Cardup vs Whitby

Whitby is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 40 in Cardup. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cardup: a median of $1.15 million, against $690,000 in Whitby, and rent is higher there too. Cardup is closer to the city centre: 45.6 km, against 51 km. On these figures, Cardup tends to suit couples, while Whitby suits young adults, 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Whitby

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($300,000 vs $795,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($690,000 vs $1,150,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Whitby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cardup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (45.6 km vs 51 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Cardup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Whitby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (215.0% vs 4.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cardup Whitby
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.

Cardup Whitby
Walkability 0 / 0
Cardup — Walkability: 0/100 Whitby — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 39 / 45
Cardup — Safety: 39/100 Whitby — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 68 / 47
Cardup — Low fire risk: 68/100 Whitby — Low fire risk: 47/100
Low flood risk 18 / 55
Cardup — Low flood risk: 18/100 Whitby — Low flood risk: 55/100

Demographics

Cardup skews older (40 vs 28); Cardup rents higher ($500/wk vs $360/wk).

Cardup Whitby
Population 1,163
+14% vs other
 1,005
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.8% +215.0%
Median age 40 28
Median household income $137,540/yr
+20% vs other
 $110,084/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+28% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cardup Whitby
0-4 5.2% / 14.8%
Cardup — 0-4: 5.2% Whitby — 0-4: 14.8%
5-14 14.7% / 14.6%
Cardup — 5-14: 14.7% Whitby — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 8.3% / 4.8%
Cardup — 15-19: 8.3% Whitby — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 5.8% / 7.1%
Cardup — 20-24: 5.8% Whitby — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 8.9% / 27.3%
Cardup — 25-34: 8.9% Whitby — 25-34: 27.3%
35-44 12.9% / 12.2%
Cardup — 35-44: 12.9% Whitby — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 19.9% / 7.8%
Cardup — 45-54: 19.9% Whitby — 45-54: 7.8%
55-64 12.2% / 8.1%
Cardup — 55-64: 12.2% Whitby — 55-64: 8.1%
65-74 8.0% / 2.5%
Cardup — 65-74: 8.0% Whitby — 65-74: 2.5%
75-84 3.4% / 0.8%
Cardup — 75-84: 3.4% Whitby — 75-84: 0.8%
85+ 0.3% / 0.3%
Cardup — 85+: 0.3% Whitby — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cardup 74.8% couple families
Cardup — Couple Families: 74.8% Cardup — Lone Person: 15.5% Cardup — One Parent Families: 8.4% Cardup — Group Household: 1.3%
Whitby 59.3% couple families
Whitby — Couple Families: 59.3% Whitby — Lone Person: 18.1% Whitby — One Parent Families: 19.8% Whitby — Group Household: 2.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cardup 5.0% renting
Cardup — Owned Outright: 25.1% Cardup — Mortgage: 69.8% Cardup — Renting: 5.0%
Whitby 8.5% renting
Whitby — Owned Outright: 10.1% Whitby — Mortgage: 81.3% Whitby — Renting: 8.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cardup Whitby
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 21.0%
Cardup — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Whitby — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 8.0%
Cardup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Whitby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 6.4%
Cardup — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Whitby — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.3%
Cardup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Whitby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 0.9%
Cardup — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Whitby — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

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.

Cardup Whitby
England 7.7% / 7.3%
Cardup — England: 7.7% Whitby — England: 7.3%
New Zealand 3.2% / 3.9%
Cardup — New Zealand: 3.2% Whitby — New Zealand: 3.9%
South Africa 1.8% / 1.1%
Cardup — South Africa: 1.8% Whitby — South Africa: 1.1%
India 0.6% / 1.5%
Cardup — India: 0.6% Whitby — India: 1.5%
Scotland 0.7% / 1.3%
Cardup — Scotland: 0.7% Whitby — Scotland: 1.3%
Zimbabwe — / 1.7%
Cardup — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Whitby — Zimbabwe: 1.7%
Netherlands 1.2% / —
Cardup — Netherlands: 1.2% Whitby — Netherlands: not among its largest
Indonesia 0.9% / —
Cardup — Indonesia: 0.9% Whitby — Indonesia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cardup 98.3% houses
Cardup — Houses: 98.3% Cardup — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Whitby 100.0% houses
Whitby — Houses: 100.0% Whitby — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cardup Whitby
Median house price $1,150,000 $690,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $795,000 $300,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 15 sales
 24 days
from 24 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Cardup Whitby
3 bed $875K / $668K
Cardup — 3 bed: $875K (8 sales) Whitby — 3 bed: $668K (16 sales)

8 vs 16 sales

4 bed $1.11M / $706K
Cardup — 4 bed: $1.11M (29 sales) Whitby — 4 bed: $706K (53 sales)

29 vs 53 sales

5 bed $1.55M / $788K
Cardup — 5 bed: $1.55M (7 sales) Whitby — 5 bed: $788K (6 sales)

7 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Cardup Whitby
New dwellings approved 859
across Serpentine-Jarrahdale
same for both
Approvals change year on year +104%
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.

Cardup Whitby
Houses — 4.3%
$690/wk on $829K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Cardup Whitby
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 75% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of WA Higher than 31% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of WA Higher than 57% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of WA Higher than 96% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 47% of WA

Liveability

Cardup scores higher overall (37 vs 31).

Cardup Whitby
Grade C
same for both
Score 37/100 31/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Cardup carries more flood risk (82 vs 45); Whitby carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 32).

Cardup Whitby
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood High
82/100
 Moderate
45/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Cardup Whitby
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cardup

  • Court Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Whitby

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

Amenities in the suburb

Cardup Whitby
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Whitby sits further from the CBD (51 km vs 45.6 km).

Cardup Whitby
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 45.6 km 51 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 47 min 49 min
Public transport score 74/100
Bus
 29/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 33.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 12 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 6122
 0.5%
postcode 6123
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 92
postcode 6122
 89
postcode 6123

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.

Cardup Whitby
Car (driver) 78.9% / 84.1%
Cardup — Car (driver): 78.9% Whitby — Car (driver): 84.1%
Worked from Home 10.6% / 4.6%
Cardup — Worked from Home: 10.6% Whitby — Worked from Home: 4.6%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 6.7%
Cardup — Car (passenger): 5.1% Whitby — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Train 3.4% / 2.6%
Cardup — Train: 3.4% Whitby — Train: 2.6%
Bus 0.5% / 2.1%
Cardup — Bus: 0.5% Whitby — Bus: 2.1%
Walked Only 1.4% / —
Cardup — Walked Only: 1.4% Whitby — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.1%).

Setting

Cardup Whitby
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 87 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.7 km 24.5 km

NBN connectivity

Cardup Whitby
Connectivity score 42/100 92/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 10%
419 premises
 88%
486 premises

Climate

Cardup Whitby
Annual rainfall 745 mm 1,013 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C 30.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C 7.0°C

Council rates

Cardup Whitby
Average residential rate $2,810/yr
same for both
Council Serpentine-Jarrahdale
same for both

Federal electorate

Cardup Whitby
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cardup Whitby
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cardup

Acreage Outer

Whitby

Acreage Affordable Family Outer Young Families

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