Eganu vs Carnamah

Eganu is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 43 in Carnamah. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Eganu, the large majority of households are couple families. In Carnamah, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Eganu tends to suit families with children and couples, while Carnamah 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

Eganu

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 74/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 37%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (127% vs 94%)
  • But Carnamah 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

Carnamah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 20%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Eganu

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $150/wk)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Carnamah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (282.3 km vs 288 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Eganu carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 74/100)
  • Carnamah has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Eganu

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (55.6% vs 0.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Eganu Carnamah
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.

Eganu Carnamah
Walkability 0 / 0
Eganu — Walkability: 0/100 Carnamah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 26
Eganu — Safety: 80/100 Carnamah — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 40 / 45
Eganu — Low fire risk: 40/100 Carnamah — Low fire risk: 45/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Eganu — Low flood risk: 100/100 Carnamah — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Carnamah rents higher ($150/wk vs $0/wk); Carnamah has more residents (407 vs 70).

Eganu Carnamah
Population 70 407
+481% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +55.6% +0.5%
Median age 32 43
Median household income $84,500/yr
+17% vs other
 $70,200/yr
Median weekly rent — $150/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eganu Carnamah
0-4 24.3% / 5.9%
Eganu — 0-4: 24.3% Carnamah — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 5.7% / 9.8%
Eganu — 5-14: 5.7% Carnamah — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 — / 2.7%
Eganu — 15-19: not among its largest Carnamah — 15-19: 2.7%
20-24 — / 4.7%
Eganu — 20-24: not among its largest Carnamah — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 22.9% / 11.8%
Eganu — 25-34: 22.9% Carnamah — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 14.3% / 17.0%
Eganu — 35-44: 14.3% Carnamah — 35-44: 17.0%
45-54 5.7% / 11.5%
Eganu — 45-54: 5.7% Carnamah — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 17.1% / 15.7%
Eganu — 55-64: 17.1% Carnamah — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 7.1% / 15.2%
Eganu — 65-74: 7.1% Carnamah — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 — / 5.7%
Eganu — 75-84: not among its largest Carnamah — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ — / 2.7%
Eganu — 85+: not among its largest Carnamah — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eganu 100.0% couple families
Eganu — Couple Families: 100.0% Eganu — Lone Person: 0.0% Eganu — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Carnamah 34.3% couple families
Carnamah — Couple Families: 34.3% Carnamah — Lone Person: 62.7% Carnamah — One Parent Families: 2.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eganu 27.3% renting
Eganu — Owned Outright: 27.3% Eganu — Mortgage: 45.5% Eganu — Renting: 27.3%
Carnamah 32.6% renting
Carnamah — Owned Outright: 51.1% Carnamah — Mortgage: 16.3% Carnamah — Renting: 32.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eganu 126.7% houses
Eganu — Houses: 126.7% Eganu — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Eganu — Townhouses: 0.0%
Carnamah 94.4% houses
Carnamah — Houses: 94.4% Carnamah — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Carnamah — Townhouses: 1.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Eganu Carnamah
Certificate III & IV 4.3% / 16.5%
Eganu — Certificate III & IV: 4.3% Carnamah — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.4% / 5.7%
Eganu — Bachelor Degree: 11.4% Carnamah — Bachelor Degree: 5.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.4%
Eganu — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Carnamah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.0%
Eganu — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Carnamah — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Eganu — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Carnamah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Property market

Eganu Carnamah
Median house price — $255,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Eganu Carnamah
New dwellings approved 10
across Coorow
 4
across Carnamah

Ranking within WA

Eganu Carnamah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of WA Higher than 28% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 16% of WA Higher than 34% of WA

Liveability

Eganu Carnamah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Carnamah carries more crime risk (74 vs 20).

Eganu Carnamah
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Low
20/100
 High
74/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Eganu Carnamah
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Eganu

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

Schools in Carnamah

  • Carnamah District High School Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Eganu Carnamah
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 5
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 10

Mobility

Eganu sits further from the CBD (288 km vs 282.3 km).

Eganu Carnamah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 288 km
+2% vs other
 282.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 192 min 196 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6515
 0.0%
postcode 6517
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 6515
 53
postcode 6517

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.

Eganu Carnamah
Car (driver) 65.0% / 72.6%
Eganu — Car (driver): 65.0% Carnamah — Car (driver): 72.6%
Worked from Home 35.0% / 10.7%
Eganu — Worked from Home: 35.0% Carnamah — Worked from Home: 10.7%
Walked Only — / 10.7%
Eganu — Walked Only: not among its largest Carnamah — Walked Only: 10.7%
Bicycle — / 4.2%
Eganu — Bicycle: not among its largest Carnamah — Bicycle: 4.2%
Car (passenger) — / 1.8%
Eganu — Car (passenger): not among its largest Carnamah — Car (passenger): 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.6%).

Setting

Eganu Carnamah
Elevation 283 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 285 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Eganu Carnamah
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
14 premises
 0%
51 premises

Climate

Eganu Carnamah
Annual rainfall 417 mm 308 mm
Summer max (Jan) 34.0°C 36.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 8.0°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Eganu Carnamah
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Eganu Carnamah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Eganu

Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

Carnamah

Affordable Rural

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