Greenbushes vs Maranup

Greenbushes is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 55 in Maranup. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most 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

Maranup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 83/100)

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

First-home buyers

Greenbushes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Greenbushes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $271/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Greenbushes

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (171 min vs 186 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (242.8 km vs 258 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Maranup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Maranup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.7% vs -5.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Greenbushes Maranup
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.

Greenbushes Maranup
Walkability 0 / 0
Greenbushes — Walkability: 0/100 Maranup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 17 / 77
Greenbushes — Safety: 17/100 Maranup — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 35 / 28
Greenbushes — Low fire risk: 35/100 Maranup — Low fire risk: 28/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Greenbushes — Low flood risk: 100/100 Maranup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Greenbushes has more residents (365 vs 60); Maranup rents higher ($271/wk vs $200/wk).

Greenbushes Maranup
Population 365
+84% vs other
 60
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.2% +1.7%
Median age 52 55
Median household income $50,128/yr $61,724/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $271/wk
+36% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greenbushes Maranup
0-4 2.5% / —
Greenbushes — 0-4: 2.5% Maranup — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 13.4% / 5.0%
Greenbushes — 5-14: 13.4% Maranup — 5-14: 5.0%
15-19 4.9% / —
Greenbushes — 15-19: 4.9% Maranup — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.9% / 6.7%
Greenbushes — 20-24: 4.9% Maranup — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 7.4% / 5.0%
Greenbushes — 25-34: 7.4% Maranup — 25-34: 5.0%
35-44 11.5% / 6.7%
Greenbushes — 35-44: 11.5% Maranup — 35-44: 6.7%
45-54 8.8% / 21.7%
Greenbushes — 45-54: 8.8% Maranup — 45-54: 21.7%
55-64 18.6% / 18.3%
Greenbushes — 55-64: 18.6% Maranup — 55-64: 18.3%
65-74 15.6% / 18.3%
Greenbushes — 65-74: 15.6% Maranup — 65-74: 18.3%
75-84 10.1% / 8.3%
Greenbushes — 75-84: 10.1% Maranup — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ 1.9% / —
Greenbushes — 85+: 1.9% Maranup — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greenbushes 61.9% lone person
Greenbushes — Lone Person: 61.9% Greenbushes — Couple Families: 24.8% Greenbushes — One Parent Families: 10.5% Greenbushes — Group Household: 2.9%
Maranup 57.1% lone person
Maranup — Lone Person: 57.1% Maranup — Couple Families: 42.9% Maranup — One Parent Families: 0.0% Maranup — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Greenbushes 28.4% renting
Greenbushes — Owned Outright: 42.6% Greenbushes — Mortgage: 29.0% Greenbushes — Renting: 28.4%
Maranup 19.0% renting
Maranup — Owned Outright: 57.1% Maranup — Mortgage: 23.8% Maranup — Renting: 19.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Greenbushes Maranup
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 20.0%
Greenbushes — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Maranup — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 16.7%
Greenbushes — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Maranup — Bachelor Degree: 16.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 5.0%
Greenbushes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Maranup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / —
Greenbushes — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Maranup — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Greenbushes Maranup
England 6.3% / 8.3%
Greenbushes — England: 6.3% Maranup — England: 8.3%
New Zealand 3.8% / —
Greenbushes — New Zealand: 3.8% Maranup — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands 2.5% / —
Greenbushes — Netherlands: 2.5% Maranup — Netherlands: not among its largest
Philippines 1.1% / —
Greenbushes — Philippines: 1.1% Maranup — Philippines: not among its largest
Italy 0.8% / —
Greenbushes — Italy: 0.8% Maranup — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greenbushes 100.0% houses
Greenbushes — Houses: 100.0% Greenbushes — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Maranup 92.0% houses
Maranup — Houses: 92.0% Maranup — Flats / Apartments: 8.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Greenbushes Maranup
Median house price $425,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $141,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 88 days
from 7 sales
 —

Development activity

Greenbushes Maranup
New dwellings approved 26
across Bridgetown-Greenbushes
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Greenbushes Maranup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 9% of WA Higher than 19% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of WA Higher than 6% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 78% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 43% of WA

Liveability

Greenbushes Maranup
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Greenbushes carries more crime risk (83 vs 23).

Greenbushes Maranup
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 High
72/100
Crime High
83/100
 Low
23/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Greenbushes Maranup
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Greenbushes

  • Greenbushes Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Maranup

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

Amenities in the suburb

Greenbushes Maranup
Parks & reserves 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 5 3

Mobility

Maranup sits further from the CBD (258 km vs 242.8 km).

Greenbushes Maranup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 242.8 km 258 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 171 min 186 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 6254
 1.0%
postcode 6256
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 6254
 29
postcode 6256

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.

Greenbushes Maranup
Car (driver) 86.0% / 68.4%
Greenbushes — Car (driver): 86.0% Maranup — Car (driver): 68.4%
Worked from Home — / 31.6%
Greenbushes — Worked from Home: not among its largest Maranup — Worked from Home: 31.6%
Walked Only 9.3% / —
Greenbushes — Walked Only: 9.3% Maranup — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 4.7% / —
Greenbushes — Car (passenger): 4.7% Maranup — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.0%).

Setting

Greenbushes Maranup
Elevation 272 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 258 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Greenbushes Maranup
Connectivity score 30/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
244 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Greenbushes Maranup
Annual rainfall 691 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Greenbushes Maranup
Average residential rate $2,417/yr
same for both
Council Bridgetown-Greenbushes
same for both

Federal electorate

Greenbushes Maranup
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Greenbushes Maranup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Greenbushes

Affordable Retirees Rural

Maranup

Retirees Rural

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