Eganu vs Eneabba

Eganu is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 52 in Eneabba. 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 Eneabba, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Eganu tends to suit families with children and couples, while Eneabba 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 72/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 42%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (127% vs 96%)
  • But Eneabba has more parks and reserves (11 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Eganu

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

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

Eneabba

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (179 min vs 192 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (273.1 km vs 288 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Eneabba

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 7%)
  • But Eganu carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 72/100)

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 -3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Eganu and Eneabba 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 Eneabba
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 Eneabba
Walkability 0 / 17
Eganu — Walkability: 0/100 Eneabba — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 80 / 28
Eganu — Safety: 80/100 Eneabba — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 40 / 30
Eganu — Low fire risk: 40/100 Eneabba — Low fire risk: 30/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Eganu — Low flood risk: 100/100 Eneabba — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Eneabba rents higher ($150/wk vs $0/wk); Eganu has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $39,624).

Eganu Eneabba
Population 70 142
+103% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +55.6% -3.4%
Median age 32 52
Median household income $84,500/yr
+53% vs other
 $39,624/yr
Median weekly rent — $150/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eganu Eneabba
0-4 24.3% / 2.1%
Eganu — 0-4: 24.3% Eneabba — 0-4: 2.1%
5-14 5.7% / 7.7%
Eganu — 5-14: 5.7% Eneabba — 5-14: 7.7%
15-19 — / 4.2%
Eganu — 15-19: not among its largest Eneabba — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 — / 4.9%
Eganu — 20-24: not among its largest Eneabba — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 22.9% / 8.5%
Eganu — 25-34: 22.9% Eneabba — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 14.3% / 17.6%
Eganu — 35-44: 14.3% Eneabba — 35-44: 17.6%
45-54 5.7% / 12.7%
Eganu — 45-54: 5.7% Eneabba — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 17.1% / 14.8%
Eganu — 55-64: 17.1% Eneabba — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 7.1% / 19.7%
Eganu — 65-74: 7.1% Eneabba — 65-74: 19.7%
75-84 — / 7.0%
Eganu — 75-84: not among its largest Eneabba — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ — / —
Eganu — 85+: not among its largest Eneabba — 85+: not among its largest

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%
Eneabba 26.3% couple families
Eneabba — Couple Families: 26.3% Eneabba — Lone Person: 57.9% Eneabba — One Parent Families: 15.8%
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%
Eneabba 25.0% renting
Eneabba — Owned Outright: 53.8% Eneabba — Mortgage: 21.2% Eneabba — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eganu 126.7% houses
Eganu — Houses: 126.7% Eganu — Townhouses: 0.0%
Eneabba 96.4% houses
Eneabba — Houses: 96.4% Eneabba — Townhouses: 8.9%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Eganu Eneabba
Bachelor Degree 11.4% / 4.2%
Eganu — Bachelor Degree: 11.4% Eneabba — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Certificate III & IV 4.3% / 11.3%
Eganu — Certificate III & IV: 4.3% Eneabba — Certificate III & IV: 11.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.5%
Eganu — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Eneabba — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 3.5%
Eganu — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Eneabba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.8%
Eganu — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Eneabba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.4%).

Property market

Eganu Eneabba
Median house price — $246,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Eganu Eneabba
New dwellings approved 10
across Coorow
 4
across Carnamah

Ranking within WA

Eganu Eneabba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of WA Higher than 4% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of WA Higher than 73% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 16% of WA Higher than 8% of WA

Liveability

Eneabba is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Eganu Eneabba
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Eneabba carries more crime risk (72 vs 20); Eneabba carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 60).

Eganu Eneabba
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 High
70/100
Crime Low
20/100
 High
72/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
84/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Eganu Eneabba
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
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 Eneabba

  • Eneabba Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Eganu Eneabba
Parks & reserves 3 11
GPs 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Eganu sits further from the CBD (288 km vs 273.1 km).

Eganu Eneabba
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Perth 288 km
+5% vs other
 273.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 192 min 179 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6515
 0.0%
postcode 6518
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 6515
 40
postcode 6518

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 Eneabba
Car (driver) 65.0% / 48.1%
Eganu — Car (driver): 65.0% Eneabba — Car (driver): 48.1%
Worked from Home 35.0% / 13.0%
Eganu — Worked from Home: 35.0% Eneabba — Worked from Home: 13.0%
Walked Only — / 16.7%
Eganu — Walked Only: not among its largest Eneabba — Walked Only: 16.7%
Car (passenger) — / 11.1%
Eganu — Car (passenger): not among its largest Eneabba — Car (passenger): 11.1%
Bus — / 11.1%
Eganu — Bus: not among its largest Eneabba — Bus: 11.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.0%).

Setting

Eganu Eneabba
Elevation 283 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 87 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Eganu Eneabba
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

Eneabba

Quiet Retirees Rural

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