Boscabel vs Kojonup
Kojonup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Boscabel. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Boscabel tends to suit older residents.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Boscabel carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 73/100)
- Kojonup has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Boscabel
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 20%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Boscabel
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($70/wk vs $200/wk)
- But Kojonup has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 21%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Boscabel
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (245 km vs 261.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (179 min vs 188 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Boscabel
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 73/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 24%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Boscabel
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.9% vs -10.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Boscabel and Kojonup 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
Kojonup has more residents (1,157 vs 71); Kojonup rents higher ($200/wk vs $70/wk).
| Boscabel | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 71 | 1,157 +1530% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.9% | -10.9% |
| Median age | 50 | 46 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +7% vs other | $66,196/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $70/wk | $200/wk +186% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Boscabel | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $370,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $330,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 80 days from 12 sales |
Development activity
| Boscabel | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3 across Kojonup same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Boscabel | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 33% of WA | Higher than 23% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 64% of WA | Higher than 66% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 8% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of WA | Higher than 66% of WA |
Liveability
| Boscabel | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 42/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Kojonup carries more crime risk (73 vs 28).
| Boscabel | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | High 73/100 |
| 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 | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Boscabel
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Kojonup
- Kojonup District High School Government · Combined at peers
- St Bernard's School Catholic · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Boscabel | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 8 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 3 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 0 | 8 |
Mobility
Kojonup sits further from the CBD (261.8 km vs 245 km).
| Boscabel | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 245 km | 261.8 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 179 min | 188 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 (71.8%).
Setting
| Boscabel | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 254 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 322 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Boscabel | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 17/100 | 45/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 14 premises | 13% 765 premises |
Climate
| Boscabel | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 495 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Boscabel | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Boscabel | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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