Wattle Grove vs Orange Grove

Wattle Grove is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 52 in Orange Grove. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Wattle Grove, most households are couple families. In Orange Grove, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Orange Grove: a median of $1.75 million, against $950,000 in Wattle Grove, though rent is higher in Wattle Grove. Wattle Grove is closer to the city centre: 16.6 km, against 22.1 km. On these figures, Wattle Grove tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Orange Grove suits 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

Wattle Grove

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 39%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Wattle Grove

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 51%)
  • has cheaper houses ($950,000 vs $1,750,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Orange Grove

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $430/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wattle Grove

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (22 min vs 31 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (16.6 km vs 22.1 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Wattle Grove is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)
  • Orange Grove has more units and townhouses to downsize into (42% vs 0%)

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

Investors

Wattle Grove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.7% vs -2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
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.

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
Walkability 29 / 0
Wattle Grove — Walkability: 29/100 Orange Grove — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 63 / 39
Wattle Grove — Safety: 63/100 Orange Grove — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 35 / 22
Wattle Grove — Low fire risk: 35/100 Orange Grove — Low fire risk: 22/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Wattle Grove — Low flood risk: 100/100 Orange Grove — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wattle Grove has more residents (6,547 vs 726); Wattle Grove has higher household incomes ($123,604 vs $66,872).

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
Population 6,547
+89% vs other
 726
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.7% -2.8%
Median age 34 52
Median household income $123,604/yr
+46% vs other
 $66,872/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+42% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
0-4 8.7% / 3.9%
Wattle Grove — 0-4: 8.7% Orange Grove — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 18.7% / 7.9%
Wattle Grove — 5-14: 18.7% Orange Grove — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 6.4% / 4.7%
Wattle Grove — 15-19: 6.4% Orange Grove — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 5.1% / 5.0%
Wattle Grove — 20-24: 5.1% Orange Grove — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 12.1% / 11.0%
Wattle Grove — 25-34: 12.1% Orange Grove — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 20.8% / 9.6%
Wattle Grove — 35-44: 20.8% Orange Grove — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 12.6% / 14.7%
Wattle Grove — 45-54: 12.6% Orange Grove — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 8.6% / 24.7%
Wattle Grove — 55-64: 8.6% Orange Grove — 55-64: 24.7%
65-74 5.0% / 13.5%
Wattle Grove — 65-74: 5.0% Orange Grove — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 1.5% / 5.5%
Wattle Grove — 75-84: 1.5% Orange Grove — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 0.5% / 1.1%
Wattle Grove — 85+: 0.5% Orange Grove — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wattle Grove 70.2% couple families
Wattle Grove — Couple Families: 70.2% Wattle Grove — Lone Person: 13.7% Wattle Grove — One Parent Families: 12.6% Wattle Grove — Group Household: 2.6% Wattle Grove — Other Families: 0.8%
Orange Grove 31.6% couple families
Orange Grove — Couple Families: 31.6% Orange Grove — Lone Person: 57.5% Orange Grove — One Parent Families: 7.5% Orange Grove — Group Household: 2.2% Orange Grove — 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.

Wattle Grove 14.8% renting
Wattle Grove — Owned Outright: 21.2% Wattle Grove — Mortgage: 64.0% Wattle Grove — Renting: 14.8%
Orange Grove 30.1% renting
Orange Grove — Owned Outright: 43.4% Orange Grove — Mortgage: 26.6% Orange Grove — Renting: 30.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 18.5%
Wattle Grove — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Orange Grove — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 13.5% / 8.5%
Wattle Grove — Bachelor Degree: 13.5% Orange Grove — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.2%
Wattle Grove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Orange Grove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.5% / 2.1%
Wattle Grove — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5% Orange Grove — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.8%
Wattle Grove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Orange Grove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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.

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
India 8.7% / 0.7%
Wattle Grove — India: 8.7% Orange Grove — India: 0.7%
England 3.1% / 5.1%
Wattle Grove — England: 3.1% Orange Grove — England: 5.1%
New Zealand 2.3% / 3.6%
Wattle Grove — New Zealand: 2.3% Orange Grove — New Zealand: 3.6%
Malaysia 2.3% / 0.8%
Wattle Grove — Malaysia: 2.3% Orange Grove — Malaysia: 0.8%
Philippines 3.0% / —
Wattle Grove — Philippines: 3.0% Orange Grove — Philippines: not among its largest
China 2.9% / —
Wattle Grove — China: 2.9% Orange Grove — China: not among its largest
Afghanistan 2.4% / —
Wattle Grove — Afghanistan: 2.4% Orange Grove — Afghanistan: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.8%
Wattle Grove — South Africa: not among its largest Orange Grove — South Africa: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wattle Grove 99.8% houses
Wattle Grove — Houses: 99.8% Wattle Grove — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Orange Grove 58.1% houses
Orange Grove — Houses: 58.1% Orange Grove — Flats / Apartments: 41.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
Median house price $950,000 $1,750,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $525,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 32 sales
 76 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
New dwellings approved 214
across Kalamunda
 660
across Gosnells
Approvals change year on year +124% +17%

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.

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
Houses 4.4%
$850/wk on $999K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 88% of WA Higher than 24% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 20% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 61% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of WA Higher than 91% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 54% of WA —

Liveability

Wattle Grove is more walkable (29 vs 0); Wattle Grove scores higher overall (61 vs 30).

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
Grade B D
Score 61/100 30/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Orange Grove carries more crime risk (61 vs 37); Orange Grove carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 65).

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 High
78/100
Crime Low
37/100
 Moderate
61/100
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 18
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Curtin University of Technology, 8.7 km
 None

Schools in Wattle Grove

  • Wattle Grove Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Orange Grove

  • Orange Grove Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 7 0
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 15 9

Mobility

Orange Grove sits further from the CBD (22.1 km vs 16.6 km).

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
Walkability score 29/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 16.6 km 22.1 km
+33% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 31 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 6107
 0.6%
postcode 6109
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 6107
 64
postcode 6109

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.

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
Car (driver) 81.5% / 79.7%
Wattle Grove — Car (driver): 81.5% Orange Grove — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 7.9% / 11.4%
Wattle Grove — Worked from Home: 7.9% Orange Grove — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 3.4%
Wattle Grove — Car (passenger): 4.4% Orange Grove — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Bus 2.9% / 1.4%
Wattle Grove — Bus: 2.9% Orange Grove — Bus: 1.4%
Train 2.1% / 1.0%
Wattle Grove — Train: 2.1% Orange Grove — Train: 1.0%
Walked Only 0.9% / 2.1%
Wattle Grove — Walked Only: 0.9% Orange Grove — Walked Only: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.4 km
1.4 km to a named beach
 26.2 km

NBN connectivity

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
Connectivity score 81/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 58%
2,304 premises
 47%
372 premises

Climate

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
Annual rainfall 663 mm 1,068 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.3°C 30.2°C
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C 7.9°C

Council rates

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
Average residential rate $1,977/yr $2,067/yr
Council Kalamunda Gosnells

Federal electorate

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wattle Grove Orange Grove
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wattle Grove

Family Large Blocks Middle-Ring Multicultural River Young Families

Orange Grove

Middle-Ring Premium

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