Karrinyup vs Trigg

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 Trigg: a median of $2.46 million, against $1.63 million in Karrinyup, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Karrinyup tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Karrinyup

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (9 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 4)
  • But Trigg carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 66/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Karrinyup has cheaper houses ($1,633,000 vs $2,455,000)
  • Trigg has cheaper units ($820,000 vs $1,062,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Karrinyup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 50/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Karrinyup

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 50/100)
  • But Trigg carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 66/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Karrinyup Trigg
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.

Karrinyup Trigg
Walkability 85 / 50
Karrinyup — Walkability: 85/100 Trigg — Walkability: 50/100
Safety 34 / 69
Karrinyup — Safety: 34/100 Trigg — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 63 / 55
Karrinyup — Low fire risk: 63/100 Trigg — Low fire risk: 55/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Karrinyup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Trigg — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Karrinyup has more residents (9,886 vs 2,855); Trigg has higher household incomes ($144,508 vs $127,712).

Karrinyup Trigg
Population 9,886
+71% vs other
 2,855
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.5% +2.2%
Median age 41 43
Median household income $127,712/yr $144,508/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk $485/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Karrinyup Trigg
0-4 6.4% / 5.1%
Karrinyup — 0-4: 6.4% Trigg — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 14.1% / 13.1%
Karrinyup — 5-14: 14.1% Trigg — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 6.5% / 7.4%
Karrinyup — 15-19: 6.5% Trigg — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 4.8% / 6.0%
Karrinyup — 20-24: 4.8% Trigg — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 8.9% / 7.6%
Karrinyup — 25-34: 8.9% Trigg — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 14.4% / 12.3%
Karrinyup — 35-44: 14.4% Trigg — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 14.2% / 14.5%
Karrinyup — 45-54: 14.2% Trigg — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 10.9% / 12.9%
Karrinyup — 55-64: 10.9% Trigg — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 9.6% / 11.5%
Karrinyup — 65-74: 9.6% Trigg — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 7.3% / 6.7%
Karrinyup — 75-84: 7.3% Trigg — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 3.0% / 2.6%
Karrinyup — 85+: 3.0% Trigg — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Karrinyup 56.3% couple families
Karrinyup — Couple Families: 56.3% Karrinyup — Lone Person: 27.3% Karrinyup — One Parent Families: 11.5% Karrinyup — Group Household: 3.9% Karrinyup — Other Families: 1.1%
Trigg 59.5% couple families
Trigg — Couple Families: 59.5% Trigg — Lone Person: 26.4% Trigg — One Parent Families: 8.7% Trigg — Group Household: 5.0% Trigg — Other Families: 0.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Karrinyup 18.9% renting
Karrinyup — Owned Outright: 40.4% Karrinyup — Mortgage: 40.7% Karrinyup — Renting: 18.9%
Trigg 11.7% renting
Trigg — Owned Outright: 49.1% Trigg — Mortgage: 39.2% Trigg — Renting: 11.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Karrinyup Trigg
Bachelor Degree 20.8% / 22.8%
Karrinyup — Bachelor Degree: 20.8% Trigg — Bachelor Degree: 22.8%
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 8.9%
Karrinyup — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Trigg — Certificate III & IV: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 8.5%
Karrinyup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Trigg — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 6.2% / 6.9%
Karrinyup — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2% Trigg — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 3.3%
Karrinyup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Trigg — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

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.

