Forest Grove vs Karridale

Karridale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Forest Grove. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Forest Grove, about half of households are 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

Karridale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 43%)

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

First-home buyers

Karridale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Forest Grove

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Forest Grove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (289.7 km vs 300.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Karridale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.4% vs -1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Forest Grove Karridale
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.

Forest Grove Karridale
Walkability 0 / 0
Forest Grove — Walkability: 0/100 Karridale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 67 / 76
Forest Grove — Safety: 67/100 Karridale — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 27 / 24
Forest Grove — Low fire risk: 27/100 Karridale — Low fire risk: 24/100
Low flood risk 70 / 76
Forest Grove — Low flood risk: 70/100 Karridale — Low flood risk: 76/100

Demographics

Karridale has more residents (317 vs 253); Karridale rents higher ($300/wk vs $250/wk).

Forest Grove Karridale
Population 253 317
+25% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.6% +14.4%
Median age 52 48
Median household income $62,348/yr $70,668/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $300/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Forest Grove Karridale
0-4 4.3% / 3.5%
Forest Grove — 0-4: 4.3% Karridale — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 9.9% / 12.9%
Forest Grove — 5-14: 9.9% Karridale — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 1.6% / 5.4%
Forest Grove — 15-19: 1.6% Karridale — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 4.3% / 4.4%
Forest Grove — 20-24: 4.3% Karridale — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 11.5% / 6.6%
Forest Grove — 25-34: 11.5% Karridale — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 9.5% / 12.3%
Forest Grove — 35-44: 9.5% Karridale — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 14.6% / 15.1%
Forest Grove — 45-54: 14.6% Karridale — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 19.0% / 18.0%
Forest Grove — 55-64: 19.0% Karridale — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 15.4% / 14.8%
Forest Grove — 65-74: 15.4% Karridale — 65-74: 14.8%
75-84 5.5% / 5.0%
Forest Grove — 75-84: 5.5% Karridale — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 1.2% / —
Forest Grove — 85+: 1.2% Karridale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Forest Grove 46.9% lone person
Forest Grove — Lone Person: 46.9% Forest Grove — Couple Families: 25.9% Forest Grove — One Parent Families: 17.3% Forest Grove — Other Families: 4.9% Forest Grove — Group Household: 4.9%
Karridale 41.8% lone person
Karridale — Lone Person: 41.8% Karridale — Couple Families: 44.8% Karridale — One Parent Families: 13.4% Karridale — Other Families: 0.0% Karridale — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Forest Grove 36.3% renting
Forest Grove — Owned Outright: 45.1% Forest Grove — Mortgage: 18.7% Forest Grove — Renting: 36.3%
Karridale 22.3% renting
Karridale — Owned Outright: 35.9% Karridale — Mortgage: 41.7% Karridale — Renting: 22.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Forest Grove Karridale
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 17.7%
Forest Grove — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Karridale — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 16.6% / 13.2%
Forest Grove — Bachelor Degree: 16.6% Karridale — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.1% / 8.8%
Forest Grove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1% Karridale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 0.9%
Forest Grove — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Karridale — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 0.9%
Forest Grove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Karridale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

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.

Forest Grove Karridale
England 7.9% / 9.5%
Forest Grove — England: 7.9% Karridale — England: 9.5%
New Zealand 2.8% / 1.9%
Forest Grove — New Zealand: 2.8% Karridale — New Zealand: 1.9%
South Africa 2.8% / —
Forest Grove — South Africa: 2.8% Karridale — South Africa: not among its largest
Italy 2.4% / —
Forest Grove — Italy: 2.4% Karridale — Italy: not among its largest
Scotland 2.4% / —
Forest Grove — Scotland: 2.4% Karridale — Scotland: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.3%
Forest Grove — Netherlands: not among its largest Karridale — Netherlands: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Forest Grove 96.3% houses
Forest Grove — Houses: 96.3% Forest Grove — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Karridale 97.2% houses
Karridale — Houses: 97.2% Karridale — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Forest Grove Karridale
Median house price — $900,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $455,000

Development activity

Forest Grove Karridale
New dwellings approved 437
across Augusta Margaret River
same for both
Approvals change year on year +76%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Forest Grove Karridale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of WA Higher than 29% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 63% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 92% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of WA Higher than 40% of WA

Liveability

Forest Grove Karridale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Forest Grove Karridale
Bushfire High
73/100
 High
76/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Low
24/100
Flood Low
30/100
 Low
24/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Forest Grove Karridale
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Forest Grove

  • Margaret River Independent School Independent · Primary below peers

Schools in Karridale

  • Karridale Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Forest Grove Karridale
Parks & reserves 3 1
Fuel stations 0 2

Mobility

Karridale sits further from the CBD (300.3 km vs 289.7 km).

Forest Grove Karridale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 289.7 km 300.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 201 min 197 min
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 6286
 0.0%
postcode 6288
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 99
postcode 6286
 48
postcode 6288

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.

Forest Grove Karridale
Car (driver) 64.8% / 67.4%
Forest Grove — Car (driver): 64.8% Karridale — Car (driver): 67.4%
Worked from Home 30.5% / 17.4%
Forest Grove — Worked from Home: 30.5% Karridale — Worked from Home: 17.4%
Walked Only 4.8% / 6.2%
Forest Grove — Walked Only: 4.8% Karridale — Walked Only: 6.2%
Car (passenger) — / 6.9%
Forest Grove — Car (passenger): not among its largest Karridale — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Bus — / 2.1%
Forest Grove — Bus: not among its largest Karridale — Bus: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.4%).

Setting

Forest Grove Karridale
Elevation 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 64 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.7 km 8.9 km

NBN connectivity

Forest Grove Karridale
Connectivity score 26/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
138 premises
 0%
88 premises

Climate

Forest Grove Karridale
Annual rainfall 763 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Forest Grove Karridale
Average residential rate $3,281/yr
same for both
Council Augusta Margaret River
same for both

Federal electorate

Forest Grove Karridale
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Forest Grove Karridale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Forest Grove

Rural

Karridale

Rural

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