Coolup vs Waroona

Coolup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in Waroona. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coolup, most households are couple families. On these figures, Coolup tends to suit families with children and couples, while Waroona suits people living alone.

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

Coolup

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 66/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 54%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
  • But Waroona has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Coolup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Coolup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Coolup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (101.1 km vs 115.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (76 min vs 84 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Waroona

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 18%)
  • But Coolup carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 66/100)

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

Investors

Coolup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.8% vs -2.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coolup Waroona
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.

Coolup Waroona
Walkability 0 / 0
Coolup — Walkability: 0/100 Waroona — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 67 / 34
Coolup — Safety: 67/100 Waroona — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 48 / 24
Coolup — Low fire risk: 48/100 Waroona — Low fire risk: 24/100
Low flood risk 72 / 80
Coolup — Low flood risk: 72/100 Waroona — Low flood risk: 80/100

Demographics

Waroona has more residents (2,868 vs 420); Coolup has higher household incomes ($112,268 vs $65,728).

Coolup Waroona
Population 420 2,868
+583% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.8% -2.2%
Median age 38 48
Median household income $112,268/yr
+41% vs other
 $65,728/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coolup Waroona
0-4 7.4% / 5.1%
Coolup — 0-4: 7.4% Waroona — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 14.8% / 12.0%
Coolup — 5-14: 14.8% Waroona — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 6.2% / 5.6%
Coolup — 15-19: 6.2% Waroona — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 6.0% / 4.0%
Coolup — 20-24: 6.0% Waroona — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 7.9% / 9.0%
Coolup — 25-34: 7.9% Waroona — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 12.9% / 10.5%
Coolup — 35-44: 12.9% Waroona — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 14.0% / 13.0%
Coolup — 45-54: 14.0% Waroona — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 12.6% / 15.2%
Coolup — 55-64: 12.6% Waroona — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 11.2% / 14.6%
Coolup — 65-74: 11.2% Waroona — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 5.0% / 7.8%
Coolup — 75-84: 5.0% Waroona — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 1.7% / 3.4%
Coolup — 85+: 1.7% Waroona — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coolup 63.5% couple families
Coolup — Couple Families: 63.5% Coolup — Lone Person: 20.8% Coolup — One Parent Families: 15.6% Coolup — Group Household: 0.0% Coolup — Other Families: 0.0%
Waroona 39.1% couple families
Waroona — Couple Families: 39.1% Waroona — Lone Person: 42.1% Waroona — One Parent Families: 14.4% Waroona — Group Household: 3.2% Waroona — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coolup 14.3% renting
Coolup — Owned Outright: 40.5% Coolup — Mortgage: 45.2% Coolup — Renting: 14.3%
Waroona 20.0% renting
Waroona — Owned Outright: 44.7% Waroona — Mortgage: 35.3% Waroona — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coolup Waroona
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 19.5%
Coolup — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Waroona — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 5.5%
Coolup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Waroona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 4.2%
Coolup — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Waroona — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Coolup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Waroona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.5%
Coolup — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Waroona — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Coolup Waroona
England 7.9% / 6.9%
Coolup — England: 7.9% Waroona — England: 6.9%
New Zealand 1.0% / 2.4%
Coolup — New Zealand: 1.0% Waroona — New Zealand: 2.4%
Italy — / 1.9%
Coolup — Italy: not among its largest Waroona — Italy: 1.9%
Philippines — / 1.3%
Coolup — Philippines: not among its largest Waroona — Philippines: 1.3%
Netherlands 1.2% / —
Coolup — Netherlands: 1.2% Waroona — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.8%
Coolup — Scotland: not among its largest Waroona — Scotland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coolup 100.0% houses
Coolup — Houses: 100.0% Coolup — Townhouses: 0.0% Coolup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Waroona 89.9% houses
Waroona — Houses: 89.9% Waroona — Townhouses: 8.2% Waroona — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Coolup Waroona
Median house price — $620,500
Median unit price — $385,000
Median land price — $280,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 40 days
from 27 sales

Development activity

Coolup Waroona
New dwellings approved 647
across Murray
 31
across Waroona
Approvals change year on year +122% -25%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Coolup Waroona
Houses — 4.6%
$625/wk on $699K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Coolup Waroona
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of WA Higher than 23% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of WA Higher than 55% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 56% of WA Higher than 16% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 68% of WA

Liveability

Coolup Waroona
Grade — D
Score — 16/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Waroona carries more crime risk (66 vs 33); Waroona carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 52).

Coolup Waroona
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 High
76/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Moderate
66/100
Flood Low
28/100
 Low
20/100
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

Coolup Waroona
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Coolup

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

Schools in Waroona

  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Waroona District High School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coolup Waroona
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Waroona sits further from the CBD (115.6 km vs 101.1 km).

Coolup Waroona
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 101.1 km 115.6 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 76 min 84 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 6214
 0.2%
postcode 6215
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 6214
 58
postcode 6215

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.

Coolup Waroona
Car (driver) 76.9% / 80.2%
Coolup — Car (driver): 76.9% Waroona — Car (driver): 80.2%
Worked from Home 17.2% / 7.4%
Coolup — Worked from Home: 17.2% Waroona — Worked from Home: 7.4%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 5.7%
Coolup — Car (passenger): 3.7% Waroona — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only 2.2% / 4.1%
Coolup — Walked Only: 2.2% Waroona — Walked Only: 4.1%
Bus — / 2.0%
Coolup — Bus: not among its largest Waroona — Bus: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.2%).

Setting

Coolup Waroona
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 22.9 km 22.3 km

NBN connectivity

Coolup Waroona
Connectivity score 30/100 56/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
167 premises
 27%
1,622 premises

Climate

Coolup Waroona
Annual rainfall 1,037 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Coolup Waroona
Average residential rate $2,572/yr $2,750/yr
Council Murray Waroona

Federal electorate

Coolup Waroona
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coolup Waroona
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coolup

Family Rural

Waroona

Affordable Retirees Rural

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