Karakin vs Nilgen

Nilgen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 60 in Karakin. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Karakin, most households are people living alone. In Nilgen, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Karakin: a median of $780,000, against $655,000 in Nilgen. On these figures, Karakin tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Nilgen suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Nilgen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 81/100)

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

First-home buyers

Nilgen

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 37%)
  • has cheaper houses ($655,000 vs $780,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Nilgen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Karakin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (125 km vs 133.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Karakin has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 28%)
  • Nilgen carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Nilgen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.8% vs -0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Karakin Nilgen
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.

Karakin Nilgen
Walkability 0 / 0
Karakin — Walkability: 0/100 Nilgen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 31
Karakin — Safety: 19/100 Nilgen — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 35 / 18
Karakin — Low fire risk: 35/100 Nilgen — Low fire risk: 18/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Karakin — Low flood risk: 100/100 Nilgen — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Nilgen has higher household incomes ($68,224 vs $47,788); Karakin skews older (60 vs 52).

Karakin Nilgen
Population 239 248
+4% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.8% +7.8%
Median age 60 52
Median household income $47,788/yr $68,224/yr
+43% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $225/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Karakin Nilgen
0-4 2.9% / 3.6%
Karakin — 0-4: 2.9% Nilgen — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 5.9% / 6.0%
Karakin — 5-14: 5.9% Nilgen — 5-14: 6.0%
15-19 5.9% / 5.2%
Karakin — 15-19: 5.9% Nilgen — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 1.3% / 2.8%
Karakin — 20-24: 1.3% Nilgen — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 2.9% / 4.8%
Karakin — 25-34: 2.9% Nilgen — 25-34: 4.8%
35-44 5.9% / 12.1%
Karakin — 35-44: 5.9% Nilgen — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 13.4% / 20.6%
Karakin — 45-54: 13.4% Nilgen — 45-54: 20.6%
55-64 17.6% / 16.5%
Karakin — 55-64: 17.6% Nilgen — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 33.5% / 13.3%
Karakin — 65-74: 33.5% Nilgen — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 7.1% / 10.1%
Karakin — 75-84: 7.1% Nilgen — 75-84: 10.1%
85+ 2.5% / 4.4%
Karakin — 85+: 2.5% Nilgen — 85+: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Karakin 55.6% lone person
Karakin — Lone Person: 55.6% Karakin — Couple Families: 38.9% Karakin — One Parent Families: 5.6% Karakin — Group Household: 0.0% Karakin — Other Families: 0.0%
Nilgen 46.6% lone person
Nilgen — Lone Person: 46.6% Nilgen — Couple Families: 32.8% Nilgen — One Parent Families: 6.9% Nilgen — Group Household: 6.9% Nilgen — Other Families: 6.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Karakin 10.0% renting
Karakin — Owned Outright: 62.0% Karakin — Mortgage: 28.0% Karakin — Renting: 10.0%
Nilgen 8.1% renting
Nilgen — Owned Outright: 49.5% Nilgen — Mortgage: 42.4% Nilgen — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Karakin Nilgen
Certificate III & IV 23.4% / 20.6%
Karakin — Certificate III & IV: 23.4% Nilgen — Certificate III & IV: 20.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.3%
Karakin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Nilgen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 4.8%
Karakin — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Nilgen — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 2.8%
Karakin — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Nilgen — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

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.

Karakin Nilgen
England 9.6% / 10.1%
Karakin — England: 9.6% Nilgen — England: 10.1%
New Zealand 1.3% / 7.7%
Karakin — New Zealand: 1.3% Nilgen — New Zealand: 7.7%
Germany — / 2.4%
Karakin — Germany: not among its largest Nilgen — Germany: 2.4%
Netherlands — / 2.4%
Karakin — Netherlands: not among its largest Nilgen — Netherlands: 2.4%
South Africa 2.1% / —
Karakin — South Africa: 2.1% Nilgen — South Africa: not among its largest
India — / 2.0%
Karakin — India: not among its largest Nilgen — India: 2.0%
Scotland 1.7% / —
Karakin — Scotland: 1.7% Nilgen — Scotland: not among its largest
Vietnam 1.3% / —
Karakin — Vietnam: 1.3% Nilgen — Vietnam: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Karakin 102.9% houses
Karakin — Houses: 102.9%
Nilgen 100.0% houses
Nilgen — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Karakin Nilgen
Median house price $780,000 $655,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $375,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 64 days
from 4 sales
 88 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Karakin Nilgen
New dwellings approved 128
across Gingin
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Karakin Nilgen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 7% of WA Higher than 26% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of WA Higher than 53% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 45% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of WA Higher than 63% of WA

Liveability

Karakin Nilgen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Nilgen carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 65); Karakin carries more crime risk (81 vs 69).

Karakin Nilgen
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 High
82/100
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
68/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Karakin Nilgen
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

Karakin Nilgen
Parks & reserves 0 2

Mobility

Nilgen sits further from the CBD (133.8 km vs 125 km).

Karakin Nilgen
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 125 km 133.8 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 94 min 98 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6044
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 6044
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.

Karakin Nilgen
Car (driver) 73.0% / 76.6%
Karakin — Car (driver): 73.0% Nilgen — Car (driver): 76.6%
Worked from Home 22.2% / 7.8%
Karakin — Worked from Home: 22.2% Nilgen — Worked from Home: 7.8%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 10.4%
Karakin — Car (passenger): 4.8% Nilgen — Car (passenger): 10.4%
Bus — / 5.2%
Karakin — Bus: not among its largest Nilgen — Bus: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.6%).

Setting

Karakin Nilgen
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.2 km 9.1 km

NBN connectivity

Karakin Nilgen
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
149 premises
 0%
183 premises

Council rates

Karakin Nilgen
Average residential rate $2,630/yr
same for both
Council Gingin
same for both

Federal electorate

Karakin Nilgen
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Karakin Nilgen
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Karakin

Retirees Rural

Nilgen

Retirees Rural

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