Carnamah vs Eneabba

Carnamah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 52 in Eneabba. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are 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

  • Carnamah has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Eneabba has more parks and reserves (11 vs 5)

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 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Carnamah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Eneabba

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (179 min vs 196 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (273.1 km vs 282.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Eneabba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

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 Eneabba 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 Eneabba
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 Eneabba
Walkability 0 / 17
Carnamah — Walkability: 0/100 Eneabba — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 26 / 28
Carnamah — Safety: 26/100 Eneabba — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 45 / 30
Carnamah — Low fire risk: 45/100 Eneabba — Low fire risk: 30/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Carnamah — Low flood risk: 100/100 Eneabba — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Carnamah has more residents (407 vs 142); Carnamah has higher household incomes ($70,200 vs $39,624).

Carnamah Eneabba
Population 407
+65% vs other
 142
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.5% -3.4%
Median age 43 52
Median household income $70,200/yr
+44% vs other
 $39,624/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carnamah Eneabba
0-4 5.9% / 2.1%
Carnamah — 0-4: 5.9% Eneabba — 0-4: 2.1%
5-14 9.8% / 7.7%
Carnamah — 5-14: 9.8% Eneabba — 5-14: 7.7%
15-19 2.7% / 4.2%
Carnamah — 15-19: 2.7% Eneabba — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 4.7% / 4.9%
Carnamah — 20-24: 4.7% Eneabba — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 11.8% / 8.5%
Carnamah — 25-34: 11.8% Eneabba — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 17.0% / 17.6%
Carnamah — 35-44: 17.0% Eneabba — 35-44: 17.6%
45-54 11.5% / 12.7%
Carnamah — 45-54: 11.5% Eneabba — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 15.7% / 14.8%
Carnamah — 55-64: 15.7% Eneabba — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 15.2% / 19.7%
Carnamah — 65-74: 15.2% Eneabba — 65-74: 19.7%
75-84 5.7% / 7.0%
Carnamah — 75-84: 5.7% Eneabba — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 2.7% / —
Carnamah — 85+: 2.7% Eneabba — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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%
Eneabba 57.9% lone person
Eneabba — Lone Person: 57.9% Eneabba — Couple Families: 26.3% Eneabba — One Parent Families: 15.8%
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%
Eneabba 25.0% renting
Eneabba — Owned Outright: 53.8% Eneabba — Mortgage: 21.2% Eneabba — Renting: 25.0%
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.

Carnamah Eneabba
England 4.7% / 5.6%
Carnamah — England: 4.7% Eneabba — England: 5.6%
New Zealand 1.0% / 4.9%
Carnamah — New Zealand: 1.0% Eneabba — New Zealand: 4.9%
Germany 1.0% / —
Carnamah — Germany: 1.0% Eneabba — Germany: not among its largest
India 0.7% / —
Carnamah — India: 0.7% Eneabba — India: not among its largest
South Africa 0.7% / —
Carnamah — South Africa: 0.7% Eneabba — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

Qualifications

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

Carnamah Eneabba
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 11.3%
Carnamah — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Eneabba — Certificate III & IV: 11.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 4.2%
Carnamah — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Eneabba — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 3.5%
Carnamah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Eneabba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 3.5%
Carnamah — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Eneabba — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 2.8%
Carnamah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Eneabba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carnamah 94.4% houses
Carnamah — Houses: 94.4% Carnamah — Townhouses: 1.9% Carnamah — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Eneabba 96.4% houses
Eneabba — Houses: 96.4% Eneabba — Townhouses: 8.9% Eneabba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Carnamah Eneabba
Median house price $255,000 $246,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Carnamah Eneabba
New dwellings approved 4
across Carnamah
same for both

Ranking within WA

Carnamah Eneabba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of WA Higher than 4% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 73% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 8% of WA

Liveability

Eneabba is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Carnamah Eneabba
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Eneabba carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 55).

Carnamah Eneabba
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 High
70/100
Crime High
74/100
 High
72/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
84/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Carnamah Eneabba
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
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 Eneabba

  • Eneabba Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Carnamah Eneabba
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 11
Childcare 1 0
GPs 0 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 10 5

Mobility

Carnamah sits further from the CBD (282.3 km vs 273.1 km).

Carnamah Eneabba
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Perth 282.3 km
+3% vs other
 273.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 196 min 179 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6517
 0.0%
postcode 6518
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 6517
 40
postcode 6518

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 Eneabba
Car (driver) 72.6% / 48.1%
Carnamah — Car (driver): 72.6% Eneabba — Car (driver): 48.1%
Walked Only 10.7% / 16.7%
Carnamah — Walked Only: 10.7% Eneabba — Walked Only: 16.7%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 13.0%
Carnamah — Worked from Home: 10.7% Eneabba — Worked from Home: 13.0%
Car (passenger) 1.8% / 11.1%
Carnamah — Car (passenger): 1.8% Eneabba — Car (passenger): 11.1%
Bus — / 11.1%
Carnamah — Bus: not among its largest Eneabba — Bus: 11.1%
Bicycle 4.2% / —
Carnamah — Bicycle: 4.2% Eneabba — Bicycle: not among its largest

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

Setting

Carnamah Eneabba
Elevation 285 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 87 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Carnamah

Affordable Rural

Eneabba

Quiet Retirees Rural

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