Red Hill vs Hovea

Comparing Red Hill and Hovea, WA: Hovea has more residents (713 vs 85); Red Hill carries more crime risk (76 vs 22); and Hovea rents higher ($575/wk vs $169/wk).

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 74%)
  • Hovea carries lower crime risk (22/100 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 20%)

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 4%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($169/wk vs $575/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Red Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (38 min vs 51 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hovea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 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 14.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Red Hill and Hovea 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 Hovea
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 Hovea
Walkability 0 / 0
Red Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Hovea — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 78
Red Hill — Safety: 24/100 Hovea — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 22 / 26
Red Hill — Low fire risk: 22/100 Hovea — Low fire risk: 26/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Red Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100 Hovea — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hovea has more residents (713 vs 85); Hovea rents higher ($575/wk vs $169/wk).

Red Hill Hovea
Population 85 713
+739% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.2% +14.8%
Median age 49 51
Median household income $132,600/yr $131,768/yr
Median weekly rent $169/wk $575/wk
+240% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Red Hill Hovea
0-4 — / 4.6%
Red Hill — 0-4: not among its largest Hovea — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 15.3% / 10.7%
Red Hill — 5-14: 15.3% Hovea — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 5.9% / 7.2%
Red Hill — 15-19: 5.9% Hovea — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 9.4% / 4.6%
Red Hill — 20-24: 9.4% Hovea — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 4.7% / 7.9%
Red Hill — 25-34: 4.7% Hovea — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 5.9% / 7.2%
Red Hill — 35-44: 5.9% Hovea — 35-44: 7.2%
45-54 22.4% / 16.5%
Red Hill — 45-54: 22.4% Hovea — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 12.9% / 19.6%
Red Hill — 55-64: 12.9% Hovea — 55-64: 19.6%
65-74 16.5% / 13.3%
Red Hill — 65-74: 16.5% Hovea — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 3.5% / 8.0%
Red Hill — 75-84: 3.5% Hovea — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ — / 0.7%
Red Hill — 85+: not among its largest Hovea — 85+: 0.7%

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%
Hovea 64.7% couple families
Hovea — Couple Families: 64.7% Hovea — One Parent Families: 9.3% Hovea — Lone Person: 24.0% Hovea — Group Household: 2.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

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%
Hovea 3.8% renting
Hovea — Owned Outright: 48.5% Hovea — Mortgage: 47.7% Hovea — Renting: 3.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Red Hill Hovea
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 13.3%
Red Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Hovea — Certificate III & IV: 13.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 18.2%
Red Hill — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Hovea — Bachelor Degree: 18.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 9.5%
Red Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Hovea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.3%
Red Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Hovea — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Red Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Hovea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

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 Hovea
England 5.9% / 10.2%
Red Hill — England: 5.9% Hovea — England: 10.2%
New Zealand 4.7% / 2.1%
Red Hill — New Zealand: 4.7% Hovea — New Zealand: 2.1%
Thailand 5.9% / —
Red Hill — Thailand: 5.9% Hovea — Thailand: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.7%
Red Hill — South Africa: not among its largest Hovea — South Africa: 1.7%
Germany — / 1.4%
Red Hill — Germany: not among its largest Hovea — Germany: 1.4%
Malaysia — / 1.0%
Red Hill — Malaysia: not among its largest Hovea — Malaysia: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Red Hill 100.0% houses
Red Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Hovea 100.8% houses
Hovea — Houses: 100.8%
Houses

Property market

Red Hill Hovea
Median house price — $1,590,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Red Hill Hovea
New dwellings approved 2,486
across Swan
 216
across Mundaring
Approvals change year on year +2% -55%

Ranking within WA

Red Hill Hovea
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of WA
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of WA Higher than 15% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 69% of WA Higher than 91% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 71% of WA

Liveability

Red Hill Hovea
Grade — B
Score — 61/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Red Hill carries more crime risk (76 vs 22).

Red Hill Hovea
Bushfire High
78/100
 High
74/100
Crime High
76/100
 Low
22/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Red Hill Hovea
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

Red Hill Hovea
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Red Hill Hovea
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 31.8 km
+3% vs other
 30.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min 51 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6056
 1.6%
postcode 6071
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 6056
 66
postcode 6071

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 Hovea
Car (driver) 72.1% / 76.9%
Red Hill — Car (driver): 72.1% Hovea — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 16.3% / 15.0%
Red Hill — Worked from Home: 16.3% Hovea — Worked from Home: 15.0%
Car (passenger) 11.6% / 3.4%
Red Hill — Car (passenger): 11.6% Hovea — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Train — / 3.7%
Red Hill — Train: not among its largest Hovea — Train: 3.7%
Walked Only — / 0.9%
Red Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest Hovea — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Red Hill Hovea
Elevation 243 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 200 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.6 km 32.4 km

NBN connectivity

Red Hill Hovea
Connectivity score 30/100 52/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 13%
269 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Red Hill Hovea
Average residential rate $2,699/yr $2,151/yr
Council Swan Mundaring

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Red Hill

Outer

Hovea

Acreage Outer Premium River

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