Boyanup vs North Boyanup

Boyanup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 49 in North Boyanup. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boyanup, about half of households are couple families. In North Boyanup, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in North Boyanup: a median of $1.21 million, against $1.05 million in Boyanup, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Boyanup tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while North Boyanup 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

North Boyanup

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 52/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 65%)
  • But Boyanup has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Boyanup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,050,000 vs $1,210,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Boyanup is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • North Boyanup sits closer to the CBD (178.7 km vs 186.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Boyanup is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • North Boyanup carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 52/100)

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

Investors

Boyanup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.1% vs -5.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boyanup North Boyanup
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.

Boyanup North Boyanup
Walkability 13 / 0
Boyanup — Walkability: 13/100 North Boyanup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 48 / 84
Boyanup — Safety: 48/100 North Boyanup — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 53 / 73
Boyanup — Low fire risk: 53/100 North Boyanup — Low fire risk: 73/100
Low flood risk 64 / 79
Boyanup — Low flood risk: 64/100 North Boyanup — Low flood risk: 79/100

Demographics

Boyanup has more residents (1,304 vs 323); North Boyanup has higher household incomes ($108,732 vs $83,668).

Boyanup North Boyanup
Population 1,304
+75% vs other
 323
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.1% -5.8%
Median age 46 49
Median household income $83,668/yr $108,732/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $340/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boyanup North Boyanup
0-4 4.4% / 4.3%
Boyanup — 0-4: 4.4% North Boyanup — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 15.3% / 9.3%
Boyanup — 5-14: 15.3% North Boyanup — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 4.2% / 6.8%
Boyanup — 15-19: 4.2% North Boyanup — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 4.1% / 5.0%
Boyanup — 20-24: 4.1% North Boyanup — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 7.8% / 10.8%
Boyanup — 25-34: 7.8% North Boyanup — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 12.9% / 9.3%
Boyanup — 35-44: 12.9% North Boyanup — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 12.7% / 14.6%
Boyanup — 45-54: 12.7% North Boyanup — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 17.6% / 22.9%
Boyanup — 55-64: 17.6% North Boyanup — 55-64: 22.9%
65-74 12.8% / 13.0%
Boyanup — 65-74: 12.8% North Boyanup — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 5.8% / 5.0%
Boyanup — 75-84: 5.8% North Boyanup — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 0.8% / 1.5%
Boyanup — 85+: 0.8% North Boyanup — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boyanup 50.5% couple families
Boyanup — Couple Families: 50.5% Boyanup — Lone Person: 31.7% Boyanup — One Parent Families: 14.3% Boyanup — Group Household: 2.4% Boyanup — Other Families: 1.0%
North Boyanup 67.8% couple families
North Boyanup — Couple Families: 67.8% North Boyanup — Lone Person: 20.3% North Boyanup — One Parent Families: 11.9% North Boyanup — Group Household: 0.0% North Boyanup — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boyanup 12.0% renting
Boyanup — Owned Outright: 42.3% Boyanup — Mortgage: 45.7% Boyanup — Renting: 12.0%
North Boyanup 11.9% renting
North Boyanup — Owned Outright: 45.5% North Boyanup — Mortgage: 42.6% North Boyanup — Renting: 11.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Boyanup North Boyanup
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 26.0%
Boyanup — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% North Boyanup — Certificate III & IV: 26.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 10.8%
Boyanup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% North Boyanup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 7.1%
Boyanup — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% North Boyanup — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Boyanup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% North Boyanup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.4% / 0.9%
Boyanup — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4% North Boyanup — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

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.

Boyanup North Boyanup
England 7.2% / 5.6%
Boyanup — England: 7.2% North Boyanup — England: 5.6%
New Zealand 2.6% / 2.8%
Boyanup — New Zealand: 2.6% North Boyanup — New Zealand: 2.8%
South Africa 1.1% / 2.8%
Boyanup — South Africa: 1.1% North Boyanup — South Africa: 2.8%
Netherlands — / 1.9%
Boyanup — Netherlands: not among its largest North Boyanup — Netherlands: 1.9%
Canada 0.3% / 0.9%
Boyanup — Canada: 0.3% North Boyanup — Canada: 0.9%
Philippines 0.7% / —
Boyanup — Philippines: 0.7% North Boyanup — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland 0.3% / —
Boyanup — Scotland: 0.3% North Boyanup — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boyanup 98.0% houses
Boyanup — Houses: 98.0% Boyanup — Townhouses: 1.5% Boyanup — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
North Boyanup 100.0% houses
North Boyanup — Houses: 100.0% North Boyanup — Townhouses: 0.0% North Boyanup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Boyanup North Boyanup
Median house price $1,050,000 $1,210,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 48 days
from 7 sales
 —

Development activity

Boyanup North Boyanup
New dwellings approved 226
across Capel
same for both
Approvals change year on year +52%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Boyanup North Boyanup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of WA Higher than 52% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of WA Higher than 63% of WA

Liveability

Boyanup is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Boyanup North Boyanup
Grade D —
Score 30/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Boyanup carries more crime risk (52 vs 16); Boyanup carries more bushfire risk (47 vs 27).

Boyanup North Boyanup
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Low
16/100
Flood Low
36/100
 Low
21/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Boyanup North Boyanup
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Boyanup

  • Child Side School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Boyanup Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in North Boyanup

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Boyanup North Boyanup
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 2 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Boyanup sits further from the CBD (186.1 km vs 178.7 km).

Boyanup North Boyanup
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 186.1 km
+4% vs other
 178.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 126 min 123 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6237
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 6237
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.

Boyanup North Boyanup
Car (driver) 84.0% / 76.5%
Boyanup — Car (driver): 84.0% North Boyanup — Car (driver): 76.5%
Worked from Home 8.9% / 15.0%
Boyanup — Worked from Home: 8.9% North Boyanup — Worked from Home: 15.0%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / 2.6%
Boyanup — Car (passenger): 2.6% North Boyanup — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Bus 2.6% / 2.6%
Boyanup — Bus: 2.6% North Boyanup — Bus: 2.6%
Walked Only 1.8% / 3.3%
Boyanup — Walked Only: 1.8% North Boyanup — Walked Only: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.0%).

Setting

Boyanup North Boyanup
Elevation 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.1 km 8.4 km

NBN connectivity

Boyanup North Boyanup
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
565 premises
 0%
131 premises

Climate

Boyanup North Boyanup
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Boyanup North Boyanup
Average residential rate $2,343/yr
same for both
Council Capel
same for both

Federal electorate

Boyanup North Boyanup
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boyanup North Boyanup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boyanup

Rural

North Boyanup

Rural

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