Mount Melville vs Yakamia

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Yakamia: a median of $745,000, against $675,000 in Mount Melville.

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

Yakamia

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 72/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 40%)
  • But Mount Melville has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 81%)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Melville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($300,000 vs $557,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper houses ($675,000 vs $745,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Yakamia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (289 min vs 296 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yakamia

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 72/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 24%)

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

Investors

Yakamia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.2% vs -8.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Melville 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.

Mount Melville 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.

Mount Melville Yakamia
Walkability 43 / 49
Mount Melville — Walkability: 43/100 Yakamia — Walkability: 49/100
Safety 28 / 46
Mount Melville — Safety: 28/100 Yakamia — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 54 / 68
Mount Melville — Low fire risk: 54/100 Yakamia — Low fire risk: 68/100
Low flood risk 100 / 44
Mount Melville — Low flood risk: 100/100 Yakamia — Low flood risk: 44/100

Demographics

Yakamia has more residents (3,025 vs 1,007); Mount Melville has higher household incomes ($76,336 vs $64,064).

Mount Melville Yakamia
Population 1,007 3,025
+200% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.2% +6.2%
Median age 48 46
Median household income $76,336/yr
+16% vs other
 $64,064/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Melville Yakamia
0-4 3.5% / 5.0%
Mount Melville — 0-4: 3.5% Yakamia — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 10.2% / 12.3%
Mount Melville — 5-14: 10.2% Yakamia — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 3.6% / 6.0%
Mount Melville — 15-19: 3.6% Yakamia — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 3.5% / 4.2%
Mount Melville — 20-24: 3.5% Yakamia — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 12.8% / 10.4%
Mount Melville — 25-34: 12.8% Yakamia — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 11.1% / 10.3%
Mount Melville — 35-44: 11.1% Yakamia — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 14.6% / 12.1%
Mount Melville — 45-54: 14.6% Yakamia — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 16.5% / 11.3%
Mount Melville — 55-64: 16.5% Yakamia — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 15.9% / 10.7%
Mount Melville — 65-74: 15.9% Yakamia — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 5.8% / 10.4%
Mount Melville — 75-84: 5.8% Yakamia — 75-84: 10.4%
85+ 1.8% / 7.4%
Mount Melville — 85+: 1.8% Yakamia — 85+: 7.4%

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%
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.

Mount Melville 31.9% renting
Mount Melville — Owned Outright: 35.3% Mount Melville — Mortgage: 32.8% Mount Melville — Renting: 31.9%
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.

Mount Melville Yakamia
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 17.2%
Mount Melville — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Yakamia — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 8.1%
Mount Melville — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Yakamia — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 6.8%
Mount Melville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Yakamia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 1.3%
Mount Melville — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Yakamia — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 1.5%
Mount Melville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Yakamia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

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 Yakamia
England 9.4% / 7.4%
Mount Melville — England: 9.4% Yakamia — England: 7.4%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.6%
Mount Melville — New Zealand: 1.8% Yakamia — New Zealand: 1.6%
Philippines 0.9% / 2.0%
Mount Melville — Philippines: 0.9% Yakamia — Philippines: 2.0%
South Africa — / 1.7%
Mount Melville — South Africa: not among its largest Yakamia — South Africa: 1.7%
Germany 1.3% / —
Mount Melville — Germany: 1.3% Yakamia — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 1.0% / —
Mount Melville — Scotland: 1.0% Yakamia — Scotland: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.0%
Mount Melville — Netherlands: not among its largest Yakamia — Netherlands: 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%
Yakamia 81.4% houses
Yakamia — Houses: 81.4% Yakamia — Townhouses: 17.7% Yakamia — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Melville Yakamia
Median house price $675,000 $745,000
Median unit price $799,000 —
Median land price $300,000 $557,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 55 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.

Mount Melville Yakamia
3 bed $658K / $740K
Mount Melville — 3 bed: $658K (12 sales) Yakamia — 3 bed: $740K (13 sales)

12 vs 13 sales

4 bed $789K / $765K
Mount Melville — 4 bed: $789K (7 sales) Yakamia — 4 bed: $765K (33 sales)

7 vs 33 sales

Development activity

Mount Melville 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.

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

Ranking within WA

Mount Melville Yakamia
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of WA Higher than 22% of WA
Schools — Higher than 83% of WA
Walkability Higher than 81% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of WA Higher than 37% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of WA Higher than 77% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 89% of WA

Liveability

Mount Melville Yakamia
Grade C
same for both
Score 39/100 42/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Yakamia carries more flood risk (56 vs 0); Mount Melville carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 32).

Mount Melville Yakamia
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Low
32/100
Crime High
72/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
56/100
Coastal erosion Low
27/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Melville 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 Mount Melville

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

Mount Melville Yakamia
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 2
Fuel stations 3 1
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Mount Melville Yakamia
Walkability score 43/100 49/100
Distance to Perth 414.5 km 412.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 296 min 289 min
Public transport score 25/100
Bus
 37/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.5
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 Yakamia
Car (driver) 83.6% / 83.7%
Mount Melville — Car (driver): 83.6% Yakamia — Car (driver): 83.7%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 7.8%
Mount Melville — Car (passenger): 5.5% Yakamia — Car (passenger): 7.8%
Worked from Home 6.4% / 4.9%
Mount Melville — Worked from Home: 6.4% Yakamia — Worked from Home: 4.9%
Walked Only 3.5% / 1.5%
Mount Melville — Walked Only: 3.5% Yakamia — Walked Only: 1.5%
Bicycle 0.9% / 1.2%
Mount Melville — Bicycle: 0.9% Yakamia — Bicycle: 1.2%

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

Setting

Mount Melville Yakamia
Elevation 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.0 km 3.2 km
3.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mount Melville Yakamia
Connectivity score 69/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
666 premises
 35%
1,592 premises

Climate

Mount Melville 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Melville Yakamia
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

Yakamia

Retirees

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