Courtenay vs Warner Glen
Courtenay is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 49 in Warner Glen. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Courtenay, most households rent. In Warner Glen, most households own their home. On these figures, Courtenay tends to suit renters and young adults, while Warner Glen suits older residents.
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
Warner Glen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 25/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Courtenay has a bigger rental market to choose from (67% vs 35%)
- Warner Glen has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $270/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Courtenay
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (189 min vs 196 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (288.9 km vs 297.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Warner Glen
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 7%)
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 25/100)
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
Courtenay and Warner Glen 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
Warner Glen skews older (49 vs 34); Courtenay has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $84,448).
| Courtenay | Warner Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 55 | 63 +15% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.0% | +12.5% |
| Median age | 34 | 49 |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr +10% vs other | $84,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk +7% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).
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 (7.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Courtenay | Warner Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 437 across Augusta Margaret River same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +76% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Courtenay | Warner Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 58% of WA | Higher than 46% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of WA | Higher than 16% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 43% of WA | Higher than 42% of WA |
Liveability
| Courtenay | Warner Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Courtenay carries more crime risk (25 vs 11); Warner Glen carries more flood risk (48 vs 24).
| Courtenay | Warner Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 79/100 | High 85/100 |
| Crime | Low 25/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Flood | Low 24/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| 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
| Courtenay | Warner Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Courtenay | Warner Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Warner Glen sits further from the CBD (297.4 km vs 288.9 km).
| Courtenay | Warner Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 288.9 km | 297.4 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 189 min | 196 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6288 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 6288 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 (59.1%).
Setting
| Courtenay | Warner Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 44 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 32 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 13.6 km | 17.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Courtenay | Warner Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 12 premises | 0% 21 premises |
Climate
| Courtenay | Warner Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 763 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 12.2°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Courtenay | Warner Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $3,281/yr same for both | |
| Council | Augusta Margaret River same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Courtenay | Warner Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Forrest same for both | |
| Member | Ben Small same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Courtenay | Warner Glen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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