Kaloorup vs North Jindong
Kaloorup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in North Jindong. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kaloorup, about half of households are people living alone. In North Jindong, most households are couple families.
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
Kaloorup
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 46/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Kaloorup
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 44%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kaloorup
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 46/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kaloorup
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.6% vs -6.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kaloorup and North Jindong 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
Kaloorup has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $62,816); North Jindong skews older (43 vs 40).
| Kaloorup | North Jindong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 90 +17% vs other | 75 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +21.6% | -6.2% |
| Median age | 40 | 43 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr +26% vs other | $62,816/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $240/wk | $238/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (14.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Kaloorup | North Jindong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 440 across Busselton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +9% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Kaloorup | North Jindong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 47% of WA | Higher than 21% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 10% of WA | Higher than 57% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 43% of WA | Higher than 46% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of WA | Higher than 55% of WA |
Liveability
| Kaloorup | North Jindong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
North Jindong carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 13); North Jindong carries more crime risk (46 vs 30).
| Kaloorup | North Jindong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 13/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Crime | Low 30/100 | Moderate 46/100 |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Kaloorup | North Jindong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kaloorup | North Jindong | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
| Kaloorup | North Jindong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 246.3 km | 246.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 168 min | 166 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.5%).
Setting
| Kaloorup | North Jindong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 68 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 14.3 km | 9.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kaloorup | North Jindong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 39 premises | 0% 35 premises |
Climate
| Kaloorup | North Jindong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 624 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Kaloorup | North Jindong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $3,028/yr same for both | |
| Council | Busselton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kaloorup | North Jindong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Forrest same for both | |
| Member | Ben Small same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kaloorup | North Jindong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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