Mundaring vs Parkerville

Parkerville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 50 in Mundaring. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mundaring, about half of households are couple families. In Parkerville, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Parkerville: a median of $1.45 million, against $1.1 million in Mundaring, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mundaring tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Parkerville suits families with children and 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

They split

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

  • Mundaring has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • Parkerville carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 53/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mundaring

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $1,450,000)
  • has cheaper land ($1,225,000 vs $1,530,000)
  • But Parkerville leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mundaring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($343/wk vs $425/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Parkerville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Mundaring has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • Parkerville is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Mundaring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.9% vs 3.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mundaring Parkerville
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.

Mundaring Parkerville
Walkability 0 / 20
Mundaring — Walkability: 0/100 Parkerville — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 47 / 75
Mundaring — Safety: 47/100 Parkerville — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 24 / 31
Mundaring — Low fire risk: 24/100 Parkerville — Low fire risk: 31/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Mundaring — Low flood risk: 100/100 Parkerville — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Parkerville has higher household incomes ($123,916 vs $92,196); Mundaring has more residents (3,190 vs 2,432).

Mundaring Parkerville
Population 3,190
+24% vs other
 2,432
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% +4.6%
Median age 50 42
Median household income $92,196/yr $123,916/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $343/wk $425/wk
+24% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mundaring Parkerville
0-4 4.0% / 4.6%
Mundaring — 0-4: 4.0% Parkerville — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 11.4% / 14.9%
Mundaring — 5-14: 11.4% Parkerville — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 5.7% / 9.1%
Mundaring — 15-19: 5.7% Parkerville — 15-19: 9.1%
20-24 4.1% / 4.4%
Mundaring — 20-24: 4.1% Parkerville — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 7.7% / 9.0%
Mundaring — 25-34: 7.7% Parkerville — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 10.0% / 12.8%
Mundaring — 35-44: 10.0% Parkerville — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 14.1% / 16.0%
Mundaring — 45-54: 14.1% Parkerville — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 15.2% / 15.6%
Mundaring — 55-64: 15.2% Parkerville — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 14.3% / 8.8%
Mundaring — 65-74: 14.3% Parkerville — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 9.2% / 3.9%
Mundaring — 75-84: 9.2% Parkerville — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 4.4% / 0.7%
Mundaring — 85+: 4.4% Parkerville — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mundaring 46.8% couple families
Mundaring — Couple Families: 46.8% Mundaring — Lone Person: 35.1% Mundaring — One Parent Families: 16.4% Mundaring — Group Household: 1.2% Mundaring — Other Families: 0.5%
Parkerville 63.6% couple families
Parkerville — Couple Families: 63.6% Parkerville — Lone Person: 20.2% Parkerville — One Parent Families: 13.5% Parkerville — Group Household: 1.9% Parkerville — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mundaring 12.8% renting
Mundaring — Owned Outright: 47.2% Mundaring — Mortgage: 40.1% Mundaring — Renting: 12.8%
Parkerville 7.3% renting
Parkerville — Owned Outright: 33.1% Parkerville — Mortgage: 59.6% Parkerville — Renting: 7.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Mundaring Parkerville
England 13.2% / 10.0%
Mundaring — England: 13.2% Parkerville — England: 10.0%
New Zealand 2.4% / 2.8%
Mundaring — New Zealand: 2.4% Parkerville — New Zealand: 2.8%
South Africa 1.3% / 1.4%
Mundaring — South Africa: 1.3% Parkerville — South Africa: 1.4%
Scotland 1.1% / 0.7%
Mundaring — Scotland: 1.1% Parkerville — Scotland: 0.7%
Germany 0.7% / 0.9%
Mundaring — Germany: 0.7% Parkerville — Germany: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.2%).

Qualifications

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

Mundaring Parkerville
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 18.5%
Mundaring — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Parkerville — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 12.3% / 12.7%
Mundaring — Bachelor Degree: 12.3% Parkerville — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 8.8%
Mundaring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Parkerville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 2.8%
Mundaring — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Parkerville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 2.2%
Mundaring — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Parkerville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mundaring 92.2% houses
Mundaring — Houses: 92.2% Mundaring — Townhouses: 6.9% Mundaring — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Parkerville 100.0% houses
Parkerville — Houses: 100.0% Parkerville — Townhouses: 0.0% Parkerville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mundaring Parkerville
Median house price $1,100,000 $1,450,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,225,000 $1,530,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 20 sales
 17 days
from 18 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.

Mundaring Parkerville
3 bed $980K / $1M
Mundaring — 3 bed: $980K (23 sales) Parkerville — 3 bed: $1M (10 sales)

23 vs 10 sales

4 bed $1.2M / $1.46M
Mundaring — 4 bed: $1.2M (25 sales) Parkerville — 4 bed: $1.46M (19 sales)

25 vs 19 sales

Development activity

Mundaring Parkerville
New dwellings approved 216
across Mundaring
same for both
Approvals change year on year -55%
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.

Mundaring Parkerville
Houses 4.9%
$900/wk on $954K
 3.0%
$780/wk on $1.34M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Mundaring Parkerville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of WA Higher than 88% of WA
Schools Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 57% of WA
Walkability Higher than 58% of WA Higher than 75% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 81% of WA Higher than 82% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of WA Higher than 7% of WA

Liveability

Parkerville is more walkable (20 vs 0); Parkerville scores higher overall (59 vs 48).

Mundaring Parkerville
Grade C B
Score 48/100 59/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Mundaring carries more crime risk (53 vs 25).

Mundaring Parkerville
Bushfire High
76/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Low
25/100
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 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Mundaring Parkerville
Inside the suburb 3 4
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2
same for both

Schools in Mundaring

  • Mundaring Christian College Independent · Primary above peers
  • Mundaring Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Parkerville

  • The Silver Tree Steiner School Independent · Primary above peers
  • Parkerville Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Parkerville Steiner College Independent · Secondary below peers
  • Mundaring Christian College - Parkerville Campus Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Mundaring Parkerville
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 5 2
Childcare 4 1
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 3 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 3 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Mundaring Parkerville
Walkability score 0/100 20/100
Distance to Perth 36.9 km
+3% vs other
 35.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 42 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 38/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 41.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 9.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 6073
 1.1%
postcode 6081
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 6073
 70
postcode 6081

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.

Mundaring Parkerville
Car (driver) 76.0% / 77.0%
Mundaring — Car (driver): 76.0% Parkerville — Car (driver): 77.0%
Worked from Home 12.8% / 11.2%
Mundaring — Worked from Home: 12.8% Parkerville — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 5.3%
Mundaring — Car (passenger): 3.8% Parkerville — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Train 3.2% / 4.0%
Mundaring — Train: 3.2% Parkerville — Train: 4.0%
Walked Only 2.9% / 0.6%
Mundaring — Walked Only: 2.9% Parkerville — Walked Only: 0.6%
Bus 1.3% / 1.6%
Mundaring — Bus: 1.3% Parkerville — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.0%).

Setting

Mundaring Parkerville
Elevation 268 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 289 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.6 km 35.9 km

NBN connectivity

Mundaring Parkerville
Connectivity score 57/100 46/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
1,582 premises
 7%
930 premises

Climate

Mundaring Parkerville
Annual rainfall 1,068 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Mundaring Parkerville
Average residential rate $2,151/yr
same for both
Council Mundaring
same for both

Federal electorate

Mundaring Parkerville
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mundaring Parkerville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mundaring

Acreage Outer Retirees

Parkerville

Acreage Outer Premium River

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