Shenton Park vs Floreat

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Floreat, most households are couple families. Shenton Park is closer to the city centre: 6.8 km, against 8.7 km. On these figures, Shenton Park tends to suit people living alone, while Floreat 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

Floreat

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 47/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 54%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 67%)
  • But Shenton Park has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Shenton Park has cheaper units ($750,000 vs $895,000)
  • Floreat leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Shenton Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($420/wk vs $600/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Shenton Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (33% vs 10%)
  • Floreat carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 47/100)

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

Investors

Floreat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.1% vs 2.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Shenton Park Floreat
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.

Shenton Park Floreat
Walkability 86 / 84
Shenton Park — Walkability: 86/100 Floreat — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 53 / 72
Shenton Park — Safety: 53/100 Floreat — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 63 / 65
Shenton Park — Low fire risk: 63/100 Floreat — Low fire risk: 65/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Shenton Park — Low flood risk: 100/100 Floreat — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Floreat has more residents (8,621 vs 4,638); Floreat has higher household incomes ($185,640 vs $120,276).

Shenton Park Floreat
Population 4,638 8,621
+86% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.5% +9.1%
Median age 41 42
Median household income $120,276/yr $185,640/yr
+54% vs other
Median weekly rent $420/wk $600/wk
+43% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Shenton Park Floreat
0-4 5.3% / 4.8%
Shenton Park — 0-4: 5.3% Floreat — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 14.9% / 17.1%
Shenton Park — 5-14: 14.9% Floreat — 5-14: 17.1%
15-19 5.6% / 8.5%
Shenton Park — 15-19: 5.6% Floreat — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 5.2% / 5.1%
Shenton Park — 20-24: 5.2% Floreat — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 10.2% / 6.2%
Shenton Park — 25-34: 10.2% Floreat — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 13.3% / 12.0%
Shenton Park — 35-44: 13.3% Floreat — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 13.5% / 16.6%
Shenton Park — 45-54: 13.5% Floreat — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 11.3% / 14.1%
Shenton Park — 55-64: 11.3% Floreat — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 11.8% / 8.9%
Shenton Park — 65-74: 11.8% Floreat — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 6.1% / 4.7%
Shenton Park — 75-84: 6.1% Floreat — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 2.7% / 2.0%
Shenton Park — 85+: 2.7% Floreat — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Shenton Park 42.2% couple families
Shenton Park — Couple Families: 42.2% Shenton Park — Lone Person: 40.7% Shenton Park — One Parent Families: 11.4% Shenton Park — Group Household: 4.9% Shenton Park — Other Families: 0.9%
Floreat 66.4% couple families
Floreat — Couple Families: 66.4% Floreat — Lone Person: 19.7% Floreat — One Parent Families: 10.5% Floreat — Group Household: 2.4% Floreat — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Shenton Park 33.2% renting
Shenton Park — Owned Outright: 38.2% Shenton Park — Mortgage: 28.6% Shenton Park — Renting: 33.2%
Floreat 12.4% renting
Floreat — Owned Outright: 46.4% Floreat — Mortgage: 41.2% Floreat — Renting: 12.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Shenton Park Floreat
Bachelor Degree 26.7% / 27.0%
Shenton Park — Bachelor Degree: 26.7% Floreat — Bachelor Degree: 27.0%
Postgraduate Degree 15.3% / 11.4%
Shenton Park — Postgraduate Degree: 15.3% Floreat — Postgraduate Degree: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 6.8%
Shenton Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Floreat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.7% / 4.0%
Shenton Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7% Floreat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%
Certificate III & IV 3.3% / 4.8%
Shenton Park — Certificate III & IV: 3.3% Floreat — Certificate III & IV: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.0%).

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.

