Mount Claremont vs City Beach

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Claremont, about half of households are couple families. In City Beach, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in City Beach: a median of $3.33 million, against $2.4 million in Mount Claremont, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mount Claremont tends to suit 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

They split

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

  • Mount Claremont has more parks and reserves (17 vs 10)
  • City Beach carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 40/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Claremont

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($2,400,000 vs $3,325,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Claremont

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($420/wk vs $750/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Claremont

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 55/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Mount Claremont is more walkable (71/100 vs 55/100)
  • City Beach carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 40/100)

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

Investors

Mount Claremont

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.3% vs 3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Claremont City Beach
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.

Mount Claremont City Beach
Walkability 71 / 55
Mount Claremont — Walkability: 71/100 City Beach — Walkability: 55/100
Safety 60 / 71
Mount Claremont — Safety: 60/100 City Beach — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 100 / 63
Mount Claremont — Low fire risk: 100/100 City Beach — Low fire risk: 63/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Mount Claremont — Low flood risk: 100/100 City Beach — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

City Beach rents higher ($750/wk vs $420/wk); City Beach has more residents (6,805 vs 4,999).

Mount Claremont City Beach
Population 4,999 6,805
+36% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.3% +3.0%
Median age 45 47
Median household income $147,420/yr $192,400/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $420/wk $750/wk
+79% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Claremont City Beach
0-4 4.3% / 2.8%
Mount Claremont — 0-4: 4.3% City Beach — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 14.1% / 14.8%
Mount Claremont — 5-14: 14.1% City Beach — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 7.9% / 8.8%
Mount Claremont — 15-19: 7.9% City Beach — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 5.5% / 5.5%
Mount Claremont — 20-24: 5.5% City Beach — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 7.1% / 5.6%
Mount Claremont — 25-34: 7.1% City Beach — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 10.2% / 8.6%
Mount Claremont — 35-44: 10.2% City Beach — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 15.2% / 16.5%
Mount Claremont — 45-54: 15.2% City Beach — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 13.1% / 14.7%
Mount Claremont — 55-64: 13.1% City Beach — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 11.4% / 9.5%
Mount Claremont — 65-74: 11.4% City Beach — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 7.3% / 8.4%
Mount Claremont — 75-84: 7.3% City Beach — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ 3.6% / 4.7%
Mount Claremont — 85+: 3.6% City Beach — 85+: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Claremont 53.9% couple families
Mount Claremont — Couple Families: 53.9% Mount Claremont — Lone Person: 31.8% Mount Claremont — One Parent Families: 11.7% Mount Claremont — Group Household: 2.4% Mount Claremont — Other Families: 0.3%
City Beach 62.5% couple families
City Beach — Couple Families: 62.5% City Beach — Lone Person: 25.7% City Beach — One Parent Families: 8.9% City Beach — Group Household: 2.1% City Beach — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Claremont 17.3% renting
Mount Claremont — Owned Outright: 44.8% Mount Claremont — Mortgage: 37.9% Mount Claremont — Renting: 17.3%
City Beach 11.4% renting
City Beach — Owned Outright: 53.7% City Beach — Mortgage: 34.9% City Beach — Renting: 11.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Claremont City Beach
Bachelor Degree 26.0% / 26.8%
Mount Claremont — Bachelor Degree: 26.0% City Beach — Bachelor Degree: 26.8%
Postgraduate Degree 11.9% / 11.2%
Mount Claremont — Postgraduate Degree: 11.9% City Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.1%
Mount Claremont — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% City Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Certificate III & IV 3.9% / 4.3%
Mount Claremont — Certificate III & IV: 3.9% City Beach — Certificate III & IV: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 3.7%
Mount Claremont — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% City Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).

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.

Mount Claremont City Beach
England 7.3% / 7.8%
Mount Claremont — England: 7.3% City Beach — England: 7.8%
South Africa 3.1% / 2.7%
Mount Claremont — South Africa: 3.1% City Beach — South Africa: 2.7%
Malaysia 2.0% / 1.4%
Mount Claremont — Malaysia: 2.0% City Beach — Malaysia: 1.4%
India 1.4% / 1.3%
Mount Claremont — India: 1.4% City Beach — India: 1.3%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.5%
Mount Claremont — New Zealand: 1.0% City Beach — New Zealand: 1.5%
China 2.1% / —
Mount Claremont — China: 2.1% City Beach — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Claremont 77.7% houses
Mount Claremont — Houses: 77.7% Mount Claremont — Townhouses: 18.4% Mount Claremont — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
City Beach 87.6% houses
City Beach — Houses: 87.6% City Beach — Townhouses: 5.3% City Beach — Flats / Apartments: 7.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Claremont City Beach
Median house price $2,400,000 $3,325,000
Median unit price $1,370,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 10 days
from 36 sales
 50 days
from 79 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.

