Carine vs Duncraig

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 Carine: a median of $1.55 million, against $1.41 million in Duncraig.

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

Duncraig

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 7)
  • has more childcare (12 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Duncraig

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($839,000 vs $972,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,406,000 vs $1,550,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and 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

Duncraig

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 63/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Duncraig

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Carine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.1% vs 4.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carine Duncraig
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.

Carine Duncraig
Walkability 63 / 82
Carine — Walkability: 63/100 Duncraig — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 71 / 70
Carine — Safety: 71/100 Duncraig — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 81
Carine — Low fire risk: 100/100 Duncraig — Low fire risk: 81/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Carine — Low flood risk: 100/100 Duncraig — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Duncraig has more residents (15,982 vs 7,330).

Carine Duncraig
Population 7,330 15,982
+118% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.1% +4.7%
Median age 43 42
Median household income $126,984/yr
+2% vs other
 $124,488/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk $460/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carine Duncraig
0-4 5.5% / 5.5%
Carine — 0-4: 5.5% Duncraig — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 16.1% / 16.1%
Carine — 5-14: 16.1% Duncraig — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 5.8% / 6.5%
Carine — 15-19: 5.8% Duncraig — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 4.3% / 4.2%
Carine — 20-24: 4.3% Duncraig — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 6.5% / 7.4%
Carine — 25-34: 6.5% Duncraig — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 13.7% / 14.2%
Carine — 35-44: 13.7% Duncraig — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 13.6% / 14.5%
Carine — 45-54: 13.6% Duncraig — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 11.2% / 11.1%
Carine — 55-64: 11.2% Duncraig — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 14.2% / 12.2%
Carine — 65-74: 14.2% Duncraig — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 6.7% / 6.2%
Carine — 75-84: 6.7% Duncraig — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 2.5% / 2.0%
Carine — 85+: 2.5% Duncraig — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carine 64.7% couple families
Carine — Couple Families: 64.7% Carine — Lone Person: 22.3% Carine — One Parent Families: 11.0% Carine — Group Household: 1.4% Carine — Other Families: 0.6%
Duncraig 60.7% couple families
Duncraig — Couple Families: 60.7% Duncraig — Lone Person: 23.1% Duncraig — One Parent Families: 13.1% Duncraig — Group Household: 2.3% Duncraig — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carine 9.8% renting
Carine — Owned Outright: 46.1% Carine — Mortgage: 44.1% Carine — Renting: 9.8%
Duncraig 12.2% renting
Duncraig — Owned Outright: 42.3% Duncraig — Mortgage: 45.5% Duncraig — Renting: 12.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Carine Duncraig
Bachelor Degree 21.4% / 18.3%
Carine — Bachelor Degree: 21.4% Duncraig — Bachelor Degree: 18.3%
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 11.6%
Carine — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% Duncraig — Certificate III & IV: 11.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 8.9%
Carine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Duncraig — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 6.0% / 5.7%
Carine — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0% Duncraig — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 3.2%
Carine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Duncraig — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

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.

Carine Duncraig
England 9.2% / 10.8%
Carine — England: 9.2% Duncraig — England: 10.8%
South Africa 3.0% / 3.6%
Carine — South Africa: 3.0% Duncraig — South Africa: 3.6%
New Zealand 2.1% / 2.2%
Carine — New Zealand: 2.1% Duncraig — New Zealand: 2.2%
Scotland 1.3% / 1.7%
Carine — Scotland: 1.3% Duncraig — Scotland: 1.7%
Ireland 0.8% / 1.4%
Carine — Ireland: 0.8% Duncraig — Ireland: 1.4%
China 1.1% / —
Carine — China: 1.1% Duncraig — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carine 86.0% houses
Carine — Houses: 86.0% Carine — Townhouses: 10.2% Carine — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Duncraig 91.8% houses
Duncraig — Houses: 91.8% Duncraig — Townhouses: 6.3% Duncraig — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Carine Duncraig
Median house price $1,550,000 $1,406,000
Median unit price $972,500 $839,000
Median land price — $1,072,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 75 sales
 27 days
from 166 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.

Carine Duncraig
3 bed $1.24M / $1.22M
Carine — 3 bed: $1.24M (32 sales) Duncraig — 3 bed: $1.22M (74 sales)

32 vs 74 sales

4 bed $1.66M / $1.51M
Carine — 4 bed: $1.66M (50 sales) Duncraig — 4 bed: $1.51M (134 sales)

50 vs 134 sales

5 bed $1.8M / $1.7M
Carine — 5 bed: $1.8M (15 sales) Duncraig — 5 bed: $1.7M (21 sales)

15 vs 21 sales

Development activity

Carine Duncraig
New dwellings approved 1,557
across Stirling
 463
across Joondalup
Approvals change year on year +23% +53%

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.

Carine Duncraig
Houses 3.8%
$975/wk on $1.35M
 3.7%
$950/wk on $1.35M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Carine Duncraig
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 89% of WA
Schools — Higher than 59% of WA
Walkability Higher than 87% of WA Higher than 96% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 95% of WA Higher than 91% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 89% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 20% of WA Higher than 18% of WA

Liveability

Duncraig is more walkable (82 vs 63); Carine scores higher overall (87 vs 81).

Carine Duncraig
Grade A+ A
Score 87/100 81/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Duncraig carries more bushfire risk (19 vs 0).

Carine Duncraig
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
19/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
30/100
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 3
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Carine Duncraig
Inside the suburb 2 7
Rated above peers 1 2
Rated at peers 1 4
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Carine

  • Carine Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Carine Senior High School Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in Duncraig

  • Davallia Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Poynter Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Duncraig Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Duncraig Senior High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Glengarry Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Stephen's School Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Carine Duncraig
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 1 3
Parks & reserves 7 21
Childcare 4 12
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Carine Duncraig
Walkability score 63/100 82/100
Distance to Perth 16 km 17.7 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min 18 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 111.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 277.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.2%
postcode 6020
 1.6%
postcode 6023
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 6020
 66
postcode 6023

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.

Carine Duncraig
Car (driver) 71.2% / 70.0%
Carine — Car (driver): 71.2% Duncraig — Car (driver): 70.0%
Worked from Home 14.4% / 12.8%
Carine — Worked from Home: 14.4% Duncraig — Worked from Home: 12.8%
Train 7.7% / 10.6%
Carine — Train: 7.7% Duncraig — Train: 10.6%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 3.9%
Carine — Car (passenger): 4.3% Duncraig — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Bicycle 0.9% / 0.9%
Carine — Bicycle: 0.9% Duncraig — Bicycle: 0.9%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.0%
Carine — Walked Only: 0.8% Duncraig — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.2%).

Setting

Carine Duncraig
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.9 km
3.0 km to a named beach
 2.6 km
2.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Carine Duncraig
Connectivity score 77/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
2,764 premises
 29%
6,424 premises

Climate

Carine Duncraig
Annual rainfall 650 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Carine Duncraig
Average residential rate $1,615/yr $1,782/yr
Council Stirling Joondalup

Federal electorate

Carine Duncraig
Division Moore
same for both
Member Tom French
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carine Duncraig
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carine

Coastal Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Quiet River

Duncraig

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Quiet

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