Kendenup vs Mount Barker

Mount Barker is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 54 in Kendenup. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kendenup, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Mount Barker: a median of $582,000, against $472,000 in Kendenup. On these figures, Kendenup 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

Kendenup

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 75/100)
  • But Mount Barker is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

Kendenup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($106,250 vs $322,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($472,500 vs $582,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Barker

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kendenup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (239 min vs 253 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (344.2 km vs 363.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kendenup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 75/100)

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

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

Kendenup Mount Barker
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.

Kendenup Mount Barker
Walkability 0 / 4
Kendenup — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Barker — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 51 / 25
Kendenup — Safety: 51/100 Mount Barker — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 56 / 64
Kendenup — Low fire risk: 56/100 Mount Barker — Low fire risk: 64/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Kendenup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mount Barker — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Barker has more residents (2,855 vs 1,062); Kendenup skews older (54 vs 48).

Kendenup Mount Barker
Population 1,062 2,855
+169% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.4% +4.2%
Median age 54 48
Median household income $54,080/yr $57,408/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+2% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kendenup Mount Barker
0-4 4.1% / 5.0%
Kendenup — 0-4: 4.1% Mount Barker — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 12.5% / 12.5%
Kendenup — 5-14: 12.5% Mount Barker — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 5.4% / 6.2%
Kendenup — 15-19: 5.4% Mount Barker — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 2.2% / 3.7%
Kendenup — 20-24: 2.2% Mount Barker — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 5.6% / 8.7%
Kendenup — 25-34: 5.6% Mount Barker — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 8.2% / 10.1%
Kendenup — 35-44: 8.2% Mount Barker — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 13.8% / 12.9%
Kendenup — 45-54: 13.8% Mount Barker — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 19.1% / 15.9%
Kendenup — 55-64: 19.1% Mount Barker — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 19.3% / 14.5%
Kendenup — 65-74: 19.3% Mount Barker — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 9.2% / 6.7%
Kendenup — 75-84: 9.2% Mount Barker — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 0.7% / 3.4%
Kendenup — 85+: 0.7% Mount Barker — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kendenup 49.8% lone person
Kendenup — Lone Person: 49.8% Kendenup — Couple Families: 32.1% Kendenup — One Parent Families: 13.7% Kendenup — Group Household: 3.2% Kendenup — Other Families: 1.1%
Mount Barker 42.2% lone person
Mount Barker — Lone Person: 42.2% Mount Barker — Couple Families: 39.1% Mount Barker — One Parent Families: 14.7% Mount Barker — Group Household: 2.8% Mount Barker — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kendenup 12.0% renting
Kendenup — Owned Outright: 53.6% Kendenup — Mortgage: 34.4% Kendenup — Renting: 12.0%
Mount Barker 25.5% renting
Mount Barker — Owned Outright: 43.0% Mount Barker — Mortgage: 31.5% Mount Barker — Renting: 25.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kendenup Mount Barker
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 15.6%
Kendenup — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Mount Barker — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 6.9%
Kendenup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Mount Barker — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 7.0%
Kendenup — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Mount Barker — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 0.7%
Kendenup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Mount Barker — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 1.1%
Kendenup — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Mount Barker — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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.

Kendenup Mount Barker
England 11.2% / 6.4%
Kendenup — England: 11.2% Mount Barker — England: 6.4%
New Zealand 3.4% / 1.9%
Kendenup — New Zealand: 3.4% Mount Barker — New Zealand: 1.9%
Afghanistan — / 2.7%
Kendenup — Afghanistan: not among its largest Mount Barker — Afghanistan: 2.7%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.2%
Kendenup — Philippines: 0.8% Mount Barker — Philippines: 1.2%
South Africa 0.5% / 0.8%
Kendenup — South Africa: 0.5% Mount Barker — South Africa: 0.8%
Netherlands 0.8% / 0.4%
Kendenup — Netherlands: 0.8% Mount Barker — Netherlands: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kendenup 96.8% houses
Kendenup — Houses: 96.8% Kendenup — Flats / Apartments: 3.2% Kendenup — Townhouses: 0.0%
Mount Barker 95.4% houses
Mount Barker — Houses: 95.4% Mount Barker — Flats / Apartments: 2.1% Mount Barker — Townhouses: 2.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kendenup Mount Barker
Median house price $472,500 $582,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $106,250 $322,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 125 days
from 6 sales
 32 days
from 18 sales

Development activity

Kendenup Mount Barker
New dwellings approved 37
across Plantagenet
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
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.

Kendenup Mount Barker
Houses — 3.4%
$420/wk on $650K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Kendenup Mount Barker
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of WA Higher than 14% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 66% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 32% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 12% of WA

Liveability

Kendenup Mount Barker
Grade C D
Score 32/100 28/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Barker carries more crime risk (75 vs 49).

Kendenup Mount Barker
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 High
75/100
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

Kendenup Mount Barker
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kendenup

  • Kendenup Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Mount Barker

  • Mount Barker Community College Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kendenup Mount Barker
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 5
Parks & reserves 3 4
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Mount Barker sits further from the CBD (363.9 km vs 344.2 km).

Kendenup Mount Barker
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Perth 344.2 km 363.9 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 239 min 253 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6323
 0.3%
postcode 6324
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 6323
 35
postcode 6324

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.

Kendenup Mount Barker
Car (driver) 73.2% / 79.7%
Kendenup — Car (driver): 73.2% Mount Barker — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 14.5% / 8.3%
Kendenup — Worked from Home: 14.5% Mount Barker — Worked from Home: 8.3%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 7.1%
Kendenup — Car (passenger): 5.4% Mount Barker — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Walked Only 4.8% / 4.2%
Kendenup — Walked Only: 4.8% Mount Barker — Walked Only: 4.2%
Bus 2.1% / 0.4%
Kendenup — Bus: 2.1% Mount Barker — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.7%).

Setting

Kendenup Mount Barker
Elevation 240 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 265 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kendenup Mount Barker
Connectivity score 30/100 47/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
653 premises
 18%
1,498 premises

Climate

Kendenup Mount Barker
Annual rainfall 619 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Kendenup Mount Barker
Average residential rate $3,167/yr
same for both
Council Plantagenet
same for both

Federal electorate

Kendenup Mount Barker
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kendenup Mount Barker
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kendenup

Affordable Retirees Rural

Mount Barker

Affordable Rural

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