Karranadgin vs Bejoording

Karranadgin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Bejoording. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Karranadgin, about half of households are people living alone. In Bejoording, most households are couple families. On these figures, Karranadgin tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Karranadgin carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 43/100)
  • Bejoording is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Karranadgin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($251/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bejoording

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (111.5 km vs 150 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (97 min vs 127 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Karranadgin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 43/100)

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

Investors

Karranadgin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.4% vs -7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Karranadgin Bejoording
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.

Karranadgin Bejoording
Walkability 0 / 0
Karranadgin — Walkability: 0/100 Bejoording — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 82 / 57
Karranadgin — Safety: 82/100 Bejoording — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Karranadgin — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bejoording — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Karranadgin — Low flood risk: 100/100 Bejoording — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bejoording has more residents (157 vs 86); Bejoording rents higher ($400/wk vs $251/wk).

Karranadgin Bejoording
Population 86 157
+83% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% -7.1%
Median age 40 45
Median household income $82,316/yr
+1% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $251/wk $400/wk
+59% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Karranadgin Bejoording
0-4 7.0% / 5.7%
Karranadgin — 0-4: 7.0% Bejoording — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 14.0% / 15.9%
Karranadgin — 5-14: 14.0% Bejoording — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 4.7% / 3.8%
Karranadgin — 15-19: 4.7% Bejoording — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 — / 3.8%
Karranadgin — 20-24: not among its largest Bejoording — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 12.8% / 5.1%
Karranadgin — 25-34: 12.8% Bejoording — 25-34: 5.1%
35-44 15.1% / 11.5%
Karranadgin — 35-44: 15.1% Bejoording — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 22.1% / 23.6%
Karranadgin — 45-54: 22.1% Bejoording — 45-54: 23.6%
55-64 7.0% / 16.6%
Karranadgin — 55-64: 7.0% Bejoording — 55-64: 16.6%
65-74 11.6% / 8.9%
Karranadgin — 65-74: 11.6% Bejoording — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 3.5% / 2.5%
Karranadgin — 75-84: 3.5% Bejoording — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ — / —
Karranadgin — 85+: not among its largest Bejoording — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Karranadgin 54.5% couple families
Karranadgin — Couple Families: 54.5% Karranadgin — Lone Person: 45.5% Karranadgin — Group Household: 0.0% Karranadgin — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Bejoording 58.1% couple families
Bejoording — Couple Families: 58.1% Bejoording — Lone Person: 22.6% Bejoording — Group Household: 9.7% Bejoording — One Parent Families: 9.7%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Karranadgin 14.8% renting
Karranadgin — Owned Outright: 70.4% Karranadgin — Mortgage: 14.8% Karranadgin — Renting: 14.8%
Bejoording 7.3% renting
Bejoording — Owned Outright: 38.2% Bejoording — Mortgage: 54.5% Bejoording — Renting: 7.3%
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.

Karranadgin Bejoording
England 4.7% / 1.9%
Karranadgin — England: 4.7% Bejoording — England: 1.9%
Netherlands 5.8% / —
Karranadgin — Netherlands: 5.8% Bejoording — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 5.7%
Karranadgin — New Zealand: not among its largest Bejoording — New Zealand: 5.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

Qualifications

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

Karranadgin Bejoording
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 21.0%
Karranadgin — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Bejoording — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 8.3%
Karranadgin — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Bejoording — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 7.0%
Karranadgin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Bejoording — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.5%
Karranadgin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bejoording — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Karranadgin 100.0% houses
Karranadgin — Houses: 100.0%
Bejoording 101.8% houses
Bejoording — Houses: 101.8%
Houses

Property market

Karranadgin Bejoording
Median house price — $677,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Karranadgin Bejoording
New dwellings approved 2
across Goomalling
 37
across Toodyay
Approvals change year on year — +10%

Ranking within WA

Karranadgin Bejoording
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of WA Higher than 44% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of WA Higher than 38% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 35% of WA Higher than 34% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 8% of WA Higher than 41% of WA

Liveability

Karranadgin Bejoording
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bejoording carries more crime risk (43 vs 18).

Karranadgin Bejoording
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
18/100
 Moderate
43/100
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

Karranadgin Bejoording
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

Karranadgin Bejoording
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Karranadgin sits further from the CBD (150 km vs 111.5 km).

Karranadgin Bejoording
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 150 km
+26% vs other
 111.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 127 min 97 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6460
 0.3%
postcode 6566
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 6460
 76
postcode 6566

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.

Karranadgin Bejoording
Car (driver) 65.9% / 77.6%
Karranadgin — Car (driver): 65.9% Bejoording — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 27.3% / 22.4%
Karranadgin — Worked from Home: 27.3% Bejoording — Worked from Home: 22.4%
Walked Only 6.8% / —
Karranadgin — Walked Only: 6.8% Bejoording — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Karranadgin Bejoording
Elevation 226 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 228 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Karranadgin Bejoording
Connectivity score 15/100 18/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
45 premises

Climate

Karranadgin Bejoording
Annual rainfall 359 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Karranadgin Bejoording
Division Durack Bullwinkel
Member Melissa Price Trish Cook
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Karranadgin Bejoording
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Karranadgin

River Rural

Bejoording

Rural

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