Kalgup vs Sabina River

In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Sabina River tends to suit families with children.

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

  • Kalgup has more separate houses rather than flats (85% vs 67%)
  • Sabina River carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 30/100)

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

First-home buyers

Kalgup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 42%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Sabina River

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $175/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Sabina River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (226.8 km vs 230.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sabina River

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 30/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (33% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Kalgup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (42.2% vs 3.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kalgup Sabina River
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.

Kalgup Sabina River
Walkability 0 / 0
Kalgup — Walkability: 0/100 Sabina River — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 89
Kalgup — Safety: 70/100 Sabina River — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 77 / 66
Kalgup — Low fire risk: 77/100 Sabina River — Low fire risk: 66/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Kalgup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Sabina River — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kalgup has higher household incomes ($136,500 vs $71,500); Kalgup rents higher ($175/wk vs $150/wk).

Kalgup Sabina River
Population 91
+13% vs other
 79
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +42.2% +3.9%
Median age 42 44
Median household income $136,500/yr
+48% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk
+14% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kalgup Sabina River
0-4 7.7% / 3.8%
Kalgup — 0-4: 7.7% Sabina River — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 7.7% / 16.5%
Kalgup — 5-14: 7.7% Sabina River — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 9.9% / 12.7%
Kalgup — 15-19: 9.9% Sabina River — 15-19: 12.7%
20-24 9.9% / 3.8%
Kalgup — 20-24: 9.9% Sabina River — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 8.8% / 8.9%
Kalgup — 25-34: 8.8% Sabina River — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 13.2% / 7.6%
Kalgup — 35-44: 13.2% Sabina River — 35-44: 7.6%
45-54 15.4% / 8.9%
Kalgup — 45-54: 15.4% Sabina River — 45-54: 8.9%
55-64 16.5% / 17.7%
Kalgup — 55-64: 16.5% Sabina River — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 8.8% / 12.7%
Kalgup — 65-74: 8.8% Sabina River — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 6.6% / 3.8%
Kalgup — 75-84: 6.6% Sabina River — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / —
Kalgup — 85+: not among its largest Sabina River — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kalgup 81.2% couple families
Kalgup — Couple Families: 81.2% Kalgup — Lone Person: 0.0% Kalgup — Other Families: 18.8%
Sabina River 80.0% couple families
Sabina River — Couple Families: 80.0% Sabina River — Lone Person: 20.0% Sabina River — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kalgup 22.6% renting
Kalgup — Owned Outright: 45.2% Kalgup — Mortgage: 32.3% Kalgup — Renting: 22.6%
Sabina River 42.9% renting
Sabina River — Owned Outright: 35.7% Sabina River — Mortgage: 21.4% Sabina River — Renting: 42.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kalgup Sabina River
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 24.1%
Kalgup — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Sabina River — Certificate III & IV: 24.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 5.1%
Kalgup — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Sabina River — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 5.1%
Kalgup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Sabina River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / —
Kalgup — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Sabina River — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

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.

Kalgup Sabina River
England 3.3% / 6.3%
Kalgup — England: 3.3% Sabina River — England: 6.3%
New Zealand — / 5.1%
Kalgup — New Zealand: not among its largest Sabina River — New Zealand: 5.1%
South Africa — / 5.1%
Kalgup — South Africa: not among its largest Sabina River — South Africa: 5.1%
India 3.3% / —
Kalgup — India: 3.3% Sabina River — India: not among its largest
China 3.3% / —
Kalgup — China: 3.3% Sabina River — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kalgup 84.8% houses
Kalgup — Houses: 84.8% Kalgup — Flats / Apartments: 15.2%
Sabina River 66.7% houses
Sabina River — Houses: 66.7% Sabina River — Flats / Apartments: 33.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Kalgup Sabina River
New dwellings approved 440
across Busselton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Kalgup Sabina River
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 31% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of WA Higher than 15% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of WA Higher than 43% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of WA Higher than 56% of WA

Liveability

Kalgup Sabina River
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Kalgup carries more crime risk (30 vs 11); Sabina River carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 23).

Kalgup Sabina River
Bushfire Low
23/100
 Low
34/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
11/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Kalgup Sabina River
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

Kalgup Sabina River
Parks & reserves 0 1

Mobility

Kalgup sits further from the CBD (230.5 km vs 226.8 km).

Kalgup Sabina River
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 230.5 km
+2% vs other
 226.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 153 min 149 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6280
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 6280
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.

Kalgup Sabina River
Car (driver) 76.7% / 74.2%
Kalgup — Car (driver): 76.7% Sabina River — Car (driver): 74.2%
Walked Only 5.0% / 16.1%
Kalgup — Walked Only: 5.0% Sabina River — Walked Only: 16.1%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 9.7%
Kalgup — Car (passenger): 5.0% Sabina River — Car (passenger): 9.7%
Worked from Home 13.3% / —
Kalgup — Worked from Home: 13.3% Sabina River — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.7%).

Setting

Kalgup Sabina River
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.8 km 13.1 km

NBN connectivity

Kalgup Sabina River
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
35 premises

Climate

Kalgup Sabina River
Annual rainfall 624 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Kalgup Sabina River
Average residential rate $3,028/yr
same for both
Council Busselton
same for both

Federal electorate

Kalgup Sabina River
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kalgup Sabina River
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kalgup

Rural

Sabina River

Rural

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