Kookynie vs Menzies
Kookynie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Menzies. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Kookynie, the large majority of households own their home. In Menzies, most households rent and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Kookynie tends to suit young adults.
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
Kookynie
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more separate houses rather than flats (200% vs 69%)
- carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
Renters
Kookynie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $156/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Menzies
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (495 min vs 636 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (733.8 km vs 860.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Kookynie carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 84/100)
- Menzies has more GPs (2 vs 0)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kookynie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (135.7% vs -4.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kookynie and Menzies drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Menzies rents higher ($156/wk vs $0/wk); Kookynie has higher household incomes ($68,224 vs $46,800).
| Kookynie | Menzies | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 99 | 103 +4% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +135.7% | -4.6% |
| Median age | 41 | 46 |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr +31% vs other | $46,800/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $156/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kookynie | Menzies | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $16,333 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $15,150 |
Ranking within WA
| Kookynie | Menzies | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 26% of WA | Higher than 6% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 42% of WA | Higher than 27% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of WA | Higher than 15% of WA |
Liveability
| Kookynie | Menzies | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Menzies carries more crime risk (84 vs 62).
| Kookynie | Menzies | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 48/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 62/100 | High 84/100 |
| 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
| Kookynie | Menzies | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Kookynie
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Menzies
- Menzies Community School Government · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Kookynie | Menzies | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
Kookynie sits further from the CBD (860.7 km vs 733.8 km).
| Kookynie | Menzies | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 860.7 km +15% vs other | 733.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 636 min | 495 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6431 | — |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 6 postcode 6431 | — |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.0%).
Setting
| Kookynie | Menzies | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 364 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 409 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kookynie | Menzies | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 22 premises | 0% 25 premises |
Federal electorate
| Kookynie | Menzies | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kookynie | Menzies | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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