Karlgarin vs Kondinin

Karlgarin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 50 in Kondinin. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Karlgarin, about half of households are couple families. In Kondinin, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Karlgarin tends to suit families with children and couples, while Kondinin suits people living alone.

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

Karlgarin

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 42%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (112% vs 92%)
  • But Kondinin 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

Karlgarin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (4% vs 15%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Karlgarin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($80/wk vs $120/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kondinin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (193 min vs 236 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (274.5 km vs 326.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Karlgarin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.9% vs -6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Karlgarin Kondinin
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.

Karlgarin Kondinin
Walkability 0 / 0
Karlgarin — Walkability: 0/100 Kondinin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 69
Karlgarin — Safety: 61/100 Kondinin — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 100 / 51
Karlgarin — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kondinin — Low fire risk: 51/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Karlgarin — Low flood risk: 100/100 Kondinin — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kondinin has more residents (332 vs 105); Karlgarin has higher household incomes ($80,600 vs $51,272).

Karlgarin Kondinin
Population 105 332
+216% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.9% -6.2%
Median age 36 50
Median household income $80,600/yr
+36% vs other
 $51,272/yr
Median weekly rent $80/wk $120/wk
+50% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Karlgarin Kondinin
0-4 6.7% / 4.5%
Karlgarin — 0-4: 6.7% Kondinin — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 13.3% / 9.6%
Karlgarin — 5-14: 13.3% Kondinin — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 6.7% / 3.6%
Karlgarin — 15-19: 6.7% Kondinin — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 3.8% / 2.7%
Karlgarin — 20-24: 3.8% Kondinin — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 11.4% / 9.3%
Karlgarin — 25-34: 11.4% Kondinin — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 9.5% / 9.9%
Karlgarin — 35-44: 9.5% Kondinin — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 20.0% / 14.8%
Karlgarin — 45-54: 20.0% Kondinin — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 12.4% / 19.9%
Karlgarin — 55-64: 12.4% Kondinin — 55-64: 19.9%
65-74 8.6% / 15.1%
Karlgarin — 65-74: 8.6% Kondinin — 65-74: 15.1%
75-84 10.5% / 5.4%
Karlgarin — 75-84: 10.5% Kondinin — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 4.8% / 1.8%
Karlgarin — 85+: 4.8% Kondinin — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Karlgarin 34.6% lone person
Karlgarin — Lone Person: 34.6% Karlgarin — Couple Families: 50.0% Karlgarin — One Parent Families: 15.4% Karlgarin — Group Household: 0.0%
Kondinin 55.3% lone person
Kondinin — Lone Person: 55.3% Kondinin — Couple Families: 26.6% Kondinin — One Parent Families: 14.9% Kondinin — Group Household: 3.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Karlgarin 18.8% renting
Karlgarin — Owned Outright: 53.1% Karlgarin — Mortgage: 28.1% Karlgarin — Renting: 18.8%
Kondinin 27.9% renting
Kondinin — Owned Outright: 52.7% Kondinin — Mortgage: 19.4% Kondinin — Renting: 27.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Karlgarin Kondinin
England 2.9% / 3.6%
Karlgarin — England: 2.9% Kondinin — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 2.9% / 3.3%
Karlgarin — New Zealand: 2.9% Kondinin — New Zealand: 3.3%
Germany — / 1.2%
Karlgarin — Germany: not among its largest Kondinin — Germany: 1.2%
France — / 1.2%
Karlgarin — France: not among its largest Kondinin — France: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

Qualifications

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

Karlgarin Kondinin
Certificate III & IV 10.5% / 14.8%
Karlgarin — Certificate III & IV: 10.5% Kondinin — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 6.6%
Karlgarin — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Kondinin — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 5.1%
Karlgarin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Kondinin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Karlgarin — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kondinin — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Karlgarin 112.1% houses
Karlgarin — Houses: 112.1% Karlgarin — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Karlgarin — Townhouses: 0.0%
Kondinin 92.1% houses
Kondinin — Houses: 92.1% Kondinin — Flats / Apartments: 4.3% Kondinin — Townhouses: 3.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Karlgarin Kondinin
Median house price — $96,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $230,500

Development activity

Karlgarin Kondinin
New dwellings approved 1
across Kondinin
same for both

Ranking within WA

Karlgarin Kondinin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 10% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of WA Higher than 57% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 71% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of WA Higher than 32% of WA

Liveability

Karlgarin Kondinin
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Kondinin carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 0).

Karlgarin Kondinin
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
31/100
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

Karlgarin Kondinin
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 Karlgarin

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

Schools in Kondinin

  • Kondinin Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Karlgarin Kondinin
Parks & reserves 9 8
GPs 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Karlgarin sits further from the CBD (326.5 km vs 274.5 km).

Karlgarin Kondinin
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 326.5 km
+16% vs other
 274.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 236 min 193 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6358
 0.8%
postcode 6367
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 31
postcode 6367

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.

Karlgarin Kondinin
Car (driver) 50.0% / 54.8%
Karlgarin — Car (driver): 50.0% Kondinin — Car (driver): 54.8%
Worked from Home 32.6% / 23.3%
Karlgarin — Worked from Home: 32.6% Kondinin — Worked from Home: 23.3%
Walked Only 17.4% / 13.0%
Karlgarin — Walked Only: 17.4% Kondinin — Walked Only: 13.0%
Bicycle — / 5.5%
Karlgarin — Bicycle: not among its largest Kondinin — Bicycle: 5.5%
Car (passenger) — / 3.4%
Karlgarin — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kondinin — Car (passenger): 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.8%).

Setting

Karlgarin Kondinin
Elevation 384 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 319 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Karlgarin Kondinin
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
50 premises

Climate

Karlgarin Kondinin
Annual rainfall 344 mm 338 mm
Summer max (Jan) 33.6°C 33.7°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.0°C 6.0°C

Federal electorate

Karlgarin Kondinin
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Karlgarin Kondinin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Karlgarin

Rural

Kondinin

Affordable Rural

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