Thornlie vs Huntingdale

Huntingdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 38 in Thornlie. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Thornlie is closer to the city centre: 17.8 km, against 20.5 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

Thornlie

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (13 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 9)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Thornlie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (17.8 km vs 20.5 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Thornlie

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 2)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Huntingdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.1% vs 4.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Thornlie Huntingdale
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.

Thornlie Huntingdale
Walkability 76 / 73
Thornlie — Walkability: 76/100 Huntingdale — Walkability: 73/100
Safety 28 / 34
Thornlie — Safety: 28/100 Huntingdale — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Thornlie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Huntingdale — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 58 / 72
Thornlie — Low flood risk: 58/100 Huntingdale — Low flood risk: 72/100

Demographics

Thornlie has more residents (23,665 vs 9,021); Huntingdale has higher household incomes ($92,820 vs $81,692).

Thornlie Huntingdale
Population 23,665
+62% vs other
 9,021
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.2% +3.8%
Median age 38 35
Median household income $81,692/yr $92,820/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk $350/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Thornlie Huntingdale
0-4 6.0% / 7.6%
Thornlie — 0-4: 6.0% Huntingdale — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 13.4% / 14.9%
Thornlie — 5-14: 13.4% Huntingdale — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 6.1% / 6.7%
Thornlie — 15-19: 6.1% Huntingdale — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 6.1% / 6.7%
Thornlie — 20-24: 6.1% Huntingdale — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 12.7% / 13.7%
Thornlie — 25-34: 12.7% Huntingdale — 25-34: 13.7%
35-44 14.1% / 15.4%
Thornlie — 35-44: 14.1% Huntingdale — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 12.8% / 13.3%
Thornlie — 45-54: 12.8% Huntingdale — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 11.9% / 10.2%
Thornlie — 55-64: 11.9% Huntingdale — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 10.4% / 7.9%
Thornlie — 65-74: 10.4% Huntingdale — 65-74: 7.9%
75-84 5.2% / 2.7%
Thornlie — 75-84: 5.2% Huntingdale — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ 1.4% / 0.8%
Thornlie — 85+: 1.4% Huntingdale — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Thornlie 48.3% couple families
Thornlie — Couple Families: 48.3% Thornlie — Lone Person: 28.4% Thornlie — One Parent Families: 17.6% Thornlie — Group Household: 3.8% Thornlie — Other Families: 2.0%
Huntingdale 53.0% couple families
Huntingdale — Couple Families: 53.0% Huntingdale — Lone Person: 22.8% Huntingdale — One Parent Families: 20.3% Huntingdale — Group Household: 2.7% Huntingdale — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Thornlie 21.8% renting
Thornlie — Owned Outright: 34.3% Thornlie — Mortgage: 43.9% Thornlie — Renting: 21.8%
Huntingdale 19.7% renting
Huntingdale — Owned Outright: 24.8% Huntingdale — Mortgage: 55.5% Huntingdale — Renting: 19.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Thornlie Huntingdale
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 16.5%
Thornlie — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% Huntingdale — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 8.7%
Thornlie — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Huntingdale — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 6.9%
Thornlie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Huntingdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 2.2%
Thornlie — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Huntingdale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.1%
Thornlie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Huntingdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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.

Thornlie Huntingdale
England 6.6% / 5.7%
Thornlie — England: 6.6% Huntingdale — England: 5.7%
India 4.0% / 3.9%
Thornlie — India: 4.0% Huntingdale — India: 3.9%
New Zealand 3.0% / 3.5%
Thornlie — New Zealand: 3.0% Huntingdale — New Zealand: 3.5%
Malaysia 3.5% / 2.2%
Thornlie — Malaysia: 3.5% Huntingdale — Malaysia: 2.2%
Philippines 1.9% / 1.9%
Thornlie — Philippines: 1.9% Huntingdale — Philippines: 1.9%
China 2.5% / 1.0%
Thornlie — China: 2.5% Huntingdale — China: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Thornlie 91.1% houses
Thornlie — Houses: 91.1% Thornlie — Townhouses: 7.6% Thornlie — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Huntingdale 99.3% houses
Huntingdale — Houses: 99.3% Huntingdale — Townhouses: 0.5% Huntingdale — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Thornlie Huntingdale
Median house price $840,000 $789,500
Median unit price $542,500 —
Median land price $450,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 222 sales
 31 days
from 102 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.

Thornlie Huntingdale
3 bed $805K / $744K
Thornlie — 3 bed: $805K (182 sales) Huntingdale — 3 bed: $744K (62 sales)

182 vs 62 sales

4 bed $885K / $825K
Thornlie — 4 bed: $885K (185 sales) Huntingdale — 4 bed: $825K (106 sales)

185 vs 106 sales

5 bed $1.04M / $808K
Thornlie — 5 bed: $1.04M (22 sales) Huntingdale — 5 bed: $808K (7 sales)

22 vs 7 sales

Development activity

Thornlie Huntingdale
New dwellings approved 660
across Gosnells
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
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.

Thornlie Huntingdale
Houses 4.6%
$750/wk on $850K
 5.1%
$790/wk on $799K
Units 5.4%
$580/wk on $560K
 —

Ranking within WA

Thornlie Huntingdale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of WA Higher than 56% of WA
Schools Higher than 58% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 91% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of WA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 86% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 48% of WA —

Liveability

Thornlie Huntingdale
Grade B
same for both
Score 54/100 56/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Thornlie carries more flood risk (42 vs 28).

Thornlie Huntingdale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
72/100
 Moderate
66/100
Flood Moderate
42/100
 Low
28/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Thornlie Huntingdale
Inside the suburb 7 2
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 4 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Curtin University of Technology, 7.5 km
 None

Schools in Thornlie

  • South Thornlie Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Thornlie Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Australian Islamic College (Thornlie) Independent · Combined at peers
  • Forest Crescent Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Sacred Heart Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Thornlie Senior High School Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in Huntingdale

  • Huntingdale Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Alta-1 College - Huntingdale Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Thornlie Huntingdale
Supermarkets 6 1
Cafes & restaurants 6 1
Parks & reserves 17 9
Childcare 13 3
GPs 6 2
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 3 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Huntingdale sits further from the CBD (20.5 km vs 17.8 km).

Thornlie Huntingdale
Walkability score 76/100 73/100
Distance to Perth 17.8 km 20.5 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 30 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 537.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 131.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 6108
 0.8%
postcode 6110
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 6108
 67
postcode 6110

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.

Thornlie Huntingdale
Car (driver) 79.4% / 83.6%
Thornlie — Car (driver): 79.4% Huntingdale — Car (driver): 83.6%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 5.0%
Thornlie — Car (passenger): 5.9% Huntingdale — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Worked from Home 5.5% / 4.9%
Thornlie — Worked from Home: 5.5% Huntingdale — Worked from Home: 4.9%
Train 5.6% / 3.7%
Thornlie — Train: 5.6% Huntingdale — Train: 3.7%
Bus 2.7% / 2.2%
Thornlie — Bus: 2.7% Huntingdale — Bus: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.6%).

Setting

Thornlie Huntingdale
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.9 km 19.4 km
4.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Thornlie Huntingdale
Connectivity score 86/100 85/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
9,524 premises
 55%
3,343 premises

Climate

Thornlie Huntingdale
Annual rainfall 745 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Thornlie Huntingdale
Average residential rate $2,067/yr
same for both
Council Gosnells
same for both

Federal electorate

Thornlie Huntingdale
Division Burt
same for both
Member Matt Keogh
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Thornlie Huntingdale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Thornlie

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Transport Hub

Huntingdale

Family Middle-Ring Parks

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