Waikiki vs Baldivis

Baldivis is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 39 in Waikiki. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Baldivis, most households are couple families. On these figures, Waikiki tends to suit people living alone, while Baldivis suits families with children and 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

Baldivis

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (28 vs 5)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (13 vs 3)
  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Waikiki

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Waikiki is more walkable (47/100 vs 39/100)
  • Baldivis has a shorter drive in (45 min vs 50 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Waikiki

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 8%)
  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 39/100)
  • But Baldivis has more GPs (7 vs 1)

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

Investors

Baldivis

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.1% vs 0.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Waikiki Baldivis
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.

Waikiki Baldivis
Walkability 47 / 39
Waikiki — Walkability: 47/100 Baldivis — Walkability: 39/100
Safety 34 / 38
Waikiki — Safety: 34/100 Baldivis — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 40 / 51
Waikiki — Low fire risk: 40/100 Baldivis — Low fire risk: 51/100
Low flood risk 100 / 22
Waikiki — Low flood risk: 100/100 Baldivis — Low flood risk: 22/100

Demographics

Baldivis has more residents (37,697 vs 12,453); Baldivis has higher household incomes ($108,992 vs $83,772).

Waikiki Baldivis
Population 12,453 37,697
+203% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.5% +19.1%
Median age 39 31
Median household income $83,772/yr $108,992/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $360/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Waikiki Baldivis
0-4 5.8% / 9.0%
Waikiki — 0-4: 5.8% Baldivis — 0-4: 9.0%
5-14 14.5% / 17.8%
Waikiki — 5-14: 14.5% Baldivis — 5-14: 17.8%
15-19 6.5% / 6.5%
Waikiki — 15-19: 6.5% Baldivis — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.7% / 5.6%
Waikiki — 20-24: 5.7% Baldivis — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 12.1% / 17.0%
Waikiki — 25-34: 12.1% Baldivis — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 12.1% / 16.0%
Waikiki — 35-44: 12.1% Baldivis — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 14.4% / 11.6%
Waikiki — 45-54: 14.4% Baldivis — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 13.8% / 7.8%
Waikiki — 55-64: 13.8% Baldivis — 55-64: 7.8%
65-74 9.2% / 5.3%
Waikiki — 65-74: 9.2% Baldivis — 65-74: 5.3%
75-84 4.4% / 2.8%
Waikiki — 75-84: 4.4% Baldivis — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 1.4% / 0.4%
Waikiki — 85+: 1.4% Baldivis — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Waikiki 44.3% couple families
Waikiki — Couple Families: 44.3% Waikiki — Lone Person: 31.6% Waikiki — One Parent Families: 19.2% Waikiki — Group Household: 3.8% Waikiki — Other Families: 1.2%
Baldivis 57.4% couple families
Baldivis — Couple Families: 57.4% Baldivis — Lone Person: 21.8% Baldivis — One Parent Families: 16.7% Baldivis — Group Household: 3.1% Baldivis — 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.

Waikiki 23.5% renting
Waikiki — Owned Outright: 29.5% Waikiki — Mortgage: 47.1% Waikiki — Renting: 23.5%
Baldivis 22.8% renting
Baldivis — Owned Outright: 16.3% Baldivis — Mortgage: 60.9% Baldivis — Renting: 22.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Waikiki Baldivis
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 18.4%
Waikiki — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Baldivis — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 7.7%
Waikiki — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Baldivis — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 7.8%
Waikiki — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Baldivis — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 1.6%
Waikiki — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Baldivis — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.2%
Waikiki — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Baldivis — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

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.

