Willagee vs O'connor
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 O'Connor: a median of $1.13 million, against $990,000 in Willagee, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Willagee tends to suit families with children, while O'Connor suits people living alone.
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
Willagee
ahead on 5 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)
- has more childcare (4 vs 1)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Willagee
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($620,000 vs $1,150,000)
- has cheaper houses ($990,000 vs $1,130,000)
- But O'Connor has cheaper units ($600,000 vs $735,000)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Willagee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($283/wk vs $335/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Willagee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (84/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Willagee
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (3 vs 1)
- is more walkable (84/100 vs 71/100)
- But O'Connor has more units and townhouses to downsize into (33% vs 20%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Willagee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.8% vs -0.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Willagee 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.
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.
Demographics
Willagee has more residents (5,447 vs 460); O'Connor rents higher ($335/wk vs $283/wk).
| Willagee | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,447 +92% vs other | 460 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.8% | -0.6% |
| Median age | 37 | 38 |
| Median household income | $86,320/yr +1% vs other | $85,228/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $283/wk | $335/wk +18% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Willagee | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $990,000 | $1,130,000 |
| Median unit price | $735,000 | $600,000 |
| Median land price | $620,000 | $1,150,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 40 days from 30 sales | 4 days from 6 sales |
Development activity
| Willagee | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 727 across Melville | 176 across Fremantle |
| Approvals change year on year | +268% | -27% |
Gross rental yield
| Willagee | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.4% $850/wk on $1.01M | — |
| Units | 5.5% $800/wk on $750K | — |
Ranking within WA
| Willagee | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 50% of WA same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 97% of WA | Higher than 90% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 93% of WA | Higher than 83% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 83% of WA | Higher than 72% of WA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 49% of WA | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 55% of WA | — |
Liveability
Willagee is more walkable (84 vs 71).
| Willagee | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A | — |
| Score | 70/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
| Willagee | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 79/100 | — |
| 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 | 13 within 5 km | 10 within 5 km |
Schools
| Willagee | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 2 | 0 |
| Universities within 10 km | 3 Murdoch University (Murdoch), 3.6 km | 3 The University of Notre Dame Australia - Fremantle, 3.3 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 1.7% | 3.9% |
Schools in Willagee
- Caralee Community School Government · Primary below peers
- Fremantle Language Development Centre Government · Primary · Special school below 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
| Willagee | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 3 | 5 |
| Parks & reserves | 10 | 0 |
| Childcare | 4 | 1 |
| GPs | 3 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 3 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
| Willagee | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 84/100 | 71/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 17.4 km | 19.3 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 21 min | 23 min |
| Public transport score | 79/100 Bus same for both | |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 108.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 70.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.9% postcode 6156 | 1.2% postcode 6163 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 6156 | 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.0%).
Setting
| Willagee | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 44 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 41 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.6 km 3.7 km to a named beach | 4.1 km 3.7 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Willagee | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 70/100 | 54/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 45% 2,728 premises | 17% 1,559 premises |
Climate
| Willagee | 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
| Willagee | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,396/yr | $4,033/yr |
| Council | Melville | Fremantle |
Federal electorate
| Willagee | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Tangney | Fremantle |
| Member | Sam Lim | Josh Wilson |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Willagee | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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