Red Hill vs Gidgegannup

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Red Hill is closer to the city centre: 31.8 km, against 46.5 km.

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

  • Red Hill is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 79%)
  • Gidgegannup carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 76/100)

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

First-home buyers

Red Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Red Hill

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 7%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($169/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Red Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (31.8 km vs 46.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (38 min vs 46 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gidgegannup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Red Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.2% vs 2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Red Hill Gidgegannup
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.

Red Hill Gidgegannup
Walkability 0 / 0
Red Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Gidgegannup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 64
Red Hill — Safety: 24/100 Gidgegannup — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 22 / 44
Red Hill — Low fire risk: 22/100 Gidgegannup — Low fire risk: 44/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Red Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100 Gidgegannup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gidgegannup has more residents (2,818 vs 85); Gidgegannup rents higher ($350/wk vs $169/wk).

Red Hill Gidgegannup
Population 85 2,818
+3215% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.2% +2.7%
Median age 49 47
Median household income $132,600/yr
+4% vs other
 $127,348/yr
Median weekly rent $169/wk $350/wk
+107% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Red Hill Gidgegannup
0-4 — / 4.0%
Red Hill — 0-4: not among its largest Gidgegannup — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 15.3% / 11.6%
Red Hill — 5-14: 15.3% Gidgegannup — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 5.9% / 7.7%
Red Hill — 15-19: 5.9% Gidgegannup — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 9.4% / 5.3%
Red Hill — 20-24: 9.4% Gidgegannup — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 4.7% / 6.6%
Red Hill — 25-34: 4.7% Gidgegannup — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 5.9% / 10.9%
Red Hill — 35-44: 5.9% Gidgegannup — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 22.4% / 19.7%
Red Hill — 45-54: 22.4% Gidgegannup — 45-54: 19.7%
55-64 12.9% / 17.9%
Red Hill — 55-64: 12.9% Gidgegannup — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 16.5% / 10.4%
Red Hill — 65-74: 16.5% Gidgegannup — 65-74: 10.4%
75-84 3.5% / 5.0%
Red Hill — 75-84: 3.5% Gidgegannup — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / 1.3%
Red Hill — 85+: not among its largest Gidgegannup — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Red Hill 73.3% couple families
Red Hill — Couple Families: 73.3% Red Hill — One Parent Families: 26.7% Red Hill — Lone Person: 0.0% Red Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Red Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Gidgegannup 67.5% couple families
Gidgegannup — Couple Families: 67.5% Gidgegannup — One Parent Families: 11.1% Gidgegannup — Lone Person: 19.3% Gidgegannup — Group Household: 1.6% Gidgegannup — Other Families: 0.5%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Red Hill 19.4% renting
Red Hill — Owned Outright: 48.4% Red Hill — Mortgage: 32.3% Red Hill — Renting: 19.4%
Gidgegannup 6.8% renting
Gidgegannup — Owned Outright: 38.8% Gidgegannup — Mortgage: 54.4% Gidgegannup — Renting: 6.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Red Hill Gidgegannup
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 18.7%
Red Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Gidgegannup — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 10.8%
Red Hill — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Gidgegannup — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 9.1%
Red Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Gidgegannup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.9%
Red Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Gidgegannup — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Red Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Gidgegannup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

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

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.

Red Hill Gidgegannup
England 5.9% / 9.3%
Red Hill — England: 5.9% Gidgegannup — England: 9.3%
New Zealand 4.7% / 2.2%
Red Hill — New Zealand: 4.7% Gidgegannup — New Zealand: 2.2%
Thailand 5.9% / —
Red Hill — Thailand: 5.9% Gidgegannup — Thailand: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.5%
Red Hill — South Africa: not among its largest Gidgegannup — South Africa: 1.5%
Germany — / 0.9%
Red Hill — Germany: not among its largest Gidgegannup — Germany: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Red Hill — Scotland: not among its largest Gidgegannup — Scotland: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Red Hill 100.0% houses
Red Hill — Houses: 100.0% Red Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Gidgegannup 98.3% houses
Gidgegannup — Houses: 98.3% Gidgegannup — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Red Hill Gidgegannup
Median house price — $1,297,500
Median unit price — $430,000
Median land price — $1,042,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 34 days
from 29 sales

Development activity

Red Hill Gidgegannup
New dwellings approved 2,486
across Swan
same for both
Approvals change year on year +2%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Red Hill Gidgegannup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of WA Higher than 90% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of WA Higher than 13% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 69% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 54% of WA

Liveability

Red Hill Gidgegannup
Grade — B
Score — 57/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Red Hill carries more crime risk (76 vs 36); Red Hill carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 56).

Red Hill Gidgegannup
Bushfire High
78/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime High
76/100
 Low
36/100
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 6
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Red Hill Gidgegannup
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Red Hill

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

Schools in Gidgegannup

  • Gidgegannup Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Red Hill Gidgegannup
Parks & reserves 2 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Gidgegannup sits further from the CBD (46.5 km vs 31.8 km).

Red Hill Gidgegannup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 31.8 km 46.5 km
+46% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min 46 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6056
 1.0%
postcode 6083
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 6056
 87
postcode 6083

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.

Red Hill Gidgegannup
Car (driver) 72.1% / 74.0%
Red Hill — Car (driver): 72.1% Gidgegannup — Car (driver): 74.0%
Worked from Home 16.3% / 16.7%
Red Hill — Worked from Home: 16.3% Gidgegannup — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Car (passenger) 11.6% / 3.9%
Red Hill — Car (passenger): 11.6% Gidgegannup — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only — / 2.3%
Red Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest Gidgegannup — Walked Only: 2.3%
Train — / 1.7%
Red Hill — Train: not among its largest Gidgegannup — Train: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.0%).

Setting

Red Hill Gidgegannup
Elevation 243 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 187 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.6 km 42.4 km

NBN connectivity

Red Hill Gidgegannup
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
1,159 premises

Climate

Red Hill Gidgegannup
Annual rainfall 663 mm 592 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.3°C 33.5°C
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Red Hill Gidgegannup
Average residential rate $2,699/yr
same for both
Council Swan
same for both

Federal electorate

Red Hill Gidgegannup
Division Hasluck Bullwinkel
Member Tania Lawrence Trish Cook
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Red Hill

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Gidgegannup

Outer

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