Currambine vs Kinross

Comparing Currambine and Kinross, WA: Currambine skews older (40 vs 38).

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 6)
  • Kinross 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 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house 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

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

Currambine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (6 vs 1)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Currambine and Kinross 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 Kinross
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 Kinross
Walkability 82 / 78
Currambine — Walkability: 82/100 Kinross — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 60 / 68
Currambine — Safety: 60/100 Kinross — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 13 / 13
Currambine — Low fire risk: 13/100 Kinross — Low fire risk: 13/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Currambine — Low flood risk: 100/100 Kinross — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Currambine skews older (40 vs 38).

Currambine Kinross
Population 6,834 6,988
+2% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.1% +1.4%
Median age 40 38
Median household income $115,128/yr $116,428/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $405/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Currambine Kinross
0-4 4.7% / 5.5%
Currambine — 0-4: 4.7% Kinross — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 13.0% / 14.3%
Currambine — 5-14: 13.0% Kinross — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 7.1% / 7.5%
Currambine — 15-19: 7.1% Kinross — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 7.4% / 6.8%
Currambine — 20-24: 7.4% Kinross — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 11.6% / 11.2%
Currambine — 25-34: 11.6% Kinross — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 11.7% / 12.7%
Currambine — 35-44: 11.7% Kinross — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 16.5% / 16.9%
Currambine — 45-54: 16.5% Kinross — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 15.2% / 13.4%
Currambine — 55-64: 15.2% Kinross — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 7.9% / 7.3%
Currambine — 65-74: 7.9% Kinross — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 3.9% / 3.0%
Currambine — 75-84: 3.9% Kinross — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 1.0% / 1.2%
Currambine — 85+: 1.0% Kinross — 85+: 1.2%

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

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%
Kinross 60.5% couple families
Kinross — Couple Families: 60.5% Kinross — Lone Person: 19.6% Kinross — One Parent Families: 16.6% Kinross — Group Household: 1.8% Kinross — Other Families: 1.5%
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%
Kinross 16.7% renting
Kinross — Owned Outright: 24.1% Kinross — Mortgage: 59.2% Kinross — Renting: 16.7%
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 Kinross
England 17.9% / 21.0%
Currambine — England: 17.9% Kinross — England: 21.0%
South Africa 6.6% / 4.5%
Currambine — South Africa: 6.6% Kinross — South Africa: 4.5%
Scotland 3.0% / 3.7%
Currambine — Scotland: 3.0% Kinross — Scotland: 3.7%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.9%
Currambine — New Zealand: 2.3% Kinross — New Zealand: 2.9%
Ireland 1.5% / 2.1%
Currambine — Ireland: 1.5% Kinross — Ireland: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Qualifications

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

Currambine Kinross
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 17.9%
Currambine — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Kinross — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 14.1% / 11.9%
Currambine — Bachelor Degree: 14.1% Kinross — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 8.7%
Currambine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Kinross — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 2.3%
Currambine — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Kinross — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 1.5%
Currambine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Kinross — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Currambine 90.6% houses
Currambine — Houses: 90.6% Currambine — Townhouses: 2.7% Currambine — Flats / Apartments: 6.7%
Kinross 93.0% houses
Kinross — Houses: 93.0% Kinross — Townhouses: 6.9% Kinross — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Currambine Kinross
Median house price $1,085,000 $1,050,000
Median unit price $620,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 48 sales
 23 days
from 61 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 Kinross
3 bed $870K / $895K
Currambine — 3 bed: $870K (16 sales) Kinross — 3 bed: $895K (18 sales)

16 vs 18 sales

4 bed $1.14M / $1.05M
Currambine — 4 bed: $1.14M (52 sales) Kinross — 4 bed: $1.05M (77 sales)

52 vs 77 sales

5 bed $1.24M / $1.16M
Currambine — 5 bed: $1.24M (7 sales) Kinross — 5 bed: $1.16M (14 sales)

7 vs 14 sales

Development activity

Currambine Kinross
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 Kinross
Houses 4.2%
$800/wk on $1M
 4.5%
$825/wk on $950K
Units 5.7%
$740/wk on $670K
 —

Ranking within WA

Currambine Kinross
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of WA
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 89% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of WA Higher than 88% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 69% of WA —

Liveability

Currambine Kinross
Grade B
same for both
Score 63/100 60/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Currambine Kinross
Bushfire High
87/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
32/100
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 4
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Currambine Kinross
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 2.4 km
 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 3.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 2.0%

Schools in Currambine

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

Schools in Kinross

  • Kinross Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Kinross College Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Currambine Kinross
Supermarkets 6 1
Cafes & restaurants 3 2
Parks & reserves 9 6
Childcare 3
same for both
GPs 6 1
Pharmacies 2 1
Fuel stations 2 0

Mobility

Currambine Kinross
Walkability score 82/100 78/100
Distance to Perth 29.9 km 31.2 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 27 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 45.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 67.8
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 Kinross
Car (driver) 72.8% / 74.4%
Currambine — Car (driver): 72.8% Kinross — Car (driver): 74.4%
Train 10.4% / 8.4%
Currambine — Train: 10.4% Kinross — Train: 8.4%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 9.5%
Currambine — Worked from Home: 9.3% Kinross — Worked from Home: 9.5%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 5.8%
Currambine — Car (passenger): 4.8% Kinross — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Bus 1.3% / 1.2%
Currambine — Bus: 1.3% Kinross — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.4%).

Setting

Currambine Kinross
Elevation 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.4 km 2.3 km
4.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Currambine Kinross
Connectivity score 70/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
2,848 premises
 54%
2,575 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Currambine Kinross
Division Moore Pearce
Member Tom French Tracey Roberts
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Currambine Kinross
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

Kinross

Coastal Outer Parks Quiet

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