Lakelands vs Stake Hill

Lakelands is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 45 in Stake Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lakelands, about half of households are couple families. In Stake Hill, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Stake Hill: a median of $1.51 million, against $780,000 in Lakelands, though rent is higher in Lakelands. On these figures, Lakelands tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Stake Hill suits 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

Lakelands

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Stake Hill is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 72%)

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

First-home buyers

Lakelands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($780,000 vs $1,510,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Stake Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Lakelands has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 4%)

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

Commuting to the city

Lakelands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (42/100 vs 0/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Lakelands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (42/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Lakelands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.8% vs -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lakelands Stake Hill
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.

Lakelands Stake Hill
Walkability 42 / 0
Lakelands — Walkability: 42/100 Stake Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 31 / 30
Lakelands — Safety: 31/100 Stake Hill — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 100 / 61
Lakelands — Low fire risk: 100/100 Stake Hill — Low fire risk: 61/100
Low flood risk 100 / 11
Lakelands — Low flood risk: 100/100 Stake Hill — Low flood risk: 11/100

Demographics

Lakelands has more residents (6,171 vs 469); Stake Hill has higher household incomes ($137,436 vs $93,808).

Lakelands Stake Hill
Population 6,171
+92% vs other
 469
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.8% -3.3%
Median age 32 45
Median household income $93,808/yr $137,436/yr
+47% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+14% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lakelands Stake Hill
0-4 8.4% / 3.0%
Lakelands — 0-4: 8.4% Stake Hill — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 17.7% / 13.4%
Lakelands — 5-14: 17.7% Stake Hill — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 6.6% / 9.8%
Lakelands — 15-19: 6.6% Stake Hill — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 5.5% / 4.3%
Lakelands — 20-24: 5.5% Stake Hill — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 15.8% / 6.0%
Lakelands — 25-34: 15.8% Stake Hill — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 15.0% / 11.7%
Lakelands — 35-44: 15.0% Stake Hill — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 11.2% / 21.7%
Lakelands — 45-54: 11.2% Stake Hill — 45-54: 21.7%
55-64 7.0% / 17.7%
Lakelands — 55-64: 7.0% Stake Hill — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 7.1% / 9.6%
Lakelands — 65-74: 7.1% Stake Hill — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 5.0% / 2.1%
Lakelands — 75-84: 5.0% Stake Hill — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 0.7% / 1.3%
Lakelands — 85+: 0.7% Stake Hill — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lakelands 51.8% couple families
Lakelands — Couple Families: 51.8% Lakelands — Lone Person: 24.4% Lakelands — One Parent Families: 20.3% Lakelands — Group Household: 3.0% Lakelands — Other Families: 0.5%
Stake Hill 73.7% couple families
Stake Hill — Couple Families: 73.7% Stake Hill — Lone Person: 17.9% Stake Hill — One Parent Families: 8.4% Stake Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Stake Hill — 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.

Lakelands 23.6% renting
Lakelands — Owned Outright: 20.4% Lakelands — Mortgage: 56.0% Lakelands — Renting: 23.6%
Stake Hill 4.0% renting
Stake Hill — Owned Outright: 34.2% Stake Hill — Mortgage: 61.7% Stake Hill — Renting: 4.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lakelands Stake Hill
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 27.7%
Lakelands — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Stake Hill — Certificate III & IV: 27.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 9.6%
Lakelands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Stake Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 8.1%
Lakelands — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Stake Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / —
Lakelands — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Stake Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Lakelands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Stake Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

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.

Lakelands Stake Hill
England 10.5% / 11.9%
Lakelands — England: 10.5% Stake Hill — England: 11.9%
New Zealand 4.7% / 2.3%
Lakelands — New Zealand: 4.7% Stake Hill — New Zealand: 2.3%
South Africa 2.5% / 0.6%
Lakelands — South Africa: 2.5% Stake Hill — South Africa: 0.6%
Scotland 1.4% / 1.5%
Lakelands — Scotland: 1.4% Stake Hill — Scotland: 1.5%
Philippines 2.4% / —
Lakelands — Philippines: 2.4% Stake Hill — Philippines: not among its largest
India 1.5% / 0.6%
Lakelands — India: 1.5% Stake Hill — India: 0.6%
Ireland 0.8% / 0.9%
Lakelands — Ireland: 0.8% Stake Hill — Ireland: 0.9%
Zimbabwe 0.8% / 0.9%
Lakelands — Zimbabwe: 0.8% Stake Hill — Zimbabwe: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lakelands 99.2% houses
Lakelands — Houses: 99.2% Lakelands — Flats / Apartments: 0.4% Lakelands — Townhouses: 0.3%
Stake Hill 101.3% houses
Stake Hill — Houses: 101.3% Stake Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Stake Hill — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Lakelands Stake Hill
Median house price $780,000 $1,510,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $651,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 108 sales
 40 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Lakelands Stake Hill
New dwellings approved 1,482
across Mandurah
 647
across Murray
Approvals change year on year +20% +122%

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.

Lakelands Stake Hill
Houses 4.3%
$680/wk on $825K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Lakelands Stake Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 93% of WA
Schools Higher than 70% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 81% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of WA Higher than 64% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 44% of WA —

Liveability

Lakelands is more walkable (42 vs 0).

Lakelands Stake Hill
Grade B —
Score 58/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Stake Hill carries more flood risk (89 vs 0); Stake Hill carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 0).

Lakelands Stake Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 High
70/100
Flood None
0/100
 High
89/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Lakelands Stake Hill
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Lakelands

  • Lakelands Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Coastal Lakes College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Mandurah Baptist College Independent · Combined below peers

Schools in Stake Hill

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lakelands Stake Hill
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 8 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Lakelands Stake Hill
Walkability score 42/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 64 km 65.6 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min 54 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 6180
 0.5%
postcode 6181
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 94
postcode 6180
 —
postcode 6181

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.

Lakelands Stake Hill
Car (driver) 78.5% / 77.6%
Lakelands — Car (driver): 78.5% Stake Hill — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 6.7% / 11.2%
Lakelands — Worked from Home: 6.7% Stake Hill — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / 7.8%
Lakelands — Car (passenger): 6.4% Stake Hill — Car (passenger): 7.8%
Bus 3.4% / 2.0%
Lakelands — Bus: 3.4% Stake Hill — Bus: 2.0%
Train 3.0% / 1.5%
Lakelands — Train: 3.0% Stake Hill — Train: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.5%).

Setting

Lakelands Stake Hill
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 -3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.4 km
2.4 km to a named beach
 5.5 km

NBN connectivity

Lakelands Stake Hill
Connectivity score 85/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 69%
2,422 premises
 0%
162 premises

Climate

Lakelands Stake Hill
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Lakelands Stake Hill
Average residential rate $2,186/yr $2,572/yr
Council Mandurah Murray

Federal electorate

Lakelands Stake Hill
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lakelands Stake Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lakelands

Coastal Easy Commute Family Large Blocks Transport Hub

Stake Hill

Acreage

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