Landsdale vs Ballajura

Landsdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 37 in Ballajura. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Landsdale, most households are couple families. In Ballajura, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Landsdale: a median of $1.12 million, against $875,000 in Ballajura, and rent is higher there too. Ballajura is closer to the city centre: 20.2 km, against 25.4 km. On these figures, Landsdale tends to suit families with children and couples, while Ballajura suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Landsdale

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 52/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 72%)
  • has more parks and reserves (28 vs 24)
  • But Ballajura has more schools rated above their peers (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Ballajura

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($875,000 vs $1,125,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ballajura

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ballajura

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (20.2 km vs 25.4 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Landsdale carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 52/100)
  • Ballajura has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Landsdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.2% vs -1.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Landsdale Ballajura
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.

Landsdale Ballajura
Walkability 75 / 72
Landsdale — Walkability: 75/100 Ballajura — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 67 / 48
Landsdale — Safety: 67/100 Ballajura — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 49 / 38
Landsdale — Low fire risk: 49/100 Ballajura — Low fire risk: 38/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Landsdale — Low flood risk: 100/100 Ballajura — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Landsdale has higher household incomes ($126,828 vs $89,752); Landsdale rents higher ($450/wk vs $350/wk).

Landsdale Ballajura
Population 15,401 18,459
+20% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.2% -1.3%
Median age 33 37
Median household income $126,828/yr
+29% vs other
 $89,752/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+22% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Landsdale Ballajura
0-4 8.6% / 5.8%
Landsdale — 0-4: 8.6% Ballajura — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 16.5% / 13.4%
Landsdale — 5-14: 16.5% Ballajura — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 6.6% / 7.1%
Landsdale — 15-19: 6.6% Ballajura — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 6.3% / 7.1%
Landsdale — 20-24: 6.3% Ballajura — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 14.7% / 12.8%
Landsdale — 25-34: 14.7% Ballajura — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 17.7% / 12.1%
Landsdale — 35-44: 17.7% Ballajura — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 13.1% / 13.4%
Landsdale — 45-54: 13.1% Ballajura — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 9.5% / 15.3%
Landsdale — 55-64: 9.5% Ballajura — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 4.7% / 8.4%
Landsdale — 65-74: 4.7% Ballajura — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 1.7% / 3.6%
Landsdale — 75-84: 1.7% Ballajura — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 0.5% / 1.1%
Landsdale — 85+: 0.5% Ballajura — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Landsdale 72.3% couple families
Landsdale — Couple Families: 72.3% Landsdale — Lone Person: 12.5% Landsdale — One Parent Families: 12.5% Landsdale — Group Household: 1.6% Landsdale — Other Families: 1.1%
Ballajura 51.9% couple families
Ballajura — Couple Families: 51.9% Ballajura — Lone Person: 23.0% Ballajura — One Parent Families: 20.1% Ballajura — Group Household: 3.2% Ballajura — 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.

Landsdale 11.5% renting
Landsdale — Owned Outright: 19.2% Landsdale — Mortgage: 69.3% Landsdale — Renting: 11.5%
Ballajura 18.4% renting
Ballajura — Owned Outright: 30.7% Ballajura — Mortgage: 51.0% Ballajura — Renting: 18.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Landsdale Ballajura
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 15.9%
Landsdale — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Ballajura — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 9.0%
Landsdale — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Ballajura — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 6.7%
Landsdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Ballajura — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 2.0%
Landsdale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Ballajura — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.0%
Landsdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Ballajura — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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.

