Woodvale vs Madeley

Madeley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Woodvale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Woodvale: a median of $1.28 million, against $1.17 million in Madeley, and rent is higher there too.

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

Woodvale

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 8)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 44/100)

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

First-home buyers

Madeley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,165,000 vs $1,285,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Madeley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($428/wk vs $480/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Madeley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 57/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Woodvale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 44/100)
  • But Madeley is more walkable (78/100 vs 57/100)

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

Investors

Madeley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.9% vs 3.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Woodvale Madeley
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.

Woodvale Madeley
Walkability 57 / 78
Woodvale — Walkability: 57/100 Madeley — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 67 / 56
Woodvale — Safety: 67/100 Madeley — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 41 / 100
Woodvale — Low fire risk: 41/100 Madeley — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Woodvale — Low flood risk: 100/100 Madeley — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Woodvale has more residents (9,579 vs 6,805); Woodvale skews older (43 vs 38).

Woodvale Madeley
Population 9,579
+29% vs other
 6,805
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.3% +11.9%
Median age 43 38
Median household income $121,628/yr
+9% vs other
 $111,124/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+11% vs other
 $428/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woodvale Madeley
0-4 4.2% / 6.5%
Woodvale — 0-4: 4.2% Madeley — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 13.8% / 14.8%
Woodvale — 5-14: 13.8% Madeley — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 7.1% / 5.9%
Woodvale — 15-19: 7.1% Madeley — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 6.2% / 5.4%
Woodvale — 20-24: 6.2% Madeley — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 7.6% / 11.3%
Woodvale — 25-34: 7.6% Madeley — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 12.4% / 15.9%
Woodvale — 35-44: 12.4% Madeley — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 14.1% / 15.1%
Woodvale — 45-54: 14.1% Madeley — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 16.8% / 8.8%
Woodvale — 55-64: 16.8% Madeley — 55-64: 8.8%
65-74 11.5% / 8.1%
Woodvale — 65-74: 11.5% Madeley — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 4.4% / 5.3%
Woodvale — 75-84: 4.4% Madeley — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 1.8% / 2.9%
Woodvale — 85+: 1.8% Madeley — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woodvale 61.6% couple families
Woodvale — Couple Families: 61.6% Woodvale — Lone Person: 21.6% Woodvale — One Parent Families: 14.4% Woodvale — Group Household: 1.4% Woodvale — Other Families: 0.9%
Madeley 57.0% couple families
Madeley — Couple Families: 57.0% Madeley — Lone Person: 26.8% Madeley — One Parent Families: 13.6% Madeley — Group Household: 2.1% Madeley — Other Families: 0.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Woodvale 9.7% renting
Woodvale — Owned Outright: 43.3% Woodvale — Mortgage: 47.0% Woodvale — Renting: 9.7%
Madeley 17.7% renting
Madeley — Owned Outright: 30.2% Madeley — Mortgage: 52.1% Madeley — Renting: 17.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Woodvale Madeley
Bachelor Degree 15.0% / 15.3%
Woodvale — Bachelor Degree: 15.0% Madeley — Bachelor Degree: 15.3%
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 12.6%
Woodvale — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Madeley — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 9.1%
Woodvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Madeley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 3.4%
Woodvale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Madeley — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.5%
Woodvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Madeley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

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.

Woodvale Madeley
England 15.8% / 6.5%
Woodvale — England: 15.8% Madeley — England: 6.5%
South Africa 3.5% / 3.9%
Woodvale — South Africa: 3.5% Madeley — South Africa: 3.9%
New Zealand 2.0% / 2.7%
Woodvale — New Zealand: 2.0% Madeley — New Zealand: 2.7%
India 1.0% / 2.8%
Woodvale — India: 1.0% Madeley — India: 2.8%
Scotland 2.6% / 1.0%
Woodvale — Scotland: 2.6% Madeley — Scotland: 1.0%
Ireland 1.8% / —
Woodvale — Ireland: 1.8% Madeley — Ireland: not among its largest
China — / 1.5%
Woodvale — China: not among its largest Madeley — China: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woodvale 92.6% houses
Woodvale — Houses: 92.6% Woodvale — Townhouses: 7.2% Woodvale — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Madeley 88.7% houses
Madeley — Houses: 88.7% Madeley — Townhouses: 9.5% Madeley — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Woodvale Madeley
Median house price $1,285,000 $1,165,000
Median unit price $780,000 $849,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 8 days
from 102 sales
 34 days
from 42 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.

Woodvale Madeley
3 bed $991K / $890K
Woodvale — 3 bed: $991K (39 sales) Madeley — 3 bed: $890K (29 sales)

39 vs 29 sales

4 bed $1.36M / $1.25M
Woodvale — 4 bed: $1.36M (108 sales) Madeley — 4 bed: $1.25M (46 sales)

108 vs 46 sales

5 bed $1.45M / $1.38M
Woodvale — 5 bed: $1.45M (16 sales) Madeley — 5 bed: $1.38M (13 sales)

16 vs 13 sales

Development activity

Woodvale Madeley
New dwellings approved 463
across Joondalup
 4,125
across Wanneroo
Approvals change year on year +53% +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.

Woodvale Madeley
Houses 3.9%
$875/wk on $1.18M
 4.2%
$850/wk on $1.05M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Woodvale Madeley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of WA Higher than 78% of WA
Schools Higher than 82% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 85% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of WA Higher than 86% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of WA Higher than 81% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 22% of WA Higher than 38% of WA

Liveability

Madeley is more walkable (78 vs 57); Madeley scores higher overall (83 vs 73).

Woodvale Madeley
Grade A
same for both
Score 73/100 83/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Woodvale carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 0); Madeley carries more crime risk (44 vs 33).

Woodvale Madeley
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
33/100
 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 8
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Woodvale Madeley
Inside the suburb 4 1
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 6.2 km
 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 9.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.8% 2.2%

Schools in Woodvale

  • St Luke's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Woodvale Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • North Woodvale Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Woodvale Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Madeley

  • Madeley Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Woodvale Madeley
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 6 0
Parks & reserves 13 8
Childcare 6 5
GPs 4 1
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 1
same for both

Mobility

Woodvale Madeley
Walkability score 57/100 78/100
Distance to Perth 22.9 km
+6% vs other
 21.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 262.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 110.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 6026
 1.2%
postcode 6065
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 6026
 79
postcode 6065

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.

Woodvale Madeley
Car (driver) 74.7% / 76.9%
Woodvale — Car (driver): 74.7% Madeley — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 10.2% / 8.6%
Woodvale — Worked from Home: 10.2% Madeley — Worked from Home: 8.6%
Train 9.2% / 6.9%
Woodvale — Train: 9.2% Madeley — Train: 6.9%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 5.6%
Woodvale — Car (passenger): 3.7% Madeley — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Bus 1.1% / 1.3%
Woodvale — Bus: 1.1% Madeley — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Woodvale Madeley
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.0 km 8.0 km

NBN connectivity

Woodvale Madeley
Connectivity score 76/100 68/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
3,793 premises
 42%
2,906 premises

Climate

Woodvale Madeley
Annual rainfall 650 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Woodvale Madeley
Average residential rate $1,782/yr $2,060/yr
Council Joondalup Wanneroo

Federal electorate

Woodvale Madeley
Division Moore Cowan
Member Tom French Anne Aly
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Woodvale Madeley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Woodvale

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks

Madeley

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Transport Hub

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