Cardiff vs Mumballup

Mumballup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Cardiff. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cardiff, about half of households are people living alone. In Mumballup, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Mumballup tends to suit 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

Mumballup

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 50%)
  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mumballup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cardiff

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($233/wk vs $400/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Cardiff

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (218.1 km vs 222 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mumballup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Mumballup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.6% vs 10.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cardiff Mumballup
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.

Cardiff Mumballup
Walkability 0 / 5
Cardiff — Walkability: 0/100 Mumballup — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 20 / 42
Cardiff — Safety: 20/100 Mumballup — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 27 / 24
Cardiff — Low fire risk: 27/100 Mumballup — Low fire risk: 24/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Cardiff — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mumballup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mumballup rents higher ($400/wk vs $233/wk); Mumballup has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $61,724).

Cardiff Mumballup
Population 118
+15% vs other
 100
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.3% +17.6%
Median age 50 47
Median household income $61,724/yr $81,224/yr
+32% vs other
Median weekly rent $233/wk $400/wk
+72% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cardiff Mumballup
0-4 2.5% / 4.0%
Cardiff — 0-4: 2.5% Mumballup — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 14.4% / 9.0%
Cardiff — 5-14: 14.4% Mumballup — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 2.5% / 7.0%
Cardiff — 15-19: 2.5% Mumballup — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.9% / 8.0%
Cardiff — 20-24: 5.9% Mumballup — 20-24: 8.0%
25-34 7.6% / 4.0%
Cardiff — 25-34: 7.6% Mumballup — 25-34: 4.0%
35-44 8.5% / 11.0%
Cardiff — 35-44: 8.5% Mumballup — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 16.1% / 20.0%
Cardiff — 45-54: 16.1% Mumballup — 45-54: 20.0%
55-64 18.6% / 18.0%
Cardiff — 55-64: 18.6% Mumballup — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 17.8% / 12.0%
Cardiff — 65-74: 17.8% Mumballup — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 5.1% / 7.0%
Cardiff — 75-84: 5.1% Mumballup — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ — / —
Cardiff — 85+: not among its largest Mumballup — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cardiff 50.0% couple families
Cardiff — Couple Families: 50.0% Cardiff — Lone Person: 50.0%
Mumballup 100.0% couple families
Mumballup — Couple Families: 100.0% Mumballup — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cardiff 14.9% renting
Cardiff — Owned Outright: 48.9% Cardiff — Mortgage: 36.2% Cardiff — Renting: 14.9%
Mumballup 10.3% renting
Mumballup — Owned Outright: 58.6% Mumballup — Mortgage: 31.0% Mumballup — Renting: 10.3%
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.

Cardiff Mumballup
England 5.9% / 6.0%
Cardiff — England: 5.9% Mumballup — England: 6.0%
New Zealand 4.2% / —
Cardiff — New Zealand: 4.2% Mumballup — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 3.4% / —
Cardiff — South Africa: 3.4% Mumballup — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 2.5% / —
Cardiff — Scotland: 2.5% Mumballup — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

Qualifications

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

Cardiff Mumballup
Certificate III & IV 22.0% / 21.0%
Cardiff — Certificate III & IV: 22.0% Mumballup — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 7.0%
Cardiff — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Mumballup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Bachelor Degree 2.5% / 7.0%
Cardiff — Bachelor Degree: 2.5% Mumballup — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 3.0%
Cardiff — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Mumballup — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.0%
Cardiff — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mumballup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cardiff 97.8% houses
Cardiff — Houses: 97.8% Cardiff — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Mumballup 100.0% houses
Mumballup — Houses: 100.0% Mumballup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cardiff Mumballup
Median house price $499,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Cardiff Mumballup
New dwellings approved 36
across Collie
 35
across Donnybrook-Balingup
Approvals change year on year +0% +50%

Ranking within WA

Cardiff Mumballup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of WA Higher than 43% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of WA Higher than 68% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 13% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 7% of WA Higher than 47% of WA

Liveability

Cardiff Mumballup
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Cardiff carries more crime risk (80 vs 58).

Cardiff Mumballup
Bushfire High
73/100
 High
76/100
Crime High
80/100
 Moderate
58/100
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

Cardiff Mumballup
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

Cardiff Mumballup
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 8 2

Mobility

Mumballup sits further from the CBD (222 km vs 218.1 km).

Cardiff Mumballup
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Perth 218.1 km 222 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 158 min 155 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6225
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 6225
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.

Cardiff Mumballup
Car (driver) 71.1% / 86.5%
Cardiff — Car (driver): 71.1% Mumballup — Car (driver): 86.5%
Worked from Home 7.9% / 13.5%
Cardiff — Worked from Home: 7.9% Mumballup — Worked from Home: 13.5%
Car (passenger) 10.5% / —
Cardiff — Car (passenger): 10.5% Mumballup — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 10.5% / —
Cardiff — Bus: 10.5% Mumballup — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.5%).

Setting

Cardiff Mumballup
Elevation 198 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 187 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cardiff Mumballup
Connectivity score 15/100 23/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Cardiff Mumballup
Annual rainfall 765 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cardiff Mumballup
Average residential rate $1,887/yr $2,680/yr
Council Collie Donnybrook-Balingup

Federal electorate

Cardiff Mumballup
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cardiff Mumballup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cardiff

Rural

Mumballup

Rural

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