Karranadgin vs Wattening

Wattening is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 40 in Karranadgin. 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 Wattening, 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 68/100)
  • Wattening is already more of a family suburb (62% 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 the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($251/wk vs $450/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wattening

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (103 min vs 127 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (123.3 km vs 150 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Karranadgin

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 68/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Wattening

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (41.9% vs 2.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Karranadgin and Wattening 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 Wattening
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 Wattening
Walkability 0 / 0
Karranadgin — Walkability: 0/100 Wattening — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 82 / 32
Karranadgin — Safety: 82/100 Wattening — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 62
Karranadgin — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wattening — Low fire risk: 62/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Karranadgin — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wattening — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wattening rents higher ($450/wk vs $251/wk); Wattening has higher household incomes ($121,316 vs $82,316).

Karranadgin Wattening
Population 86
+29% vs other
 61
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% +41.9%
Median age 40 36
Median household income $82,316/yr $121,316/yr
+47% vs other
Median weekly rent $251/wk $450/wk
+79% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Karranadgin Wattening
0-4 7.0% / 6.6%
Karranadgin — 0-4: 7.0% Wattening — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 14.0% / 16.4%
Karranadgin — 5-14: 14.0% Wattening — 5-14: 16.4%
15-19 4.7% / —
Karranadgin — 15-19: 4.7% Wattening — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / 13.1%
Karranadgin — 20-24: not among its largest Wattening — 20-24: 13.1%
25-34 12.8% / 8.2%
Karranadgin — 25-34: 12.8% Wattening — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 15.1% / 13.1%
Karranadgin — 35-44: 15.1% Wattening — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 22.1% / 16.4%
Karranadgin — 45-54: 22.1% Wattening — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 7.0% / 16.4%
Karranadgin — 55-64: 7.0% Wattening — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 11.6% / 4.9%
Karranadgin — 65-74: 11.6% Wattening — 65-74: 4.9%
75-84 3.5% / 4.9%
Karranadgin — 75-84: 3.5% Wattening — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / —
Karranadgin — 85+: not among its largest Wattening — 85+: not among its largest

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

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 Wattening
England 4.7% / 4.9%
Karranadgin — England: 4.7% Wattening — England: 4.9%
Netherlands 5.8% / —
Karranadgin — Netherlands: 5.8% Wattening — Netherlands: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Karranadgin 54.5% couple families
Karranadgin — Couple Families: 54.5% Karranadgin — Lone Person: 45.5%
Wattening 62.5% couple families
Wattening — Couple Families: 62.5% Wattening — Lone Person: 37.5%
Couple Families Lone Person

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Karranadgin 100.0% houses
Karranadgin — Houses: 100.0%
Wattening 100.0% houses
Wattening — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Karranadgin Wattening
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 18.0%
Karranadgin — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Wattening — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 13.1%
Karranadgin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Wattening — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 4.9%
Karranadgin — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Wattening — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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%
Wattening 0.0% renting
Wattening — Owned Outright: 75.0% Wattening — Mortgage: 25.0% Wattening — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Karranadgin Wattening
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of WA Higher than 87% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of WA Higher than 40% 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 24% of WA

Liveability

Karranadgin Wattening
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

Wattening carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 0); Wattening carries more crime risk (68 vs 18).

Karranadgin Wattening
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
38/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Moderate
68/100
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 Wattening
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 Wattening
Parks & reserves 1 3
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Karranadgin sits further from the CBD (150 km vs 123.3 km).

Karranadgin Wattening
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 150 km
+18% vs other
 123.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 127 min 103 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 Wattening
Car (driver) 65.9% / 50.0%
Karranadgin — Car (driver): 65.9% Wattening — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 27.3% / 34.6%
Karranadgin — Worked from Home: 27.3% Wattening — Worked from Home: 34.6%
Walked Only 6.8% / 15.4%
Karranadgin — Walked Only: 6.8% Wattening — Walked Only: 15.4%

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

Setting

Karranadgin Wattening
Elevation 226 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 224 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Karranadgin

River Rural

Wattening

Family Rural

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