Sawyers Valley vs Stoneville

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Stoneville is closer to the city centre: 39.9 km, against 47.5 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

Sawyers Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Stoneville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($389/wk vs $440/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Stoneville

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (45 min vs 58 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (39.9 km vs 47.5 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
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.

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
Walkability 0 / 0
Sawyers Valley — Walkability: 0/100 Stoneville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 70
Sawyers Valley — Safety: 68/100 Stoneville — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 24 / 36
Sawyers Valley — Low fire risk: 24/100 Stoneville — Low fire risk: 36/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Sawyers Valley — Low flood risk: 100/100 Stoneville — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Stoneville has more residents (2,489 vs 1,001); Stoneville has higher household incomes ($108,524 vs $95,940).

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
Population 1,001 2,489
+149% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% +2.3%
Median age 46 44
Median household income $95,940/yr $108,524/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $440/wk
+12% vs other
 $389/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
0-4 4.5% / 5.8%
Sawyers Valley — 0-4: 4.5% Stoneville — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 12.4% / 12.4%
Sawyers Valley — 5-14: 12.4% Stoneville — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 6.1% / 6.0%
Sawyers Valley — 15-19: 6.1% Stoneville — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 3.7% / 4.6%
Sawyers Valley — 20-24: 3.7% Stoneville — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 9.2% / 10.1%
Sawyers Valley — 25-34: 9.2% Stoneville — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 10.9% / 11.7%
Sawyers Valley — 35-44: 10.9% Stoneville — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 16.2% / 15.5%
Sawyers Valley — 45-54: 16.2% Stoneville — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 14.9% / 15.0%
Sawyers Valley — 55-64: 14.9% Stoneville — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 14.2% / 12.3%
Sawyers Valley — 65-74: 14.2% Stoneville — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 5.8% / 5.5%
Sawyers Valley — 75-84: 5.8% Stoneville — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 1.7% / 1.4%
Sawyers Valley — 85+: 1.7% Stoneville — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sawyers Valley 56.1% couple families
Sawyers Valley — Couple Families: 56.1% Sawyers Valley — Lone Person: 24.9% Sawyers Valley — One Parent Families: 15.2% Sawyers Valley — Group Household: 3.8%
Stoneville 61.0% couple families
Stoneville — Couple Families: 61.0% Stoneville — Lone Person: 23.1% Stoneville — One Parent Families: 13.7% Stoneville — Group Household: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sawyers Valley 9.2% renting
Sawyers Valley — Owned Outright: 41.6% Sawyers Valley — Mortgage: 49.2% Sawyers Valley — Renting: 9.2%
Stoneville 7.4% renting
Stoneville — Owned Outright: 40.1% Stoneville — Mortgage: 52.4% Stoneville — Renting: 7.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 19.8%
Sawyers Valley — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Stoneville — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 11.4%
Sawyers Valley — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Stoneville — Bachelor Degree: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 8.5%
Sawyers Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Stoneville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 2.6%
Sawyers Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Stoneville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.0%
Sawyers Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Stoneville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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.

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
England 11.1% / 10.8%
Sawyers Valley — England: 11.1% Stoneville — England: 10.8%
New Zealand 3.2% / 3.1%
Sawyers Valley — New Zealand: 3.2% Stoneville — New Zealand: 3.1%
Scotland 0.4% / 1.2%
Sawyers Valley — Scotland: 0.4% Stoneville — Scotland: 1.2%
South Africa — / 1.5%
Sawyers Valley — South Africa: not among its largest Stoneville — South Africa: 1.5%
Ireland 0.9% / 0.5%
Sawyers Valley — Ireland: 0.9% Stoneville — Ireland: 0.5%
Germany 0.7% / 0.6%
Sawyers Valley — Germany: 0.7% Stoneville — Germany: 0.6%
Netherlands 0.4% / 0.7%
Sawyers Valley — Netherlands: 0.4% Stoneville — Netherlands: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sawyers Valley 100.3% houses
Sawyers Valley — Houses: 100.3% Sawyers Valley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Stoneville 99.8% houses
Stoneville — Houses: 99.8% Stoneville — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
Median house price $1,022,500 $1,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $550,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 3 sales
 25 days
from 17 sales

Development activity

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
New dwellings approved 216
across Mundaring
same for both
Approvals change year on year -55%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of WA Higher than 5% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of WA Higher than 82% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 69% of WA

Liveability

Stoneville scores higher overall (53 vs 45).

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
Grade C B
Score 45/100 53/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Sawyers Valley carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 64).

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
Bushfire High
76/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Low
30/100
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

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Sawyers Valley

  • Sawyers Valley Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Stoneville

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

Amenities in the suburb

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
Parks & reserves 6 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Sawyers Valley sits further from the CBD (47.5 km vs 39.9 km).

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 47.5 km
+16% vs other
 39.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 58 min 45 min
Public transport score 34/100
Bus
 51/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 7.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 21.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6074
 1.1%
postcode 6081
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 6074
 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.

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
Car (driver) 78.8% / 79.8%
Sawyers Valley — Car (driver): 78.8% Stoneville — Car (driver): 79.8%
Worked from Home 12.6% / 10.6%
Sawyers Valley — Worked from Home: 12.6% Stoneville — Worked from Home: 10.6%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 5.3%
Sawyers Valley — Car (passenger): 4.0% Stoneville — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Train 2.3% / 1.8%
Sawyers Valley — Train: 2.3% Stoneville — Train: 1.8%
Bus 1.3% / 1.3%
Sawyers Valley — Bus: 1.3% Stoneville — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
Elevation 289 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 283 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 47.0 km 39.0 km

NBN connectivity

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
Connectivity score 48/100 47/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
412 premises
 14%
983 premises

Climate

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
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

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
Average residential rate $2,151/yr
same for both
Council Mundaring
same for both

Federal electorate

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sawyers Valley Stoneville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sawyers Valley

Outer

Stoneville

Acreage Outer

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