Milpara vs Yakamia

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Milpara, about half of households are couple families. In Yakamia, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Milpara: a median of $850,000, against $745,000 in Yakamia. On these figures, Milpara tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Milpara carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 54/100)
  • Yakamia has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Milpara has cheaper land ($475,750 vs $557,500)
  • Yakamia has cheaper houses ($745,000 vs $850,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yakamia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Milpara sits closer to the CBD (409.1 km vs 412.6 km)
  • Yakamia is more walkable (49/100 vs 29/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Milpara carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 54/100)
  • Yakamia is more walkable (49/100 vs 29/100)

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

Investors

Milpara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.1% vs 6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Milpara 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.

Milpara 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.

Milpara Yakamia
Walkability 29 / 49
Milpara — Walkability: 29/100 Yakamia — Walkability: 49/100
Safety 69 / 46
Milpara — Safety: 69/100 Yakamia — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 100 / 68
Milpara — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yakamia — Low fire risk: 68/100
Low flood risk 50 / 44
Milpara — Low flood risk: 50/100 Yakamia — Low flood risk: 44/100

Demographics

Yakamia has more residents (3,025 vs 953).

Milpara Yakamia
Population 953 3,025
+217% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.1% +6.2%
Median age 47 46
Median household income $69,784/yr
+8% vs other
 $64,064/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk $320/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Milpara Yakamia
0-4 5.7% / 5.0%
Milpara — 0-4: 5.7% Yakamia — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 13.7% / 12.3%
Milpara — 5-14: 13.7% Yakamia — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 6.2% / 6.0%
Milpara — 15-19: 6.2% Yakamia — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 3.3% / 4.2%
Milpara — 20-24: 3.3% Yakamia — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 8.2% / 10.4%
Milpara — 25-34: 8.2% Yakamia — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 9.7% / 10.3%
Milpara — 35-44: 9.7% Yakamia — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 10.8% / 12.1%
Milpara — 45-54: 10.8% Yakamia — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 15.6% / 11.3%
Milpara — 55-64: 15.6% Yakamia — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 16.1% / 10.7%
Milpara — 65-74: 16.1% Yakamia — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 8.2% / 10.4%
Milpara — 75-84: 8.2% Yakamia — 75-84: 10.4%
85+ 2.4% / 7.4%
Milpara — 85+: 2.4% Yakamia — 85+: 7.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Milpara 40.9% lone person
Milpara — Lone Person: 40.9% Milpara — Couple Families: 48.8% Milpara — One Parent Families: 7.4% Milpara — Group Household: 2.8% Milpara — Other Families: 0.0%
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.

Milpara 8.5% renting
Milpara — Owned Outright: 49.7% Milpara — Mortgage: 41.8% Milpara — Renting: 8.5%
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.

Milpara Yakamia
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 17.2%
Milpara — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Yakamia — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 6.8%
Milpara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Yakamia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 8.1%
Milpara — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Yakamia — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 1.5%
Milpara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Yakamia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree 0.4% / 1.3%
Milpara — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4% Yakamia — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Milpara Yakamia
England 6.6% / 7.4%
Milpara — England: 6.6% Yakamia — England: 7.4%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.6%
Milpara — New Zealand: 1.7% Yakamia — New Zealand: 1.6%
Philippines 0.4% / 2.0%
Milpara — Philippines: 0.4% Yakamia — Philippines: 2.0%
South Africa 0.4% / 1.7%
Milpara — South Africa: 0.4% Yakamia — South Africa: 1.7%
Netherlands — / 1.0%
Milpara — Netherlands: not among its largest Yakamia — Netherlands: 1.0%
Germany 0.9% / —
Milpara — Germany: 0.9% Yakamia — Germany: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Milpara 85.4% houses
Milpara — Houses: 85.4% Milpara — Townhouses: 1.5% Milpara — Flats / Apartments: 13.1%
Yakamia 81.4% houses
Yakamia — Houses: 81.4% Yakamia — Townhouses: 17.7% Yakamia — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Milpara Yakamia
Median house price $850,000 $745,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $475,750 $557,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 4 sales
 30 days
from 20 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.

Milpara Yakamia
3 bed $758K / $740K
Milpara — 3 bed: $758K (6 sales) Yakamia — 3 bed: $740K (13 sales)

6 vs 13 sales

4 bed $882K / $765K
Milpara — 4 bed: $882K (11 sales) Yakamia — 4 bed: $765K (33 sales)

11 vs 33 sales

Development activity

Milpara 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.

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

Ranking within WA

Milpara Yakamia
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of WA Higher than 22% of WA
Schools — Higher than 83% of WA
Walkability Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 77% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 89% of WA

Liveability

Yakamia is more walkable (49 vs 29).

Milpara Yakamia
Grade C
same for both
Score 44/100 42/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yakamia carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 0); Yakamia carries more crime risk (54 vs 31).

Milpara Yakamia
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood Moderate
50/100
 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

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

Schools in Milpara

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

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

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

Mobility

Yakamia sits further from the CBD (412.6 km vs 409.1 km).

Milpara Yakamia
Walkability score 29/100 49/100
Distance to Perth 409.1 km 412.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 285 min 289 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.

Milpara Yakamia
Car (driver) 82.9% / 83.7%
Milpara — Car (driver): 82.9% Yakamia — Car (driver): 83.7%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 7.8%
Milpara — Car (passenger): 6.6% Yakamia — Car (passenger): 7.8%
Worked from Home 5.0% / 4.9%
Milpara — Worked from Home: 5.0% Yakamia — Worked from Home: 4.9%
Walked Only 3.4% / 1.5%
Milpara — Walked Only: 3.4% Yakamia — Walked Only: 1.5%
Bus 1.3% / 0.9%
Milpara — Bus: 1.3% Yakamia — Bus: 0.9%
Bicycle 0.8% / 1.2%
Milpara — Bicycle: 0.8% Yakamia — Bicycle: 1.2%

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

Setting

Milpara Yakamia
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.4 km 3.2 km
3.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Milpara Yakamia
Connectivity score 77/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 58%
539 premises
 35%
1,592 premises

Climate

Milpara 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Milpara

Acreage Retirees

Yakamia

Retirees

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