Chadwick vs Monjingup

Monjingup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Chadwick. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Chadwick, about half of households are couple families. In Monjingup, most households are couple families.

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

Monjingup

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 91/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 64%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Chadwick

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 9%)
  • has cheaper rent ($222/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Chadwick is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Monjingup sits closer to the CBD (689.1 km vs 693.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Chadwick

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 4%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)
  • But Monjingup carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 91/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Chadwick Monjingup
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.

Chadwick Monjingup
Walkability 10 / 0
Chadwick — Walkability: 10/100 Monjingup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 9 / 74
Chadwick — Safety: 9/100 Monjingup — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 63 / 36
Chadwick — Low fire risk: 63/100 Monjingup — Low fire risk: 36/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Chadwick — Low flood risk: 100/100 Monjingup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Monjingup has more residents (394 vs 164); Monjingup has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $72,748).

Chadwick Monjingup
Population 164 394
+140% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -7.1%
Median age 48 45
Median household income $72,748/yr $97,500/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $222/wk $250/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Chadwick Monjingup
0-4 6.7% / 6.6%
Chadwick — 0-4: 6.7% Monjingup — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 11.6% / 14.7%
Chadwick — 5-14: 11.6% Monjingup — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 4.3% / 5.8%
Chadwick — 15-19: 4.3% Monjingup — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 4.9% / 3.8%
Chadwick — 20-24: 4.9% Monjingup — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 10.4% / 8.6%
Chadwick — 25-34: 10.4% Monjingup — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 9.8% / 10.2%
Chadwick — 35-44: 9.8% Monjingup — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 15.2% / 16.2%
Chadwick — 45-54: 15.2% Monjingup — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 18.9% / 18.0%
Chadwick — 55-64: 18.9% Monjingup — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 16.5% / 11.7%
Chadwick — 65-74: 16.5% Monjingup — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 5.5% / 3.3%
Chadwick — 75-84: 5.5% Monjingup — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ — / —
Chadwick — 85+: not among its largest Monjingup — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Chadwick 50.0% couple families
Chadwick — Couple Families: 50.0% Chadwick — Lone Person: 27.8% Chadwick — One Parent Families: 13.9% Chadwick — Group Household: 8.3%
Monjingup 57.9% couple families
Monjingup — Couple Families: 57.9% Monjingup — Lone Person: 18.4% Monjingup — One Parent Families: 19.7% Monjingup — Group Household: 3.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Chadwick 21.1% renting
Chadwick — Owned Outright: 47.4% Chadwick — Mortgage: 31.6% Chadwick — Renting: 21.1%
Monjingup 8.9% renting
Monjingup — Owned Outright: 34.8% Monjingup — Mortgage: 56.2% Monjingup — Renting: 8.9%
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.

Chadwick Monjingup
New Zealand 3.7% / 2.8%
Chadwick — New Zealand: 3.7% Monjingup — New Zealand: 2.8%
England 1.8% / 4.1%
Chadwick — England: 1.8% Monjingup — England: 4.1%
South Africa — / 2.3%
Chadwick — South Africa: not among its largest Monjingup — South Africa: 2.3%
Scotland — / 2.3%
Chadwick — Scotland: not among its largest Monjingup — Scotland: 2.3%
Zimbabwe — / 1.0%
Chadwick — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Monjingup — Zimbabwe: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Qualifications

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

Chadwick Monjingup
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 19.3%
Chadwick — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Monjingup — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 5.8%
Chadwick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Monjingup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / 4.8%
Chadwick — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Monjingup — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Chadwick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Monjingup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Chadwick — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Monjingup — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Chadwick 83.9% houses
Chadwick — Houses: 83.9% Chadwick — Flats / Apartments: 16.1%
Monjingup 95.9% houses
Monjingup — Houses: 95.9% Monjingup — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Chadwick Monjingup
Median house price $885,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $715,000 —

Development activity

Chadwick Monjingup
New dwellings approved 55
across Esperance
same for both
Approvals change year on year -11%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Chadwick Monjingup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 62% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of WA Higher than 5% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 7% of WA Higher than 5% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of WA Higher than 51% of WA

Liveability

Chadwick is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Chadwick Monjingup
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

Chadwick carries more crime risk (91 vs 26); Monjingup carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 37).

Chadwick Monjingup
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime High
91/100
 Low
26/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
22/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Chadwick Monjingup
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Chadwick Monjingup
Parks & reserves 1 5
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Chadwick sits further from the CBD (693.6 km vs 689.1 km).

Chadwick Monjingup
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 693.6 km 689.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 476 min 474 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6450
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 22
postcode 6450
same for both

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.

Chadwick Monjingup
Car (driver) 70.4% / 75.1%
Chadwick — Car (driver): 70.4% Monjingup — Car (driver): 75.1%
Worked from Home 14.1% / 16.1%
Chadwick — Worked from Home: 14.1% Monjingup — Worked from Home: 16.1%
Walked Only 15.5% / 4.1%
Chadwick — Walked Only: 15.5% Monjingup — Walked Only: 4.1%
Car (passenger) — / 4.7%
Chadwick — Car (passenger): not among its largest Monjingup — Car (passenger): 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.1%).

Setting

Chadwick Monjingup
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.0 km
3.0 km to a named beach
 10.0 km

NBN connectivity

Chadwick Monjingup
Connectivity score 43/100 26/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
355 premises
 0%
141 premises

Climate

Chadwick Monjingup
Annual rainfall 606 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Chadwick Monjingup
Average residential rate $4,175/yr
same for both
Council Esperance
same for both

Federal electorate

Chadwick Monjingup
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Chadwick Monjingup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Chadwick

Coastal Rural

Monjingup

Rural

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