Jitarning vs Kulin

Jitarning is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Kulin. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jitarning, the large majority of households are couple families. In Kulin, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Jitarning tends to suit 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

Jitarning

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 83/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 44%)
  • But Kulin has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Jitarning

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $170/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Jitarning

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (185 min vs 205 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (261 km vs 285.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Jitarning carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 83/100)
  • Kulin has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Jitarning

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (53.7% vs -4.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Jitarning Kulin
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.

Jitarning Kulin
Walkability 0 / 0
Jitarning — Walkability: 0/100 Kulin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 17
Jitarning — Safety: 78/100 Kulin — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 90 / 100
Jitarning — Low fire risk: 90/100 Kulin — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Jitarning — Low flood risk: 100/100 Kulin — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kulin rents higher ($170/wk vs $0/wk); Kulin has more residents (352 vs 63).

Jitarning Kulin
Population 63 352
+459% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +53.7% -4.6%
Median age 40 45
Median household income $81,224/yr
+13% vs other
 $70,564/yr
Median weekly rent — $170/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jitarning Kulin
0-4 6.3% / 4.8%
Jitarning — 0-4: 6.3% Kulin — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 17.5% / 15.6%
Jitarning — 5-14: 17.5% Kulin — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 — / 4.3%
Jitarning — 15-19: not among its largest Kulin — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 — / 1.1%
Jitarning — 20-24: not among its largest Kulin — 20-24: 1.1%
25-34 22.2% / 11.1%
Jitarning — 25-34: 22.2% Kulin — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 15.9% / 11.4%
Jitarning — 35-44: 15.9% Kulin — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 7.9% / 11.4%
Jitarning — 45-54: 7.9% Kulin — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 19.0% / 13.9%
Jitarning — 55-64: 19.0% Kulin — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 17.5% / 14.8%
Jitarning — 65-74: 17.5% Kulin — 65-74: 14.8%
75-84 — / 8.0%
Jitarning — 75-84: not among its largest Kulin — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ — / 2.6%
Jitarning — 85+: not among its largest Kulin — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jitarning 100.0% couple families
Jitarning — Couple Families: 100.0% Jitarning — Lone Person: 0.0% Jitarning — One Parent Families: 0.0% Jitarning — Group Household: 0.0%
Kulin 35.6% couple families
Kulin — Couple Families: 35.6% Kulin — Lone Person: 51.1% Kulin — One Parent Families: 8.9% Kulin — Group Household: 4.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Jitarning 0.0% renting
Jitarning — Owned Outright: 66.7% Jitarning — Mortgage: 33.3% Jitarning — Renting: 0.0%
Kulin 28.8% renting
Kulin — Owned Outright: 53.6% Kulin — Mortgage: 17.6% Kulin — Renting: 28.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jitarning 100.0% houses
Jitarning — Houses: 100.0% Jitarning — Townhouses: 0.0%
Kulin 100.0% houses
Kulin — Houses: 100.0% Kulin — Townhouses: 3.1%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Jitarning Kulin
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 13.9%
Jitarning — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Kulin — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 8.8%
Jitarning — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Kulin — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 4.5%
Jitarning — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Kulin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.0%
Jitarning — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kulin — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Jitarning — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kulin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

Property market

Jitarning Kulin
Median house price — $150,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $35,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Jitarning Kulin
New dwellings approved 2
across Kulin
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Jitarning Kulin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 29% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of WA Higher than 12% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of WA Higher than 7% of WA

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Jitarning carries more bushfire risk (10 vs 0); Kulin carries more crime risk (83 vs 22).

Jitarning Kulin
Bushfire Low
10/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
22/100
 High
83/100
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

Jitarning Kulin
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Jitarning

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

Schools in Kulin

  • Kulin District High School Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Jitarning Kulin
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 6 2
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 3

Mobility

Kulin sits further from the CBD (285.6 km vs 261 km).

Jitarning Kulin
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 261 km 285.6 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 185 min 205 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6365
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 6365
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.

Jitarning Kulin
Car (driver) 50.0% / 64.3%
Jitarning — Car (driver): 50.0% Kulin — Car (driver): 64.3%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 14.0%
Jitarning — Worked from Home: 50.0% Kulin — Worked from Home: 14.0%
Walked Only — / 16.3%
Jitarning — Walked Only: not among its largest Kulin — Walked Only: 16.3%
Car (passenger) — / 3.1%
Jitarning — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kulin — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Bicycle — / 2.3%
Jitarning — Bicycle: not among its largest Kulin — Bicycle: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.3%).

Setting

Jitarning Kulin
Elevation 359 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 284 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Jitarning Kulin
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
54 premises

Federal electorate

Jitarning Kulin
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Jitarning Kulin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Jitarning

Family Rural

Kulin

Affordable Retirees Rural

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