Carnamah vs Perenjori

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 Perenjori, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Carnamah: a median of $255,000, against $143,000 in Perenjori, though rent is higher in Perenjori. On these figures, Carnamah tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Perenjori suits 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

Perenjori

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (47% vs 37%)

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

First-home buyers

Perenjori

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($143,000 vs $255,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Carnamah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $170/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Carnamah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (196 min vs 241 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (282.3 km vs 345.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carnamah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Carnamah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.5% vs -6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Carnamah and Perenjori 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 Perenjori
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 Perenjori
Walkability 0 / 0
Carnamah — Walkability: 0/100 Perenjori — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 28
Carnamah — Safety: 26/100 Perenjori — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 45 / 100
Carnamah — Low fire risk: 45/100 Perenjori — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Carnamah — Low flood risk: 100/100 Perenjori — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Carnamah has more residents (407 vs 259); Perenjori has higher household incomes ($91,936 vs $70,200).

Carnamah Perenjori
Population 407
+36% vs other
 259
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.5% -6.2%
Median age 43 42
Median household income $70,200/yr $91,936/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $170/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carnamah Perenjori
0-4 5.9% / 4.2%
Carnamah — 0-4: 5.9% Perenjori — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 9.8% / 14.7%
Carnamah — 5-14: 9.8% Perenjori — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 2.7% / 3.9%
Carnamah — 15-19: 2.7% Perenjori — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 4.7% / 5.0%
Carnamah — 20-24: 4.7% Perenjori — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 11.8% / 6.2%
Carnamah — 25-34: 11.8% Perenjori — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 17.0% / 12.7%
Carnamah — 35-44: 17.0% Perenjori — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 11.5% / 17.4%
Carnamah — 45-54: 11.5% Perenjori — 45-54: 17.4%
55-64 15.7% / 17.8%
Carnamah — 55-64: 15.7% Perenjori — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 15.2% / 8.1%
Carnamah — 65-74: 15.2% Perenjori — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 5.7% / 2.3%
Carnamah — 75-84: 5.7% Perenjori — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 2.7% / 1.9%
Carnamah — 85+: 2.7% Perenjori — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

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% Carnamah — Group Household: 0.0%
Perenjori 48.4% lone person
Perenjori — Lone Person: 48.4% Perenjori — Couple Families: 29.7% Perenjori — One Parent Families: 17.2% Perenjori — Group Household: 4.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Perenjori 32.9% renting
Perenjori — Owned Outright: 35.4% Perenjori — Mortgage: 31.6% Perenjori — Renting: 32.9%
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 Perenjori
England 4.7% / 2.7%
Carnamah — England: 4.7% Perenjori — England: 2.7%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.2%
Carnamah — New Zealand: 1.0% Perenjori — New Zealand: 1.2%
Germany 1.0% / —
Carnamah — Germany: 1.0% Perenjori — Germany: not among its largest
India 0.7% / —
Carnamah — India: 0.7% Perenjori — India: not among its largest
South Africa 0.7% / —
Carnamah — South Africa: 0.7% Perenjori — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

Qualifications

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

Carnamah Perenjori
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 10.8%
Carnamah — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Perenjori — Certificate III & IV: 10.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 3.5%
Carnamah — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Perenjori — Bachelor Degree: 3.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 2.3%
Carnamah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Perenjori — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / —
Carnamah — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Perenjori — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Carnamah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Perenjori — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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 — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Carnamah — Townhouses: 1.9%
Perenjori 92.0% houses
Perenjori — Houses: 92.0% Perenjori — Flats / Apartments: 8.0% Perenjori — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Carnamah Perenjori
Median house price $255,000 $143,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Carnamah Perenjori
New dwellings approved 4
across Carnamah
 2
across Perenjori

Ranking within WA

Carnamah Perenjori
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of WA Higher than 56% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 35% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 20% of WA

Liveability

Carnamah Perenjori
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Carnamah carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 0).

Carnamah Perenjori
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
74/100
 High
72/100
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 Perenjori
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
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 Perenjori

  • Perenjori Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Carnamah Perenjori
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 5 4
Childcare 1
same for both
GPs 0 1
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 10 0

Mobility

Perenjori sits further from the CBD (345.5 km vs 282.3 km).

Carnamah Perenjori
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 282.3 km 345.5 km
+22% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 196 min 241 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 Perenjori
Car (driver) 72.6% / 66.3%
Carnamah — Car (driver): 72.6% Perenjori — Car (driver): 66.3%
Walked Only 10.7% / 15.4%
Carnamah — Walked Only: 10.7% Perenjori — Walked Only: 15.4%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 14.4%
Carnamah — Worked from Home: 10.7% Perenjori — Worked from Home: 14.4%
Car (passenger) 1.8% / 3.8%
Carnamah — Car (passenger): 1.8% Perenjori — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bicycle 4.2% / —
Carnamah — Bicycle: 4.2% Perenjori — Bicycle: not among its largest

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

Setting

Carnamah Perenjori
Elevation 285 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 299 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Carnamah Perenjori
Annual rainfall 308 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 36.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.0°C
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Carnamah

Affordable Rural

Perenjori

Rural

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