Mount Claremont City Beach
3 bed $1.85M / $2.7M
Mount Claremont — 3 bed: $1.85M (15 sales) City Beach — 3 bed: $2.7M (15 sales)

15 vs 15 sales

4 bed $2.4M / $3.2M
Mount Claremont — 4 bed: $2.4M (34 sales) City Beach — 4 bed: $3.2M (51 sales)

34 vs 51 sales

5 bed $2.95M / $5.1M
Mount Claremont — 5 bed: $2.95M (11 sales) City Beach — 5 bed: $5.1M (27 sales)

11 vs 27 sales

Development activity

Mount Claremont City Beach
New dwellings approved 115
across Nedlands
 133
across Cambridge
Approvals change year on year -44% +42%

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.

Mount Claremont City Beach
Houses — 2.9%
$1,650/wk on $3M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Mount Claremont City Beach
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 96% of WA Higher than 99% of WA
Schools Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 49% of WA
Walkability Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 84% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of WA Higher than 100% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of WA Higher than 93% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 5% of WA

Liveability

Mount Claremont is more walkable (71 vs 55).

Mount Claremont City Beach
Grade A
same for both
Score 79/100 76/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

City Beach carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 0); Mount Claremont carries more crime risk (40 vs 29).

Mount Claremont City Beach
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
29/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
55/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Claremont City Beach
Inside the suburb 5 4
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 1 3
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of Western Australia, 5.1 km
 3
The University of Western Australia, 7.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.5% 5.0%

Schools in Mount Claremont

  • John XXIII College Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Moerlina School Independent · Primary at peers
  • Mount Claremont Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Quintilian School Independent · Primary below peers
  • SEDA College WA (Mount Claremont Campus) Independent · Secondary

Schools in City Beach

  • Kapinara Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • City Beach Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Holy Spirit School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • The Japanese School in Perth Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Claremont City Beach
Cafes & restaurants 2 6
Parks & reserves 17 10
Childcare 5 3
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Hospitals 1 0
EV chargers 1
same for both
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Mount Claremont City Beach
Walkability score 71/100 55/100
Distance to Perth 10.1 km 11.2 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 18 min
same for both
Public transport score 92/100
Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 129.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 128.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.2%
postcode 6010
 3.5%
postcode 6015
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 6010
 54
postcode 6015

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.

Mount Claremont City Beach
Car (driver) 65.1% / 69.9%
Mount Claremont — Car (driver): 65.1% City Beach — Car (driver): 69.9%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 17.9%
Mount Claremont — Worked from Home: 16.7% City Beach — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Bus 6.0% / 3.3%
Mount Claremont — Bus: 6.0% City Beach — Bus: 3.3%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 3.9%
Mount Claremont — Car (passenger): 4.6% City Beach — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Train 4.0% / 1.6%
Mount Claremont — Train: 4.0% City Beach — Train: 1.6%
Bicycle 2.4% / 1.9%
Mount Claremont — Bicycle: 2.4% City Beach — Bicycle: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.9%).

Setting

Mount Claremont City Beach
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.5 km
2.6 km to a named beach
 1.0 km
1.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mount Claremont City Beach
Connectivity score 75/100 83/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 11%
2,099 premises
 52%
2,734 premises

Climate

Mount Claremont City Beach
Annual rainfall 650 mm 716 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 29.8°C
Winter min (Jul) — 10.4°C

Council rates

Mount Claremont City Beach
Average residential rate $2,425/yr $2,113/yr
Council Nedlands Cambridge

Federal electorate

Mount Claremont City Beach
Division Curtin
same for both
Member Kate Chaney
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Claremont City Beach
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Claremont

Coastal Easy Commute Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Quiet Transport Hub

City Beach

Beach Coastal Easy Commute Large Blocks Luxury Middle-Ring Professionals Quiet Transport Hub

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