Cherry Tree Pool vs Kojonup
Cherry Tree Pool is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Kojonup. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cherry Tree Pool, most households are people living alone. In Kojonup, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Cherry Tree Pool tends to suit people living alone and families with children.
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
- Cherry Tree Pool carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 73/100)
- Kojonup has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Cherry Tree Pool
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Kojonup
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (188 min vs 200 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cherry Tree Pool
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 73/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 24%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cherry Tree Pool
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.1% vs -10.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cherry Tree Pool and Kojonup drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Kojonup has more residents (1,157 vs 72); Cherry Tree Pool has higher household incomes ($97,448 vs $66,196).
| Cherry Tree Pool | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 72 | 1,157 +1507% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.1% | -10.9% |
| Median age | 43 | 46 |
| Median household income | $97,448/yr +32% vs other | $66,196/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $200/wk +33% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cherry Tree Pool | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $370,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $330,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 80 days from 12 sales |
Development activity
| Cherry Tree Pool | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3 across Kojonup same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Cherry Tree Pool | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 61% of WA | Higher than 23% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 41% of WA | Higher than 66% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 8% of WA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of WA | Higher than 66% of WA |
Liveability
| Cherry Tree Pool | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 42/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Cherry Tree Pool carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0); Kojonup carries more crime risk (73 vs 15).
| Cherry Tree Pool | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 16/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 15/100 | High 73/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Cherry Tree Pool | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Cherry Tree Pool
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Kojonup
- Kojonup District High School Government · Combined at peers
- St Bernard's School Catholic · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Cherry Tree Pool | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 8 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 3 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 0 | 8 |
Mobility
| Cherry Tree Pool | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 261 km | 261.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 200 min | 188 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 6395 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 6395 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.8%).
Setting
| Cherry Tree Pool | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 307 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 322 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Cherry Tree Pool | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 21/100 | 45/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 18 premises | 13% 765 premises |
Climate
| Cherry Tree Pool | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 495 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cherry Tree Pool | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cherry Tree Pool | Kojonup | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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