Karrinyup Trigg
England 6.9% / 6.4%
Karrinyup — England: 6.9% Trigg — England: 6.4%
South Africa 2.4% / 2.2%
Karrinyup — South Africa: 2.4% Trigg — South Africa: 2.2%
New Zealand 2.0% / 1.6%
Karrinyup — New Zealand: 2.0% Trigg — New Zealand: 1.6%
Scotland 1.2% / 1.0%
Karrinyup — Scotland: 1.2% Trigg — Scotland: 1.0%
Italy 1.0% / 1.2%
Karrinyup — Italy: 1.0% Trigg — Italy: 1.2%
Ireland 1.0% / 0.8%
Karrinyup — Ireland: 1.0% Trigg — Ireland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Karrinyup 87.0% houses
Karrinyup — Houses: 87.0% Karrinyup — Townhouses: 11.5% Karrinyup — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Trigg 86.6% houses
Trigg — Houses: 86.6% Trigg — Townhouses: 12.9% Trigg — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Karrinyup Trigg
Median house price $1,633,000 $2,455,000
Median unit price $1,062,500 $820,000
Median land price $850,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 100 sales
 47 days
from 23 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Karrinyup Trigg
2 bed $960K / $1.86M
Karrinyup — 2 bed: $960K (7 sales) Trigg — 2 bed: $1.86M (6 sales)

7 vs 6 sales

3 bed $1.4M / $2.38M
Karrinyup — 3 bed: $1.4M (60 sales) Trigg — 3 bed: $2.38M (15 sales)

60 vs 15 sales

4 bed $1.79M / $2.71M
Karrinyup — 4 bed: $1.79M (67 sales) Trigg — 4 bed: $2.71M (16 sales)

67 vs 16 sales

Development activity

Karrinyup Trigg
New dwellings approved 1,557
across Stirling
same for both
Approvals change year on year +23%
same for both

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.

Karrinyup Trigg
Houses 4.2%
$1,200/wk on $1.48M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Karrinyup Trigg
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 95% of WA
Schools Higher than 79% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 97% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 96% of WA Higher than 95% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of WA Higher than 91% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of WA —

Liveability

Karrinyup is more walkable (85 vs 50).

Karrinyup Trigg
Grade A
same for both
Score 79/100 80/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Karrinyup carries more crime risk (66 vs 31).

Karrinyup Trigg
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Low
31/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
38/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Karrinyup Trigg
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Karrinyup

  • Newborough Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Mary's Anglican Girls' School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Deanmore Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Karrinyup Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Our Lady of Good Counsel School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Trigg

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

Amenities in the suburb

Karrinyup Trigg
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 35 2
Parks & reserves 16 4
Childcare 9 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
EV chargers 4 0
Beaches 0 2

Mobility

Karrinyup Trigg
Walkability score 85/100 50/100
Distance to Perth 14.1 km 15.3 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 19 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 189.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 32.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.2%
postcode 6018
 2.2%
postcode 6029
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 6018
 50
postcode 6029

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.

Karrinyup Trigg
Car (driver) 72.6% / 72.9%
Karrinyup — Car (driver): 72.6% Trigg — Car (driver): 72.9%
Worked from Home 13.5% / 16.5%
Karrinyup — Worked from Home: 13.5% Trigg — Worked from Home: 16.5%
Train 6.5% / 3.6%
Karrinyup — Train: 6.5% Trigg — Train: 3.6%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 4.2%
Karrinyup — Car (passenger): 4.3% Trigg — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.1%
Karrinyup — Walked Only: 1.1% Trigg — Walked Only: 1.1%
Bus 1.2% / 0.8%
Karrinyup — Bus: 1.2% Trigg — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.9%).

Setting

Karrinyup Trigg
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.3 km
2.4 km to a named beach
 636 m
626 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Karrinyup Trigg
Connectivity score 74/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
4,770 premises
 47%
1,229 premises

Climate

Karrinyup Trigg
Annual rainfall 650 mm 716 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 29.8°C
Winter min (Jul) — 10.4°C

Council rates

Karrinyup Trigg
Average residential rate $1,615/yr
same for both
Council Stirling
same for both

Federal electorate

Karrinyup Trigg
Division Moore Curtin
Member Tom French Kate Chaney
Party Australian Labor Party Independent

First Home Owner Grant

Karrinyup Trigg
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Karrinyup

Coastal Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals

Trigg

Beach Coastal Large Blocks Luxury Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Quiet

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