Chidlow vs Wooroloo

Wooroloo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 44 in Chidlow. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wooroloo: a median of $930,000, against $850,000 in Chidlow, though rent is higher in Chidlow. Chidlow is closer to the city centre: 48 km, against 57.3 km. On these figures, Wooroloo tends to suit young adults.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Chidlow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($440,000 vs $615,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Chidlow

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (48 km vs 57.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (49 min vs 57 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Chidlow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 7%)

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

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

Chidlow Wooroloo
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.

Chidlow Wooroloo
Walkability 25 / 23
Chidlow — Walkability: 25/100 Wooroloo — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 72 / 63
Chidlow — Safety: 72/100 Wooroloo — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 25 / 25
Chidlow — Low fire risk: 25/100 Wooroloo — Low fire risk: 25/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Chidlow — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wooroloo — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wooroloo has more residents (2,613 vs 1,821); Chidlow skews older (44 vs 37).

Chidlow Wooroloo
Population 1,821 2,613
+43% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.4% -1.1%
Median age 44 37
Median household income $102,492/yr
+4% vs other
 $98,540/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+5% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Chidlow Wooroloo
0-4 5.1% / 0.9%
Chidlow — 0-4: 5.1% Wooroloo — 0-4: 0.9%
5-14 11.7% / 3.8%
Chidlow — 5-14: 11.7% Wooroloo — 5-14: 3.8%
15-19 7.8% / 3.3%
Chidlow — 15-19: 7.8% Wooroloo — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 3.9% / 8.1%
Chidlow — 20-24: 3.9% Wooroloo — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 10.0% / 25.3%
Chidlow — 25-34: 10.0% Wooroloo — 25-34: 25.3%
35-44 11.7% / 24.3%
Chidlow — 35-44: 11.7% Wooroloo — 35-44: 24.3%
45-54 16.3% / 16.2%
Chidlow — 45-54: 16.3% Wooroloo — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 17.8% / 11.2%
Chidlow — 55-64: 17.8% Wooroloo — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 11.0% / 4.9%
Chidlow — 65-74: 11.0% Wooroloo — 65-74: 4.9%
75-84 3.6% / 1.9%
Chidlow — 75-84: 3.6% Wooroloo — 75-84: 1.9%
85+ 1.3% / 0.2%
Chidlow — 85+: 1.3% Wooroloo — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Chidlow 49.9% couple families
Chidlow — Couple Families: 49.9% Chidlow — Lone Person: 28.6% Chidlow — One Parent Families: 15.7% Chidlow — Group Household: 5.1% Chidlow — Other Families: 0.7%
Wooroloo 52.4% couple families
Wooroloo — Couple Families: 52.4% Wooroloo — Lone Person: 33.9% Wooroloo — One Parent Families: 13.7% Wooroloo — Group Household: 0.0% Wooroloo — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Chidlow 10.6% renting
Chidlow — Owned Outright: 31.4% Chidlow — Mortgage: 58.0% Chidlow — Renting: 10.6%
Wooroloo 8.2% renting
Wooroloo — Owned Outright: 35.6% Wooroloo — Mortgage: 56.2% Wooroloo — Renting: 8.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Chidlow Wooroloo
Certificate III & IV 23.0% / 10.5%
Chidlow — Certificate III & IV: 23.0% Wooroloo — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 5.5%
Chidlow — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Wooroloo — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 2.3%
Chidlow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Wooroloo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 0.5%
Chidlow — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Wooroloo — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 0.5%
Chidlow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Wooroloo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

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.

Chidlow Wooroloo
England 10.8% / 4.4%
Chidlow — England: 10.8% Wooroloo — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 2.7% / 3.4%
Chidlow — New Zealand: 2.7% Wooroloo — New Zealand: 3.4%
South Africa 0.9% / 0.8%
Chidlow — South Africa: 0.9% Wooroloo — South Africa: 0.8%
Vietnam — / 1.6%
Chidlow — Vietnam: not among its largest Wooroloo — Vietnam: 1.6%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.5%
Chidlow — Scotland: 0.7% Wooroloo — Scotland: 0.5%
India 0.7% / 0.4%
Chidlow — India: 0.7% Wooroloo — India: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Chidlow 99.8% houses
Chidlow — Houses: 99.8% Chidlow — Townhouses: 0.0% Chidlow — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Wooroloo 99.3% houses
Wooroloo — Houses: 99.3% Wooroloo — Townhouses: 1.1% Wooroloo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Chidlow Wooroloo
Median house price $850,000 $930,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $440,000 $615,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 14 sales
 33 days
from 7 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Chidlow Wooroloo
2 bed $750K / $960K
Chidlow — 2 bed: $750K (5 sales) Wooroloo — 2 bed: $960K (6 sales)

5 vs 6 sales

3 bed $830K / $800K
Chidlow — 3 bed: $830K (17 sales) Wooroloo — 3 bed: $800K (15 sales)

17 vs 15 sales

4 bed $1.3M / $934K
Chidlow — 4 bed: $1.3M (23 sales) Wooroloo — 4 bed: $934K (7 sales)

23 vs 7 sales

Development activity

Chidlow Wooroloo
New dwellings approved 216
across Mundaring
same for both
Approvals change year on year -55%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Chidlow Wooroloo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of WA Higher than 66% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of WA
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 72% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of WA Higher than 62% of WA

Liveability

Chidlow Wooroloo
Grade B C
Score 48/100 45/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Chidlow Wooroloo
Bushfire High
75/100
same for both
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
37/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Chidlow Wooroloo
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Chidlow

  • Chidlow Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Wooroloo

  • Wooroloo Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Chidlow Wooroloo
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Wooroloo sits further from the CBD (57.3 km vs 48 km).

Chidlow Wooroloo
Walkability score 25/100 23/100
Distance to Perth 48 km 57.3 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 49 min 57 min
Public transport score 43/100
Bus
 28/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 14.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 6.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6556
 0.8%
postcode 6558
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 6556
 63
postcode 6558

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.

Chidlow Wooroloo
Car (driver) 82.2% / 78.2%
Chidlow — Car (driver): 82.2% Wooroloo — Car (driver): 78.2%
Worked from Home 9.4% / 13.1%
Chidlow — Worked from Home: 9.4% Wooroloo — Worked from Home: 13.1%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 3.4%
Chidlow — Car (passenger): 4.7% Wooroloo — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Bus 2.2% / 2.5%
Chidlow — Bus: 2.2% Wooroloo — Bus: 2.5%
Walked Only 1.0% / 1.6%
Chidlow — Walked Only: 1.0% Wooroloo — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.2%).

Setting

Chidlow Wooroloo
Elevation 274 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 259 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Chidlow Wooroloo
Connectivity score 47/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 17%
798 premises
 0%
333 premises

Climate

Chidlow Wooroloo
Annual rainfall 526 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Chidlow Wooroloo
Average residential rate $2,151/yr
same for both
Council Mundaring
same for both

Federal electorate

Chidlow Wooroloo
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Chidlow Wooroloo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Chidlow

Acreage Outer

Wooroloo

Acreage Multicultural Outer

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