Mount Claremont vs Floreat

Floreat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Mount Claremont. 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 Floreat, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Claremont: a median of $2.4 million, against $2.13 million in Floreat, though rent is higher in Floreat. Floreat is closer to the city centre: 8.7 km, against 10.1 km. On these figures, Mount Claremont tends to suit people living alone, while Floreat 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

Floreat

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 40/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 66%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 78%)
  • But Mount Claremont has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Floreat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($895,000 vs $1,370,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($2,130,000 vs $2,400,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Claremont

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($420/wk vs $600/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Floreat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 71/100)

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 has more units and townhouses to downsize into (22% vs 10%)
  • Floreat carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 40/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Claremont and Floreat 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 Floreat
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 Floreat
Walkability 71 / 84
Mount Claremont — Walkability: 71/100 Floreat — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 60 / 72
Mount Claremont — Safety: 60/100 Floreat — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 65
Mount Claremont — Low fire risk: 100/100 Floreat — Low fire risk: 65/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Mount Claremont — Low flood risk: 100/100 Floreat — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Floreat has more residents (8,621 vs 4,999); Floreat rents higher ($600/wk vs $420/wk).

Mount Claremont Floreat
Population 4,999 8,621
+72% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.3% +9.1%
Median age 45 42
Median household income $147,420/yr $185,640/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $420/wk $600/wk
+43% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Claremont Floreat
0-4 4.3% / 4.8%
Mount Claremont — 0-4: 4.3% Floreat — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 14.1% / 17.1%
Mount Claremont — 5-14: 14.1% Floreat — 5-14: 17.1%
15-19 7.9% / 8.5%
Mount Claremont — 15-19: 7.9% Floreat — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 5.5% / 5.1%
Mount Claremont — 20-24: 5.5% Floreat — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 7.1% / 6.2%
Mount Claremont — 25-34: 7.1% Floreat — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 10.2% / 12.0%
Mount Claremont — 35-44: 10.2% Floreat — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 15.2% / 16.6%
Mount Claremont — 45-54: 15.2% Floreat — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 13.1% / 14.1%
Mount Claremont — 55-64: 13.1% Floreat — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 11.4% / 8.9%
Mount Claremont — 65-74: 11.4% Floreat — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 7.3% / 4.7%
Mount Claremont — 75-84: 7.3% Floreat — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 3.6% / 2.0%
Mount Claremont — 85+: 3.6% Floreat — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

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%
Floreat 66.4% couple families
Floreat — Couple Families: 66.4% Floreat — Lone Person: 19.7% Floreat — One Parent Families: 10.5% Floreat — Group Household: 2.4% Floreat — Other Families: 1.0%
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%
Floreat 12.4% renting
Floreat — Owned Outright: 46.4% Floreat — Mortgage: 41.2% Floreat — Renting: 12.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Claremont Floreat
Bachelor Degree 26.0% / 27.0%
Mount Claremont — Bachelor Degree: 26.0% Floreat — Bachelor Degree: 27.0%
Postgraduate Degree 11.9% / 11.4%
Mount Claremont — Postgraduate Degree: 11.9% Floreat — Postgraduate Degree: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 6.8%
Mount Claremont — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Floreat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Certificate III & IV 3.9% / 4.8%
Mount Claremont — Certificate III & IV: 3.9% Floreat — Certificate III & IV: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 4.0%
Mount Claremont — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Floreat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.0%).

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 Floreat
England 7.3% / 6.9%
Mount Claremont — England: 7.3% Floreat — England: 6.9%
South Africa 3.1% / 2.1%
Mount Claremont — South Africa: 3.1% Floreat — South Africa: 2.1%
China 2.1% / 1.6%
Mount Claremont — China: 2.1% Floreat — China: 1.6%
Malaysia 2.0% / 1.4%
Mount Claremont — Malaysia: 2.0% Floreat — Malaysia: 1.4%
India 1.4% / 1.1%
Mount Claremont — India: 1.4% Floreat — India: 1.1%
Scotland 1.3% / 1.1%
Mount Claremont — Scotland: 1.3% Floreat — Scotland: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

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%
Floreat 89.9% houses
Floreat — Houses: 89.9% Floreat — Townhouses: 2.7% Floreat — Flats / Apartments: 7.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Claremont Floreat
Median house price $2,400,000 $2,130,000
Median unit price $1,370,000 $895,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 10 days
from 36 sales
 36 days
from 65 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 Floreat
3 bed $1.85M / $1.8M
Mount Claremont — 3 bed: $1.85M (15 sales) Floreat — 3 bed: $1.8M (33 sales)

15 vs 33 sales

4 bed $2.4M / $2.5M
Mount Claremont — 4 bed: $2.4M (34 sales) Floreat — 4 bed: $2.5M (35 sales)

34 vs 35 sales

5 bed $2.95M / $2.87M
Mount Claremont — 5 bed: $2.95M (11 sales) Floreat — 5 bed: $2.87M (6 sales)

11 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Mount Claremont Floreat
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 Floreat
Houses — 2.6%
$1,200/wk on $2.4M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Mount Claremont Floreat
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 96% of WA Higher than 98% of WA
Schools Higher than 43% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 97% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of WA Higher than 98% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of WA Higher than 90% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 3% of WA

Liveability

Floreat is more walkable (84 vs 71); Floreat scores higher overall (93 vs 79).

Mount Claremont Floreat
Grade A A+
Score 79/100 93/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Floreat carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0); Mount Claremont carries more crime risk (40 vs 28).

Mount Claremont Floreat
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
28/100
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 10
within 5 km
 11
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Claremont Floreat
Inside the suburb 5 2
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of Western Australia, 5.1 km
 3
The University of Western Australia, 5.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.5%
same for both

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 Floreat

  • Floreat Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Newman College - Marian Campus Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Claremont Floreat
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 2 9
Parks & reserves 17 8
Childcare 5 4
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1 2
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Mount Claremont Floreat
Walkability score 71/100 84/100
Distance to Perth 10.1 km
+14% vs other
 8.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 18 min 14 min
Public transport score 92/100
Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 129.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 191.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.2%
postcode 6010
 2.7%
postcode 6014
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 6010
 38
postcode 6014

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 Floreat
Car (driver) 65.1% / 67.1%
Mount Claremont — Car (driver): 65.1% Floreat — Car (driver): 67.1%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 14.9%
Mount Claremont — Worked from Home: 16.7% Floreat — Worked from Home: 14.9%
Bus 6.0% / 7.4%
Mount Claremont — Bus: 6.0% Floreat — Bus: 7.4%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 4.6%
Mount Claremont — Car (passenger): 4.6% Floreat — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Train 4.0% / 1.4%
Mount Claremont — Train: 4.0% Floreat — Train: 1.4%
Bicycle 2.4% / 2.9%
Mount Claremont — Bicycle: 2.4% Floreat — Bicycle: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.1%).

Setting

Mount Claremont Floreat
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.5 km
2.6 km to a named beach
 3.5 km
3.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mount Claremont Floreat
Connectivity score 75/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 11%
2,099 premises
 11%
3,233 premises

Climate

Mount Claremont Floreat
Annual rainfall 650 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Claremont Floreat
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

Floreat

Easy Commute Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Transport Hub

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