Condingup vs Merivale

Condingup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 53 in Merivale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Merivale, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Condingup tends to suit people living alone, while Merivale suits couples.

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

Merivale

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 62/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 50%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 79%)
  • But Condingup has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

Condingup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $182/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Merivale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (723.8 km vs 760.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (498 min vs 519 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Merivale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 62/100)

Weighs 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

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

Condingup Merivale
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.

Condingup Merivale
Walkability 0 / 0
Condingup — Walkability: 0/100 Merivale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 38 / 79
Condingup — Safety: 38/100 Merivale — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 51 / 40
Condingup — Low fire risk: 51/100 Merivale — Low fire risk: 40/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Condingup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Merivale — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Condingup has more residents (280 vs 87); Merivale skews older (53 vs 41).

Condingup Merivale
Population 280
+69% vs other
 87
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.7% +1.2%
Median age 41 53
Median household income $69,056/yr $87,724/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $182/wk
+21% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Condingup Merivale
0-4 7.5% / 11.5%
Condingup — 0-4: 7.5% Merivale — 0-4: 11.5%
5-14 15.4% / 9.2%
Condingup — 5-14: 15.4% Merivale — 5-14: 9.2%
15-19 4.6% / 10.3%
Condingup — 15-19: 4.6% Merivale — 15-19: 10.3%
20-24 3.9% / 4.6%
Condingup — 20-24: 3.9% Merivale — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 9.3% / 5.7%
Condingup — 25-34: 9.3% Merivale — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 12.1% / 11.5%
Condingup — 35-44: 12.1% Merivale — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 17.1% / 11.5%
Condingup — 45-54: 17.1% Merivale — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 12.5% / 23.0%
Condingup — 55-64: 12.5% Merivale — 55-64: 23.0%
65-74 11.4% / 8.0%
Condingup — 65-74: 11.4% Merivale — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 5.4% / 10.3%
Condingup — 75-84: 5.4% Merivale — 75-84: 10.3%
85+ — / —
Condingup — 85+: not among its largest Merivale — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Condingup 37.5% couple families
Condingup — Couple Families: 37.5% Condingup — Lone Person: 44.6% Condingup — One Parent Families: 12.5% Condingup — Group Household: 5.4%
Merivale 50.0% couple families
Merivale — Couple Families: 50.0% Merivale — Lone Person: 27.8% Merivale — One Parent Families: 22.2% Merivale — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Condingup 21.4% renting
Condingup — Owned Outright: 61.4% Condingup — Mortgage: 17.1% Condingup — Renting: 21.4%
Merivale 0.0% renting
Merivale — Owned Outright: 71.4% Merivale — Mortgage: 28.6% Merivale — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Condingup Merivale
Certificate III & IV 13.9% / 16.1%
Condingup — Certificate III & IV: 13.9% Merivale — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 12.6%
Condingup — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Merivale — Bachelor Degree: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 11.5%
Condingup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Merivale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 3.4%
Condingup — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Merivale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

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.

Condingup Merivale
England 2.5% / 9.2%
Condingup — England: 2.5% Merivale — England: 9.2%
New Zealand 5.4% / —
Condingup — New Zealand: 5.4% Merivale — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany — / 3.4%
Condingup — Germany: not among its largest Merivale — Germany: 3.4%
South Africa 2.1% / —
Condingup — South Africa: 2.1% Merivale — South Africa: not among its largest
Thailand 1.1% / —
Condingup — Thailand: 1.1% Merivale — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Condingup 79.1% houses
Condingup — Houses: 79.1% Condingup — Flats / Apartments: 20.9%
Merivale 100.0% houses
Merivale — Houses: 100.0% Merivale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Condingup Merivale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of WA Higher than 52% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of WA Higher than 51% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 7% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 18% of WA Higher than 29% of WA

Liveability

Condingup Merivale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Condingup carries more crime risk (62 vs 21); Merivale carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 49).

Condingup Merivale
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Low
21/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
43/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Condingup Merivale
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Condingup

  • Condingup Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Merivale

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Condingup Merivale
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Condingup sits further from the CBD (760.1 km vs 723.8 km).

Condingup Merivale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 760.1 km
+5% vs other
 723.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 519 min 498 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.

Condingup Merivale
Car (driver) 55.4% / 63.4%
Condingup — Car (driver): 55.4% Merivale — Car (driver): 63.4%
Worked from Home 25.7% / 29.3%
Condingup — Worked from Home: 25.7% Merivale — Worked from Home: 29.3%
Walked Only 13.9% / 7.3%
Condingup — Walked Only: 13.9% Merivale — Walked Only: 7.3%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / —
Condingup — Car (passenger): 5.0% Merivale — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.4%).

Setting

Condingup Merivale
Elevation 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.5 km 11.5 km

NBN connectivity

Condingup Merivale
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
16 premises

Council rates

Condingup Merivale
Average residential rate $4,175/yr
same for both
Council Esperance
same for both

Federal electorate

Condingup Merivale
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Condingup Merivale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Condingup

Family Rural

Merivale

Rural Young Families

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