White Gum Valley vs O'connor

O'Connor is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in White Gum Valley. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In O'Connor, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in White Gum Valley: a median of $1.44 million, against $1.13 million in O'Connor. On these figures, O'Connor tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

White Gum Valley

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 40%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (81% vs 67%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • White Gum Valley has cheaper land ($782,500 vs $1,150,000)
  • O'connor has cheaper houses ($1,130,000 vs $1,440,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land 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

White Gum Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 71/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • White Gum Valley is more walkable (82/100 vs 71/100)
  • O'connor has more units and townhouses to downsize into (33% vs 19%)

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

Investors

White Gum Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.4% vs -0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

White Gum Valley and O'connor drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

White Gum Valley O'connor
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.

White Gum Valley O'connor
Walkability 82 / 71
White Gum Valley — Walkability: 82/100 O'connor — Walkability: 71/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
White Gum Valley — Low fire risk: 100/100 O'connor — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
White Gum Valley — Low flood risk: 100/100 O'connor — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

White Gum Valley has more residents (3,358 vs 460); White Gum Valley has higher household incomes ($98,332 vs $85,228).

White Gum Valley O'connor
Population 3,358
+86% vs other
 460
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.4% -0.6%
Median age 41 38
Median household income $98,332/yr
+13% vs other
 $85,228/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk $335/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

White Gum Valley O'connor
0-4 6.5% / 6.5%
White Gum Valley — 0-4: 6.5% O'connor — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 10.9% / 7.4%
White Gum Valley — 5-14: 10.9% O'connor — 5-14: 7.4%
15-19 5.2% / 3.9%
White Gum Valley — 15-19: 5.2% O'connor — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 5.0% / 6.1%
White Gum Valley — 20-24: 5.0% O'connor — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 12.7% / 17.6%
White Gum Valley — 25-34: 12.7% O'connor — 25-34: 17.6%
35-44 14.3% / 15.7%
White Gum Valley — 35-44: 14.3% O'connor — 35-44: 15.7%
45-54 15.3% / 11.3%
White Gum Valley — 45-54: 15.3% O'connor — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 13.9% / 12.4%
White Gum Valley — 55-64: 13.9% O'connor — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 8.5% / 9.3%
White Gum Valley — 65-74: 8.5% O'connor — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 4.1% / 5.9%
White Gum Valley — 75-84: 4.1% O'connor — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 3.6% / 2.4%
White Gum Valley — 85+: 3.6% O'connor — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

White Gum Valley 37.6% lone person
White Gum Valley — Lone Person: 37.6% White Gum Valley — Couple Families: 38.2% White Gum Valley — One Parent Families: 15.1% White Gum Valley — Group Household: 7.9% White Gum Valley — Other Families: 1.2%
O'connor 51.3% lone person
O'connor — Lone Person: 51.3% O'connor — Couple Families: 25.9% O'connor — One Parent Families: 13.9% O'connor — Group Household: 8.9% O'connor — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

White Gum Valley 29.2% renting
White Gum Valley — Owned Outright: 31.0% White Gum Valley — Mortgage: 39.8% White Gum Valley — Renting: 29.2%
O'connor 36.3% renting
O'connor — Owned Outright: 26.0% O'connor — Mortgage: 37.7% O'connor — Renting: 36.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

White Gum Valley O'connor
Bachelor Degree 20.4% / 21.7%
White Gum Valley — Bachelor Degree: 20.4% O'connor — Bachelor Degree: 21.7%
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 12.0%
White Gum Valley — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% O'connor — Certificate III & IV: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.5%
White Gum Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% O'connor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 8.4% / 5.2%
White Gum Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 8.4% O'connor — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 2.4%
White Gum Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% O'connor — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

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.

White Gum Valley O'connor
England 7.3% / 7.0%
White Gum Valley — England: 7.3% O'connor — England: 7.0%
New Zealand 2.4% / 2.4%
White Gum Valley — New Zealand: 2.4% O'connor — New Zealand: 2.4%
Italy 3.9% / —
White Gum Valley — Italy: 3.9% O'connor — Italy: not among its largest
Philippines — / 3.0%
White Gum Valley — Philippines: not among its largest O'connor — Philippines: 3.0%
Ireland 0.9% / 2.0%
White Gum Valley — Ireland: 0.9% O'connor — Ireland: 2.0%
India — / 2.4%
White Gum Valley — India: not among its largest O'connor — India: 2.4%
Scotland 1.0% / 1.1%
White Gum Valley — Scotland: 1.0% O'connor — Scotland: 1.1%
South Africa 1.0% / —
White Gum Valley — South Africa: 1.0% O'connor — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

White Gum Valley 81.2% houses
White Gum Valley — Houses: 81.2% White Gum Valley — Townhouses: 9.1% White Gum Valley — Flats / Apartments: 9.7%
O'connor 67.1% houses
O'connor — Houses: 67.1% O'connor — Townhouses: 16.9% O'connor — Flats / Apartments: 15.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

White Gum Valley O'connor
Median house price $1,440,000 $1,130,000
Median unit price $587,500 $600,000
Median land price $782,500 $1,150,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 45 sales
 4 days
from 6 sales

Development activity

White Gum Valley O'connor
New dwellings approved 176
across Fremantle
same for both
Approvals change year on year -27%
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.

White Gum Valley O'connor
Houses 5.0%
$962/wk on $1M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

White Gum Valley O'connor
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 50% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of WA Higher than 90% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 95% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 82% of WA —

Liveability

White Gum Valley is more walkable (82 vs 71).

White Gum Valley O'connor
Grade A —
Score 81/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

White Gum Valley O'connor
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
70/100
 —
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 10
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

White Gum Valley O'connor
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
The University of Notre Dame Australia - Fremantle, 1.4 km
 3
The University of Notre Dame Australia - Fremantle, 3.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 3.9%

Schools in White Gum Valley

  • White Gum Valley Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in O'connor

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

Amenities in the suburb

White Gum Valley O'connor
Cafes & restaurants 1 5
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 3 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 1
same for both

Mobility

White Gum Valley O'connor
Walkability score 82/100 71/100
Distance to Perth 21.2 km
+9% vs other
 19.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 23 min
Public transport score 87/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 73.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 70.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.2%
postcode 6162
 1.2%
postcode 6163
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 6162
 49
postcode 6163

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.

White Gum Valley O'connor
Car (driver) 67.0% / 72.9%
White Gum Valley — Car (driver): 67.0% O'connor — Car (driver): 72.9%
Worked from Home 13.1% / 12.3%
White Gum Valley — Worked from Home: 13.1% O'connor — Worked from Home: 12.3%
Train 6.9% / 5.9%
White Gum Valley — Train: 6.9% O'connor — Train: 5.9%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 3.9%
White Gum Valley — Car (passenger): 4.3% O'connor — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Bus 3.9% / 2.0%
White Gum Valley — Bus: 3.9% O'connor — Bus: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.9%).

Setting

White Gum Valley O'connor
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.2 km
2.3 km to a named beach
 4.1 km
3.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

White Gum Valley O'connor
Connectivity score 71/100 54/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 47%
1,556 premises
 17%
1,559 premises

Climate

White Gum Valley O'connor
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

White Gum Valley O'connor
Average residential rate $4,033/yr
same for both
Council Fremantle
same for both

Federal electorate

White Gum Valley O'connor
Division Fremantle
same for both
Member Josh Wilson
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

White Gum Valley O'connor
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

White Gum Valley

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Transport Hub

O'connor

Middle-Ring Parks Quiet

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