Cardiff vs Noggerup

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 Noggerup, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cardiff tends to suit couples, while Noggerup 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Cardiff is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 33%)
  • Noggerup carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

Noggerup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Noggerup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $233/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cardiff

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (158 min vs 167 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (218.1 km vs 228.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Noggerup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Noggerup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.5% vs 10.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cardiff and Noggerup 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 Noggerup
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 Noggerup
Walkability 0 / 0
Cardiff — Walkability: 0/100 Noggerup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 20 / 63
Cardiff — Safety: 20/100 Noggerup — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 27 / 36
Cardiff — Low fire risk: 27/100 Noggerup — Low fire risk: 36/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Cardiff — Low flood risk: 100/100 Noggerup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cardiff rents higher ($233/wk vs $150/wk); Noggerup has higher household incomes ($69,836 vs $61,724).

Cardiff Noggerup
Population 118
+16% vs other
 99
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.3% +16.5%
Median age 50 51
Median household income $61,724/yr $69,836/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $233/wk
+36% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cardiff Noggerup
0-4 2.5% / —
Cardiff — 0-4: 2.5% Noggerup — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.4% / 10.1%
Cardiff — 5-14: 14.4% Noggerup — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 2.5% / 7.1%
Cardiff — 15-19: 2.5% Noggerup — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 5.9% / —
Cardiff — 20-24: 5.9% Noggerup — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.6% / 3.0%
Cardiff — 25-34: 7.6% Noggerup — 25-34: 3.0%
35-44 8.5% / 7.1%
Cardiff — 35-44: 8.5% Noggerup — 35-44: 7.1%
45-54 16.1% / 22.2%
Cardiff — 45-54: 16.1% Noggerup — 45-54: 22.2%
55-64 18.6% / 20.2%
Cardiff — 55-64: 18.6% Noggerup — 55-64: 20.2%
65-74 17.8% / 19.2%
Cardiff — 65-74: 17.8% Noggerup — 65-74: 19.2%
75-84 5.1% / —
Cardiff — 75-84: 5.1% Noggerup — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Cardiff — 85+: not among its largest Noggerup — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cardiff 50.0% lone person
Cardiff — Lone Person: 50.0% Cardiff — Couple Families: 50.0% Cardiff — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Noggerup 66.7% lone person
Noggerup — Lone Person: 66.7% Noggerup — Couple Families: 16.7% Noggerup — One Parent Families: 16.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

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%
Noggerup 10.3% renting
Noggerup — Owned Outright: 48.3% Noggerup — Mortgage: 41.4% Noggerup — 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 Noggerup
England 5.9% / 7.1%
Cardiff — England: 5.9% Noggerup — England: 7.1%
Scotland 2.5% / 3.0%
Cardiff — Scotland: 2.5% Noggerup — Scotland: 3.0%
New Zealand 4.2% / —
Cardiff — New Zealand: 4.2% Noggerup — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 3.4% / —
Cardiff — South Africa: 3.4% Noggerup — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

Qualifications

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

Cardiff Noggerup
Certificate III & IV 22.0% / 9.1%
Cardiff — Certificate III & IV: 22.0% Noggerup — Certificate III & IV: 9.1%
Bachelor Degree 2.5% / 8.1%
Cardiff — Bachelor Degree: 2.5% Noggerup — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 4.0%
Cardiff — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Noggerup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 3.0%
Cardiff — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Noggerup — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.0%
Cardiff — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Noggerup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

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%
Noggerup 100.0% houses
Noggerup — Houses: 100.0% Noggerup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

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

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Cardiff Noggerup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of WA Higher than 28% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of WA Higher than 63% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 13% of WA Higher than 14% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 7% of WA Higher than 36% of WA

Liveability

Cardiff Noggerup
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 37).

Cardiff Noggerup
Bushfire High
73/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime High
80/100
 Low
37/100
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 Noggerup
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 Noggerup
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Noggerup sits further from the CBD (228.4 km vs 218.1 km).

Cardiff Noggerup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 218.1 km 228.4 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 158 min 167 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 Noggerup
Car (driver) 71.1% / 88.5%
Cardiff — Car (driver): 71.1% Noggerup — Car (driver): 88.5%
Worked from Home 7.9% / 11.5%
Cardiff — Worked from Home: 7.9% Noggerup — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Car (passenger) 10.5% / —
Cardiff — Car (passenger): 10.5% Noggerup — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 10.5% / —
Cardiff — Bus: 10.5% Noggerup — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.5%).

Setting

Cardiff Noggerup
Elevation 198 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 301 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cardiff Noggerup
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
31 premises

Climate

Cardiff Noggerup
Annual rainfall 765 mm 851 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 30.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 6.7°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Cardiff

Rural

Noggerup

Professionals Rural

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