Carabooda vs Yanchep

Yanchep is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 44 in Carabooda. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carabooda, most households are couple families. In Yanchep, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Carabooda: a median of $2 million, against $800,000 in Yanchep, though rent is higher in Yanchep. Carabooda is closer to the city centre: 45.2 km, against 56.2 km. On these figures, Carabooda tends to suit couples, while Yanchep suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Yanchep

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (64 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Carabooda is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 70%)

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

First-home buyers

Yanchep

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($800,000 vs $2,000,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Carabooda

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Carabooda

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (36 min vs 60 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (45.2 km vs 56.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yanchep

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Yanchep

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.3% vs 0.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carabooda Yanchep
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.

Carabooda Yanchep
Walkability 0 / 0
Carabooda — Walkability: 0/100 Yanchep — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 33
Carabooda — Safety: 23/100 Yanchep — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 24 / 25
Carabooda — Low fire risk: 24/100 Yanchep — Low fire risk: 25/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Carabooda — Low flood risk: 100/100 Yanchep — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Yanchep has more residents (11,022 vs 444); Carabooda has higher household incomes ($119,964 vs $88,348).

Carabooda Yanchep
Population 444 11,022
+2382% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.5% +24.3%
Median age 44 35
Median household income $119,964/yr
+26% vs other
 $88,348/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $340/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carabooda Yanchep
0-4 2.7% / 8.1%
Carabooda — 0-4: 2.7% Yanchep — 0-4: 8.1%
5-14 14.9% / 16.9%
Carabooda — 5-14: 14.9% Yanchep — 5-14: 16.9%
15-19 6.5% / 6.1%
Carabooda — 15-19: 6.5% Yanchep — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.2% / 4.6%
Carabooda — 20-24: 5.2% Yanchep — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 12.4% / 13.5%
Carabooda — 25-34: 12.4% Yanchep — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 11.5% / 14.1%
Carabooda — 35-44: 11.5% Yanchep — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 15.8% / 12.8%
Carabooda — 45-54: 15.8% Yanchep — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 16.9% / 10.1%
Carabooda — 55-64: 16.9% Yanchep — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 10.8% / 7.7%
Carabooda — 65-74: 10.8% Yanchep — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 2.9% / 4.6%
Carabooda — 75-84: 2.9% Yanchep — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 1.8% / 1.4%
Carabooda — 85+: 1.8% Yanchep — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carabooda 70.2% couple families
Carabooda — Couple Families: 70.2% Carabooda — Lone Person: 16.7% Carabooda — One Parent Families: 13.1% Carabooda — Group Household: 0.0% Carabooda — Other Families: 0.0%
Yanchep 50.1% couple families
Yanchep — Couple Families: 50.1% Yanchep — Lone Person: 26.4% Yanchep — One Parent Families: 20.1% Yanchep — Group Household: 2.3% Yanchep — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carabooda 22.7% renting
Carabooda — Owned Outright: 36.1% Carabooda — Mortgage: 41.2% Carabooda — Renting: 22.7%
Yanchep 22.4% renting
Yanchep — Owned Outright: 19.7% Yanchep — Mortgage: 57.9% Yanchep — Renting: 22.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Carabooda Yanchep
Certificate III & IV 14.4% / 18.9%
Carabooda — Certificate III & IV: 14.4% Yanchep — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 6.3%
Carabooda — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Yanchep — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 7.6%
Carabooda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Yanchep — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 1.3%
Carabooda — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Yanchep — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.2%
Carabooda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Yanchep — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Carabooda Yanchep
England 11.0% / 17.5%
Carabooda — England: 11.0% Yanchep — England: 17.5%
New Zealand 1.6% / 5.3%
Carabooda — New Zealand: 1.6% Yanchep — New Zealand: 5.3%
South Africa 2.7% / 3.1%
Carabooda — South Africa: 2.7% Yanchep — South Africa: 3.1%
Vietnam 2.9% / —
Carabooda — Vietnam: 2.9% Yanchep — Vietnam: not among its largest
Scotland — / 1.9%
Carabooda — Scotland: not among its largest Yanchep — Scotland: 1.9%
Thailand 1.4% / —
Carabooda — Thailand: 1.4% Yanchep — Thailand: not among its largest
Zimbabwe — / 0.7%
Carabooda — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Yanchep — Zimbabwe: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carabooda 94.7% houses
Carabooda — Houses: 94.7% Carabooda — Flats / Apartments: 5.3% Carabooda — Townhouses: 0.0%
Yanchep 97.2% houses
Yanchep — Houses: 97.2% Yanchep — Flats / Apartments: 0.2% Yanchep — Townhouses: 2.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Carabooda Yanchep
Median house price $2,000,000 $800,000
Median unit price — $587,500
Median land price — $630,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 35 days
from 193 sales

Development activity

Carabooda Yanchep
New dwellings approved 4,125
across Wanneroo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

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.

Carabooda Yanchep
Houses — 4.1%
$690/wk on $879K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Carabooda Yanchep
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 86% of WA Higher than 52% of WA
Schools — Higher than 6% of WA
Walkability Higher than 14% of WA Higher than 8% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 59% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 30% of WA

Liveability

Carabooda Yanchep
Grade — D
Score — 24/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Carabooda carries more crime risk (77 vs 67).

Carabooda Yanchep
Bushfire High
76/100
 High
75/100
Crime High
77/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
37/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Carabooda Yanchep
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Carabooda

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

Schools in Yanchep

  • Yanchep Beach Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Yanchep Lagoon Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Yanchep Rise Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Yanchep Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Carabooda Yanchep
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 64
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 4
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Yanchep sits further from the CBD (56.2 km vs 45.2 km).

Carabooda Yanchep
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 45.2 km 56.2 km
+24% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 36 min 60 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 6033
 0.8%
postcode 6035
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 97
postcode 6033
 82
postcode 6035

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.

Carabooda Yanchep
Car (driver) 63.5% / 76.1%
Carabooda — Car (driver): 63.5% Yanchep — Car (driver): 76.1%
Worked from Home 21.9% / 8.4%
Carabooda — Worked from Home: 21.9% Yanchep — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 6.2%
Carabooda — Car (passenger): 5.2% Yanchep — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only 5.7% / 1.5%
Carabooda — Walked Only: 5.7% Yanchep — Walked Only: 1.5%
Train 1.6% / 5.1%
Carabooda — Train: 1.6% Yanchep — Train: 5.1%
Bus 2.1% / 2.4%
Carabooda — Bus: 2.1% Yanchep — Bus: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.1%).

Setting

Carabooda Yanchep
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.7 km 10.7 km

NBN connectivity

Carabooda Yanchep
Connectivity score 30/100 85/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
199 premises
 72%
3,987 premises

Climate

Carabooda Yanchep
Annual rainfall 592 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Carabooda Yanchep
Average residential rate $2,060/yr
same for both
Council Wanneroo
same for both

Federal electorate

Carabooda Yanchep
Division Pearce
same for both
Member Tracey Roberts
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carabooda Yanchep
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carabooda

Acreage Outer

Yanchep

Acreage Easy Commute Family Outer Transport Hub

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