Mount Melville vs Orana

Orana is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in Mount Melville. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Melville tends to suit people living alone, while Orana suits families with children.

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

Orana

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (49% vs 40%)
  • But Mount Melville carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 82/100)

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

  • Mount Melville leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 32%)
  • Orana has cheaper land ($174,000 vs $300,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Mount Melville leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 28%)
  • Orana has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Orana

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 43/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (285 min vs 296 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (409.6 km vs 414.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Mount Melville carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 82/100)
  • Orana is more walkable (57/100 vs 43/100)

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

Investors

Orana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.7% vs -8.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Melville and Orana 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 Melville Orana
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 Melville Orana
Walkability 43 / 57
Mount Melville — Walkability: 43/100 Orana — Walkability: 57/100
Safety 28 / 18
Mount Melville — Safety: 28/100 Orana — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 54 / 68
Mount Melville — Low fire risk: 54/100 Orana — Low fire risk: 68/100
Low flood risk 100 / 83
Mount Melville — Low flood risk: 100/100 Orana — Low flood risk: 83/100

Demographics

Orana has more residents (2,035 vs 1,007); Mount Melville has higher household incomes ($76,336 vs $51,428).

Mount Melville Orana
Population 1,007 2,035
+102% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.2% -0.7%
Median age 48 38
Median household income $76,336/yr
+33% vs other
 $51,428/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+14% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Melville Orana
0-4 3.5% / 6.5%
Mount Melville — 0-4: 3.5% Orana — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 10.2% / 12.8%
Mount Melville — 5-14: 10.2% Orana — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 3.6% / 6.8%
Mount Melville — 15-19: 3.6% Orana — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 3.5% / 6.6%
Mount Melville — 20-24: 3.5% Orana — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 12.8% / 13.5%
Mount Melville — 25-34: 12.8% Orana — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 11.1% / 10.5%
Mount Melville — 35-44: 11.1% Orana — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 14.6% / 12.2%
Mount Melville — 45-54: 14.6% Orana — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 16.5% / 12.5%
Mount Melville — 55-64: 16.5% Orana — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 15.9% / 9.7%
Mount Melville — 65-74: 15.9% Orana — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 5.8% / 7.0%
Mount Melville — 75-84: 5.8% Orana — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 1.8% / 2.4%
Mount Melville — 85+: 1.8% Orana — 85+: 2.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Melville 54.3% lone person
Mount Melville — Lone Person: 54.3% Mount Melville — Couple Families: 26.3% Mount Melville — One Parent Families: 13.7% Mount Melville — Group Household: 4.4% Mount Melville — Other Families: 1.3%
Orana 45.8% lone person
Orana — Lone Person: 45.8% Orana — Couple Families: 27.0% Orana — One Parent Families: 22.1% Orana — Group Household: 3.5% Orana — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Melville 31.9% renting
Mount Melville — Owned Outright: 35.3% Mount Melville — Mortgage: 32.8% Mount Melville — Renting: 31.9%
Orana 39.1% renting
Orana — Owned Outright: 30.7% Orana — Mortgage: 30.2% Orana — Renting: 39.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Melville Orana
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 19.1%
Mount Melville — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Orana — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 4.2%
Mount Melville — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Orana — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 5.6%
Mount Melville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Orana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 0.5%
Mount Melville — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Orana — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 0.2%
Mount Melville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Orana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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 Melville Orana
England 9.4% / 5.7%
Mount Melville — England: 9.4% Orana — England: 5.7%
Philippines 0.9% / 3.5%
Mount Melville — Philippines: 0.9% Orana — Philippines: 3.5%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.4%
Mount Melville — New Zealand: 1.8% Orana — New Zealand: 1.4%
Thailand — / 1.6%
Mount Melville — Thailand: not among its largest Orana — Thailand: 1.6%
Scotland 1.0% / 0.4%
Mount Melville — Scotland: 1.0% Orana — Scotland: 0.4%
Germany 1.3% / —
Mount Melville — Germany: 1.3% Orana — Germany: not among its largest
Myanmar — / 1.0%
Mount Melville — Myanmar: not among its largest Orana — Myanmar: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Melville 96.0% houses
Mount Melville — Houses: 96.0% Mount Melville — Townhouses: 3.1% Mount Melville — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Orana 87.9% houses
Orana — Houses: 87.9% Orana — Townhouses: 11.6% Orana — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Melville Orana
Median house price $675,000 $627,000
Median unit price $799,000 —
Median land price $300,000 $174,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 55 days
from 4 sales
 19 days
from 16 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 Melville Orana
3 bed $658K / $645K
Mount Melville — 3 bed: $658K (12 sales) Orana — 3 bed: $645K (30 sales)

12 vs 30 sales

4 bed $789K / $709K
Mount Melville — 4 bed: $789K (7 sales) Orana — 4 bed: $709K (12 sales)

7 vs 12 sales

Development activity

Mount Melville Orana
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 Melville Orana
Houses — 5.5%
$630/wk on $600K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Mount Melville Orana
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of WA Higher than 10% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of WA Higher than 85% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of WA Higher than 81% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 90% of WA

Liveability

Mount Melville scores higher overall (39 vs 26); Orana is more walkable (57 vs 43).

Mount Melville Orana
Grade C D
Score 39/100 26/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Orana carries more flood risk (17 vs 0); Mount Melville carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 32).

Mount Melville Orana
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Low
32/100
Crime High
72/100
 High
82/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
17/100
Coastal erosion Low
27/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Melville Orana
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Melville

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

Schools in Orana

  • North Albany Senior High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Albany Secondary Education Support Centre Government · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Melville Orana
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Childcare 0 4
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 3 2
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

Mount Melville sits further from the CBD (414.5 km vs 409.6 km).

Mount Melville Orana
Walkability score 43/100 57/100
Distance to Perth 414.5 km
+1% vs other
 409.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 296 min 285 min
Public transport score 25/100
Bus
 33/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.5
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.

Mount Melville Orana
Car (driver) 83.6% / 85.7%
Mount Melville — Car (driver): 83.6% Orana — Car (driver): 85.7%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 7.6%
Mount Melville — Car (passenger): 5.5% Orana — Car (passenger): 7.6%
Worked from Home 6.4% / 2.7%
Mount Melville — Worked from Home: 6.4% Orana — Worked from Home: 2.7%
Walked Only 3.5% / 2.1%
Mount Melville — Walked Only: 3.5% Orana — Walked Only: 2.1%
Bus — / 1.9%
Mount Melville — Bus: not among its largest Orana — Bus: 1.9%
Bicycle 0.9% / —
Mount Melville — Bicycle: 0.9% Orana — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.7%).

Setting

Mount Melville Orana
Elevation 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.0 km 3.4 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Melville Orana
Connectivity score 69/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
666 premises
 42%
1,049 premises

Climate

Mount Melville Orana
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 Melville Orana
Average residential rate $2,591/yr
same for both
Council Albany
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Melville Orana
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Melville Orana
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Melville

Acreage Coastal Quiet

Orana

Affordable Large Blocks Quiet

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