Currambine vs Iluka

Currambine is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 46 in Iluka. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Iluka: a median of $1.68 million, against $1.08 million in Currambine, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Currambine tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Iluka 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Currambine has more parks and reserves (9 vs 2)
  • Iluka carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 40/100)

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

First-home buyers

Currambine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,085,000 vs $1,680,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Currambine

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $635/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Currambine has more GPs (6 vs 1)
  • Iluka carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 40/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Currambine returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.2% vs 3.3%)
  • Iluka is growing faster (7.7% vs -1.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Currambine Iluka
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.

Currambine Iluka
Walkability 82 / 83
Currambine — Walkability: 82/100 Iluka — Walkability: 83/100
Safety 60 / 80
Currambine — Safety: 60/100 Iluka — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 13 / 13
Currambine — Low fire risk: 13/100 Iluka — Low fire risk: 13/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Currambine — Low flood risk: 100/100 Iluka — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Iluka rents higher ($635/wk vs $400/wk); Iluka has higher household incomes ($163,488 vs $115,128).

Currambine Iluka
Population 6,834
+17% vs other
 5,669
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.1% +7.7%
Median age 40 46
Median household income $115,128/yr $163,488/yr
+42% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $635/wk
+59% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Currambine Iluka
0-4 4.7% / 3.4%
Currambine — 0-4: 4.7% Iluka — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 13.0% / 13.1%
Currambine — 5-14: 13.0% Iluka — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 7.1% / 9.1%
Currambine — 15-19: 7.1% Iluka — 15-19: 9.1%
20-24 7.4% / 6.9%
Currambine — 20-24: 7.4% Iluka — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 11.6% / 5.7%
Currambine — 25-34: 11.6% Iluka — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 11.7% / 9.7%
Currambine — 35-44: 11.7% Iluka — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 16.5% / 19.7%
Currambine — 45-54: 16.5% Iluka — 45-54: 19.7%
55-64 15.2% / 19.4%
Currambine — 55-64: 15.2% Iluka — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 7.9% / 9.2%
Currambine — 65-74: 7.9% Iluka — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 3.9% / 2.9%
Currambine — 75-84: 3.9% Iluka — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 1.0% / 0.9%
Currambine — 85+: 1.0% Iluka — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Currambine 57.1% couple families
Currambine — Couple Families: 57.1% Currambine — Lone Person: 22.5% Currambine — One Parent Families: 16.7% Currambine — Group Household: 2.4% Currambine — Other Families: 1.3%
Iluka 76.0% couple families
Iluka — Couple Families: 76.0% Iluka — Lone Person: 13.1% Iluka — One Parent Families: 9.8% Iluka — Group Household: 0.8% Iluka — Other Families: 0.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Currambine 21.9% renting
Currambine — Owned Outright: 28.0% Currambine — Mortgage: 50.1% Currambine — Renting: 21.9%
Iluka 7.9% renting
Iluka — Owned Outright: 38.7% Iluka — Mortgage: 53.4% Iluka — Renting: 7.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Currambine Iluka
England 17.9% / 23.1%
Currambine — England: 17.9% Iluka — England: 23.1%
South Africa 6.6% / 8.1%
Currambine — South Africa: 6.6% Iluka — South Africa: 8.1%
Scotland 3.0% / 3.0%
Currambine — Scotland: 3.0% Iluka — Scotland: 3.0%
New Zealand 2.3% / 1.9%
Currambine — New Zealand: 2.3% Iluka — New Zealand: 1.9%
Ireland 1.5% / 1.7%
Currambine — Ireland: 1.5% Iluka — Ireland: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Qualifications

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

Currambine Iluka
Bachelor Degree 14.1% / 16.9%
Currambine — Bachelor Degree: 14.1% Iluka — Bachelor Degree: 16.9%
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 13.7%
Currambine — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Iluka — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 10.3%
Currambine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Iluka — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 5.0%
Currambine — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Iluka — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.3%
Currambine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Iluka — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Currambine 90.6% houses
Currambine — Houses: 90.6% Currambine — Flats / Apartments: 6.7% Currambine — Townhouses: 2.7%
Iluka 97.7% houses
Iluka — Houses: 97.7% Iluka — Flats / Apartments: 1.5% Iluka — Townhouses: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Currambine Iluka
Median house price $1,085,000 $1,680,000
Median unit price $620,000 —
Median land price — $1,050,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 48 sales
 22 days
from 62 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.

Currambine Iluka
3 bed $870K / $1.15M
Currambine — 3 bed: $870K (16 sales) Iluka — 3 bed: $1.15M (5 sales)

16 vs 5 sales

4 bed $1.14M / $1.65M
Currambine — 4 bed: $1.14M (52 sales) Iluka — 4 bed: $1.65M (80 sales)

52 vs 80 sales

5 bed $1.24M / $1.94M
Currambine — 5 bed: $1.24M (7 sales) Iluka — 5 bed: $1.94M (15 sales)

7 vs 15 sales

Development activity

Currambine Iluka
New dwellings approved 463
across Joondalup
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
same for both

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.

Currambine Iluka
Houses 4.2%
$800/wk on $1M
 3.3%
$1,050/wk on $1.65M
Units 5.7%
$740/wk on $670K
 —

Ranking within WA

Currambine Iluka
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of WA Higher than 97% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of WA Higher than 97% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 89% of WA Higher than 90% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of WA Higher than 89% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 12% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 69% of WA —

Liveability

Iluka scores higher overall (75 vs 63).

Currambine Iluka
Grade B A
Score 63/100 75/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Currambine carries more crime risk (40 vs 20).

Currambine Iluka
Bushfire High
87/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
20/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
20/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Currambine Iluka
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 2.4 km
 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 3.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 3.7%

Schools in Currambine

  • Currambine Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Francis Jordan Catholic School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Iluka

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

Amenities in the suburb

Currambine Iluka
Supermarkets 6 1
Cafes & restaurants 3 2
Parks & reserves 9 2
Childcare 3 2
GPs 6 1
Pharmacies 2 1
Fuel stations 2 0

Mobility

Currambine Iluka
Walkability score 82/100 83/100
Distance to Perth 29.9 km 31 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 28 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 75/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 45.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 28.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 6028
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 6028
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.

Currambine Iluka
Car (driver) 72.8% / 69.5%
Currambine — Car (driver): 72.8% Iluka — Car (driver): 69.5%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 13.8%
Currambine — Worked from Home: 9.3% Iluka — Worked from Home: 13.8%
Train 10.4% / 9.1%
Currambine — Train: 10.4% Iluka — Train: 9.1%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 5.3%
Currambine — Car (passenger): 4.8% Iluka — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Bus 1.3% / 1.2%
Currambine — Bus: 1.3% Iluka — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.8%).

Setting

Currambine Iluka
Elevation 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.4 km 786 m
5.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Currambine Iluka
Connectivity score 70/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
2,848 premises
 56%
1,796 premises

Climate

Currambine Iluka
Annual rainfall 716 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Currambine Iluka
Average residential rate $1,782/yr
same for both
Council Joondalup
same for both

Federal electorate

Currambine Iluka
Division Moore
same for both
Member Tom French
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Currambine Iluka
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Currambine

Coastal Outer Parks

Iluka

Coastal Outer Premium Quiet

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