Benjinup vs Catterick

Benjinup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Catterick. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Benjinup, about half of households are couple families. In Catterick, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Benjinup tends to suit families with children.

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

Catterick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 48/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Benjinup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($233/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Catterick

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (178 min vs 193 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (251.5 km vs 267.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Catterick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 48/100)

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

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

Benjinup Catterick
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.

Benjinup Catterick
Walkability 0 / 0
Benjinup — Walkability: 0/100 Catterick — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 52 / 90
Benjinup — Safety: 52/100 Catterick — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 61 / 40
Benjinup — Low fire risk: 61/100 Catterick — Low fire risk: 40/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Benjinup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Catterick — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Catterick rents higher ($300/wk vs $233/wk); Catterick skews older (50 vs 43).

Benjinup Catterick
Population 143 171
+20% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.7% -1.2%
Median age 43 50
Median household income $72,540/yr $83,668/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $233/wk $300/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Benjinup Catterick
0-4 6.3% / 2.3%
Benjinup — 0-4: 6.3% Catterick — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 19.6% / 9.4%
Benjinup — 5-14: 19.6% Catterick — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 3.5% / 8.2%
Benjinup — 15-19: 3.5% Catterick — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 4.2% / 4.1%
Benjinup — 20-24: 4.2% Catterick — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 2.8% / 8.8%
Benjinup — 25-34: 2.8% Catterick — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 16.1% / 11.7%
Benjinup — 35-44: 16.1% Catterick — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 11.2% / 9.4%
Benjinup — 45-54: 11.2% Catterick — 45-54: 9.4%
55-64 10.5% / 21.1%
Benjinup — 55-64: 10.5% Catterick — 55-64: 21.1%
65-74 14.0% / 10.5%
Benjinup — 65-74: 14.0% Catterick — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 7.0% / 8.8%
Benjinup — 75-84: 7.0% Catterick — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ — / —
Benjinup — 85+: not among its largest Catterick — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Benjinup 45.2% couple families
Benjinup — Couple Families: 45.2% Benjinup — Lone Person: 38.7% Benjinup — One Parent Families: 16.1%
Catterick 41.0% couple families
Catterick — Couple Families: 41.0% Catterick — Lone Person: 46.2% Catterick — One Parent Families: 12.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Benjinup 9.3% renting
Benjinup — Owned Outright: 53.5% Benjinup — Mortgage: 37.2% Benjinup — Renting: 9.3%
Catterick 6.7% renting
Catterick — Owned Outright: 63.3% Catterick — Mortgage: 30.0% Catterick — Renting: 6.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Benjinup Catterick
England 3.5% / 3.5%
Benjinup — England: 3.5% Catterick — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 4.9% / —
Benjinup — New Zealand: 4.9% Catterick — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.8%
Benjinup — South Africa: not among its largest Catterick — South Africa: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

Qualifications

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

Benjinup Catterick
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 17.5%
Benjinup — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Catterick — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 12.6% / 5.8%
Benjinup — Bachelor Degree: 12.6% Catterick — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 8.2%
Benjinup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Catterick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / —
Benjinup — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Catterick — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Benjinup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Catterick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Benjinup 100.0% houses
Benjinup — Houses: 100.0% Benjinup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Catterick 98.4% houses
Catterick — Houses: 98.4% Catterick — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Benjinup Catterick
New dwellings approved 9
across Boyup Brook
 26
across Bridgetown-Greenbushes
Approvals change year on year +0% -100%

Ranking within WA

Benjinup Catterick
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 46% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of WA Higher than 8% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 25% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of WA Higher than 43% of WA

Liveability

Benjinup Catterick
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Benjinup carries more crime risk (48 vs 10); Catterick carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 39).

Benjinup Catterick
Bushfire Low
39/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Low
10/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Benjinup Catterick
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

Benjinup Catterick
Parks & reserves 2 1

Mobility

Benjinup sits further from the CBD (267.2 km vs 251.5 km).

Benjinup Catterick
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 267.2 km
+6% vs other
 251.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 193 min 178 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6255
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 6255
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.

Benjinup Catterick
Car (driver) 50.8% / 54.7%
Benjinup — Car (driver): 50.8% Catterick — Car (driver): 54.7%
Worked from Home 44.6% / 29.1%
Benjinup — Worked from Home: 44.6% Catterick — Worked from Home: 29.1%
Car (passenger) — / 11.6%
Benjinup — Car (passenger): not among its largest Catterick — Car (passenger): 11.6%
Bus — / 4.7%
Benjinup — Bus: not among its largest Catterick — Bus: 4.7%
Walked Only 4.6% / —
Benjinup — Walked Only: 4.6% Catterick — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.7%).

Setting

Benjinup Catterick
Elevation 250 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 301 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Benjinup Catterick
Connectivity score 22/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
44 premises
 0%
57 premises

Climate

Benjinup Catterick
Annual rainfall 691 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Benjinup Catterick
Average residential rate $4,342/yr $2,417/yr
Council Boyup Brook Bridgetown-Greenbushes

Federal electorate

Benjinup Catterick
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Benjinup Catterick
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Benjinup

Family Rural

Catterick

Rural

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