Karranadgin vs Bolgart

Karranadgin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 56 in Bolgart. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Karranadgin tends to suit families with children, while Bolgart suits older residents.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Bolgart

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bolgart

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $251/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bolgart

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (105 min vs 127 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (129 km vs 150 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bolgart

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 15%)

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 -15.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Karranadgin and Bolgart 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 Bolgart
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 Bolgart
Walkability 0 / 0
Karranadgin — Walkability: 0/100 Bolgart — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 82 / 88
Karranadgin — Safety: 82/100 Bolgart — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 100 / 87
Karranadgin — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bolgart — Low fire risk: 87/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Karranadgin — Low flood risk: 100/100 Bolgart — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Karranadgin rents higher ($251/wk vs $130/wk); Bolgart has more residents (128 vs 86).

Karranadgin Bolgart
Population 86 128
+49% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% -15.8%
Median age 40 56
Median household income $82,316/yr
+8% vs other
 $75,816/yr
Median weekly rent $251/wk
+48% vs other
 $130/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Karranadgin Bolgart
0-4 7.0% / 3.1%
Karranadgin — 0-4: 7.0% Bolgart — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 14.0% / 6.2%
Karranadgin — 5-14: 14.0% Bolgart — 5-14: 6.2%
15-19 4.7% / 6.2%
Karranadgin — 15-19: 4.7% Bolgart — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 — / —
Karranadgin — 20-24: not among its largest Bolgart — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 12.8% / 5.5%
Karranadgin — 25-34: 12.8% Bolgart — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 15.1% / 7.8%
Karranadgin — 35-44: 15.1% Bolgart — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 22.1% / 14.8%
Karranadgin — 45-54: 22.1% Bolgart — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 7.0% / 25.8%
Karranadgin — 55-64: 7.0% Bolgart — 55-64: 25.8%
65-74 11.6% / 25.0%
Karranadgin — 65-74: 11.6% Bolgart — 65-74: 25.0%
75-84 3.5% / 7.0%
Karranadgin — 75-84: 3.5% Bolgart — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ — / 2.3%
Karranadgin — 85+: not among its largest Bolgart — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Karranadgin 54.5% couple families
Karranadgin — Couple Families: 54.5% Karranadgin — Lone Person: 45.5%
Bolgart 50.0% couple families
Bolgart — Couple Families: 50.0% Bolgart — Lone Person: 50.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

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%
Bolgart 9.5% renting
Bolgart — Owned Outright: 64.3% Bolgart — Mortgage: 26.2% Bolgart — Renting: 9.5%
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 Bolgart
England 4.7% / 2.3%
Karranadgin — England: 4.7% Bolgart — England: 2.3%
Netherlands 5.8% / —
Karranadgin — Netherlands: 5.8% Bolgart — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 3.9%
Karranadgin — New Zealand: not among its largest Bolgart — New Zealand: 3.9%

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

Qualifications

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

Karranadgin Bolgart
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 11.7%
Karranadgin — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Bolgart — Certificate III & IV: 11.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 2.3%
Karranadgin — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Bolgart — Bachelor Degree: 2.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 3.9%
Karranadgin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Bolgart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Karranadgin 100.0% houses
Karranadgin — Houses: 100.0%
Bolgart 100.0% houses
Bolgart — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Ranking within WA

Karranadgin Bolgart
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of WA Higher than 38% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of WA Higher than 25% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 35% of WA Higher than 81% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 8% of WA Higher than 14% of WA

Liveability

Karranadgin Bolgart
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

Bolgart carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0).

Karranadgin Bolgart
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Low
12/100
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 Bolgart
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Karranadgin

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

Schools in Bolgart

  • Bolgart Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Karranadgin Bolgart
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Karranadgin sits further from the CBD (150 km vs 129 km).

Karranadgin Bolgart
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 150 km
+14% vs other
 129 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 127 min 105 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6460
 1.1%
postcode 6568
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 6460
 —

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 Bolgart
Car (driver) 65.9% / 58.6%
Karranadgin — Car (driver): 65.9% Bolgart — Car (driver): 58.6%
Worked from Home 27.3% / 24.1%
Karranadgin — Worked from Home: 27.3% Bolgart — Worked from Home: 24.1%
Walked Only 6.8% / 12.1%
Karranadgin — Walked Only: 6.8% Bolgart — Walked Only: 12.1%
Car (passenger) — / 5.2%
Karranadgin — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bolgart — Car (passenger): 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.9%).

Setting

Karranadgin Bolgart
Elevation 226 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 288 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Karranadgin Bolgart
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 Bolgart
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Karranadgin

River Rural

Bolgart

Retirees Rural

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