Doodenanning vs Warding East
Warding East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 42 in Doodenanning. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Doodenanning tends to suit 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
Warding East
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 85%)
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 58%)
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
Doodenanning
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $225/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Doodenanning
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (116 min vs 123 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Doodenanning
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 7%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Doodenanning
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.6% vs 10.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Doodenanning and Warding East 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
Warding East rents higher ($225/wk vs $0/wk); Doodenanning skews older (42 vs 34).
| Doodenanning | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 51 | 55 +8% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +18.6% | +10.0% |
| Median age | 42 | 34 |
| Median household income | $77,948/yr | $94,224/yr +21% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $225/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
Development activity
| Doodenanning | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 5 across Quairading | 6 across Cunderdin |
Ranking within WA
| Doodenanning | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 40% of WA | Higher than 58% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of WA | Higher than 31% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 31% of WA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 3% of WA | Higher than 44% of WA |
Liveability
| Doodenanning | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
| Doodenanning | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 27/100 | Low 25/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Doodenanning | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Doodenanning | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
| Doodenanning | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 142.3 km | 143.9 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 116 min | 123 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 6383 | 0.0% postcode 6405 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 6383 | 35 postcode 6405 |
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 (65.4%).
Setting
| Doodenanning | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 264 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| Doodenanning | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 6 premises | 0% 18 premises |
Climate
| Doodenanning | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 384 mm | 399 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 34.3°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.3°C | — |
Federal electorate
| Doodenanning | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor | Durack |
| Member | Rick Wilson | Melissa Price |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Doodenanning | Warding East | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.