Karnup vs Stake Hill

Karnup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 45 in Stake Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Stake Hill: a median of $1.51 million, against $780,000 in Karnup, though rent is higher in Karnup. On these figures, Karnup tends to suit young adults, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Stake Hill suits 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

Karnup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 70/100)

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

First-home buyers

Karnup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($780,000 vs $1,510,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Stake Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $370/wk)
  • But Karnup has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 4%)

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

Commuting to the city

Karnup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (59.8 km vs 65.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Karnup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 70/100)

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

Investors

Karnup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (52.9% vs -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Karnup Stake Hill
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.

Karnup Stake Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Karnup — Walkability: 0/100 Stake Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 30
Karnup — Safety: 47/100 Stake Hill — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 52 / 61
Karnup — Low fire risk: 52/100 Stake Hill — Low fire risk: 61/100
Low flood risk 54 / 11
Karnup — Low flood risk: 54/100 Stake Hill — Low flood risk: 11/100

Demographics

Karnup has more residents (2,096 vs 469); Stake Hill skews older (45 vs 30).

Karnup Stake Hill
Population 2,096
+78% vs other
 469
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +52.9% -3.3%
Median age 30 45
Median household income $110,344/yr $137,436/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+19% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Karnup Stake Hill
0-4 10.3% / 3.0%
Karnup — 0-4: 10.3% Stake Hill — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 16.1% / 13.4%
Karnup — 5-14: 16.1% Stake Hill — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 6.3% / 9.8%
Karnup — 15-19: 6.3% Stake Hill — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 5.3% / 4.3%
Karnup — 20-24: 5.3% Stake Hill — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 19.7% / 6.0%
Karnup — 25-34: 19.7% Stake Hill — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 12.3% / 11.7%
Karnup — 35-44: 12.3% Stake Hill — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 11.1% / 21.7%
Karnup — 45-54: 11.1% Stake Hill — 45-54: 21.7%
55-64 8.9% / 17.7%
Karnup — 55-64: 8.9% Stake Hill — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 6.7% / 9.6%
Karnup — 65-74: 6.7% Stake Hill — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 2.3% / 2.1%
Karnup — 75-84: 2.3% Stake Hill — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 0.7% / 1.3%
Karnup — 85+: 0.7% Stake Hill — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Karnup 62.8% couple families
Karnup — Couple Families: 62.8% Karnup — Lone Person: 17.4% Karnup — One Parent Families: 17.2% Karnup — Group Household: 1.4% Karnup — Other Families: 1.2%
Stake Hill 73.7% couple families
Stake Hill — Couple Families: 73.7% Stake Hill — Lone Person: 17.9% Stake Hill — One Parent Families: 8.4% Stake Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Stake Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Karnup 20.0% renting
Karnup — Owned Outright: 17.9% Karnup — Mortgage: 62.1% Karnup — Renting: 20.0%
Stake Hill 4.0% renting
Stake Hill — Owned Outright: 34.2% Stake Hill — Mortgage: 61.7% Stake Hill — Renting: 4.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Karnup Stake Hill
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 27.7%
Karnup — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Stake Hill — Certificate III & IV: 27.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 9.6%
Karnup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Stake Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 8.1%
Karnup — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Stake Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / —
Karnup — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Stake Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / —
Karnup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Stake Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

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.

Karnup Stake Hill
England 10.3% / 11.9%
Karnup — England: 10.3% Stake Hill — England: 11.9%
New Zealand 4.8% / 2.3%
Karnup — New Zealand: 4.8% Stake Hill — New Zealand: 2.3%
Scotland 1.3% / 1.5%
Karnup — Scotland: 1.3% Stake Hill — Scotland: 1.5%
South Africa 1.9% / 0.6%
Karnup — South Africa: 1.9% Stake Hill — South Africa: 0.6%
Ireland 0.9% / 0.9%
Karnup — Ireland: 0.9% Stake Hill — Ireland: 0.9%
Zimbabwe 0.4% / 0.9%
Karnup — Zimbabwe: 0.4% Stake Hill — Zimbabwe: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Karnup 99.5% houses
Karnup — Houses: 99.5% Karnup — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Stake Hill 101.3% houses
Stake Hill — Houses: 101.3% Stake Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Karnup Stake Hill
Median house price $780,000 $1,510,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $532,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 48 sales
 40 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Karnup Stake Hill
New dwellings approved 1,869
across Rockingham
 647
across Murray
Approvals change year on year -11% +122%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Karnup Stake Hill
Houses 4.1%
$675/wk on $849K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Karnup Stake Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of WA Higher than 93% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 64% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 33% of WA —

Liveability

Karnup Stake Hill
Grade C —
Score 31/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Stake Hill carries more flood risk (89 vs 46); Stake Hill carries more crime risk (70 vs 53).

Karnup Stake Hill
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 High
70/100
Flood Moderate
46/100
 High
89/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Karnup Stake Hill
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Karnup

  • Rockingham Montessori School - Karnup Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Stake Hill

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

Amenities in the suburb

Karnup Stake Hill
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Stake Hill sits further from the CBD (65.6 km vs 59.8 km).

Karnup Stake Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 59.8 km 65.6 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min 54 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 6176
 0.5%
postcode 6181
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 6176
 —
postcode 6181

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.

Karnup Stake Hill
Car (driver) 76.6% / 77.6%
Karnup — Car (driver): 76.6% Stake Hill — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 11.2%
Karnup — Worked from Home: 10.7% Stake Hill — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 7.8%
Karnup — Car (passenger): 5.5% Stake Hill — Car (passenger): 7.8%
Train 2.5% / 1.5%
Karnup — Train: 2.5% Stake Hill — Train: 1.5%
Walked Only 3.6% / —
Karnup — Walked Only: 3.6% Stake Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.1% / 2.0%
Karnup — Bus: 1.1% Stake Hill — Bus: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).

Setting

Karnup Stake Hill
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 -3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.5 km
4.5 km to a named beach
 5.5 km

NBN connectivity

Karnup Stake Hill
Connectivity score 83/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 76%
1,006 premises
 0%
162 premises

Climate

Karnup Stake Hill
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Karnup Stake Hill
Average residential rate $2,007/yr $2,572/yr
Council Rockingham Murray

Federal electorate

Karnup Stake Hill
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Karnup Stake Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Karnup

Acreage Family Young Families

Stake Hill

Acreage

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