Jitarning vs Kulin West
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. 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 the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 69%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Jitarning
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 16%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Jitarning
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $103/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Jitarning
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (261 km vs 269.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (185 min vs 191 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Jitarning
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 8%)
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 12.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Jitarning and Kulin West drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Kulin West rents higher ($103/wk vs $0/wk); Kulin West has higher household incomes ($121,316 vs $81,224).
| Jitarning | Kulin West | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 63 | 88 +40% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +53.7% | +12.8% |
| Median age | 40 | 41 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr | $121,316/yr +49% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $103/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).
Development activity
| Jitarning | Kulin West | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2 across Kulin same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Jitarning | Kulin West | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 43% of WA | Higher than 87% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 36% of WA | Higher than 48% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 21% of WA | Higher than 28% of WA |
Liveability
| Jitarning | Kulin West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Jitarning carries more bushfire risk (10 vs 0).
| Jitarning | Kulin West | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 10/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | Low 18/100 |
| 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 West | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Jitarning | Kulin West | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 8 |
Mobility
Kulin West sits further from the CBD (269.6 km vs 261 km).
| Jitarning | Kulin West | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 261 km | 269.6 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 185 min | 191 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.5%).
Setting
| Jitarning | Kulin West | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 359 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 284 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Jitarning | Kulin West | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 19 premises | 0% 16 premises |
Federal electorate
| Jitarning | Kulin West | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Jitarning | Kulin West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.