Barragup vs Furnissdale

Barragup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 58 in Furnissdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Barragup, most households are couple families. In Furnissdale, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Barragup: a median of $1.19 million, against $750,000 in Furnissdale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Barragup tends to suit couples, while Furnissdale suits people living alone, older residents, 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

Barragup

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 37%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 85%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Barragup has cheaper units ($120,000 vs $300,000)
  • Furnissdale has cheaper land ($316,500 vs $1,307,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Furnissdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($231/wk vs $323/wk)
  • But Barragup leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 28%)

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

Furnissdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Barragup Furnissdale
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.

Barragup Furnissdale
Walkability 15 / 13
Barragup — Walkability: 15/100 Furnissdale — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 37 / 33
Barragup — Safety: 37/100 Furnissdale — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 56 / 100
Barragup — Low fire risk: 56/100 Furnissdale — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 10 / 7
Barragup — Low flood risk: 10/100 Furnissdale — Low flood risk: 7/100

Demographics

Barragup has higher household incomes ($109,720 vs $42,276); Barragup rents higher ($323/wk vs $231/wk).

Barragup Furnissdale
Population 940 1,061
+13% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.3% +3.1%
Median age 45 58
Median household income $109,720/yr
+61% vs other
 $42,276/yr
Median weekly rent $323/wk
+28% vs other
 $231/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Barragup Furnissdale
0-4 3.3% / 2.9%
Barragup — 0-4: 3.3% Furnissdale — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 11.6% / 7.1%
Barragup — 5-14: 11.6% Furnissdale — 5-14: 7.1%
15-19 8.6% / 4.2%
Barragup — 15-19: 8.6% Furnissdale — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 5.5% / 4.6%
Barragup — 20-24: 5.5% Furnissdale — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 8.0% / 8.7%
Barragup — 25-34: 8.0% Furnissdale — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 11.3% / 7.1%
Barragup — 35-44: 11.3% Furnissdale — 35-44: 7.1%
45-54 17.6% / 10.4%
Barragup — 45-54: 17.6% Furnissdale — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 13.9% / 16.5%
Barragup — 55-64: 13.9% Furnissdale — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 11.2% / 22.2%
Barragup — 65-74: 11.2% Furnissdale — 65-74: 22.2%
75-84 7.3% / 12.3%
Barragup — 75-84: 7.3% Furnissdale — 75-84: 12.3%
85+ 1.3% / 3.2%
Barragup — 85+: 1.3% Furnissdale — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Barragup 22.0% lone person
Barragup — Lone Person: 22.0% Barragup — Couple Families: 60.3% Barragup — One Parent Families: 14.0% Barragup — Group Household: 3.7% Barragup — Other Families: 0.0%
Furnissdale 57.7% lone person
Furnissdale — Lone Person: 57.7% Furnissdale — Couple Families: 18.0% Furnissdale — One Parent Families: 18.6% Furnissdale — Group Household: 4.2% Furnissdale — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Barragup 11.3% renting
Barragup — Owned Outright: 37.0% Barragup — Mortgage: 51.8% Barragup — Renting: 11.3%
Furnissdale 22.1% renting
Furnissdale — Owned Outright: 55.6% Furnissdale — Mortgage: 22.3% Furnissdale — Renting: 22.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Barragup Furnissdale
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 19.1%
Barragup — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Furnissdale — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 4.1%
Barragup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Furnissdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 3.8%
Barragup — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Furnissdale — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 0.8%
Barragup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Furnissdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 0.3%
Barragup — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Furnissdale — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

Barragup Furnissdale
England 7.6% / 10.2%
Barragup — England: 7.6% Furnissdale — England: 10.2%
New Zealand 2.7% / 3.9%
Barragup — New Zealand: 2.7% Furnissdale — New Zealand: 3.9%
South Africa 1.0% / 0.6%
Barragup — South Africa: 1.0% Furnissdale — South Africa: 0.6%
Scotland 1.2% / —
Barragup — Scotland: 1.2% Furnissdale — Scotland: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.1% / —
Barragup — Netherlands: 1.1% Furnissdale — Netherlands: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.8%
Barragup — Germany: not among its largest Furnissdale — Germany: 0.8%
Vietnam — / 0.6%
Barragup — Vietnam: not among its largest Furnissdale — Vietnam: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Barragup 100.0% houses
Barragup — Houses: 100.0% Barragup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Furnissdale 85.2% houses
Furnissdale — Houses: 85.2% Furnissdale — Flats / Apartments: 14.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Barragup Furnissdale
Median house price $1,187,500 $750,000
Median unit price $120,000 $300,000
Median land price $1,307,500 $316,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 8 sales
 8 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Barragup Furnissdale
New dwellings approved 647
across Murray
same for both
Approvals change year on year +122%
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.

Barragup Furnissdale
Houses — 7.3%
$650/wk on $460K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Barragup Furnissdale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of WA Higher than 4% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 93% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 96% of WA

Liveability

Barragup scores higher overall (26 vs 17).

Barragup Furnissdale
Grade D
same for both
Score 26/100 17/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Barragup carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 0).

Barragup Furnissdale
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood High
90/100
 High
93/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Barragup Furnissdale
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Barragup Furnissdale
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 2 1
EV chargers 1 2
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Barragup Furnissdale
Walkability score 15/100 13/100
Distance to Perth 79.8 km 79.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 64 min 62 min
Public transport score 40/100
Bus
 39/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 14.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6209
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 6209
same for both

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.

Barragup Furnissdale
Car (driver) 78.9% / 81.4%
Barragup — Car (driver): 78.9% Furnissdale — Car (driver): 81.4%
Worked from Home 8.8% / 7.8%
Barragup — Worked from Home: 8.8% Furnissdale — Worked from Home: 7.8%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 4.7%
Barragup — Car (passenger): 5.6% Furnissdale — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Train 4.1% / 1.2%
Barragup — Train: 4.1% Furnissdale — Train: 1.2%
Walked Only 0.9% / 3.9%
Barragup — Walked Only: 0.9% Furnissdale — Walked Only: 3.9%
Bus 1.8% / 1.2%
Barragup — Bus: 1.8% Furnissdale — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

Barragup Furnissdale
Elevation -3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.6 km 6.4 km

NBN connectivity

Barragup Furnissdale
Connectivity score 63/100 83/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 47%
373 premises
 60%
667 premises

Climate

Barragup Furnissdale
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Barragup Furnissdale
Average residential rate $2,572/yr
same for both
Council Murray
same for both

Federal electorate

Barragup Furnissdale
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Barragup Furnissdale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Barragup

Acreage

Furnissdale

Acreage Retirees

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