Kulikup vs Mayanup

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kulikup, most households are couple families. In Mayanup, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Kulikup tends to suit couples, while Mayanup suits people living alone.

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

Kulikup

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 45/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 55%)

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

First-home buyers

Mayanup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kulikup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($70/wk vs $240/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Kulikup sits closer to the CBD (277.4 km vs 286 km)
  • Mayanup has a shorter drive in (198 min vs 219 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kulikup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 45/100)

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

Investors

Kulikup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.3% vs 6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kulikup Mayanup
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.

Kulikup Mayanup
Walkability 0 / 0
Kulikup — Walkability: 0/100 Mayanup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 55
Kulikup — Safety: 79/100 Mayanup — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 84 / 44
Kulikup — Low fire risk: 84/100 Mayanup — Low fire risk: 44/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Kulikup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mayanup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mayanup rents higher ($240/wk vs $70/wk).

Kulikup Mayanup
Population 143 174
+22% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.3% +6.7%
Median age 47 48
Median household income $68,224/yr $74,724/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $70/wk $240/wk
+243% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kulikup Mayanup
0-4 5.6% / 9.2%
Kulikup — 0-4: 5.6% Mayanup — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 11.2% / 9.8%
Kulikup — 5-14: 11.2% Mayanup — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 3.5% / 5.2%
Kulikup — 15-19: 3.5% Mayanup — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 3.5% / —
Kulikup — 20-24: 3.5% Mayanup — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.1% / 5.7%
Kulikup — 25-34: 9.1% Mayanup — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 9.8% / 13.2%
Kulikup — 35-44: 9.8% Mayanup — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 11.9% / 15.5%
Kulikup — 45-54: 11.9% Mayanup — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 18.9% / 18.4%
Kulikup — 55-64: 18.9% Mayanup — 55-64: 18.4%
65-74 14.7% / 11.5%
Kulikup — 65-74: 14.7% Mayanup — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 5.6% / 9.2%
Kulikup — 75-84: 5.6% Mayanup — 75-84: 9.2%
85+ — / —
Kulikup — 85+: not among its largest Mayanup — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kulikup 65.0% couple families
Kulikup — Couple Families: 65.0% Kulikup — Lone Person: 35.0%
Mayanup 55.0% couple families
Mayanup — Couple Families: 55.0% Mayanup — Lone Person: 45.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kulikup 9.5% renting
Kulikup — Owned Outright: 57.1% Kulikup — Mortgage: 33.3% Kulikup — Renting: 9.5%
Mayanup 10.0% renting
Mayanup — Owned Outright: 75.0% Mayanup — Mortgage: 15.0% Mayanup — Renting: 10.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Kulikup Mayanup
England 8.4% / 1.7%
Kulikup — England: 8.4% Mayanup — England: 1.7%
New Zealand 2.1% / 2.3%
Kulikup — New Zealand: 2.1% Mayanup — New Zealand: 2.3%
South Africa — / 2.3%
Kulikup — South Africa: not among its largest Mayanup — South Africa: 2.3%
Canada — / 1.7%
Kulikup — Canada: not among its largest Mayanup — Canada: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.4%).

Qualifications

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

Kulikup Mayanup
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 13.8%
Kulikup — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Mayanup — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 13.8%
Kulikup — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Mayanup — Bachelor Degree: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 5.2%
Kulikup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Mayanup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.3%
Kulikup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mayanup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kulikup 100.0% houses
Kulikup — Houses: 100.0%
Mayanup 100.0% houses
Mayanup — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Kulikup Mayanup
Median house price — $5,300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Kulikup Mayanup
New dwellings approved 9
across Boyup Brook
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Kulikup Mayanup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 25% of WA Higher than 37% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of WA Higher than 49% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 11% of WA Higher than 12% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 6% of WA Higher than 45% of WA

Liveability

Kulikup Mayanup
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mayanup carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 16); Mayanup carries more crime risk (45 vs 21).

Kulikup Mayanup
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime Low
21/100
 Moderate
45/100
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

Kulikup Mayanup
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

Kulikup Mayanup
Parks & reserves 3 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Mayanup sits further from the CBD (286 km vs 277.4 km).

Kulikup Mayanup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 277.4 km 286 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 219 min 198 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6244
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 6244
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.

Kulikup Mayanup
Worked from Home 57.1% / 56.1%
Kulikup — Worked from Home: 57.1% Mayanup — Worked from Home: 56.1%
Car (driver) 33.9% / 39.0%
Kulikup — Car (driver): 33.9% Mayanup — Car (driver): 39.0%
Walked Only 8.9% / 4.9%
Kulikup — Walked Only: 8.9% Mayanup — Walked Only: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.1%).

Setting

Kulikup Mayanup
Elevation 299 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 226 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kulikup Mayanup
Connectivity score 15/100 21/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
81 premises

Climate

Kulikup Mayanup
Annual rainfall 495 mm 691 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 29.6°C
Winter min (Jul) — 4.6°C

Council rates

Kulikup Mayanup
Average residential rate $4,342/yr
same for both
Council Boyup Brook
same for both

Federal electorate

Kulikup Mayanup
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kulikup Mayanup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kulikup

Rural

Mayanup

Rural Young Families

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