Lower Chittering vs Julimar

Lower Chittering is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 54 in Julimar. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lower Chittering, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lower Chittering: a median of $1.25 million, against $900,000 in Julimar, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Lower Chittering tends to suit families with children and couples, while Julimar suits people living alone, share households, and older residents.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Lower Chittering is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 52%)
  • Julimar carries lower crime risk (14/100 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

  • Lower Chittering leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 29%)
  • Julimar has cheaper houses ($900,000 vs $1,250,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Julimar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $463/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lower Chittering

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (49 min vs 89 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (61.5 km vs 89.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Julimar

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 32/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 12%)

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

Where they sit

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

Lower Chittering Julimar
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.

Lower Chittering Julimar
Walkability 0 / 0
Lower Chittering — Walkability: 0/100 Julimar — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 86
Lower Chittering — Safety: 68/100 Julimar — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 52 / 45
Lower Chittering — Low fire risk: 52/100 Julimar — Low fire risk: 45/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Lower Chittering — Low flood risk: 100/100 Julimar — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lower Chittering has more residents (2,408 vs 406); Lower Chittering has higher household incomes ($135,824 vs $69,056).

Lower Chittering Julimar
Population 2,408
+83% vs other
 406
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.2% —
Median age 41 54
Median household income $135,824/yr
+49% vs other
 $69,056/yr
Median weekly rent $463/wk
+46% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lower Chittering Julimar
0-4 5.3% / 2.5%
Lower Chittering — 0-4: 5.3% Julimar — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 15.5% / 9.9%
Lower Chittering — 5-14: 15.5% Julimar — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 8.1% / 4.2%
Lower Chittering — 15-19: 8.1% Julimar — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 5.0% / 3.4%
Lower Chittering — 20-24: 5.0% Julimar — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 8.2% / 4.9%
Lower Chittering — 25-34: 8.2% Julimar — 25-34: 4.9%
35-44 12.9% / 8.9%
Lower Chittering — 35-44: 12.9% Julimar — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 16.9% / 15.5%
Lower Chittering — 45-54: 16.9% Julimar — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 16.1% / 22.7%
Lower Chittering — 55-64: 16.1% Julimar — 55-64: 22.7%
65-74 7.7% / 15.3%
Lower Chittering — 65-74: 7.7% Julimar — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 3.7% / 8.6%
Lower Chittering — 75-84: 3.7% Julimar — 75-84: 8.6%
85+ 0.9% / 2.0%
Lower Chittering — 85+: 0.9% Julimar — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lower Chittering 70.5% couple families
Lower Chittering — Couple Families: 70.5% Lower Chittering — Lone Person: 15.7% Lower Chittering — One Parent Families: 12.0% Lower Chittering — Group Household: 1.9%
Julimar 41.8% couple families
Julimar — Couple Families: 41.8% Julimar — Lone Person: 38.0% Julimar — One Parent Families: 10.1% Julimar — Group Household: 10.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lower Chittering 5.7% renting
Lower Chittering — Owned Outright: 21.9% Lower Chittering — Mortgage: 72.4% Lower Chittering — Renting: 5.7%
Julimar 7.4% renting
Julimar — Owned Outright: 44.4% Julimar — Mortgage: 48.1% Julimar — Renting: 7.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lower Chittering Julimar
Certificate III & IV 22.5% / 19.7%
Lower Chittering — Certificate III & IV: 22.5% Julimar — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 6.7%
Lower Chittering — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Julimar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 5.4%
Lower Chittering — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Julimar — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 2.7%
Lower Chittering — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Julimar — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Lower Chittering — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Julimar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

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.

Lower Chittering Julimar
England 14.9% / 13.5%
Lower Chittering — England: 14.9% Julimar — England: 13.5%
New Zealand 3.0% / 3.2%
Lower Chittering — New Zealand: 3.0% Julimar — New Zealand: 3.2%
South Africa 1.7% / —
Lower Chittering — South Africa: 1.7% Julimar — South Africa: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.6% / 1.0%
Lower Chittering — Netherlands: 0.6% Julimar — Netherlands: 1.0%
Scotland 1.3% / —
Lower Chittering — Scotland: 1.3% Julimar — Scotland: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 1.0%
Lower Chittering — Vietnam: not among its largest Julimar — Vietnam: 1.0%
Zimbabwe 0.7% / —
Lower Chittering — Zimbabwe: 0.7% Julimar — Zimbabwe: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lower Chittering 100.7% houses
Lower Chittering — Houses: 100.7%
Julimar 100.0% houses
Julimar — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Lower Chittering Julimar
Median house price $1,250,000 $900,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $507,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 15 days
from 31 sales
 43 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Lower Chittering Julimar
New dwellings approved 104
across Chittering
 37
across Toodyay
Approvals change year on year -22% +10%

Ranking within WA

Lower Chittering Julimar
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 27% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of WA Higher than 8% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of WA Higher than 53% of WA

Liveability

Lower Chittering Julimar
Grade B —
Score 56/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Lower Chittering carries more crime risk (32 vs 14).

Lower Chittering Julimar
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Low
14/100
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

Lower Chittering Julimar
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Lower Chittering

  • Immaculate Heart College Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Julimar

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lower Chittering Julimar
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Julimar sits further from the CBD (89.9 km vs 61.5 km).

Lower Chittering Julimar
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 61.5 km 89.9 km
+46% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 49 min 89 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 6084
 0.0%
postcode 6567
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 97
postcode 6084
 71
postcode 6567

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.

Lower Chittering Julimar
Car (driver) 78.8% / 78.7%
Lower Chittering — Car (driver): 78.8% Julimar — Car (driver): 78.7%
Worked from Home 11.4% / 18.1%
Lower Chittering — Worked from Home: 11.4% Julimar — Worked from Home: 18.1%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 3.1%
Lower Chittering — Car (passenger): 5.4% Julimar — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Bus 1.9% / —
Lower Chittering — Bus: 1.9% Julimar — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.7% / —
Lower Chittering — Walked Only: 1.7% Julimar — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.8%).

Setting

Lower Chittering Julimar
Elevation 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 299 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lower Chittering Julimar
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
842 premises
 0%
226 premises

Climate

Lower Chittering Julimar
Annual rainfall 592 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Lower Chittering Julimar
Average residential rate $3,215/yr $3,530/yr
Council Chittering Toodyay

Federal electorate

Lower Chittering Julimar
Division Durack Bullwinkel
Member Melissa Price Trish Cook
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Lower Chittering Julimar
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lower Chittering

Acreage Outer Quiet

Julimar

Retirees Rural

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