King River vs Lower King

Comparing King River and Lower King, WA: King River carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 0); Lower King is more walkable (14 vs 0); and Lower King has more residents (1,890 vs 278).

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

Lower King

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 50/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 83%)
  • But King River has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($273/wk vs $320/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 296 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (414.8 km vs 419.3 km)
  • But Lower King is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lower King

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 50/100)
  • But King River has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 1%)

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

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

King River Lower King
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.

King River Lower King
Walkability 0 / 14
King River — Walkability: 0/100 Lower King — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 50 / 74
King River — Safety: 50/100 Lower King — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 37 / 100
King River — Low fire risk: 37/100 Lower King — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 84 / 100
King River — Low flood risk: 84/100 Lower King — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lower King has more residents (1,890 vs 278); King River has higher household incomes ($91,936 vs $75,296).

King River Lower King
Population 278 1,890
+580% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.3% +3.2%
Median age 50 48
Median household income $91,936/yr
+18% vs other
 $75,296/yr
Median weekly rent $273/wk $320/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

King River Lower King
0-4 4.7% / 4.3%
King River — 0-4: 4.7% Lower King — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 10.1% / 12.4%
King River — 5-14: 10.1% Lower King — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 4.3% / 6.5%
King River — 15-19: 4.3% Lower King — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 6.5% / 3.5%
King River — 20-24: 6.5% Lower King — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 6.5% / 8.1%
King River — 25-34: 6.5% Lower King — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 10.4% / 11.1%
King River — 35-44: 10.4% Lower King — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 15.8% / 15.1%
King River — 45-54: 15.8% Lower King — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 16.2% / 16.3%
King River — 55-64: 16.2% Lower King — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 18.0% / 14.4%
King River — 65-74: 18.0% Lower King — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 5.4% / 6.6%
King River — 75-84: 5.4% Lower King — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 1.1% / 2.6%
King River — 85+: 1.1% Lower King — 85+: 2.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Lower King 49.1% couple families
Lower King — Couple Families: 49.1% Lower King — Lone Person: 31.4% Lower King — One Parent Families: 16.1% Lower King — Group Household: 2.8% Lower King — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

King River 18.7% renting
King River — Owned Outright: 53.8% King River — Mortgage: 27.5% King River — Renting: 18.7%
Lower King 12.0% renting
Lower King — Owned Outright: 46.5% Lower King — Mortgage: 41.5% Lower King — Renting: 12.0%
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.

King River Lower King
England 6.5% / 9.4%
King River — England: 6.5% Lower King — England: 9.4%
New Zealand 2.2% / 1.5%
King River — New Zealand: 2.2% Lower King — New Zealand: 1.5%
South Africa — / 2.2%
King River — South Africa: not among its largest Lower King — South Africa: 2.2%
Scotland — / 0.7%
King River — Scotland: not among its largest Lower King — Scotland: 0.7%
Philippines — / 0.6%
King River — Philippines: not among its largest Lower King — Philippines: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

Qualifications

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

King River Lower King
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 17.4%
King River — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Lower King — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 10.3%
King River — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Lower King — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 8.7%
King River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Lower King — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.4%
King River — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Lower King — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
King River — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Lower King — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

King River 83.2% houses
King River — Houses: 83.2% King River — Flats / Apartments: 16.8% King River — Townhouses: 0.0%
Lower King 99.0% houses
Lower King — Houses: 99.0% Lower King — Flats / Apartments: 0.4% Lower King — Townhouses: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

King River Lower King
Median house price — $817,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $664,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 21 days
from 18 sales

Development activity

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

King River Lower King
Houses — 4.1%
$780/wk on $1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

King River Lower King
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of WA Higher than 37% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of WA Higher than 36% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of WA Higher than 75% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 28% of WA

Liveability

Lower King is more walkable (14 vs 0).

King River Lower King
Grade — B
Score — 56/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

King River carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 0); King River carries more flood risk (16 vs 0).

King River Lower King
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
26/100
Flood Low
16/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
48/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

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

Amenities in the suburb

King River Lower King
Parks & reserves 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Lower King sits further from the CBD (419.3 km vs 414.8 km).

King River Lower King
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Perth 414.8 km 419.3 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 288 min 296 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.

King River Lower King
Car (driver) 75.4% / 87.0%
King River — Car (driver): 75.4% Lower King — Car (driver): 87.0%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 4.7%
King River — Worked from Home: 9.3% Lower King — Worked from Home: 4.7%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 6.3%
King River — Car (passenger): 5.9% Lower King — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Walked Only 9.3% / 1.2%
King River — Walked Only: 9.3% Lower King — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bus — / 0.8%
King River — Bus: not among its largest Lower King — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.0%).

Setting

King River Lower King
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.9 km 760 m

NBN connectivity

King River Lower King
Connectivity score 30/100 62/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
113 premises
 34%
863 premises

Climate

King River Lower King
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

King River

River Rural

Lower King

Acreage Coastal River

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