Landsdale Ballajura
England 5.1% / 4.6%
Landsdale — England: 5.1% Ballajura — England: 4.6%
Vietnam 3.2% / 5.0%
Landsdale — Vietnam: 3.2% Ballajura — Vietnam: 5.0%
India 5.9% / 1.9%
Landsdale — India: 5.9% Ballajura — India: 1.9%
New Zealand 2.0% / 2.7%
Landsdale — New Zealand: 2.0% Ballajura — New Zealand: 2.7%
South Africa 2.2% / —
Landsdale — South Africa: 2.2% Ballajura — South Africa: not among its largest
Myanmar — / 1.8%
Landsdale — Myanmar: not among its largest Ballajura — Myanmar: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Landsdale 97.5% houses
Landsdale — Houses: 97.5% Landsdale — Townhouses: 2.4% Landsdale — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Ballajura 94.4% houses
Ballajura — Houses: 94.4% Ballajura — Townhouses: 5.4% Ballajura — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Landsdale Ballajura
Median house price $1,125,000 $875,000
Median unit price — $805,000
Median land price $850,000 $882,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 121 sales
 30 days
from 162 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.

Landsdale Ballajura
3 bed $900K / $780K
Landsdale — 3 bed: $900K (33 sales) Ballajura — 3 bed: $780K (88 sales)

33 vs 88 sales

4 bed $1.15M / $920K
Landsdale — 4 bed: $1.15M (147 sales) Ballajura — 4 bed: $920K (131 sales)

147 vs 131 sales

5 bed $1.35M / $990K
Landsdale — 5 bed: $1.35M (16 sales) Ballajura — 5 bed: $990K (15 sales)

16 vs 15 sales

Development activity

Landsdale Ballajura
New dwellings approved 4,125
across Wanneroo
 2,486
across Swan
Approvals change year on year +17% +2%

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.

Landsdale Ballajura
Houses 4.2%
$950/wk on $1.18M
 4.5%
$800/wk on $920K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Landsdale Ballajura
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 54% of WA
Schools Higher than 54% of WA Higher than 91% of WA
Walkability Higher than 92% of WA Higher than 91% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 86% of WA Higher than 64% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 87% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 38% of WA Higher than 60% of WA

Liveability

Landsdale scores higher overall (68 vs 60).

Landsdale Ballajura
Grade B
same for both
Score 68/100 60/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Ballajura carries more crime risk (52 vs 33); Ballajura carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 51).

Landsdale Ballajura
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Landsdale Ballajura
Inside the suburb 4 6
Rated above peers 1 4
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Landsdale

  • Landsdale Gardens Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Carnaby Rise Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Landsdale Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Landsdale Christian School Independent · Combined below peers

Schools in Ballajura

  • Ballajura Community College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Ballajura Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Illawarra Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • South Ballajura Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Mary MacKillop Catholic Community Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • South Ballajura Education Support Centre Government · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Landsdale Ballajura
Supermarkets 1 4
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 28 24
Childcare 9 8
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 1 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Landsdale sits further from the CBD (25.4 km vs 20.2 km).

Landsdale Ballajura
Walkability score 75/100 72/100
Distance to Perth 25.4 km
+20% vs other
 20.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 29 min 26 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 272.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 416.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 6065
 0.6%
postcode 6066
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 6065
 69
postcode 6066

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.

Landsdale Ballajura
Car (driver) 80.2% / 81.6%
Landsdale — Car (driver): 80.2% Ballajura — Car (driver): 81.6%
Worked from Home 7.4% / 6.3%
Landsdale — Worked from Home: 7.4% Ballajura — Worked from Home: 6.3%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 5.8%
Landsdale — Car (passenger): 5.2% Ballajura — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Bus 2.0% / 4.2%
Landsdale — Bus: 2.0% Ballajura — Bus: 4.2%
Train 4.6% / 1.1%
Landsdale — Train: 4.6% Ballajura — Train: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).

Setting

Landsdale Ballajura
Elevation 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.2 km 13.7 km

NBN connectivity

Landsdale Ballajura
Connectivity score 82/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 67%
6,038 premises
 0%
6,805 premises

Climate

Landsdale Ballajura
Annual rainfall 663 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Landsdale Ballajura
Average residential rate $2,060/yr $2,699/yr
Council Wanneroo Swan

Federal electorate

Landsdale Ballajura
Division Cowan
same for both
Member Anne Aly
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Landsdale Ballajura
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Landsdale

Easy Commute Family Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Quiet Transport Hub Young Families

Ballajura

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Transport Hub

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