Capricorn vs Newman

In Newman, the large majority of households rent, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Capricorn tends to suit young adults.

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

Newman

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Capricorn carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 88/100)

Weighs schools, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Newman

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 47%)
  • has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $420/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Capricorn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (724 min vs 808 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1107 km vs 1227.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Capricorn carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 88/100)
  • Newman has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Where they sit

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

Capricorn Newman
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.

Capricorn Newman
Walkability 0 / 7
Capricorn — Walkability: 0/100 Newman — Walkability: 7/100
Safety 81 / 12
Capricorn — Safety: 81/100 Newman — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 40 / 35
Capricorn — Low fire risk: 40/100 Newman — Low fire risk: 35/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Capricorn — Low flood risk: 100/100 Newman — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Newman has more residents (6,456 vs 79); Capricorn rents higher ($420/wk vs $110/wk).

Capricorn Newman
Population 79 6,456
+8072% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +33.9% —
Median age 31 33
Median household income $46,800/yr $154,544/yr
+230% vs other
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+74% vs other
 $110/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Capricorn Newman
0-4 — / 7.0%
Capricorn — 0-4: not among its largest Newman — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 — / 12.4%
Capricorn — 5-14: not among its largest Newman — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 — / 3.5%
Capricorn — 15-19: not among its largest Newman — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 12.7% / 6.2%
Capricorn — 20-24: 12.7% Newman — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 49.4% / 23.5%
Capricorn — 25-34: 49.4% Newman — 25-34: 23.5%
35-44 12.7% / 20.1%
Capricorn — 35-44: 12.7% Newman — 35-44: 20.1%
45-54 13.9% / 14.7%
Capricorn — 45-54: 13.9% Newman — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 10.1% / 10.1%
Capricorn — 55-64: 10.1% Newman — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 3.8% / 2.1%
Capricorn — 65-74: 3.8% Newman — 65-74: 2.1%
75-84 — / 0.2%
Capricorn — 75-84: not among its largest Newman — 75-84: 0.2%
85+ — / 0.1%
Capricorn — 85+: not among its largest Newman — 85+: 0.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.4%).

Qualifications

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

Capricorn Newman
Certificate III & IV 12.7% / 20.3%
Capricorn — Certificate III & IV: 12.7% Newman — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.4% / 6.7%
Capricorn — Bachelor Degree: 11.4% Newman — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 5.4%
Capricorn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Newman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Capricorn — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Newman — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Capricorn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Newman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Capricorn Newman
New Zealand 7.6% / 6.9%
Capricorn — New Zealand: 7.6% Newman — New Zealand: 6.9%
England 8.9% / 2.6%
Capricorn — England: 8.9% Newman — England: 2.6%
China 7.6% / —
Capricorn — China: 7.6% Newman — China: not among its largest
Philippines — / 2.9%
Capricorn — Philippines: not among its largest Newman — Philippines: 2.9%
South Africa — / 1.3%
Capricorn — South Africa: not among its largest Newman — South Africa: 1.3%
Thailand — / 0.8%
Capricorn — Thailand: not among its largest Newman — Thailand: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).

Property market

Capricorn Newman
Median house price — $415,000
Median unit price — $225,000
Median land price — $45,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 58 days
from 31 sales

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Capricorn Newman
Houses — 8.3%
$762/wk on $475K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Capricorn Newman
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 7% of WA Higher than 96% of WA
Schools — Higher than 61% of WA
Walkability Higher than 46% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of WA Higher than 73% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 98% of WA

Liveability

Capricorn Newman
Grade — C
Score — 39/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Newman carries more crime risk (88 vs 19).

Capricorn Newman
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime Low
19/100
 High
88/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Capricorn Newman
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Capricorn

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

Schools in Newman

  • Newman Senior High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • South Newman Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Newman Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Capricorn Newman
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 5
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 1 5
Waterways 11 62

Mobility

Newman sits further from the CBD (1227.9 km vs 1107 km).

Capricorn Newman
Walkability score 0/100 7/100
Distance to Perth 1107 km 1227.9 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 724 min 808 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6642
 0.0%
postcode 6753
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 23
postcode 6642
 6
postcode 6753

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.

Capricorn Newman
Car (driver) 58.3% / 58.6%
Capricorn — Car (driver): 58.3% Newman — Car (driver): 58.6%
Walked Only 22.2% / 9.5%
Capricorn — Walked Only: 22.2% Newman — Walked Only: 9.5%
Bus 11.1% / 19.2%
Capricorn — Bus: 11.1% Newman — Bus: 19.2%
Car (passenger) 8.3% / 8.5%
Capricorn — Car (passenger): 8.3% Newman — Car (passenger): 8.5%
Worked from Home — / 2.3%
Capricorn — Worked from Home: not among its largest Newman — Worked from Home: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.6%).

Setting

Capricorn Newman
Elevation 595 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 455 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Capricorn Newman
Connectivity score 15/100 58/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
13 premises
 24%
3,264 premises

Federal electorate

Capricorn Newman
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Capricorn Newman
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Capricorn

Multicultural Rural

Newman

Affordable Rural

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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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