Waikiki Baldivis
England 11.7% / 10.5%
Waikiki — England: 11.7% Baldivis — England: 10.5%
New Zealand 4.6% / 6.1%
Waikiki — New Zealand: 4.6% Baldivis — New Zealand: 6.1%
South Africa 1.7% / 2.7%
Waikiki — South Africa: 1.7% Baldivis — South Africa: 2.7%
Philippines 1.8% / 1.2%
Waikiki — Philippines: 1.8% Baldivis — Philippines: 1.2%
Scotland 1.6% / 1.3%
Waikiki — Scotland: 1.6% Baldivis — Scotland: 1.3%
India 0.6% / 1.5%
Waikiki — India: 0.6% Baldivis — India: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Waikiki 97.8% houses
Waikiki — Houses: 97.8% Waikiki — Townhouses: 1.7% Waikiki — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Baldivis 95.5% houses
Baldivis — Houses: 95.5% Baldivis — Townhouses: 3.3% Baldivis — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Waikiki Baldivis
Median house price $765,000 $800,000
Median unit price $575,000 $525,000
Median land price — $769,250
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 129 sales
 32 days
from 673 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.

Waikiki Baldivis
3 bed $680K / $720K
Waikiki — 3 bed: $680K (106 sales) Baldivis — 3 bed: $720K (267 sales)

106 vs 267 sales

4 bed $815K / $820K
Waikiki — 4 bed: $815K (125 sales) Baldivis — 4 bed: $820K (790 sales)

125 vs 790 sales

5 bed $955K / $968K
Waikiki — 5 bed: $955K (19 sales) Baldivis — 5 bed: $968K (48 sales)

19 vs 48 sales

Development activity

Waikiki Baldivis
New dwellings approved 1,869
across Rockingham
same for both
Approvals change year on year -11%
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.

Waikiki Baldivis
Houses 4.2%
$690/wk on $845K
 4.3%
$700/wk on $849K
Units — 4.8%
$550/wk on $599K

Ranking within WA

Waikiki Baldivis
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
Schools Higher than 8% of WA Higher than 37% of WA
Walkability Higher than 82% of WA Higher than 80% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 77% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 41% of WA Higher than 44% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 20% of WA

Liveability

Waikiki is more walkable (47 vs 39).

Waikiki Baldivis
Grade C
same for both
Score 32/100 34/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Baldivis carries more flood risk (78 vs 0); Waikiki carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 49).

Waikiki Baldivis
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood None
0/100
 High
78/100
Coastal erosion Low
16/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Waikiki Baldivis
Inside the suburb 3 13
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 1 5
Rated below peers 2 6

Schools in Waikiki

  • South Coast Baptist College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Charthouse Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Waikiki Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Baldivis

  • Rockingham John Calvin School Independent · Primary above peers
  • Settlers Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Baldivis Gardens Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Baldivis Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Makybe Rise Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Ridge View Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Waikiki Baldivis
Supermarkets 3 6
Cafes & restaurants 1 16
Parks & reserves 5 16
Childcare 5 28
GPs 1 7
Pharmacies 2 8
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 1 7
EV chargers 0 4
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Waikiki Baldivis
Walkability score 47/100 39/100
Distance to Perth 53.6 km 54.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 50 min 45 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 173.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 395.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 6169
 0.9%
postcode 6171
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 6169
 92
postcode 6171

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.

Waikiki Baldivis
Car (driver) 78.3% / 78.6%
Waikiki — Car (driver): 78.3% Baldivis — Car (driver): 78.6%
Worked from Home 5.9% / 7.2%
Waikiki — Worked from Home: 5.9% Baldivis — Worked from Home: 7.2%
Train 6.0% / 5.3%
Waikiki — Train: 6.0% Baldivis — Train: 5.3%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 5.4%
Waikiki — Car (passenger): 5.6% Baldivis — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Bus 2.7% / 2.1%
Waikiki — Bus: 2.7% Baldivis — Bus: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.6%).

Setting

Waikiki Baldivis
Elevation 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.4 km 8.2 km

NBN connectivity

Waikiki Baldivis
Connectivity score 74/100 86/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 54%
5,199 premises
 68%
15,199 premises

Climate

Waikiki Baldivis
Annual rainfall — 745 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 7.6°C

Council rates

Waikiki Baldivis
Average residential rate $2,007/yr
same for both
Council Rockingham
same for both

Federal electorate

Waikiki Baldivis
Division Brand
same for both
Member Madeleine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Waikiki Baldivis
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Waikiki

Coastal Large Blocks Outer

Baldivis

Acreage Family Outer Young Families

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