Kenwick vs Victoria ParkTwo Perth suburbs compared for a home loan
Kenwick (WA 6107) is approximately 14 km south-east of the Perth CBD, beside the Canning River. Victoria Park (WA 6100) is approximately 4 km south-east of the Perth CBD, across the Causeway. At the 2021 Census, Kenwick had 5,684 residents with a median age of 35, and Victoria Park had 9,334 residents with a median age of 35.
In both suburbs the most common occupied dwelling was separate houses. Flats and apartments made up 0% of occupied dwellings in Kenwick and 25% in Victoria Park, while 29% of Kenwick households rented compared with 53% in Victoria Park. These differences matter for finance, because lenders assess apartments, strata buildings and houses on land differently.
Both suburbs are in the same state, so transfer duty is calculated on the same scale and the difference in upfront cost comes from the purchase price. The panel below applies that scale, and an estimate of lenders mortgage insurance, to the prices you enter.
WA 6107 · South-east metropolitan Perth
Kenwick
Kenwick is a small City of Gosnells suburb of older detached houses, with a station on the Armadale Line and a large industrial and rural area.
City of Gosnells. Approximately 14 km south-east of the Perth CBD, beside the Canning River.
Read the full Kenwick guideWA 6100 · Inner south-east Perth
Victoria Park
Victoria Park is an inner south-east Perth suburb of character cottages, townhouses and apartments around Albany Highway, where most households rent.
Town of Victoria Park. Approximately 4 km south-east of the Perth CBD, across the Causeway.
Read the full Victoria Park guide
What buying in Kenwick and Victoria Park would mean for the loan
The difference between two suburbs is usually a difference in price, and price drives the deposit, the transfer duty, any lenders mortgage insurance and the repayment. Enter the prices you are seeing and the panel works out each of those for Kenwick and Victoria Park.
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Estimates only. Repayments assume a principal and interest loan at a constant rate, which is an assumption and not a current market rate. Transfer duty is indicative for established homes, first home buyer relief depends on eligibility, and upfront cash includes an allowance of $3,000 for conveyancing and inspections. Lenders mortgage insurance is an estimate and is added to the loan. A lender makes its own assessment.
Kenwick and Victoria Park: Census profile compared
Figures are from the 2021 Census, so rents, repayments and incomes have moved since. They are most useful for comparing one suburb with another and with Australia as a whole.
| Measure | Kenwick | Victoria Park |
|---|---|---|
| People and households | ||
| Residents | 5,684 | 9,334 |
| Median ageAustralia 38 | 35 | 35 |
| Average household sizeAustralia 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Median household income, weeklyAustralia $1,746 | $1,433 | $1,828 |
| Housing costs at the 2021 Census | ||
| Median rent, weeklyAustralia $375 | $300 | $345 |
| Median mortgage repayment, monthlyAustralia $1,863 | $1,517 | $1,946 |
| Who owns and who rents | ||
| Households rentingAustralia 31% | 29% | 53% |
| Owned with a mortgageAustralia 35% | 45% | 25% |
| Owned outrightAustralia 31% | 25% | 20% |
| Types of home | ||
| Separate housesAustralia 72% | 98% | 38% |
| Townhouses, terraces and semi-detachedAustralia 13% | 1% | 37% |
| Flats and apartmentsAustralia 14% | 0% | 25% |
| Homes with two bedrooms or fewer | 6% | 41% |
| Homes with four bedrooms or more | 43% | 11% |
| Dwellings unoccupied on Census night | 7% | 11% |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0). Tenure shares exclude households that did not state their tenure. Dwelling shares are of occupied private dwellings.
Home loan considerations in Kenwick and Victoria Park
Lenders treat houses on land, townhouses and apartments differently, and some apply extra conditions to small apartments, high-density buildings or particular postcodes. These are the points each guide raises.
Kenwick
- First home buyers
- Upgraders
- Investors
- With fewer than two thousand occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, comparable sales are limited and a valuation can differ from the contract price.
- Valuers may comment on proximity to the passenger and freight railways, Albany Highway or industrial premises where these affect a particular property.
