Lockyer vs Yakamia

Lockyer is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 46 in Yakamia. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are people living alone. In Lockyer, about half of households rent. In Yakamia, most households own their home. Houses cost more in Yakamia: a median of $745,000, against $523,000 in Lockyer, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Lockyer tends to suit renters and 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

Yakamia

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 82/100)

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

First-home buyers

Lockyer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($522,888 vs $745,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lockyer

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $320/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (48% vs 37%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yakamia

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 82/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Yakamia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.2% vs 0.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lockyer Yakamia
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.

Lockyer Yakamia
Walkability 45 / 49
Lockyer — Walkability: 45/100 Yakamia — Walkability: 49/100
Safety 18 / 46
Lockyer — Safety: 18/100 Yakamia — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 100 / 68
Lockyer — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yakamia — Low fire risk: 68/100
Low flood risk 100 / 44
Lockyer — Low flood risk: 100/100 Yakamia — Low flood risk: 44/100

Demographics

Yakamia has more residents (3,025 vs 1,298); Yakamia rents higher ($320/wk vs $230/wk).

Lockyer Yakamia
Population 1,298 3,025
+133% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.1% +6.2%
Median age 40 46
Median household income $47,008/yr $64,064/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk $320/wk
+39% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lockyer Yakamia
0-4 5.3% / 5.0%
Lockyer — 0-4: 5.3% Yakamia — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 14.3% / 12.3%
Lockyer — 5-14: 14.3% Yakamia — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 7.5% / 6.0%
Lockyer — 15-19: 7.5% Yakamia — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 5.5% / 4.2%
Lockyer — 20-24: 5.5% Yakamia — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 11.3% / 10.4%
Lockyer — 25-34: 11.3% Yakamia — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 12.1% / 10.3%
Lockyer — 35-44: 12.1% Yakamia — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 11.7% / 12.1%
Lockyer — 45-54: 11.7% Yakamia — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 11.7% / 11.3%
Lockyer — 55-64: 11.7% Yakamia — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 10.1% / 10.7%
Lockyer — 65-74: 10.1% Yakamia — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 6.9% / 10.4%
Lockyer — 75-84: 6.9% Yakamia — 75-84: 10.4%
85+ 4.1% / 7.4%
Lockyer — 85+: 4.1% Yakamia — 85+: 7.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lockyer 47.5% lone person
Lockyer — Lone Person: 47.5% Lockyer — Couple Families: 24.8% Lockyer — One Parent Families: 22.4% Lockyer — Group Household: 4.3% Lockyer — Other Families: 1.0%
Yakamia 46.6% lone person
Yakamia — Lone Person: 46.6% Yakamia — Couple Families: 33.6% Yakamia — One Parent Families: 16.2% Yakamia — Group Household: 2.4% Yakamia — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lockyer 47.7% renting
Lockyer — Owned Outright: 18.9% Lockyer — Mortgage: 33.4% Lockyer — Renting: 47.7%
Yakamia 37.0% renting
Yakamia — Owned Outright: 34.4% Yakamia — Mortgage: 28.5% Yakamia — Renting: 37.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lockyer Yakamia
Certificate III & IV 14.5% / 17.2%
Lockyer — Certificate III & IV: 14.5% Yakamia — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 8.1%
Lockyer — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Yakamia — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 6.8%
Lockyer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Yakamia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 1.3%
Lockyer — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Yakamia — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 1.5%
Lockyer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Yakamia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

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.

Lockyer Yakamia
England 6.4% / 7.4%
Lockyer — England: 6.4% Yakamia — England: 7.4%
Philippines 5.5% / 2.0%
Lockyer — Philippines: 5.5% Yakamia — Philippines: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.6%
Lockyer — New Zealand: 1.3% Yakamia — New Zealand: 1.6%
South Africa 0.5% / 1.7%
Lockyer — South Africa: 0.5% Yakamia — South Africa: 1.7%
Myanmar 2.1% / —
Lockyer — Myanmar: 2.1% Yakamia — Myanmar: not among its largest
Thailand 1.5% / —
Lockyer — Thailand: 1.5% Yakamia — Thailand: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.0%
Lockyer — Netherlands: not among its largest Yakamia — Netherlands: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lockyer 89.1% houses
Lockyer — Houses: 89.1% Lockyer — Townhouses: 10.3% Lockyer — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Yakamia 81.4% houses
Yakamia — Houses: 81.4% Yakamia — Townhouses: 17.7% Yakamia — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lockyer Yakamia
Median house price $522,888 $745,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $557,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 7 sales
 30 days
from 20 sales

Development activity

Lockyer Yakamia
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.

Lockyer Yakamia
Houses — 5.4%
$775/wk on $749K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Lockyer Yakamia
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 7% of WA Higher than 22% of WA
Schools — Higher than 83% of WA
Walkability Higher than 82% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of WA Higher than 37% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of WA Higher than 77% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 89% of WA

Liveability

Lockyer Yakamia
Grade C
same for both
Score 38/100 42/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Yakamia carries more flood risk (56 vs 0); Yakamia carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 0).

Lockyer Yakamia
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
32/100
Crime High
82/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
56/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Lockyer Yakamia
Inside the suburb 2 4
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Lockyer

  • Mount Lockyer Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Parklands School Independent · Primary below peers

Schools in Yakamia

  • John Calvin School (Albany) Independent · Combined above peers
  • Yakamia Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Bethel Christian School Independent · Combined below peers
  • OneSchool Global WA - Albany Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Lockyer Yakamia
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Lockyer Yakamia
Walkability score 45/100 49/100
Distance to Perth 411.6 km 412.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 287 min 289 min
Public transport score 32/100
Bus
 37/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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.

Lockyer Yakamia
Car (driver) 81.3% / 83.7%
Lockyer — Car (driver): 81.3% Yakamia — Car (driver): 83.7%
Car (passenger) 12.2% / 7.8%
Lockyer — Car (passenger): 12.2% Yakamia — Car (passenger): 7.8%
Worked from Home 2.0% / 4.9%
Lockyer — Worked from Home: 2.0% Yakamia — Worked from Home: 4.9%
Walked Only 1.7% / 1.5%
Lockyer — Walked Only: 1.7% Yakamia — Walked Only: 1.5%
Bus 2.0% / 0.9%
Lockyer — Bus: 2.0% Yakamia — Bus: 0.9%
Bicycle 0.7% / 1.2%
Lockyer — Bicycle: 0.7% Yakamia — Bicycle: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.7%).

Setting

Lockyer Yakamia
Elevation 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.4 km 3.2 km
3.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Lockyer Yakamia
Connectivity score 68/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
720 premises
 35%
1,592 premises

Climate

Lockyer Yakamia
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

Lockyer Yakamia
Average residential rate $2,591/yr
same for both
Council Albany
same for both

Federal electorate

Lockyer Yakamia
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lockyer Yakamia
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lockyer

Affordable Coastal Large Blocks Quiet

Yakamia

Retirees

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