Shenton Park Floreat
England 8.1% / 6.9%
Shenton Park — England: 8.1% Floreat — England: 6.9%
South Africa 1.3% / 2.1%
Shenton Park — South Africa: 1.3% Floreat — South Africa: 2.1%
China 1.7% / 1.6%
Shenton Park — China: 1.7% Floreat — China: 1.6%
Malaysia 1.5% / 1.4%
Shenton Park — Malaysia: 1.5% Floreat — Malaysia: 1.4%
Scotland 1.4% / 1.1%
Shenton Park — Scotland: 1.4% Floreat — Scotland: 1.1%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.1%
Shenton Park — New Zealand: 1.4% Floreat — New Zealand: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Shenton Park 67.2% houses
Shenton Park — Houses: 67.2% Shenton Park — Flats / Apartments: 19.3% Shenton Park — Townhouses: 13.5%
Floreat 89.9% houses
Floreat — Houses: 89.9% Floreat — Flats / Apartments: 7.4% Floreat — Townhouses: 2.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Shenton Park Floreat
Median house price $2,037,500 $2,130,000
Median unit price $750,000 $895,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 29 sales
 36 days
from 65 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Shenton Park Floreat
2 bed $1.51M / $1.87M
Shenton Park — 2 bed: $1.51M (8 sales) Floreat — 2 bed: $1.87M (7 sales)

8 vs 7 sales

3 bed $1.85M / $1.8M
Shenton Park — 3 bed: $1.85M (28 sales) Floreat — 3 bed: $1.8M (33 sales)

28 vs 33 sales

4 bed $2.53M / $2.5M
Shenton Park — 4 bed: $2.53M (15 sales) Floreat — 4 bed: $2.5M (35 sales)

15 vs 35 sales

Development activity

Shenton Park Floreat
New dwellings approved 115
across Nedlands
 133
across Cambridge
Approvals change year on year -44% +42%

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.

Shenton Park Floreat
Houses — 2.6%
$1,200/wk on $2.4M
Units 5.3%
$750/wk on $735K
 —

Ranking within WA

Shenton Park Floreat
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 86% of WA Higher than 98% of WA
Schools Higher than 47% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 98% of WA Higher than 97% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of WA Higher than 98% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of WA Higher than 90% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 3% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 44% of WA —

Liveability

Floreat scores higher overall (93 vs 79).

Shenton Park Floreat
Grade A A+
Score 79/100 93/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Shenton Park carries more crime risk (47 vs 28).

Shenton Park Floreat
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
28/100
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 11
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Shenton Park Floreat
Inside the suburb 4 2
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of Western Australia, 3.6 km
 3
The University of Western Australia, 5.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.0% 4.5%

Schools in Shenton Park

  • Shenton College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Rosalie Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Shenton College Deaf Education Centre Government · Secondary · Special school below peers
  • School Of Special Educational Needs: Medical And Mental Health - Pathways Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Floreat

  • Floreat Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Newman College - Marian Campus Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Shenton Park Floreat
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 10 9
Parks & reserves 11 8
Childcare 2 4
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Shenton Park Floreat
Walkability score 86/100 84/100
Distance to Perth 6.8 km 8.7 km
+28% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 14 min
same for both
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 193.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 191.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.9%
postcode 6008
 2.7%
postcode 6014
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 6008
 38
postcode 6014

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.

Shenton Park Floreat
Car (driver) 51.2% / 67.1%
Shenton Park — Car (driver): 51.2% Floreat — Car (driver): 67.1%
Worked from Home 15.3% / 14.9%
Shenton Park — Worked from Home: 15.3% Floreat — Worked from Home: 14.9%
Bus 9.7% / 7.4%
Shenton Park — Bus: 9.7% Floreat — Bus: 7.4%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 4.6%
Shenton Park — Car (passenger): 5.7% Floreat — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Walked Only 8.1% / 1.8%
Shenton Park — Walked Only: 8.1% Floreat — Walked Only: 1.8%
Bicycle 5.0% / 2.9%
Shenton Park — Bicycle: 5.0% Floreat — Bicycle: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.1%).

Setting

Shenton Park Floreat
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.8 km
5.0 km to a named beach
 3.5 km
3.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Shenton Park Floreat
Connectivity score 76/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
2,416 premises
 11%
3,233 premises

Climate

Shenton Park Floreat
Annual rainfall 650 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Shenton Park Floreat
Average residential rate $2,425/yr $2,113/yr
Council Nedlands Cambridge

Federal electorate

Shenton Park Floreat
Division Curtin
same for both
Member Kate Chaney
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Shenton Park Floreat
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Shenton Park

Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Transport Hub

Floreat

Easy Commute Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Transport Hub

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