Parklands vs Stake Hill

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Stake Hill: a median of $1.51 million, against $1.28 million in Parklands, though rent is higher in Parklands. On these figures, Parklands tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Stake Hill 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

Stake Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 74%)

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

First-home buyers

Parklands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,280,000 vs $1,510,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Stake Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Stake Hill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (54 min vs 59 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (65.6 km vs 71.2 km)
  • But Parklands is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Parklands

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Parklands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.8% vs -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Parklands Stake Hill
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.

Parklands Stake Hill
Walkability 8 / 0
Parklands — Walkability: 8/100 Stake Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 27 / 30
Parklands — Safety: 27/100 Stake Hill — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 66 / 61
Parklands — Low fire risk: 66/100 Stake Hill — Low fire risk: 61/100
Low flood risk 76 / 11
Parklands — Low flood risk: 76/100 Stake Hill — Low flood risk: 11/100

Demographics

Parklands has more residents (603 vs 469); Stake Hill has higher household incomes ($137,436 vs $114,140).

Parklands Stake Hill
Population 603
+22% vs other
 469
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% -3.3%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $114,140/yr $137,436/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+14% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Parklands Stake Hill
0-4 3.6% / 3.0%
Parklands — 0-4: 3.6% Stake Hill — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 13.6% / 13.4%
Parklands — 5-14: 13.6% Stake Hill — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 7.0% / 9.8%
Parklands — 15-19: 7.0% Stake Hill — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 5.3% / 4.3%
Parklands — 20-24: 5.3% Stake Hill — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 7.6% / 6.0%
Parklands — 25-34: 7.6% Stake Hill — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 13.1% / 11.7%
Parklands — 35-44: 13.1% Stake Hill — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 11.9% / 21.7%
Parklands — 45-54: 11.9% Stake Hill — 45-54: 21.7%
55-64 20.2% / 17.7%
Parklands — 55-64: 20.2% Stake Hill — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 13.9% / 9.6%
Parklands — 65-74: 13.9% Stake Hill — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 4.5% / 2.1%
Parklands — 75-84: 4.5% Stake Hill — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 1.0% / 1.3%
Parklands — 85+: 1.0% Stake Hill — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Parklands 62.8% couple families
Parklands — Couple Families: 62.8% Parklands — Lone Person: 23.1% Parklands — One Parent Families: 10.7% Parklands — Group Household: 3.3%
Stake Hill 73.7% couple families
Stake Hill — Couple Families: 73.7% Stake Hill — Lone Person: 17.9% Stake Hill — One Parent Families: 8.4% Stake Hill — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Parklands 9.7% renting
Parklands — Owned Outright: 42.0% Parklands — Mortgage: 48.3% Parklands — Renting: 9.7%
Stake Hill 4.0% renting
Stake Hill — Owned Outright: 34.2% Stake Hill — Mortgage: 61.7% Stake Hill — Renting: 4.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Parklands Stake Hill
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 27.7%
Parklands — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Stake Hill — Certificate III & IV: 27.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 9.6%
Parklands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Stake Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 8.1%
Parklands — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Stake Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / —
Parklands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Stake Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / —
Parklands — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Stake Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

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.

Parklands Stake Hill
England 12.8% / 11.9%
Parklands — England: 12.8% Stake Hill — England: 11.9%
New Zealand 3.2% / 2.3%
Parklands — New Zealand: 3.2% Stake Hill — New Zealand: 2.3%
Scotland 1.2% / 1.5%
Parklands — Scotland: 1.2% Stake Hill — Scotland: 1.5%
South Africa 1.3% / 0.6%
Parklands — South Africa: 1.3% Stake Hill — South Africa: 0.6%
Zimbabwe 1.0% / 0.9%
Parklands — Zimbabwe: 1.0% Stake Hill — Zimbabwe: 0.9%
Ireland — / 0.9%
Parklands — Ireland: not among its largest Stake Hill — Ireland: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Parklands 98.9% houses
Parklands — Houses: 98.9% Parklands — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Stake Hill 101.3% houses
Stake Hill — Houses: 101.3% Stake Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Parklands Stake Hill
Median house price $1,280,000 $1,510,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,400,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 40 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Parklands Stake Hill
New dwellings approved 1,482
across Mandurah
 647
across Murray
Approvals change year on year +20% +122%

Ranking within WA

Parklands Stake Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 93% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of WA
same for both

Liveability

Parklands is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Parklands Stake Hill
Grade C —
Score 38/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Stake Hill carries more flood risk (89 vs 24).

Parklands Stake Hill
Bushfire Low
34/100
 Low
39/100
Crime High
73/100
 High
70/100
Flood Low
24/100
 High
89/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Parklands Stake Hill
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Parklands Stake Hill
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Parklands sits further from the CBD (71.2 km vs 65.6 km).

Parklands Stake Hill
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 71.2 km
+8% vs other
 65.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 59 min 54 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 6180
 0.5%
postcode 6181
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 94
postcode 6180
 —
postcode 6181

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.

Parklands Stake Hill
Car (driver) 78.0% / 77.6%
Parklands — Car (driver): 78.0% Stake Hill — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 10.6% / 11.2%
Parklands — Worked from Home: 10.6% Stake Hill — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 7.8%
Parklands — Car (passenger): 5.1% Stake Hill — Car (passenger): 7.8%
Train 4.7% / 1.5%
Parklands — Train: 4.7% Stake Hill — Train: 1.5%
Bus 1.7% / 2.0%
Parklands — Bus: 1.7% Stake Hill — Bus: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.0%).

Setting

Parklands Stake Hill
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 -3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.0 km
3.9 km to a named beach
 5.5 km

NBN connectivity

Parklands Stake Hill
Connectivity score 31/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
226 premises
 0%
162 premises

Climate

Parklands Stake Hill
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Parklands Stake Hill
Average residential rate $2,186/yr $2,572/yr
Council Mandurah Murray

Federal electorate

Parklands Stake Hill
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Parklands Stake Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Parklands

Acreage Coastal

Stake Hill

Acreage

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