Green Head vs Warradarge

Warradarge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 57 against 66 in Green Head. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Green Head, most households are people living alone. In Warradarge, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Green Head tends to suit older residents, while Warradarge suits couples.

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

Warradarge

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 80/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 30%)

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

First-home buyers

Warradarge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Warradarge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $245/wk)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Warradarge

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (163 min vs 266 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (246.6 km vs 261.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Green Head has more residents already 65 and over (55% vs 33%)
  • Warradarge carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Green Head Warradarge
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.

Green Head Warradarge
Walkability 0 / 0
Green Head — Walkability: 0/100 Warradarge — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 20 / 79
Green Head — Safety: 20/100 Warradarge — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 16 / 29
Green Head — Low fire risk: 16/100 Warradarge — Low fire risk: 29/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Green Head — Low flood risk: 100/100 Warradarge — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Green Head rents higher ($245/wk vs $0/wk); Green Head has more residents (293 vs 66).

Green Head Warradarge
Population 293
+77% vs other
 66
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.3% +3.1%
Median age 66 57
Median household income $44,720/yr $71,500/yr
+60% vs other
Median weekly rent $245/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Green Head Warradarge
0-4 2.0% / 10.6%
Green Head — 0-4: 2.0% Warradarge — 0-4: 10.6%
5-14 3.1% / 6.1%
Green Head — 5-14: 3.1% Warradarge — 5-14: 6.1%
15-19 1.7% / 6.1%
Green Head — 15-19: 1.7% Warradarge — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 2.0% / 6.1%
Green Head — 20-24: 2.0% Warradarge — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 6.5% / 4.5%
Green Head — 25-34: 6.5% Warradarge — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 4.1% / 6.1%
Green Head — 35-44: 4.1% Warradarge — 35-44: 6.1%
45-54 8.2% / 10.6%
Green Head — 45-54: 8.2% Warradarge — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 16.7% / 21.2%
Green Head — 55-64: 16.7% Warradarge — 55-64: 21.2%
65-74 31.7% / 9.1%
Green Head — 65-74: 31.7% Warradarge — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 19.8% / 15.2%
Green Head — 75-84: 19.8% Warradarge — 75-84: 15.2%
85+ 3.4% / 9.1%
Green Head — 85+: 3.4% Warradarge — 85+: 9.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Green Head 20.3% couple families
Green Head — Couple Families: 20.3% Green Head — Lone Person: 69.6% Green Head — One Parent Families: 10.1%
Warradarge 100.0% couple families
Warradarge — Couple Families: 100.0% Warradarge — Lone Person: 0.0% Warradarge — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Green Head 15.2% renting
Green Head — Owned Outright: 64.8% Green Head — Mortgage: 20.0% Green Head — Renting: 15.2%
Warradarge 23.5% renting
Warradarge — Owned Outright: 76.5% Warradarge — Mortgage: 0.0% Warradarge — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Green Head 95.2% houses
Green Head — Houses: 95.2% Green Head — Townhouses: 6.2%
Warradarge 100.0% houses
Warradarge — Houses: 100.0% Warradarge — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Green Head Warradarge
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 4.5%
Green Head — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Warradarge — Certificate III & IV: 4.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 10.6%
Green Head — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Warradarge — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / —
Green Head — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Warradarge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / —
Green Head — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Warradarge — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Green Head — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Warradarge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Property market

Green Head Warradarge
Median house price $510,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $274,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 58 days
from 9 sales
 —

Development activity

Green Head Warradarge
New dwellings approved 10
across Coorow
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.

Green Head Warradarge
Houses 5.7%
$750/wk on $690K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Green Head Warradarge
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of WA Higher than 32% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of WA Higher than 38% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 22% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 91% of WA —

Liveability

Green Head Warradarge
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Green Head carries more crime risk (80 vs 21); Green Head carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 71).

Green Head Warradarge
Bushfire High
84/100
 High
71/100
Crime High
80/100
 Low
21/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
60/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Green Head Warradarge
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

Green Head Warradarge
Cafes & restaurants 3 1
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Green Head sits further from the CBD (261.2 km vs 246.6 km).

Green Head Warradarge
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 261.2 km
+6% vs other
 246.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 266 min 163 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6514
 0.0%
postcode 6518
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 6514
 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.

Green Head Warradarge
Car (driver) 63.5% / 30.4%
Green Head — Car (driver): 63.5% Warradarge — Car (driver): 30.4%
Worked from Home 18.9% / 47.8%
Green Head — Worked from Home: 18.9% Warradarge — Worked from Home: 47.8%
Walked Only 6.8% / 21.7%
Green Head — Walked Only: 6.8% Warradarge — Walked Only: 21.7%
Car (passenger) 10.8% / —
Green Head — Car (passenger): 10.8% Warradarge — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.5%).

Setting

Green Head Warradarge
Elevation 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 217 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.5 km 32.4 km

NBN connectivity

Green Head Warradarge
Connectivity score 45/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
377 premises
 0%
23 premises

Climate

Green Head Warradarge
Annual rainfall 490 mm 417 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C 34.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 9.6°C 8.0°C

Council rates

Green Head Warradarge
Average residential rate $4,573/yr
same for both
Council Coorow
same for both

Federal electorate

Green Head Warradarge
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Green Head Warradarge
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Green Head

Affordable Retirees Rural

Warradarge

Retirees Rural Young Families

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