Swan View vs Hovea

Swan View is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 51 in Hovea. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hovea, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Hovea: a median of $1.59 million, against $800,000 in Swan View, and rent is higher there too. Swan View is closer to the city centre: 24.1 km, against 30.8 km. On these figures, Swan View tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Hovea 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Swan View has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • Hovea carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 68/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Swan View has cheaper houses ($800,000 vs $1,590,000)
  • Hovea leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Swan View

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 4%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $575/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Swan View

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (30 min vs 51 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (24.1 km vs 30.8 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Swan View is more walkable (72/100 vs 0/100)
  • Hovea carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

Hovea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.8% vs -0.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Swan View 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.

Swan View 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.

Swan View Hovea
Walkability 72 / 0
Swan View — Walkability: 72/100 Hovea — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 32 / 78
Swan View — Safety: 32/100 Hovea — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 32 / 26
Swan View — Low fire risk: 32/100 Hovea — Low fire risk: 26/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Swan View — Low flood risk: 100/100 Hovea — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Swan View has more residents (7,889 vs 713); Hovea has higher household incomes ($131,768 vs $72,956).

Swan View Hovea
Population 7,889
+91% vs other
 713
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.2% +14.8%
Median age 44 51
Median household income $72,956/yr $131,768/yr
+81% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $575/wk
+80% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Swan View Hovea
0-4 5.1% / 4.6%
Swan View — 0-4: 5.1% Hovea — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 10.9% / 10.7%
Swan View — 5-14: 10.9% Hovea — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 5.7% / 7.2%
Swan View — 15-19: 5.7% Hovea — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 5.9% / 4.6%
Swan View — 20-24: 5.9% Hovea — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 11.8% / 7.9%
Swan View — 25-34: 11.8% Hovea — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 11.7% / 7.2%
Swan View — 35-44: 11.7% Hovea — 35-44: 7.2%
45-54 12.9% / 16.5%
Swan View — 45-54: 12.9% Hovea — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 14.4% / 19.6%
Swan View — 55-64: 14.4% Hovea — 55-64: 19.6%
65-74 12.2% / 13.3%
Swan View — 65-74: 12.2% Hovea — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 6.9% / 8.0%
Swan View — 75-84: 6.9% Hovea — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 2.6% / 0.7%
Swan View — 85+: 2.6% Hovea — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Swan View 34.2% couple families
Swan View — Couple Families: 34.2% Swan View — Lone Person: 40.6% Swan View — One Parent Families: 19.9% Swan View — Group Household: 3.5% Swan View — Other Families: 1.8%
Hovea 64.7% couple families
Hovea — Couple Families: 64.7% Hovea — Lone Person: 24.0% Hovea — One Parent Families: 9.3% Hovea — Group Household: 2.0% Hovea — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Swan View 21.2% renting
Swan View — Owned Outright: 36.1% Swan View — Mortgage: 42.7% Swan View — Renting: 21.2%
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.

Swan View Hovea
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 13.3%
Swan View — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Hovea — Certificate III & IV: 13.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 18.2%
Swan View — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Hovea — Bachelor Degree: 18.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 9.5%
Swan View — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Hovea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 5.3%
Swan View — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Hovea — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.1%
Swan View — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Hovea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

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.

Swan View Hovea
England 6.9% / 10.2%
Swan View — England: 6.9% Hovea — England: 10.2%
New Zealand 3.2% / 2.1%
Swan View — New Zealand: 3.2% Hovea — New Zealand: 2.1%
South Africa 0.9% / 1.7%
Swan View — South Africa: 0.9% Hovea — South Africa: 1.7%
Italy 1.7% / 0.7%
Swan View — Italy: 1.7% Hovea — Italy: 0.7%
Germany 0.7% / 1.4%
Swan View — Germany: 0.7% Hovea — Germany: 1.4%
India 0.9% / 0.7%
Swan View — India: 0.9% Hovea — India: 0.7%
Philippines 1.4% / —
Swan View — Philippines: 1.4% Hovea — Philippines: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 1.0%
Swan View — 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.

Swan View 89.6% houses
Swan View — Houses: 89.6% Swan View — Townhouses: 10.0% Swan View — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Hovea 100.8% houses
Hovea — Houses: 100.8% Hovea — Townhouses: 0.0% Hovea — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Swan View Hovea
Median house price $800,000 $1,590,000
Median unit price $638,000 —
Median land price $716,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 97 sales
 —

Development activity

Swan View Hovea
New dwellings approved 216
across Mundaring
same for both
Approvals change year on year -55%
same for both

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.

Swan View Hovea
Houses 4.5%
$700/wk on $800K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Swan View Hovea
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 92% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 91% of WA Higher than 15% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 91% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 62% of WA —

Liveability

Swan View is more walkable (72 vs 0); Hovea scores higher overall (61 vs 42).

Swan View Hovea
Grade C B
Score 42/100 61/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Swan View carries more crime risk (68 vs 22).

Swan View Hovea
Bushfire Moderate
68/100
 High
74/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Low
22/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Swan View Hovea
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Swan View

  • Swan View Senior High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Swan View Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Hovea

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

Amenities in the suburb

Swan View Hovea
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 4 1
Childcare 4 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 5 6

Mobility

Hovea sits further from the CBD (30.8 km vs 24.1 km).

Swan View Hovea
Walkability score 72/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 24.1 km 30.8 km
+28% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 51 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 75/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 115.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 32.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Swan View Hovea
Car (driver) 79.8% / 76.9%
Swan View — Car (driver): 79.8% Hovea — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 6.8% / 15.0%
Swan View — Worked from Home: 6.8% Hovea — Worked from Home: 15.0%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 3.4%
Swan View — Car (passenger): 5.7% Hovea — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Train 3.9% / 3.7%
Swan View — Train: 3.9% Hovea — Train: 3.7%
Bus 2.2% / —
Swan View — Bus: 2.2% Hovea — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.2% / 0.9%
Swan View — Walked Only: 1.2% Hovea — Walked Only: 0.9%

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

Setting

Swan View Hovea
Elevation 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 200 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.2 km 32.4 km

NBN connectivity

Swan View Hovea
Connectivity score 70/100 52/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 41%
3,725 premises
 13%
269 premises

Climate

Swan View 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

Swan View Hovea
Average residential rate $2,151/yr
same for both
Council Mundaring
same for both

Federal electorate

Swan View Hovea
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Swan View

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks

Hovea

Acreage Outer Premium River

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