Kumarina vs Wiluna

Wiluna is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 39 in Kumarina. In Kumarina, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Wiluna, the large majority of households rent, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Kumarina tends to suit young adults and 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

Wiluna

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (93% vs 0%)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • But Kumarina carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 95/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Kumarina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $118/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Kumarina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (988 km vs 991.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kumarina

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 11%)
  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

Kumarina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (68.5% vs -27.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kumarina Wiluna
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.

Kumarina Wiluna
Walkability 0 / 0
Kumarina — Walkability: 0/100 Wiluna — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 5
Kumarina — Safety: 81/100 Wiluna — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 60 / 51
Kumarina — Low fire risk: 60/100 Wiluna — Low fire risk: 51/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Kumarina — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wiluna — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wiluna rents higher ($118/wk vs $0/wk); Wiluna has more residents (521 vs 91).

Kumarina Wiluna
Population 91 521
+473% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +68.5% -27.6%
Median age 39 35
Median household income $94,224/yr
+40% vs other
 $56,628/yr
Median weekly rent — $118/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kumarina Wiluna
0-4 — / 3.5%
Kumarina — 0-4: not among its largest Wiluna — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 — / 12.7%
Kumarina — 5-14: not among its largest Wiluna — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 — / 4.6%
Kumarina — 15-19: not among its largest Wiluna — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 12.1% / 9.4%
Kumarina — 20-24: 12.1% Wiluna — 20-24: 9.4%
25-34 28.6% / 20.5%
Kumarina — 25-34: 28.6% Wiluna — 25-34: 20.5%
35-44 20.9% / 16.9%
Kumarina — 35-44: 20.9% Wiluna — 35-44: 16.9%
45-54 17.6% / 15.2%
Kumarina — 45-54: 17.6% Wiluna — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 9.9% / 7.5%
Kumarina — 55-64: 9.9% Wiluna — 55-64: 7.5%
65-74 11.0% / 7.5%
Kumarina — 65-74: 11.0% Wiluna — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 — / 2.5%
Kumarina — 75-84: not among its largest Wiluna — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ — / —
Kumarina — 85+: not among its largest Wiluna — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kumarina 100.0% lone person
Kumarina — Lone Person: 100.0% Kumarina — One Parent Families: 0.0% Kumarina — Other Families: 0.0% Kumarina — Couple Families: 0.0% Kumarina — Group Household: 0.0%
Wiluna 51.4% lone person
Wiluna — Lone Person: 51.4% Wiluna — One Parent Families: 27.1% Wiluna — Other Families: 8.6% Wiluna — Couple Families: 8.6% Wiluna — Group Household: 4.3%
Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Couple Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kumarina 100.0% flats / apartments
Kumarina — Flats / Apartments: 100.0% Kumarina — Houses: 0.0% Kumarina — Townhouses: 0.0%
Wiluna 0.0% flats / apartments
Wiluna — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Wiluna — Houses: 92.9% Wiluna — Townhouses: 10.7%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

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.

Kumarina Wiluna
New Zealand 9.9% / 3.1%
Kumarina — New Zealand: 9.9% Wiluna — New Zealand: 3.1%
England 5.5% / 3.3%
Kumarina — England: 5.5% Wiluna — England: 3.3%
Fiji — / 1.5%
Kumarina — Fiji: not among its largest Wiluna — Fiji: 1.5%
Philippines — / 1.3%
Kumarina — Philippines: not among its largest Wiluna — Philippines: 1.3%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Kumarina — South Africa: not among its largest Wiluna — South Africa: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.9%).

Qualifications

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

Kumarina Wiluna
Certificate III & IV 28.6% / 13.8%
Kumarina — Certificate III & IV: 28.6% Wiluna — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 4.8%
Kumarina — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Wiluna — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 3.5%
Kumarina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Wiluna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.7%
Kumarina — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wiluna — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Kumarina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wiluna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Ranking within WA

Kumarina Wiluna
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of WA Higher than 13% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of WA Higher than 3% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of WA Higher than 2% of WA

Liveability

Kumarina Wiluna
Grade — D
Score — 11/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Wiluna carries more crime risk (95 vs 19).

Kumarina Wiluna
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Low
19/100
 High
95/100
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

Kumarina Wiluna
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 Kumarina

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

Schools in Wiluna

  • Wiluna Remote Community School Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Kumarina Wiluna
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 6
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 6 5

Mobility

Wiluna sits further from the CBD (991.5 km vs 988 km).

Kumarina Wiluna
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 988 km 991.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 686 min 689 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6642
 0.0%
postcode 6646
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 23
postcode 6642
 9
postcode 6646

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.

Kumarina Wiluna
Bus 40.6% / 17.8%
Kumarina — Bus: 40.6% Wiluna — Bus: 17.8%
Car (driver) 15.6% / 34.8%
Kumarina — Car (driver): 15.6% Wiluna — Car (driver): 34.8%
Walked Only 18.8% / 30.4%
Kumarina — Walked Only: 18.8% Wiluna — Walked Only: 30.4%
Car (passenger) 12.5% / 11.9%
Kumarina — Car (passenger): 12.5% Wiluna — Car (passenger): 11.9%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 5.2%
Kumarina — Worked from Home: 12.5% Wiluna — Worked from Home: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (40.6%).

Setting

Kumarina Wiluna
Elevation 589 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 561 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kumarina Wiluna
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
12 premises
 0%
44 premises

Federal electorate

Kumarina Wiluna
Division Durack O'connor
Member Melissa Price Rick Wilson
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kumarina Wiluna
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kumarina

Multicultural Rural

Wiluna

Multicultural Rural

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