Konnongorring vs Mocardy

Mocardy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Konnongorring. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Konnongorring tends to suit couples, while Mocardy suits families with children.

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

Mocardy

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 27/100)

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

Renters

Konnongorring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $185/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Konnongorring

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (163.2 km vs 192.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (134 min vs 154 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mocardy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 27/100)

Weighs 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

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

Konnongorring Mocardy
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.

Konnongorring Mocardy
Walkability 6 / 0
Konnongorring — Walkability: 6/100 Mocardy — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 83
Konnongorring — Safety: 73/100 Mocardy — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 100 / 74
Konnongorring — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mocardy — Low fire risk: 74/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Konnongorring — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mocardy — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mocardy rents higher ($185/wk vs $150/wk); Konnongorring skews older (45 vs 41).

Konnongorring Mocardy
Population 76 89
+17% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.0% -1.1%
Median age 45 41
Median household income $97,500/yr $98,540/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $185/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Konnongorring Mocardy
0-4 3.9% / 10.1%
Konnongorring — 0-4: 3.9% Mocardy — 0-4: 10.1%
5-14 15.8% / 14.6%
Konnongorring — 5-14: 15.8% Mocardy — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 — / 4.5%
Konnongorring — 15-19: not among its largest Mocardy — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 3.9% / —
Konnongorring — 20-24: 3.9% Mocardy — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.6% / 14.6%
Konnongorring — 25-34: 6.6% Mocardy — 25-34: 14.6%
35-44 9.2% / 14.6%
Konnongorring — 35-44: 9.2% Mocardy — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 15.8% / 15.7%
Konnongorring — 45-54: 15.8% Mocardy — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 15.8% / 15.7%
Konnongorring — 55-64: 15.8% Mocardy — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 3.9% / 4.5%
Konnongorring — 65-74: 3.9% Mocardy — 65-74: 4.5%
75-84 3.9% / 4.5%
Konnongorring — 75-84: 3.9% Mocardy — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / —
Konnongorring — 85+: not among its largest Mocardy — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Konnongorring 100.0% couple families
Konnongorring — Couple Families: 100.0% Konnongorring — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Mocardy 82.6% couple families
Mocardy — Couple Families: 82.6% Mocardy — One Parent Families: 17.4%
Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Konnongorring 0.0% renting
Konnongorring — Owned Outright: 85.0% Konnongorring — Mortgage: 15.0% Konnongorring — Renting: 0.0%
Mocardy 33.3% renting
Mocardy — Owned Outright: 50.0% Mocardy — Mortgage: 16.7% Mocardy — Renting: 33.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Konnongorring 100.0% houses
Konnongorring — Houses: 100.0%
Mocardy 100.0% houses
Mocardy — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Konnongorring Mocardy
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 14.6%
Konnongorring — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Mocardy — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 6.7%
Konnongorring — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Mocardy — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 6.7%
Konnongorring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Mocardy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.5%
Konnongorring — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mocardy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5%

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

Development activity

Konnongorring Mocardy
New dwellings approved 2
across Goomalling
 3
across Wongan-Ballidu

Ranking within WA

Konnongorring Mocardy
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 66% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of WA Higher than 51% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of WA Higher than 45% of WA

Liveability

Konnongorring Mocardy
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Mocardy carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0); Konnongorring carries more crime risk (27 vs 17).

Konnongorring Mocardy
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
17/100
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

Konnongorring Mocardy
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

Konnongorring Mocardy
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Mocardy sits further from the CBD (192.5 km vs 163.2 km).

Konnongorring Mocardy
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 163.2 km 192.5 km
+18% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 134 min 154 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6603
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 6603
same for both

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.

Konnongorring Mocardy
Car (driver) 60.6% / 32.6%
Konnongorring — Car (driver): 60.6% Mocardy — Car (driver): 32.6%
Worked from Home 30.3% / 41.3%
Konnongorring — Worked from Home: 30.3% Mocardy — Worked from Home: 41.3%
Walked Only 9.1% / 26.1%
Konnongorring — Walked Only: 9.1% Mocardy — Walked Only: 26.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.6%).

Setting

Konnongorring Mocardy
Elevation 290 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 325 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Konnongorring Mocardy
Connectivity score 15/100 21/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Konnongorring Mocardy
Annual rainfall 367 mm 343 mm
Summer max (Jan) 34.6°C 33.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 7.0°C 6.9°C

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Konnongorring

Rural

Mocardy

Family Rural Young Families

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