Kronkup vs Youngs Siding

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Kronkup: a median of $1.45 million, against $890,000 in Youngs Siding. On these figures, Youngs Siding 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

Youngs Siding

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 32/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Kronkup leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)
  • Youngs Siding has cheaper houses ($890,000 vs $1,447,500)

Weighs house 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

Youngs Siding

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (299 min vs 308 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (429.6 km vs 437.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Youngs Siding

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 32/100)

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

Investors

Kronkup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.6% vs -6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kronkup Youngs Siding
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.

Kronkup Youngs Siding
Walkability 0 / 0
Kronkup — Walkability: 0/100 Youngs Siding — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 80
Kronkup — Safety: 68/100 Youngs Siding — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 47 / 63
Kronkup — Low fire risk: 47/100 Youngs Siding — Low fire risk: 63/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Kronkup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Youngs Siding — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kronkup has higher household incomes ($89,336 vs $66,872).

Kronkup Youngs Siding
Population 262 314
+20% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.6% -6.5%
Median age 50
same for both
Median household income $89,336/yr
+25% vs other
 $66,872/yr
Median weekly rent $263/wk
+3% vs other
 $255/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kronkup Youngs Siding
0-4 3.8% / 7.3%
Kronkup — 0-4: 3.8% Youngs Siding — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 14.1% / 9.2%
Kronkup — 5-14: 14.1% Youngs Siding — 5-14: 9.2%
15-19 9.2% / 5.4%
Kronkup — 15-19: 9.2% Youngs Siding — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 — / 1.3%
Kronkup — 20-24: not among its largest Youngs Siding — 20-24: 1.3%
25-34 4.6% / 11.1%
Kronkup — 25-34: 4.6% Youngs Siding — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 11.5% / 5.7%
Kronkup — 35-44: 11.5% Youngs Siding — 35-44: 5.7%
45-54 14.1% / 17.8%
Kronkup — 45-54: 14.1% Youngs Siding — 45-54: 17.8%
55-64 23.3% / 21.7%
Kronkup — 55-64: 23.3% Youngs Siding — 55-64: 21.7%
65-74 11.1% / 13.1%
Kronkup — 65-74: 11.1% Youngs Siding — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 5.7% / 6.7%
Kronkup — 75-84: 5.7% Youngs Siding — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 1.1% / 1.3%
Kronkup — 85+: 1.1% Youngs Siding — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kronkup 41.8% couple families
Kronkup — Couple Families: 41.8% Kronkup — Lone Person: 38.8% Kronkup — One Parent Families: 19.4% Kronkup — Group Household: 0.0%
Youngs Siding 44.3% couple families
Youngs Siding — Couple Families: 44.3% Youngs Siding — Lone Person: 34.2% Youngs Siding — One Parent Families: 16.5% Youngs Siding — Group Household: 5.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kronkup 12.8% renting
Kronkup — Owned Outright: 60.6% Kronkup — Mortgage: 26.6% Kronkup — Renting: 12.8%
Youngs Siding 14.3% renting
Youngs Siding — Owned Outright: 43.8% Youngs Siding — Mortgage: 41.9% Youngs Siding — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kronkup Youngs Siding
Certificate III & IV 14.5% / 21.0%
Kronkup — Certificate III & IV: 14.5% Youngs Siding — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 9.2%
Kronkup — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% Youngs Siding — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 14.5% / 7.0%
Kronkup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.5% Youngs Siding — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.9%
Kronkup — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Youngs Siding — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.0%
Kronkup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Youngs Siding — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

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.

Kronkup Youngs Siding
England 9.2% / 11.8%
Kronkup — England: 9.2% Youngs Siding — England: 11.8%
New Zealand 3.8% / 3.8%
Kronkup — New Zealand: 3.8% Youngs Siding — New Zealand: 3.8%
Scotland 3.1% / 1.0%
Kronkup — Scotland: 3.1% Youngs Siding — Scotland: 1.0%
Netherlands — / 1.3%
Kronkup — Netherlands: not among its largest Youngs Siding — Netherlands: 1.3%
Germany 1.1% / —
Kronkup — Germany: 1.1% Youngs Siding — Germany: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.0%
Kronkup — South Africa: not among its largest Youngs Siding — South Africa: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kronkup 99.0% houses
Kronkup — Houses: 99.0% Kronkup — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Youngs Siding 98.3% houses
Youngs Siding — Houses: 98.3% Youngs Siding — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kronkup Youngs Siding
Median house price $1,447,500 $890,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Kronkup Youngs Siding
New dwellings approved 271
across Albany
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Kronkup Youngs Siding
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of WA Higher than 24% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of WA Higher than 10% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 36% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 42% of WA

Liveability

Kronkup Youngs Siding
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Kronkup carries more crime risk (32 vs 20); Kronkup carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 37).

Kronkup Youngs Siding
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Low
20/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
21/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kronkup Youngs Siding
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Kronkup

  • Woodbury Boston Primary School Independent · Primary below peers

Schools in Youngs Siding

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

Amenities in the suburb

Kronkup Youngs Siding
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Kronkup sits further from the CBD (437.1 km vs 429.6 km).

Kronkup Youngs Siding
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 437.1 km
+2% vs other
 429.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 308 min 299 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 31
postcode 6330
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.

Kronkup Youngs Siding
Car (driver) 68.0% / 59.2%
Kronkup — Car (driver): 68.0% Youngs Siding — Car (driver): 59.2%
Worked from Home 21.4% / 32.4%
Kronkup — Worked from Home: 21.4% Youngs Siding — Worked from Home: 32.4%
Walked Only 5.8% / 4.9%
Kronkup — Walked Only: 5.8% Youngs Siding — Walked Only: 4.9%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 3.5%
Kronkup — Car (passenger): 4.9% Youngs Siding — Car (passenger): 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.0%).

Setting

Kronkup Youngs Siding
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.8 km
4.0 km to a named beach
 9.6 km

NBN connectivity

Kronkup Youngs Siding
Connectivity score 26/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
149 premises
 0%
105 premises

Climate

Kronkup Youngs Siding
Annual rainfall 859 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Kronkup Youngs Siding
Average residential rate $2,591/yr
same for both
Council Albany
same for both

Federal electorate

Kronkup Youngs Siding
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kronkup Youngs Siding
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kronkup

Quiet Rural

Youngs Siding

River Rural

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