Mount Clarence vs Port Albany

Mount Clarence is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 52 in Port Albany. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Clarence, about half of households are people living alone. In Port Albany, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Port Albany: a median of $900,000, against $774,000 in Mount Clarence, though rent is higher in Mount Clarence. On these figures, Mount Clarence tends to suit families with children, while Port Albany suits people living alone.

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

Mount Clarence

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 56/100)
  • But Port Albany has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 82%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Mount Clarence has cheaper houses ($773,500 vs $900,000)
  • Port Albany leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Clarence

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Clarence

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 9/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Clarence

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 9/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 6%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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 Clarence and Port Albany 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 Clarence Port Albany
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 Clarence Port Albany
Walkability 47 / 9
Mount Clarence — Walkability: 47/100 Port Albany — Walkability: 9/100
Safety 54 / 44
Mount Clarence — Safety: 54/100 Port Albany — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 50 / 66
Mount Clarence — Low fire risk: 50/100 Port Albany — Low fire risk: 66/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Mount Clarence — Low flood risk: 100/100 Port Albany — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Clarence has more residents (728 vs 133); Port Albany skews older (52 vs 45).

Mount Clarence Port Albany
Population 728
+82% vs other
 133
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.4% +4.7%
Median age 45 52
Median household income $82,472/yr $87,048/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+7% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Clarence Port Albany
0-4 4.1% / —
Mount Clarence — 0-4: 4.1% Port Albany — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 16.1% / 9.8%
Mount Clarence — 5-14: 16.1% Port Albany — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 8.7% / 9.8%
Mount Clarence — 15-19: 8.7% Port Albany — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 3.2% / 2.3%
Mount Clarence — 20-24: 3.2% Port Albany — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 8.0% / 6.0%
Mount Clarence — 25-34: 8.0% Port Albany — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 9.5% / 12.8%
Mount Clarence — 35-44: 9.5% Port Albany — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 12.5% / 12.0%
Mount Clarence — 45-54: 12.5% Port Albany — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 15.8% / 18.8%
Mount Clarence — 55-64: 15.8% Port Albany — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 12.0% / 13.5%
Mount Clarence — 65-74: 12.0% Port Albany — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 7.8% / 7.5%
Mount Clarence — 75-84: 7.8% Port Albany — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 2.2% / 2.3%
Mount Clarence — 85+: 2.2% Port Albany — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Clarence 48.9% lone person
Mount Clarence — Lone Person: 48.9% Mount Clarence — Couple Families: 31.2% Mount Clarence — One Parent Families: 14.0% Mount Clarence — Group Household: 5.9%
Port Albany 58.8% lone person
Port Albany — Lone Person: 58.8% Port Albany — Couple Families: 29.4% Port Albany — One Parent Families: 11.8% Port Albany — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Clarence 30.8% renting
Mount Clarence — Owned Outright: 42.9% Mount Clarence — Mortgage: 26.3% Mount Clarence — Renting: 30.8%
Port Albany 20.0% renting
Port Albany — Owned Outright: 50.0% Port Albany — Mortgage: 30.0% Port Albany — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Clarence Port Albany
Certificate III & IV 13.9% / 17.3%
Mount Clarence — Certificate III & IV: 13.9% Port Albany — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Bachelor Degree 14.8% / 12.0%
Mount Clarence — Bachelor Degree: 14.8% Port Albany — Bachelor Degree: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 9.8%
Mount Clarence — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Port Albany — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 7.5%
Mount Clarence — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Port Albany — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 3.8%
Mount Clarence — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Port Albany — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

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 Clarence Port Albany
England 7.4% / 12.0%
Mount Clarence — England: 7.4% Port Albany — England: 12.0%
New Zealand 1.9% / 5.3%
Mount Clarence — New Zealand: 1.9% Port Albany — New Zealand: 5.3%
Scotland — / 2.3%
Mount Clarence — Scotland: not among its largest Port Albany — Scotland: 2.3%
France — / 2.3%
Mount Clarence — France: not among its largest Port Albany — France: 2.3%
South Africa 1.5% / —
Mount Clarence — South Africa: 1.5% Port Albany — South Africa: not among its largest
Zimbabwe 1.1% / —
Mount Clarence — Zimbabwe: 1.1% Port Albany — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Italy 0.8% / —
Mount Clarence — Italy: 0.8% Port Albany — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Clarence 81.5% houses
Mount Clarence — Houses: 81.5% Mount Clarence — Townhouses: 16.7% Mount Clarence — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Port Albany 96.4% houses
Port Albany — Houses: 96.4% Port Albany — Townhouses: 5.5% Port Albany — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Clarence Port Albany
Median house price $773,500 $900,000
Median unit price $507,500 —
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Mount Clarence Port Albany
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.

Mount Clarence Port Albany
Houses 2.1%
$500/wk on $1.25M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Mount Clarence Port Albany
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of WA Higher than 51% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 40% of WA Higher than 36% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of WA —

Liveability

Mount Clarence is more walkable (47 vs 9).

Mount Clarence Port Albany
Grade B —
Score 49/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Mount Clarence carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 34); Port Albany carries more crime risk (56 vs 46).

Mount Clarence Port Albany
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 Low
34/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
56/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
11/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Clarence Port Albany
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Clarence

  • Albany Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Albany Senior High School Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in Port Albany

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Clarence Port Albany
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
GPs 2 0

Mobility

Mount Clarence Port Albany
Walkability score 47/100 9/100
Distance to Perth 416.4 km 415.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 299 min
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.

Mount Clarence Port Albany
Car (driver) 76.2% / 80.4%
Mount Clarence — Car (driver): 76.2% Port Albany — Car (driver): 80.4%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 14.3%
Mount Clarence — Worked from Home: 10.3% Port Albany — Worked from Home: 14.3%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / 5.4%
Mount Clarence — Car (passenger): 7.4% Port Albany — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only 3.9% / —
Mount Clarence — Walked Only: 3.9% Port Albany — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.1% / —
Mount Clarence — Bus: 1.1% Port Albany — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).

Setting

Mount Clarence Port Albany
Elevation 101 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.3 km
2.6 km to a named beach
 508 m
1.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mount Clarence Port Albany
Connectivity score 64/100 59/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
391 premises
 26%
101 premises

Climate

Mount Clarence Port Albany
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

Mount Clarence Port Albany
Average residential rate $2,591/yr
same for both
Council Albany
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Clarence Port Albany
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Clarence Port Albany
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Clarence

Coastal Quiet

Port Albany

Coastal Professionals Quiet

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