Karranadgin vs Konnongorring

Karranadgin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Konnongorring. 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 Konnongorring, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Konnongorring tends to suit 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

Konnongorring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Konnongorring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Konnongorring

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $251/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Karranadgin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (150 km vs 163.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (127 min vs 134 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Karranadgin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 8%)

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 -5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Karranadgin and Konnongorring 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 Konnongorring
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 Konnongorring
Walkability 0 / 6
Karranadgin — Walkability: 0/100 Konnongorring — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 82 / 73
Karranadgin — Safety: 82/100 Konnongorring — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Karranadgin — Low fire risk: 100/100 Konnongorring — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Karranadgin — Low flood risk: 100/100 Konnongorring — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Karranadgin rents higher ($251/wk vs $150/wk); Konnongorring has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $82,316).

Karranadgin Konnongorring
Population 86
+12% vs other
 76
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% -5.0%
Median age 40 45
Median household income $82,316/yr $97,500/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $251/wk
+40% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Karranadgin Konnongorring
0-4 7.0% / 3.9%
Karranadgin — 0-4: 7.0% Konnongorring — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 14.0% / 15.8%
Karranadgin — 5-14: 14.0% Konnongorring — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 4.7% / —
Karranadgin — 15-19: 4.7% Konnongorring — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / 3.9%
Karranadgin — 20-24: not among its largest Konnongorring — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 12.8% / 6.6%
Karranadgin — 25-34: 12.8% Konnongorring — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 15.1% / 9.2%
Karranadgin — 35-44: 15.1% Konnongorring — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 22.1% / 15.8%
Karranadgin — 45-54: 22.1% Konnongorring — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 7.0% / 15.8%
Karranadgin — 55-64: 7.0% Konnongorring — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 11.6% / 3.9%
Karranadgin — 65-74: 11.6% Konnongorring — 65-74: 3.9%
75-84 3.5% / 3.9%
Karranadgin — 75-84: 3.5% Konnongorring — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ — / —
Karranadgin — 85+: not among its largest Konnongorring — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Karranadgin 54.5% couple families
Karranadgin — Couple Families: 54.5% Karranadgin — Lone Person: 45.5%
Konnongorring 100.0% couple families
Konnongorring — Couple Families: 100.0% Konnongorring — Lone Person: 0.0%
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%
Konnongorring 0.0% renting
Konnongorring — Owned Outright: 85.0% Konnongorring — Mortgage: 15.0% Konnongorring — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Karranadgin 100.0% houses
Karranadgin — Houses: 100.0%
Konnongorring 100.0% houses
Konnongorring — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Karranadgin Konnongorring
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 15.8%
Karranadgin — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Konnongorring — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 6.6%
Karranadgin — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Konnongorring — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 6.6%
Karranadgin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Konnongorring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Development activity

Karranadgin Konnongorring
New dwellings approved 2
across Goomalling
same for both

Ranking within WA

Karranadgin Konnongorring
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of WA Higher than 65% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 35% of WA Higher than 49% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 8% of WA Higher than 36% of WA

Liveability

Karranadgin Konnongorring
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Karranadgin Konnongorring
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
18/100
 Low
27/100
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 Konnongorring
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 Konnongorring
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Konnongorring sits further from the CBD (163.2 km vs 150 km).

Karranadgin Konnongorring
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Perth 150 km 163.2 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 127 min 134 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6460
 0.4%
postcode 6603
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 6460
 42
postcode 6603

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 Konnongorring
Car (driver) 65.9% / 60.6%
Karranadgin — Car (driver): 65.9% Konnongorring — Car (driver): 60.6%
Worked from Home 27.3% / 30.3%
Karranadgin — Worked from Home: 27.3% Konnongorring — Worked from Home: 30.3%
Walked Only 6.8% / 9.1%
Karranadgin — Walked Only: 6.8% Konnongorring — Walked Only: 9.1%

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

Setting

Karranadgin Konnongorring
Elevation 226 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 290 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Karranadgin Konnongorring
Annual rainfall 359 mm 367 mm
Summer max (Jan) 34.8°C 34.6°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C 7.0°C

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Karranadgin

River Rural

Konnongorring

Rural

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