Blythewood vs Coolup

Coolup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 57 in Blythewood. In both, the large majority of households own their home. In Blythewood, about half of homes are flats or apartments and most households are people living alone. In Coolup, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. On these figures, Blythewood tends to suit people living alone, while Coolup suits couples.

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

Coolup

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 86/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 35%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

Blythewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Blythewood has cheaper rent ($213/wk vs $270/wk)
  • Coolup leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Blythewood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (68 min vs 76 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (92.1 km vs 101.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Blythewood has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 18%)
  • Coolup carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 86/100)

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

Investors

Blythewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.8% vs 8.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Blythewood Coolup
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.

Blythewood Coolup
Walkability 0 / 0
Blythewood — Walkability: 0/100 Coolup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 14 / 67
Blythewood — Safety: 14/100 Coolup — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 42 / 48
Blythewood — Low fire risk: 42/100 Coolup — Low fire risk: 48/100
Low flood risk 52 / 72
Blythewood — Low flood risk: 52/100 Coolup — Low flood risk: 72/100

Demographics

Coolup has more residents (420 vs 85); Coolup has higher household incomes ($112,268 vs $56,316).

Blythewood Coolup
Population 85 420
+394% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +32.8% +8.8%
Median age 57 38
Median household income $56,316/yr $112,268/yr
+99% vs other
Median weekly rent $213/wk $270/wk
+27% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blythewood Coolup
0-4 9.4% / 7.4%
Blythewood — 0-4: 9.4% Coolup — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 10.6% / 14.8%
Blythewood — 5-14: 10.6% Coolup — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 — / 6.2%
Blythewood — 15-19: not among its largest Coolup — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 4.7% / 6.0%
Blythewood — 20-24: 4.7% Coolup — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 3.5% / 7.9%
Blythewood — 25-34: 3.5% Coolup — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 9.4% / 12.9%
Blythewood — 35-44: 9.4% Coolup — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 5.9% / 14.0%
Blythewood — 45-54: 5.9% Coolup — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 25.9% / 12.6%
Blythewood — 55-64: 25.9% Coolup — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 17.6% / 11.2%
Blythewood — 65-74: 17.6% Coolup — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 8.2% / 5.0%
Blythewood — 75-84: 8.2% Coolup — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / 1.7%
Blythewood — 85+: not among its largest Coolup — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blythewood 23.1% couple families
Blythewood — Couple Families: 23.1% Blythewood — Lone Person: 65.4% Blythewood — One Parent Families: 11.5%
Coolup 63.5% couple families
Coolup — Couple Families: 63.5% Coolup — Lone Person: 20.8% Coolup — One Parent Families: 15.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blythewood 12.1% renting
Blythewood — Owned Outright: 78.8% Blythewood — Mortgage: 9.1% Blythewood — Renting: 12.1%
Coolup 14.3% renting
Coolup — Owned Outright: 40.5% Coolup — Mortgage: 45.2% Coolup — Renting: 14.3%
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.

Blythewood Coolup
England 9.4% / 7.9%
Blythewood — England: 9.4% Coolup — England: 7.9%
New Zealand 4.7% / 1.0%
Blythewood — New Zealand: 4.7% Coolup — New Zealand: 1.0%
Netherlands — / 1.2%
Blythewood — Netherlands: not among its largest Coolup — Netherlands: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

Qualifications

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

Blythewood Coolup
Certificate III & IV 23.5% / 17.9%
Blythewood — Certificate III & IV: 23.5% Coolup — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 3.5% / 4.3%
Blythewood — Bachelor Degree: 3.5% Coolup — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.3%
Blythewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Coolup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blythewood 51.3% houses
Blythewood — Houses: 51.3% Blythewood — Flats / Apartments: 48.7%
Coolup 100.0% houses
Coolup — Houses: 100.0% Coolup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Blythewood Coolup
New dwellings approved 647
across Murray
same for both
Approvals change year on year +122%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Blythewood Coolup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 13% of WA Higher than 78% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of WA Higher than 33% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 50% of WA Higher than 56% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of WA Higher than 61% of WA

Liveability

Blythewood Coolup
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Blythewood carries more crime risk (86 vs 33); Blythewood carries more flood risk (48 vs 28).

Blythewood Coolup
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime High
86/100
 Low
33/100
Flood Moderate
48/100
 Low
28/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Blythewood Coolup
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

Blythewood Coolup
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Coolup sits further from the CBD (101.1 km vs 92.1 km).

Blythewood Coolup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 92.1 km 101.1 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 76 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6208
 0.5%
postcode 6214
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 6208
 78
postcode 6214

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.

Blythewood Coolup
Car (driver) 64.7% / 76.9%
Blythewood — Car (driver): 64.7% Coolup — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 35.3% / 17.2%
Blythewood — Worked from Home: 35.3% Coolup — Worked from Home: 17.2%
Car (passenger) — / 3.7%
Blythewood — Car (passenger): not among its largest Coolup — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only — / 2.2%
Blythewood — Walked Only: not among its largest Coolup — Walked Only: 2.2%

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

Setting

Blythewood Coolup
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.8 km 22.9 km

NBN connectivity

Blythewood Coolup
Connectivity score 34/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 5%
39 premises
 0%
167 premises

Climate

Blythewood Coolup
Annual rainfall 1,037 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Blythewood Coolup
Average residential rate $2,572/yr
same for both
Council Murray
same for both

Federal electorate

Blythewood Coolup
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blythewood Coolup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blythewood

Retirees Rural Young Families

Coolup

Family Rural

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