- Rural or industrial zoned land, and larger lots, may fall outside standard residential lending policy and can require a larger deposit.
- Lenders generally value a house on its existing use, so a premium paid for subdivision potential may not be reflected in the valuation.
- An older house may attract comments on condition, asbestos-containing materials or additions without approval, and a lender can request further reports.
- With no mandatory cooling-off period in Western Australia, finance and inspection conditions have to be included in the offer before it is signed.
Victoria Park
- First home buyers
- Investors
- Upgraders
- Downsizers
- Older cottages may need restumping, rewiring or roofing work, and valuers take condition into account when assessing the property as security.
- Valuers generally assess a lot as it stands, so a premium paid for subdivision potential may need to be funded from the buyer's own savings.
- Building a rear dwelling usually requires a construction loan, drawn down in stages against a fixed-price building contract.
- Small one-bedroom and studio apartments may fall below the minimum internal floor area that some lenders and mortgage insurers require.
- Strata levies for villas, townhouses and apartments are counted in serviceability assessments and therefore reduce borrowing capacity.
- Western Australian contracts have no mandatory cooling-off period, so finance, building and timber pest conditions need to be written into the offer.
Housing stock in Kenwick and Victoria Park compared
Kenwick
- Older three-bedroom houses
- Established single-storey homes on full-sized lots; the 2021 Census counted 951 three-bedroom dwellings.
- Four-bedroom family houses
- The 2021 Census counted 745 four-bedroom homes and a further 109 with five or more bedrooms.
- Rural and semi-rural lots
- Larger properties north of the housing area, much of it zoned or proposed for industrial and business uses under separate planning controls.
Victoria Park
- Character cottages and bungalows
- Pre-war brick and weatherboard homes, many restored and extended, within the Town's Residential Character Study Area.
- Villas and townhouses
- Infill on subdivided cottage lots; 1,536 semi-detached, terrace or townhouse dwellings were counted at the 2021 Census.
- Low to mid-rise apartments
- Older flats and newer mixed-use buildings near Albany Highway; 1,030 occupied flats or apartments were counted at the 2021 Census.
Official sale price and rent figures for Kenwick and Victoria Park
Only figures published free of charge by a government agency are shown. Where none is published the space is left empty rather than filled with an estimate. Each guide charts the full series.
Kenwick
No government agency publishes a free median sale price or rent series for Kenwick, so none is shown. A broker can supply recent comparable sales for a specific property as part of a free assessment.
Victoria Park
No government agency publishes a free median sale price or rent series for Victoria Park, so none is shown. A broker can supply recent comparable sales for a specific property as part of a free assessment.
Transport, schools and amenities in Kenwick and Victoria Park
Kenwick
Transport
- Kenwick Station (train)
- Route 227 (bus)
- Route 220 (bus)
- Albany Highway (road)
- Kenwick Link (road)
- Tonkin Highway (road)
Schools and campuses
- East Kenwick Primary School (primary, government)
- Kenwick School (special, government)
- Rehoboth Christian College, Kenwick campus (combined, independent)
- Communicare Academy (secondary, independent)
Amenities
- Oliphant Park
- Aldinga Street Reserve
- Brixton Street Conservation Area
- Kenwick Pioneer Cemetery
- Maddington Central (Maddington)
- Westfield Carousel (Cannington)
Victoria Park
Transport
- Victoria Park Station (train)
- Causeway Bus Station (bus)
- Albany Highway bus services (bus)
- The Causeway (road)
- Boorloo Bridge (road)
Schools and campuses
- Victoria Park Primary School (primary, government)
- Ursula Frayne Catholic College (combined, catholic)
- Regent College (primary, independent)
- Victoria Park Christian School (primary, independent)
Amenities
- Albany Highway retail and dining strip
- McCallum Park
- McCallum Park Active Area
- Raphael Park
- Town of Victoria Park Administration Centre
School listings show name, level and sector only. Enrolment areas change, so confirm eligibility for a specific address with the school or the Western Australia education department.
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