Carbunup River vs Quindalup

Carbunup River is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Quindalup. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carbunup River, the large majority of households are couple families. In Quindalup, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Carbunup River tends to suit couples, while Quindalup suits people living alone.

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

Carbunup River

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 80%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 61%)
  • But Quindalup carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 36/100)

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

First-home buyers

Quindalup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 34%)

Weighs 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

Carbunup River

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (164 min vs 173 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (242.5 km vs 250.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Quindalup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 36/100)

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

Investors

Quindalup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.4% vs -3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carbunup River Quindalup
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.

Carbunup River Quindalup
Walkability 0 / 0
Carbunup River — Walkability: 0/100 Quindalup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 78
Carbunup River — Safety: 64/100 Quindalup — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 86 / 83
Carbunup River — Low fire risk: 86/100 Quindalup — Low fire risk: 83/100
Low flood risk 100 / 53
Carbunup River — Low flood risk: 100/100 Quindalup — Low flood risk: 53/100

Demographics

Quindalup has more residents (1,488 vs 112); Quindalup has higher household incomes ($95,524 vs $84,500).

Carbunup River Quindalup
Population 112 1,488
+1229% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.4% +11.4%
Median age 45 49
Median household income $84,500/yr $95,524/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $373/wk $400/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carbunup River Quindalup
0-4 11.6% / 4.2%
Carbunup River — 0-4: 11.6% Quindalup — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 8.9% / 12.8%
Carbunup River — 5-14: 8.9% Quindalup — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 6.2% / 5.3%
Carbunup River — 15-19: 6.2% Quindalup — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 — / 1.6%
Carbunup River — 20-24: not among its largest Quindalup — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 10.7% / 6.6%
Carbunup River — 25-34: 10.7% Quindalup — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 8.9% / 13.0%
Carbunup River — 35-44: 8.9% Quindalup — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 16.1% / 14.4%
Carbunup River — 45-54: 16.1% Quindalup — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 22.3% / 18.2%
Carbunup River — 55-64: 22.3% Quindalup — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 8.0% / 16.3%
Carbunup River — 65-74: 8.0% Quindalup — 65-74: 16.3%
75-84 6.2% / 7.0%
Carbunup River — 75-84: 6.2% Quindalup — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 5.4% / 0.6%
Carbunup River — 85+: 5.4% Quindalup — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carbunup River 76.0% couple families
Carbunup River — Couple Families: 76.0% Carbunup River — Lone Person: 24.0% Carbunup River — One Parent Families: 0.0% Carbunup River — Group Household: 0.0%
Quindalup 52.1% couple families
Quindalup — Couple Families: 52.1% Quindalup — Lone Person: 34.5% Quindalup — One Parent Families: 8.9% Quindalup — Group Household: 4.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carbunup River 22.2% renting
Carbunup River — Owned Outright: 44.4% Carbunup River — Mortgage: 33.3% Carbunup River — Renting: 22.2%
Quindalup 20.0% renting
Quindalup — Owned Outright: 45.0% Quindalup — Mortgage: 35.1% Quindalup — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Carbunup River Quindalup
England 15.2% / 9.5%
Carbunup River — England: 15.2% Quindalup — England: 9.5%
New Zealand — / 3.4%
Carbunup River — New Zealand: not among its largest Quindalup — New Zealand: 3.4%
South Africa — / 1.2%
Carbunup River — South Africa: not among its largest Quindalup — South Africa: 1.2%
Germany — / 0.8%
Carbunup River — Germany: not among its largest Quindalup — Germany: 0.8%
Canada — / 0.7%
Carbunup River — Canada: not among its largest Quindalup — Canada: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Qualifications

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

Carbunup River Quindalup
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 14.7%
Carbunup River — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Quindalup — Certificate III & IV: 14.7%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 16.3%
Carbunup River — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Quindalup — Bachelor Degree: 16.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 11.5%
Carbunup River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Quindalup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5%
Postgraduate Degree 8.0% / 2.6%
Carbunup River — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0% Quindalup — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Carbunup River — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Quindalup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carbunup River 100.0% houses
Carbunup River — Houses: 100.0% Carbunup River — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Carbunup River — Townhouses: 0.0%
Quindalup 79.8% houses
Quindalup — Houses: 79.8% Quindalup — Flats / Apartments: 11.5% Quindalup — Townhouses: 8.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Carbunup River Quindalup
Median house price — $2,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,362,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 10 days
from 6 sales

Development activity

Carbunup River Quindalup
New dwellings approved 440
across Busselton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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.

Carbunup River Quindalup
Houses — 2.8%
$850/wk on $1.6M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Carbunup River Quindalup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of WA Higher than 63% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of WA Higher than 66% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of WA Higher than 66% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 4% of WA

Liveability

Carbunup River Quindalup
Grade — B
Score — 53/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Quindalup carries more flood risk (47 vs 0); Carbunup River carries more crime risk (36 vs 22).

Carbunup River Quindalup
Bushfire Low
14/100
 Low
17/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
22/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
47/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
88/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Carbunup River Quindalup
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Carbunup River Quindalup
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Quindalup sits further from the CBD (250.3 km vs 242.5 km).

Carbunup River Quindalup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 242.5 km 250.3 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 164 min 173 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6280
 0.7%
postcode 6281
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 6280
 48
postcode 6281

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.

Carbunup River Quindalup
Car (driver) 50.8% / 68.5%
Carbunup River — Car (driver): 50.8% Quindalup — Car (driver): 68.5%
Worked from Home 35.4% / 21.3%
Carbunup River — Worked from Home: 35.4% Quindalup — Worked from Home: 21.3%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / 6.6%
Carbunup River — Car (passenger): 7.7% Quindalup — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Walked Only 6.2% / 1.4%
Carbunup River — Walked Only: 6.2% Quindalup — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bus — / 1.4%
Carbunup River — Bus: not among its largest Quindalup — Bus: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).

Setting

Carbunup River Quindalup
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.7 km 3.4 km

NBN connectivity

Carbunup River Quindalup
Connectivity score 30/100 41/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
70 premises
 3%
1,066 premises

Climate

Carbunup River Quindalup
Annual rainfall 624 mm 669 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 27.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 11.1°C

Council rates

Carbunup River Quindalup
Average residential rate $3,028/yr
same for both
Council Busselton
same for both

Federal electorate

Carbunup River Quindalup
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carbunup River Quindalup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carbunup River

Rural Young Families

Quindalup

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