Lake Clifton vs Wagerup

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

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

Lake Clifton

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 19%)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 82/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Lake Clifton has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)
  • Wagerup has a bigger rental market to choose from (50% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Lake Clifton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (75 min vs 96 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (107.3 km vs 122.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Lake Clifton carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 82/100)
  • Wagerup has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Wagerup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (67.7% vs 11.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lake Clifton Wagerup
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.

Lake Clifton Wagerup
Walkability 0 / 0
Lake Clifton — Walkability: 0/100 Wagerup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 18
Lake Clifton — Safety: 34/100 Wagerup — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 17 / 22
Lake Clifton — Low fire risk: 17/100 Wagerup — Low fire risk: 22/100
Low flood risk 65 / 100
Lake Clifton — Low flood risk: 65/100 Wagerup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lake Clifton has more residents (759 vs 52); Wagerup rents higher ($300/wk vs $250/wk).

Lake Clifton Wagerup
Population 759
+93% vs other
 52
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.1% +67.7%
Median age 42 40
Median household income $89,648/yr $99,632/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $300/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lake Clifton Wagerup
0-4 3.7% / —
Lake Clifton — 0-4: 3.7% Wagerup — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 13.7% / 9.6%
Lake Clifton — 5-14: 13.7% Wagerup — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 7.5% / 7.7%
Lake Clifton — 15-19: 7.5% Wagerup — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 4.6% / —
Lake Clifton — 20-24: 4.6% Wagerup — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.2% / —
Lake Clifton — 25-34: 7.2% Wagerup — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 15.3% / 13.5%
Lake Clifton — 35-44: 15.3% Wagerup — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 15.7% / 17.3%
Lake Clifton — 45-54: 15.7% Wagerup — 45-54: 17.3%
55-64 15.7% / 5.8%
Lake Clifton — 55-64: 15.7% Wagerup — 55-64: 5.8%
65-74 11.2% / 19.2%
Lake Clifton — 65-74: 11.2% Wagerup — 65-74: 19.2%
75-84 4.0% / 11.5%
Lake Clifton — 75-84: 4.0% Wagerup — 75-84: 11.5%
85+ 0.5% / —
Lake Clifton — 85+: 0.5% Wagerup — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lake Clifton 55.8% couple families
Lake Clifton — Couple Families: 55.8% Lake Clifton — Lone Person: 27.3% Lake Clifton — Group Household: 4.2% Lake Clifton — One Parent Families: 12.7%
Wagerup 18.8% couple families
Wagerup — Couple Families: 18.8% Wagerup — Lone Person: 43.8% Wagerup — Group Household: 37.5% Wagerup — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lake Clifton 7.4% renting
Lake Clifton — Owned Outright: 35.2% Lake Clifton — Mortgage: 57.4% Lake Clifton — Renting: 7.4%
Wagerup 50.0% renting
Wagerup — Owned Outright: 50.0% Wagerup — Mortgage: 0.0% Wagerup — Renting: 50.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lake Clifton 94.8% houses
Lake Clifton — Houses: 94.8% Lake Clifton — Flats / Apartments: 5.2%
Wagerup 100.0% houses
Wagerup — Houses: 100.0% Wagerup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Lake Clifton Wagerup
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 23.1%
Lake Clifton — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Wagerup — Certificate III & IV: 23.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 11.5%
Lake Clifton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Wagerup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 5.8%
Lake Clifton — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Wagerup — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / —
Lake Clifton — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Wagerup — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / —
Lake Clifton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Wagerup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Property market

Lake Clifton Wagerup
Median house price $1,200,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $780,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 6 sales
 —

Development activity

Lake Clifton Wagerup
New dwellings approved 31
across Waroona
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Lake Clifton Wagerup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of WA Higher than 67% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of WA Higher than 5% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 16% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of WA Higher than 49% of WA

Liveability

Lake Clifton Wagerup
Grade D —
Score 20/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Lake Clifton carries more flood risk (35 vs 0); Wagerup carries more crime risk (82 vs 66).

Lake Clifton Wagerup
Bushfire High
83/100
 High
78/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 High
82/100
Flood Low
35/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Lake Clifton Wagerup
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

Lake Clifton Wagerup
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 2 7

Mobility

Wagerup sits further from the CBD (122.5 km vs 107.3 km).

Lake Clifton Wagerup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 107.3 km 122.5 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 75 min 96 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6215
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 6215
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.

Lake Clifton Wagerup
Car (driver) 76.4% / 75.0%
Lake Clifton — Car (driver): 76.4% Wagerup — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 11.8% / 25.0%
Lake Clifton — Worked from Home: 11.8% Wagerup — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / —
Lake Clifton — Car (passenger): 6.5% Wagerup — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 5.3% / —
Lake Clifton — Bus: 5.3% Wagerup — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.4%).

Setting

Lake Clifton Wagerup
Elevation 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.2 km 23.6 km

NBN connectivity

Lake Clifton Wagerup
Connectivity score 30/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
311 premises
 0%
63 premises

Climate

Lake Clifton Wagerup
Annual rainfall — 774 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Lake Clifton Wagerup
Average residential rate $2,750/yr
same for both
Council Waroona
same for both

Federal electorate

Lake Clifton Wagerup
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Lake Clifton

Rural

Wagerup

Retirees Rural

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