Kununurra vs Lake Argyle

In both, most households rent. In Kununurra, most homes are detached houses. In Lake Argyle, about half of homes are flats or apartments and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Kununurra tends to suit families with children, while Lake Argyle 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

Kununurra

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (23 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • But Lake Argyle carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 97/100)

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

Renters

Lake Argyle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($85/wk vs $266/wk)

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

  • Kununurra has a shorter drive in (2132 min vs 2428 min)
  • Lake Argyle sits closer to the CBD (3185.2 km vs 3225.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lake Argyle

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 97/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (47% vs 36%)
  • But Kununurra has more GPs (5 vs 0)

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

Where they sit

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

Kununurra Lake Argyle
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.

Kununurra Lake Argyle
Walkability 0 / 0
Kununurra — Walkability: 0/100 Lake Argyle — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 3 / 79
Kununurra — Safety: 3/100 Lake Argyle — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 27 / 39
Kununurra — Low fire risk: 27/100 Lake Argyle — Low fire risk: 39/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Kununurra — Low flood risk: 100/100 Lake Argyle — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kununurra has more residents (5,494 vs 205); Kununurra rents higher ($266/wk vs $85/wk).

Kununurra Lake Argyle
Population 5,494
+96% vs other
 205
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% —
Median age 33 32
Median household income $108,732/yr
+56% vs other
 $48,048/yr
Median weekly rent $266/wk
+68% vs other
 $85/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kununurra Lake Argyle
0-4 7.4% / 8.8%
Kununurra — 0-4: 7.4% Lake Argyle — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 15.6% / 9.8%
Kununurra — 5-14: 15.6% Lake Argyle — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 4.9% / 4.4%
Kununurra — 15-19: 4.9% Lake Argyle — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 5.8% / 7.3%
Kununurra — 20-24: 5.8% Lake Argyle — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 18.4% / 22.9%
Kununurra — 25-34: 18.4% Lake Argyle — 25-34: 22.9%
35-44 14.5% / 16.1%
Kununurra — 35-44: 14.5% Lake Argyle — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 14.2% / 8.3%
Kununurra — 45-54: 14.2% Lake Argyle — 45-54: 8.3%
55-64 12.0% / 11.2%
Kununurra — 55-64: 12.0% Lake Argyle — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 5.3% / 6.3%
Kununurra — 65-74: 5.3% Lake Argyle — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 1.7% / 1.5%
Kununurra — 75-84: 1.7% Lake Argyle — 75-84: 1.5%
85+ 0.4% / —
Kununurra — 85+: 0.4% Lake Argyle — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kununurra 32.6% lone person
Kununurra — Lone Person: 32.6% Kununurra — Couple Families: 39.8% Kununurra — One Parent Families: 19.3% Kununurra — Group Household: 5.8% Kununurra — Other Families: 2.5%
Lake Argyle 50.0% lone person
Lake Argyle — Lone Person: 50.0% Lake Argyle — Couple Families: 27.3% Lake Argyle — One Parent Families: 22.7% Lake Argyle — Group Household: 0.0% Lake Argyle — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kununurra 65.3% renting
Kununurra — Owned Outright: 15.4% Kununurra — Mortgage: 19.3% Kununurra — Renting: 65.3%
Lake Argyle 73.8% renting
Lake Argyle — Owned Outright: 26.2% Lake Argyle — Mortgage: 0.0% Lake Argyle — Renting: 73.8%
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.

Kununurra Lake Argyle
England 3.2% / 2.0%
Kununurra — England: 3.2% Lake Argyle — England: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.6% / 2.4%
Kununurra — New Zealand: 1.6% Lake Argyle — New Zealand: 2.4%
France 0.6% / 2.0%
Kununurra — France: 0.6% Lake Argyle — France: 2.0%
Philippines 0.7% / —
Kununurra — Philippines: 0.7% Lake Argyle — Philippines: not among its largest
India 0.6% / —
Kununurra — India: 0.6% Lake Argyle — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Qualifications

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

Kununurra Lake Argyle
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 16.1%
Kununurra — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% Lake Argyle — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.4% / 7.3%
Kununurra — Bachelor Degree: 10.4% Lake Argyle — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 4.4%
Kununurra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Lake Argyle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 1.5%
Kununurra — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Lake Argyle — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / —
Kununurra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Lake Argyle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kununurra 64.1% houses
Kununurra — Houses: 64.1% Kununurra — Flats / Apartments: 21.9% Kununurra — Townhouses: 14.0%
Lake Argyle 52.8% houses
Lake Argyle — Houses: 52.8% Lake Argyle — Flats / Apartments: 47.2% Lake Argyle — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kununurra Lake Argyle
Median house price $490,000 —
Median unit price $384,500 —
Median land price $300,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 42 sales
 —

Development activity

Kununurra Lake Argyle
New dwellings approved 58
across Wyndham-East Kimberley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Kununurra Lake Argyle
Houses 7.7%
$740/wk on $499K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Kununurra Lake Argyle
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 8% of WA
Schools Higher than 16% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 23% of WA Higher than 39% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 31% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 23% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 97% of WA —

Liveability

Kununurra Lake Argyle
Grade D —
Score 19/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Kununurra carries more crime risk (97 vs 21); Kununurra carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 61).

Kununurra Lake Argyle
Bushfire High
73/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime High
97/100
 Low
21/100
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

Kununurra Lake Argyle
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Kununurra

  • East Kimberley College Government · Combined below peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Alta-1 Kimberley College Independent · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Lake Argyle

  • Jungdranung Remote Community School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Kununurra Lake Argyle
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 8 0
Parks & reserves 23 0
Childcare 4 0
GPs 5 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 5 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 31 19

Mobility

Kununurra sits further from the CBD (3225.5 km vs 3185.2 km).

Kununurra Lake Argyle
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 3225.5 km
+1% vs other
 3185.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 2132 min 2428 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6743
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 20
postcode 6743
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.

Kununurra Lake Argyle
Car (driver) 72.1% / 16.4%
Kununurra — Car (driver): 72.1% Lake Argyle — Car (driver): 16.4%
Walked Only 10.9% / 35.8%
Kununurra — Walked Only: 10.9% Lake Argyle — Walked Only: 35.8%
Worked from Home 4.5% / 22.4%
Kununurra — Worked from Home: 4.5% Lake Argyle — Worked from Home: 22.4%
Car (passenger) 8.9% / 11.9%
Kununurra — Car (passenger): 8.9% Lake Argyle — Car (passenger): 11.9%
Bus 1.1% / 13.4%
Kununurra — Bus: 1.1% Lake Argyle — Bus: 13.4%
Bicycle 2.4% / —
Kununurra — Bicycle: 2.4% Lake Argyle — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.1%).

Setting

Kununurra Lake Argyle
Elevation 98 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 87 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kununurra Lake Argyle
Connectivity score 45/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
2,417 premises
 0%
37 premises

Council rates

Kununurra Lake Argyle
Average residential rate $4,494/yr
same for both
Council Wyndham-East Kimberley
same for both

Federal electorate

Kununurra Lake Argyle
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kununurra Lake Argyle
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kununurra

Affordable Family Rural

Lake Argyle

Rural Young Families
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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