St Ronans vs Talbot

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In St Ronans, most households are people living alone. In Talbot, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, St Ronans tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

  • St Ronans carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 56/100)
  • Talbot is already more of a family suburb (46% vs 29%)

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

First-home buyers

St Ronans

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

St Ronans

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (82.6 km vs 96.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 83 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

St Ronans

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 56/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 23%)

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

Investors

St Ronans

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (37.5% vs -0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

St Ronans Talbot
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.

St Ronans Talbot
Walkability 0 / 0
St Ronans — Walkability: 0/100 Talbot — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 44
St Ronans — Safety: 72/100 Talbot — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 42 / 44
St Ronans — Low fire risk: 42/100 Talbot — Low fire risk: 44/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
St Ronans — Low flood risk: 100/100 Talbot — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Talbot has more residents (114 vs 66); St Ronans has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $68,224).

St Ronans Talbot
Population 66 114
+73% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +37.5% -0.9%
Median age 60 58
Median household income $84,500/yr
+19% vs other
 $68,224/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

St Ronans Talbot
0-4 — / 6.1%
St Ronans — 0-4: not among its largest Talbot — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 15.2% / 9.6%
St Ronans — 5-14: 15.2% Talbot — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 — / —
St Ronans — 15-19: not among its largest Talbot — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 6.1% / 2.6%
St Ronans — 20-24: 6.1% Talbot — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 9.1% / 8.8%
St Ronans — 25-34: 9.1% Talbot — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 12.1% / 4.4%
St Ronans — 35-44: 12.1% Talbot — 35-44: 4.4%
45-54 4.5% / 14.0%
St Ronans — 45-54: 4.5% Talbot — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 18.2% / 29.8%
St Ronans — 55-64: 18.2% Talbot — 55-64: 29.8%
65-74 27.3% / 12.3%
St Ronans — 65-74: 27.3% Talbot — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 9.1% / 10.5%
St Ronans — 75-84: 9.1% Talbot — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ — / —
St Ronans — 85+: not among its largest Talbot — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

St Ronans 71.4% lone person
St Ronans — Lone Person: 71.4% St Ronans — Couple Families: 28.6% St Ronans — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Talbot 53.8% lone person
Talbot — Lone Person: 53.8% Talbot — Couple Families: 30.8% Talbot — One Parent Families: 15.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

St Ronans 0.0% renting
St Ronans — Owned Outright: 57.7% St Ronans — Mortgage: 42.3% St Ronans — Renting: 0.0%
Talbot 10.8% renting
Talbot — Owned Outright: 73.0% Talbot — Mortgage: 16.2% Talbot — Renting: 10.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

St Ronans 100.0% houses
St Ronans — Houses: 100.0% St Ronans — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Talbot 93.6% houses
Talbot — Houses: 93.6% Talbot — Flats / Apartments: 6.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

St Ronans Talbot
Bachelor Degree 15.2% / 14.9%
St Ronans — Bachelor Degree: 15.2% Talbot — Bachelor Degree: 14.9%
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 15.8%
St Ronans — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Talbot — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 8.8%
St Ronans — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Talbot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 7.0%
St Ronans — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Talbot — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 7.6% / —
St Ronans — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.6% Talbot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Development activity

St Ronans Talbot
New dwellings approved 31
across York
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within WA

St Ronans Talbot
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of WA Higher than 25% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of WA Higher than 12% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 28% of WA Higher than 27% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of WA Higher than 42% of WA

Liveability

St Ronans Talbot
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Talbot carries more crime risk (56 vs 28).

St Ronans Talbot
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Moderate
56/100
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
same for both

Schools

St Ronans Talbot
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

St Ronans Talbot
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Talbot sits further from the CBD (96.6 km vs 82.6 km).

St Ronans Talbot
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 82.6 km 96.6 km
+17% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 83 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6302
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 6302
same for both

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.

St Ronans Talbot
Car (driver) 75.0% / 65.1%
St Ronans — Car (driver): 75.0% Talbot — Car (driver): 65.1%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 27.9%
St Ronans — Worked from Home: 12.5% Talbot — Worked from Home: 27.9%
Walked Only 12.5% / 7.0%
St Ronans — Walked Only: 12.5% Talbot — Walked Only: 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).

Setting

St Ronans Talbot
Elevation 314 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 261 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

St Ronans Talbot
Connectivity score 26/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 0%
51 premises

Climate

St Ronans Talbot
Annual rainfall 399 mm 384 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 34.3°C
Winter min (Jul) — 5.3°C

Council rates

St Ronans Talbot
Average residential rate $4,433/yr
same for both
Council York
same for both

Federal electorate

St Ronans Talbot
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

St Ronans Talbot
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

St Ronans

Retirees Rural

Talbot

Rural

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