Jacup vs Jerramungup

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jacup, most households own their home and most households are couple families. In Jerramungup, about half of households rent. On these figures, Jacup tends to suit families with children and couples, while Jerramungup suits renters.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Jacup carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 77/100)
  • Jerramungup has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Jacup has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $170/wk)
  • Jerramungup has a bigger rental market to choose from (50% vs 38%)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Jerramungup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (449.2 km vs 470.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (317 min vs 328 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Jacup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 77/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Jacup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.4% vs -0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Jacup Jerramungup
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.

Jacup Jerramungup
Walkability 0 / 0
Jacup — Walkability: 0/100 Jerramungup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 23
Jacup — Safety: 80/100 Jerramungup — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 30 / 43
Jacup — Low fire risk: 30/100 Jerramungup — Low fire risk: 43/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Jacup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Jerramungup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Jerramungup rents higher ($170/wk vs $0/wk); Jerramungup has more residents (353 vs 71).

Jacup Jerramungup
Population 71 353
+397% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.4% -0.8%
Median age 35 37
Median household income $101,816/yr
+16% vs other
 $85,280/yr
Median weekly rent — $170/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jacup Jerramungup
0-4 7.0% / 9.9%
Jacup — 0-4: 7.0% Jerramungup — 0-4: 9.9%
5-14 22.5% / 14.4%
Jacup — 5-14: 22.5% Jerramungup — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 4.2% / 4.0%
Jacup — 15-19: 4.2% Jerramungup — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 5.6% / 6.8%
Jacup — 20-24: 5.6% Jerramungup — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 8.5% / 13.0%
Jacup — 25-34: 8.5% Jerramungup — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 31.0% / 12.2%
Jacup — 35-44: 31.0% Jerramungup — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 7.0% / 11.9%
Jacup — 45-54: 7.0% Jerramungup — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 16.9% / 16.7%
Jacup — 55-64: 16.9% Jerramungup — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 — / 8.2%
Jacup — 65-74: not among its largest Jerramungup — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 — / 2.3%
Jacup — 75-84: not among its largest Jerramungup — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ — / —
Jacup — 85+: not among its largest Jerramungup — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jacup 60.0% couple families
Jacup — Couple Families: 60.0% Jacup — Lone Person: 40.0% Jacup — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Jerramungup 42.6% couple families
Jerramungup — Couple Families: 42.6% Jerramungup — Lone Person: 44.7% Jerramungup — One Parent Families: 12.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Jacup 38.5% renting
Jacup — Owned Outright: 30.8% Jacup — Mortgage: 30.8% Jacup — Renting: 38.5%
Jerramungup 50.0% renting
Jerramungup — Owned Outright: 24.0% Jerramungup — Mortgage: 26.0% Jerramungup — Renting: 50.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Jacup Jerramungup
South Africa 8.5% / 1.7%
Jacup — South Africa: 8.5% Jerramungup — South Africa: 1.7%
New Zealand — / 3.1%
Jacup — New Zealand: not among its largest Jerramungup — New Zealand: 3.1%
England — / 1.1%
Jacup — England: not among its largest Jerramungup — England: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

Qualifications

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

Jacup Jerramungup
Certificate III & IV 12.7% / 13.3%
Jacup — Certificate III & IV: 12.7% Jerramungup — Certificate III & IV: 13.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 5.9%
Jacup — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Jerramungup — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 4.2%
Jacup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Jerramungup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Jacup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Jerramungup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jacup 93.8% houses
Jacup — Houses: 93.8% Jacup — Flats / Apartments: 6.2% Jacup — Townhouses: 0.0%
Jerramungup 87.1% houses
Jerramungup — Houses: 87.1% Jerramungup — Flats / Apartments: 8.1% Jerramungup — Townhouses: 4.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Jacup Jerramungup
Median house price — $200,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Jacup Jerramungup
New dwellings approved 14
across Jerramungup
same for both

Ranking within WA

Jacup Jerramungup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of WA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of WA Higher than 64% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 2% of WA Higher than 37% of WA

Liveability

Jacup Jerramungup
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Jerramungup carries more crime risk (77 vs 20); Jacup carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 57).

Jacup Jerramungup
Bushfire High
70/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime Low
20/100
 High
77/100
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
same for both

Schools

Jacup Jerramungup
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Jacup

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

Schools in Jerramungup

  • Jerramungup District High School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Jacup Jerramungup
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Jacup sits further from the CBD (470.1 km vs 449.2 km).

Jacup Jerramungup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 470.1 km
+4% vs other
 449.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 328 min 317 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6337
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 21
postcode 6337
same for both

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.

Jacup Jerramungup
Car (driver) 61.3% / 72.7%
Jacup — Car (driver): 61.3% Jerramungup — Car (driver): 72.7%
Worked from Home 38.7% / 8.3%
Jacup — Worked from Home: 38.7% Jerramungup — Worked from Home: 8.3%
Walked Only — / 10.6%
Jacup — Walked Only: not among its largest Jerramungup — Walked Only: 10.6%
Bus — / 5.3%
Jacup — Bus: not among its largest Jerramungup — Bus: 5.3%
Car (passenger) — / 3.0%
Jacup — Car (passenger): not among its largest Jerramungup — Car (passenger): 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).

Setting

Jacup Jerramungup
Elevation 304 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 212 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Jacup Jerramungup
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
11 premises
 0%
39 premises

Council rates

Jacup Jerramungup
Average residential rate $4,740/yr
same for both
Council Jerramungup
same for both

Federal electorate

Jacup Jerramungup
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Jacup Jerramungup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Jacup

Family Rural

Jerramungup

Affordable Family Rural Young Families

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