Wembley vs Mount Hawthorn

In both, most households own their home. In Mount Hawthorn, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wembley: a median of $1.9 million, against $1.7 million in Mount Hawthorn, though rent is higher in Mount Hawthorn. Wembley is closer to the city centre: 5.6 km, against 6.5 km. On these figures, Wembley tends to suit people living alone, while Mount Hawthorn 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

Mount Hawthorn

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (78% vs 49%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 52%)
  • But Wembley has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Hawthorn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,697,500 vs $1,897,500)
  • But Wembley has cheaper units ($490,000 vs $713,750)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wembley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Wembley

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 2)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (51% vs 22%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Wembley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.0% vs 3.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
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.

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
Walkability 86 / 86
Wembley — Walkability: 86/100 Mount Hawthorn — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 59 / 56
Wembley — Safety: 59/100 Mount Hawthorn — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Wembley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Hawthorn — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Wembley — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mount Hawthorn — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wembley has more residents (12,061 vs 8,183); Mount Hawthorn rents higher ($420/wk vs $290/wk).

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
Population 12,061
+32% vs other
 8,183
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% +8.4%
Median age 37
same for both
Median household income $104,260/yr $150,280/yr
+44% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $420/wk
+45% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
0-4 5.7% / 7.3%
Wembley — 0-4: 5.7% Mount Hawthorn — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 13.9% / 15.6%
Wembley — 5-14: 13.9% Mount Hawthorn — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 5.1% / 5.6%
Wembley — 15-19: 5.1% Mount Hawthorn — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.4% / 4.7%
Wembley — 20-24: 5.4% Mount Hawthorn — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 15.7% / 12.3%
Wembley — 25-34: 15.7% Mount Hawthorn — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 17.1% / 16.9%
Wembley — 35-44: 17.1% Mount Hawthorn — 35-44: 16.9%
45-54 12.8% / 16.0%
Wembley — 45-54: 12.8% Mount Hawthorn — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 9.3% / 11.5%
Wembley — 55-64: 9.3% Mount Hawthorn — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 7.7% / 6.1%
Wembley — 65-74: 7.7% Mount Hawthorn — 65-74: 6.1%
75-84 4.3% / 2.8%
Wembley — 75-84: 4.3% Mount Hawthorn — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 3.2% / 1.2%
Wembley — 85+: 3.2% Mount Hawthorn — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wembley 42.4% couple families
Wembley — Couple Families: 42.4% Wembley — Lone Person: 42.3% Wembley — One Parent Families: 9.2% Wembley — Group Household: 4.5% Wembley — Other Families: 1.6%
Mount Hawthorn 53.9% couple families
Mount Hawthorn — Couple Families: 53.9% Mount Hawthorn — Lone Person: 28.8% Mount Hawthorn — One Parent Families: 11.6% Mount Hawthorn — Group Household: 4.2% Mount Hawthorn — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wembley 38.4% renting
Wembley — Owned Outright: 29.4% Wembley — Mortgage: 32.1% Wembley — Renting: 38.4%
Mount Hawthorn 26.5% renting
Mount Hawthorn — Owned Outright: 30.8% Mount Hawthorn — Mortgage: 42.7% Mount Hawthorn — Renting: 26.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
Bachelor Degree 25.7% / 23.8%
Wembley — Bachelor Degree: 25.7% Mount Hawthorn — Bachelor Degree: 23.8%
Postgraduate Degree 11.8% / 8.2%
Wembley — Postgraduate Degree: 11.8% Mount Hawthorn — Postgraduate Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 7.3%
Wembley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Mount Hawthorn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Certificate III & IV 6.7% / 7.6%
Wembley — Certificate III & IV: 6.7% Mount Hawthorn — Certificate III & IV: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 4.2%
Wembley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Mount Hawthorn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

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.

