Mandogalup vs Wandi

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mandogalup: a median of $904,000, against $822,000 in Wandi, though rent is higher in Wandi. On these figures, Mandogalup tends to suit young adults, while Wandi suits families with children.

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

Wandi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 96/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mandogalup

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $410/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 17%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wandi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (30.5 km vs 33.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Mandogalup has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 8%)
  • Wandi carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 96/100)

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

Investors

Mandogalup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (132.7% vs 51.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mandogalup Wandi
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.

Mandogalup Wandi
Walkability 7 / 13
Mandogalup — Walkability: 7/100 Wandi — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 4 / 69
Mandogalup — Safety: 4/100 Wandi — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 58 / 67
Mandogalup — Low fire risk: 58/100 Wandi — Low fire risk: 67/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Mandogalup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wandi — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wandi has more residents (4,324 vs 128); Wandi rents higher ($410/wk vs $265/wk).

Mandogalup Wandi
Population 128 4,324
+3278% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +132.7% +51.5%
Median age 31 32
Median household income $118,404/yr $123,396/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $265/wk $410/wk
+55% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mandogalup Wandi
0-4 9.4% / 12.0%
Mandogalup — 0-4: 9.4% Wandi — 0-4: 12.0%
5-14 4.7% / 13.2%
Mandogalup — 5-14: 4.7% Wandi — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 5.5% / 4.4%
Mandogalup — 15-19: 5.5% Wandi — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 7.8% / 5.9%
Mandogalup — 20-24: 7.8% Wandi — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 38.3% / 21.5%
Mandogalup — 25-34: 38.3% Wandi — 25-34: 21.5%
35-44 8.6% / 17.7%
Mandogalup — 35-44: 8.6% Wandi — 35-44: 17.7%
45-54 6.2% / 10.1%
Mandogalup — 45-54: 6.2% Wandi — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 11.7% / 7.7%
Mandogalup — 55-64: 11.7% Wandi — 55-64: 7.7%
65-74 9.4% / 5.9%
Mandogalup — 65-74: 9.4% Wandi — 65-74: 5.9%
75-84 4.7% / 1.5%
Mandogalup — 75-84: 4.7% Wandi — 75-84: 1.5%
85+ — / 0.2%
Mandogalup — 85+: not among its largest Wandi — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (38.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mandogalup 72.2% couple families
Mandogalup — Couple Families: 72.2% Mandogalup — Lone Person: 27.8% Mandogalup — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mandogalup — Group Household: 0.0% Mandogalup — Other Families: 0.0%
Wandi 62.3% couple families
Wandi — Couple Families: 62.3% Wandi — Lone Person: 19.2% Wandi — One Parent Families: 15.7% Wandi — Group Household: 2.3% Wandi — Other Families: 0.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mandogalup 0.0% renting
Mandogalup — Owned Outright: 24.4% Mandogalup — Mortgage: 75.6% Mandogalup — Renting: 0.0%
Wandi 19.8% renting
Wandi — Owned Outright: 15.3% Wandi — Mortgage: 64.9% Wandi — Renting: 19.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mandogalup Wandi
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 16.4%
Mandogalup — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Wandi — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 15.6% / 15.7%
Mandogalup — Bachelor Degree: 15.6% Wandi — Bachelor Degree: 15.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 9.1%
Mandogalup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Wandi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 7.0% / 1.6%
Mandogalup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.0% Wandi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.1%
Mandogalup — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wandi — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

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.

Mandogalup Wandi
England 2.3% / 6.9%
Mandogalup — England: 2.3% Wandi — England: 6.9%
New Zealand 4.7% / 3.2%
Mandogalup — New Zealand: 4.7% Wandi — New Zealand: 3.2%
Philippines 4.7% / 2.7%
Mandogalup — Philippines: 4.7% Wandi — Philippines: 2.7%
South Africa — / 3.9%
Mandogalup — South Africa: not among its largest Wandi — South Africa: 3.9%
India — / 3.9%
Mandogalup — India: not among its largest Wandi — India: 3.9%
Brazil 2.3% / —
Mandogalup — Brazil: 2.3% Wandi — Brazil: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mandogalup 100.0% houses
Mandogalup — Houses: 100.0% Mandogalup — Townhouses: 0.0% Mandogalup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wandi 97.5% houses
Wandi — Houses: 97.5% Wandi — Townhouses: 2.4% Wandi — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mandogalup Wandi
Median house price $904,350 $822,500
Median unit price — $530,000
Median land price — $595,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 29 sales
 19 days
from 73 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Mandogalup Wandi
3 bed $878K / $795K
Mandogalup — 3 bed: $878K (10 sales) Wandi — 3 bed: $795K (59 sales)

10 vs 59 sales

4 bed $890K / $890K
Mandogalup — 4 bed: $890K (27 sales) Wandi — 4 bed: $890K (56 sales)

27 vs 56 sales

Development activity

Mandogalup Wandi
New dwellings approved 1,096
across Kwinana
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
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.

Mandogalup Wandi
Houses 4.4%
$800/wk on $939K
 4.5%
$780/wk on $899K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Mandogalup Wandi
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of WA Higher than 88% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 69% of WA Higher than 70% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 54% of WA Higher than 59% of WA

Liveability

Mandogalup Wandi
Grade — B
Score — 69/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Mandogalup carries more crime risk (96 vs 31).

Mandogalup Wandi
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Low
33/100
Crime High
96/100
 Low
31/100
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 6
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Mandogalup Wandi
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mandogalup

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

Schools in Wandi

  • Honeywood Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mandogalup Wandi
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 2 4
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Mandogalup sits further from the CBD (33.3 km vs 30.5 km).

Mandogalup Wandi
Walkability score 7/100 13/100
Distance to Perth 33.3 km
+8% vs other
 30.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 32 min 30 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6167
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 6167
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.

Mandogalup Wandi
Car (driver) 90.3% / 75.6%
Mandogalup — Car (driver): 90.3% Wandi — Car (driver): 75.6%
Worked from Home 4.8% / 9.4%
Mandogalup — Worked from Home: 4.8% Wandi — Worked from Home: 9.4%
Train 4.8% / 8.1%
Mandogalup — Train: 4.8% Wandi — Train: 8.1%
Car (passenger) — / 4.8%
Mandogalup — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wandi — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Bus — / 1.3%
Mandogalup — Bus: not among its largest Wandi — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.3%).

Setting

Mandogalup Wandi
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.4 km 9.5 km

NBN connectivity

Mandogalup Wandi
Connectivity score 95/100 66/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 93%
506 premises
 49%
737 premises

Climate

Mandogalup Wandi
Annual rainfall 745 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Mandogalup Wandi
Average residential rate $2,945/yr
same for both
Council Kwinana
same for both

Federal electorate

Mandogalup Wandi
Division Brand
same for both
Member Madeleine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mandogalup Wandi
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mandogalup

Outer Young Families

Wandi

Acreage Family Outer Young Families

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