5.8% Maddington — Worked from Home: 3.7%
Bus 1.4% / 2.4%
Kenwick — Bus: 1.4% Maddington — Bus: 2.4%
Walked Only 1.6% / 0.9%
Kenwick — Walked Only: 1.6% Maddington — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.7%).

Setting

Kenwick Maddington
Elevation 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.7 km
4.0 km to a named beach
 22.9 km

NBN connectivity

Kenwick Maddington
Connectivity score 90/100 89/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
2,542 premises
 48%
6,441 premises

Climate

Kenwick Maddington
Annual rainfall 663 mm 745 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.3°C 31.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C 7.6°C

Council rates

Kenwick Maddington
Average residential rate $2,067/yr
same for both
Council Gosnells
same for both

Federal electorate

Kenwick Maddington
Division Burt
same for both
Member Matt Keogh
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kenwick Maddington
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kenwick

Easy Commute Large Blocks Middle-Ring Multicultural Quiet Trains Transport Hub

Maddington

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Transport Hub

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