Carnamah vs Bunjil

Bunjil is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Carnamah. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carnamah, most households are people living alone. In Bunjil, most households are couple families. On these figures, Carnamah tends to suit people living alone, while Bunjil suits families with children and 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

They split

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

  • Carnamah has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Bunjil is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 37%)

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

First-home buyers

Carnamah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bunjil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $150/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Carnamah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (196 min vs 270 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (282.3 km vs 353.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bunjil

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 6%)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carnamah Bunjil
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.

Carnamah Bunjil
Walkability 0 / 0
Carnamah — Walkability: 0/100 Bunjil — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 40
Carnamah — Safety: 26/100 Bunjil — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 45 / 51
Carnamah — Low fire risk: 45/100 Bunjil — Low fire risk: 51/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Carnamah — Low flood risk: 100/100 Bunjil — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Carnamah rents higher ($150/wk vs $0/wk); Carnamah has more residents (407 vs 61).

Carnamah Bunjil
Population 407
+85% vs other
 61
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.5% +1.7%
Median age 43 39
Median household income $70,200/yr $94,224/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carnamah Bunjil
0-4 5.9% / —
Carnamah — 0-4: 5.9% Bunjil — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 9.8% / 23.0%
Carnamah — 5-14: 9.8% Bunjil — 5-14: 23.0%
15-19 2.7% / 4.9%
Carnamah — 15-19: 2.7% Bunjil — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 4.7% / 8.2%
Carnamah — 20-24: 4.7% Bunjil — 20-24: 8.2%
25-34 11.8% / 4.9%
Carnamah — 25-34: 11.8% Bunjil — 25-34: 4.9%
35-44 17.0% / 26.2%
Carnamah — 35-44: 17.0% Bunjil — 35-44: 26.2%
45-54 11.5% / 9.8%
Carnamah — 45-54: 11.5% Bunjil — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 15.7% / 6.6%
Carnamah — 55-64: 15.7% Bunjil — 55-64: 6.6%
65-74 15.2% / 21.3%
Carnamah — 65-74: 15.2% Bunjil — 65-74: 21.3%
75-84 5.7% / 6.6%
Carnamah — 75-84: 5.7% Bunjil — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 2.7% / —
Carnamah — 85+: 2.7% Bunjil — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carnamah 62.7% lone person
Carnamah — Lone Person: 62.7% Carnamah — Couple Families: 34.3% Carnamah — One Parent Families: 2.9%
Bunjil 38.5% lone person
Bunjil — Lone Person: 38.5% Bunjil — Couple Families: 61.5% Bunjil — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carnamah 32.6% renting
Carnamah — Owned Outright: 51.1% Carnamah — Mortgage: 16.3% Carnamah — Renting: 32.6%
Bunjil 0.0% renting
Bunjil — Owned Outright: 100.0% Bunjil — Mortgage: 0.0% Bunjil — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carnamah 94.4% houses
Carnamah — Houses: 94.4% Carnamah — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Carnamah — Townhouses: 1.9%
Bunjil 80.0% houses
Bunjil — Houses: 80.0% Bunjil — Flats / Apartments: 20.0% Bunjil — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Carnamah Bunjil
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 4.9%
Carnamah — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Bunjil — Certificate III & IV: 4.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 14.8%
Carnamah — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Bunjil — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 13.1%
Carnamah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Bunjil — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 8.2%
Carnamah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Bunjil — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / —
Carnamah — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Bunjil — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Property market

Carnamah Bunjil
Median house price $255,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Carnamah Bunjil
New dwellings approved 4
across Carnamah
 2
across Perenjori

Ranking within WA

Carnamah Bunjil
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of WA Higher than 59% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 41% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 24% of WA

Liveability

Carnamah Bunjil
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Carnamah carries more crime risk (74 vs 60).

Carnamah Bunjil
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime High
74/100
 Moderate
60/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Carnamah Bunjil
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Carnamah

  • Carnamah District High School Government · Combined above peers

Schools in Bunjil

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

Amenities in the suburb

Carnamah Bunjil
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 3
Childcare 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 10 0

Mobility

Bunjil sits further from the CBD (353.1 km vs 282.3 km).

Carnamah Bunjil
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 282.3 km 353.1 km
+25% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 196 min 270 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6517
 0.0%
postcode 6620
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 6517
 54
postcode 6620

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.

Carnamah Bunjil
Car (driver) 72.6% / 51.6%
Carnamah — Car (driver): 72.6% Bunjil — Car (driver): 51.6%
Walked Only 10.7% / 35.5%
Carnamah — Walked Only: 10.7% Bunjil — Walked Only: 35.5%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 12.9%
Carnamah — Worked from Home: 10.7% Bunjil — Worked from Home: 12.9%
Bicycle 4.2% / —
Carnamah — Bicycle: 4.2% Bunjil — Bicycle: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 1.8% / —
Carnamah — Car (passenger): 1.8% Bunjil — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.6%).

Setting

Carnamah Bunjil
Elevation 285 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 330 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Carnamah Bunjil
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
5 premises

Federal electorate

Carnamah Bunjil
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carnamah Bunjil
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carnamah

Affordable Rural

Bunjil

Family Retirees Rural

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