Red Hill vs Parkerville

Parkerville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 49 in Red 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. Red Hill is closer to the city centre: 31.8 km, against 35.9 km. On these figures, Parkerville tends to suit families with children.

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

Parkerville

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 76/100)
  • But Red Hill is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 77%)

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

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 18%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($169/wk vs $425/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Red Hill sits closer to the CBD (31.8 km vs 35.9 km)
  • Parkerville is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Parkerville

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 76/100)
  • But Red Hill has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 13%)

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 4.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Red Hill 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.

Red Hill 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.

Red Hill Parkerville
Walkability 0 / 20
Red Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Parkerville — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 24 / 75
Red Hill — Safety: 24/100 Parkerville — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 22 / 31
Red Hill — Low fire risk: 22/100 Parkerville — Low fire risk: 31/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Red Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100 Parkerville — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Parkerville has more residents (2,432 vs 85); Parkerville rents higher ($425/wk vs $169/wk).

Red Hill Parkerville
Population 85 2,432
+2761% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.2% +4.6%
Median age 49 42
Median household income $132,600/yr
+7% vs other
 $123,916/yr
Median weekly rent $169/wk $425/wk
+151% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Red Hill Parkerville
0-4 — / 4.6%
Red Hill — 0-4: not among its largest Parkerville — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 15.3% / 14.9%
Red Hill — 5-14: 15.3% Parkerville — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 5.9% / 9.1%
Red Hill — 15-19: 5.9% Parkerville — 15-19: 9.1%
20-24 9.4% / 4.4%
Red Hill — 20-24: 9.4% Parkerville — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 4.7% / 9.0%
Red Hill — 25-34: 4.7% Parkerville — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 5.9% / 12.8%
Red Hill — 35-44: 5.9% Parkerville — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 22.4% / 16.0%
Red Hill — 45-54: 22.4% Parkerville — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 12.9% / 15.6%
Red Hill — 55-64: 12.9% Parkerville — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 16.5% / 8.8%
Red Hill — 65-74: 16.5% Parkerville — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 3.5% / 3.9%
Red Hill — 75-84: 3.5% Parkerville — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ — / 0.7%
Red Hill — 85+: not among its largest Parkerville — 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% Red Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Parkerville 63.6% couple families
Parkerville — Couple Families: 63.6% Parkerville — One Parent Families: 13.5% Parkerville — Lone Person: 20.2% Parkerville — Group Household: 1.9% Parkerville — Other Families: 0.7%
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%
Parkerville 7.3% renting
Parkerville — Owned Outright: 33.1% Parkerville — Mortgage: 59.6% Parkerville — Renting: 7.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Red Hill Parkerville
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 18.5%
Red Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Parkerville — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 12.7%
Red Hill — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Parkerville — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 8.8%
Red Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Parkerville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.8%
Red Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Parkerville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.2%
Red Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Parkerville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

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 Parkerville
England 5.9% / 10.0%
Red Hill — England: 5.9% Parkerville — England: 10.0%
New Zealand 4.7% / 2.8%
Red Hill — New Zealand: 4.7% Parkerville — New Zealand: 2.8%
Thailand 5.9% / —
Red Hill — Thailand: 5.9% Parkerville — Thailand: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.4%
Red Hill — South Africa: not among its largest Parkerville — South Africa: 1.4%
Germany — / 0.9%
Red Hill — Germany: not among its largest Parkerville — Germany: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Red Hill — Scotland: not among its largest Parkerville — Scotland: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Red Hill 100.0% houses
Red Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Parkerville 100.0% houses
Parkerville — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Red Hill Parkerville
Median house price — $1,450,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,530,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 17 days
from 18 sales

Development activity

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

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.

Red Hill Parkerville
Houses — 3.0%
$780/wk on $1.34M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Red Hill Parkerville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of WA Higher than 88% of WA
Schools — Higher than 57% of WA
Walkability Higher than 25% of WA Higher than 75% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 69% of WA Higher than 82% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 7% of WA

Liveability

Parkerville is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Red Hill Parkerville
Grade — B
Score — 59/100
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 25).

Red Hill Parkerville
Bushfire High
78/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime High
76/100
 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 6
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Red Hill

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

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

Red Hill Parkerville
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Parkerville sits further from the CBD (35.9 km vs 31.8 km).

Red Hill Parkerville
Walkability score 0/100 20/100
Distance to Perth 31.8 km 35.9 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min 42 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6056
 1.1%
postcode 6081
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 6056
 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.

Red Hill Parkerville
Car (driver) 72.1% / 77.0%
Red Hill — Car (driver): 72.1% Parkerville — Car (driver): 77.0%
Worked from Home 16.3% / 11.2%
Red Hill — Worked from Home: 16.3% Parkerville — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 11.6% / 5.3%
Red Hill — Car (passenger): 11.6% Parkerville — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Train — / 4.0%
Red Hill — Train: not among its largest Parkerville — Train: 4.0%
Bus — / 1.6%
Red Hill — Bus: not among its largest Parkerville — Bus: 1.6%

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

Setting

Red Hill Parkerville
Elevation 243 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 289 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.6 km 35.9 km

NBN connectivity

Red Hill Parkerville
Connectivity score 30/100 46/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 7%
930 premises

Climate

Red Hill Parkerville
Annual rainfall 663 mm 1,068 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.3°C 30.2°C
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C 7.9°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Red Hill

Outer

Parkerville

Acreage Outer Premium River

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