Boyup Brook vs Benjinup
Benjinup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 51 in Boyup Brook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boyup Brook, about half of households are people living alone. In Benjinup, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Boyup Brook tends to suit people living alone, while Benjinup suits families with children and 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
Benjinup
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 48%)
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 58/100)
- But Boyup Brook has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Boyup Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Boyup Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 9%)
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
- Boyup Brook has a shorter drive in (185 min vs 193 min)
- Benjinup sits closer to the CBD (267.2 km vs 269.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Boyup Brook has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 21%)
- Benjinup carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 58/100)
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
Boyup Brook and Benjinup 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
Boyup Brook has more residents (938 vs 143); Benjinup has higher household incomes ($72,540 vs $57,304).
| Boyup Brook | Benjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 938 +85% vs other | 143 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.0% | -0.7% |
| Median age | 51 | 43 |
| Median household income | $57,304/yr | $72,540/yr +27% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk | $233/wk +6% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
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 (8.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Boyup Brook | Benjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $410,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $255,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 23 days from 7 sales | — |
Development activity
| Boyup Brook | Benjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 9 across Boyup Brook same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Boyup Brook | Benjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 14% of WA | Higher than 34% of WA |
| Schools | Higher than 24% of WA | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 67% of WA | Higher than 5% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 12% of WA | Higher than 25% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of WA | Higher than 45% of WA |
Liveability
| Boyup Brook | Benjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 22/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Boyup Brook carries more flood risk (20 vs 0); Boyup Brook carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 39).
| Boyup Brook | Benjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 56/100 | Low 39/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 58/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Flood | Low 20/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Boyup Brook | Benjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 3 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 2 | 0 |
Schools in Boyup Brook
- Boyup Brook District High School Government · Combined below peers
- St Mary's Catholic School Catholic · Primary below peers
- Boyup Brook District High School - Junior Campus (K-6) Government · Primary
Schools in Benjinup
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Boyup Brook | Benjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 same for both | |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
Boyup Brook sits further from the CBD (269.7 km vs 267.2 km).
| Boyup Brook | Benjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 269.7 km | 267.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 185 min | 193 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 6244 | 0.2% postcode 6255 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 6244 | 51 postcode 6255 |
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 (69.0%).
Setting
| Boyup Brook | Benjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 263 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 250 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Boyup Brook | Benjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 564 premises | 0% 44 premises |
Climate
| Boyup Brook | Benjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Boyup Brook | Benjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $4,342/yr same for both | |
| Council | Boyup Brook same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Boyup Brook | Benjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Boyup Brook | Benjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Boyup Brook
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