Boscabel vs Cherry Tree Pool
Cherry Tree Pool is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Boscabel. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boscabel, about half of households are people living alone. In Cherry Tree Pool, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cherry Tree Pool tends to suit people living alone and 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
Cherry Tree Pool
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 28/100)
- But Boscabel is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 40%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Boscabel
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($70/wk vs $150/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Boscabel
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (179 min vs 200 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (245 km vs 261 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cherry Tree Pool
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 28/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cherry Tree Pool
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.1% vs 10.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Boscabel and Cherry Tree Pool drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Cherry Tree Pool rents higher ($150/wk vs $70/wk); Cherry Tree Pool has higher household incomes ($97,448 vs $71,500).
| Boscabel | Cherry Tree Pool | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 71 | 72 +1% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.9% | +24.1% |
| Median age | 50 | 43 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $97,448/yr +36% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $70/wk | $150/wk +114% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Boscabel | Cherry Tree Pool | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3 across Kojonup same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Boscabel | Cherry Tree Pool | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 33% of WA | Higher than 61% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 64% of WA | Higher than 41% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 8% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of WA | Higher than 45% of WA |
Liveability
| Boscabel | Cherry Tree Pool | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Cherry Tree Pool carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0); Boscabel carries more crime risk (28 vs 15).
| Boscabel | Cherry Tree Pool | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | Low 15/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Boscabel | Cherry Tree Pool | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Boscabel | Cherry Tree Pool | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 6 |
Mobility
Cherry Tree Pool sits further from the CBD (261 km vs 245 km).
| Boscabel | Cherry Tree Pool | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 245 km | 261 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 179 min | 200 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6394 | 0.1% postcode 6395 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 17 postcode 6394 | 36 postcode 6395 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.9%).
Setting
| Boscabel | Cherry Tree Pool | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 254 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 307 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Boscabel | Cherry Tree Pool | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 17/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 14 premises | 0% 18 premises |
Climate
| Boscabel | Cherry Tree Pool | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 495 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Boscabel | Cherry Tree Pool | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Boscabel | Cherry Tree Pool | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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