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
England 5.9% / 5.8%
Wembley — England: 5.9% Mount Hawthorn — England: 5.8%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.5%
Wembley — New Zealand: 1.7% Mount Hawthorn — New Zealand: 1.5%
India 2.3% / 0.6%
Wembley — India: 2.3% Mount Hawthorn — India: 0.6%
Malaysia 1.6% / 0.9%
Wembley — Malaysia: 1.6% Mount Hawthorn — Malaysia: 0.9%
Ireland 1.4% / 1.1%
Wembley — Ireland: 1.4% Mount Hawthorn — Ireland: 1.1%
South Africa 1.4% / 1.1%
Wembley — South Africa: 1.4% Mount Hawthorn — South Africa: 1.1%
Italy — / 1.9%
Wembley — Italy: not among its largest Mount Hawthorn — Italy: 1.9%
China 1.7% / —
Wembley — China: 1.7% Mount Hawthorn — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wembley 48.7% houses
Wembley — Houses: 48.7% Wembley — Flats / Apartments: 33.3% Wembley — Townhouses: 18.1%
Mount Hawthorn 77.9% houses
Mount Hawthorn — Houses: 77.9% Mount Hawthorn — Flats / Apartments: 4.8% Mount Hawthorn — Townhouses: 17.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
Median house price $1,897,500 $1,697,500
Median unit price $490,000 $713,750
Median land price — $1,120,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 37 days
from 87 sales
 23 days
from 93 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
1 bed $415K / $550K
Wembley — 1 bed: $415K (64 sales) Mount Hawthorn — 1 bed: $550K (9 sales)

64 vs 9 sales

2 bed $520K / $760K
Wembley — 2 bed: $520K (95 sales) Mount Hawthorn — 2 bed: $760K (18 sales)

95 vs 18 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.

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
2 bed $1.22M / $1.7M
Wembley — 2 bed: $1.22M (12 sales) Mount Hawthorn — 2 bed: $1.7M (22 sales)

12 vs 22 sales

3 bed $1.82M / $1.6M
Wembley — 3 bed: $1.82M (51 sales) Mount Hawthorn — 3 bed: $1.6M (52 sales)

51 vs 52 sales

4 bed $2.28M / $1.93M
Wembley — 4 bed: $2.28M (41 sales) Mount Hawthorn — 4 bed: $1.93M (35 sales)

41 vs 35 sales

Development activity

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
New dwellings approved 133
across Cambridge
 219
across Vincent
Approvals change year on year +42% -73%

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.

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
Houses 4.0%
$848/wk on $1.1M
 3.1%
$950/wk on $1.6M
Units 6.0%
$600/wk on $519K
 —

Ranking within WA

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 96% of WA
Schools Higher than 48% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 98% of WA
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of WA Higher than 92% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 25% of WA Higher than 9% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 80% of WA —

Liveability

Mount Hawthorn scores higher overall (95 vs 83).

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
Grade A A+
Score 83/100 95/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
44/100
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 14
within 5 km
 11
within 5 km

Schools

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
Inside the suburb 4 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0
Universities within 10 km 3
ECU City Campus, 4.4 km
same for both
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 2.7%

Schools in Wembley

  • Lake Monger Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Wembley Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Bold Park Community School Independent · Combined below peers
  • TSH (Teach, Speak, Hear) Independent · Combined · Special school below peers

Schools in Mount Hawthorn

  • Mount Hawthorn Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mount Hawthorn Education Support Centre Government · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 15 28
Parks & reserves 5
same for both
Childcare 5
same for both
GPs 5 2
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 0

Mobility

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
Walkability score 86/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 5.6 km 6.5 km
+16% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 11 min
same for both
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 252.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 291.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.7%
postcode 6014
 2.6%
postcode 6016
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 6014
 34
postcode 6016

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.

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
Car (driver) 65.3% / 64.7%
Wembley — Car (driver): 65.3% Mount Hawthorn — Car (driver): 64.7%
Worked from Home 11.2% / 12.6%
Wembley — Worked from Home: 11.2% Mount Hawthorn — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Bus 7.7% / 7.9%
Wembley — Bus: 7.7% Mount Hawthorn — Bus: 7.9%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 4.8%
Wembley — Car (passenger): 5.9% Mount Hawthorn — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Train 4.4% / 4.2%
Wembley — Train: 4.4% Mount Hawthorn — Train: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.3%).

Setting

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
Elevation 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.0 km 7.5 km

NBN connectivity

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
Connectivity score 75/100 81/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
5,862 premises
 44%
3,845 premises

Climate

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
Annual rainfall 650 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
Average residential rate $2,113/yr $3,974/yr
Council Cambridge Vincent

Federal electorate

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
Division Curtin Perth
Member Kate Chaney Patrick Gorman
Party Independent Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Wembley Mount Hawthorn
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wembley

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Transport Hub

Mount Hawthorn

Easy Commute Family Inner Parks Premium Professionals Transport Hub Urban

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