Mcalinden vs Benjinup

McAlinden is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Benjinup. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In McAlinden, most households are couple families. In Benjinup, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, McAlinden tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

McAlinden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 48/100)

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

McAlinden

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $233/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

McAlinden

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (238.8 km vs 267.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (184 min vs 193 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

McAlinden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 48/100)

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

Investors

McAlinden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.9% vs -0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mcalinden Benjinup
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.

Mcalinden Benjinup
Walkability 0 / 0
Mcalinden — Walkability: 0/100 Benjinup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 52
Mcalinden — Safety: 80/100 Benjinup — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 39 / 61
Mcalinden — Low fire risk: 39/100 Benjinup — Low fire risk: 61/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Mcalinden — Low flood risk: 100/100 Benjinup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Benjinup has more residents (143 vs 70); Benjinup rents higher ($233/wk vs $130/wk).

Mcalinden Benjinup
Population 70 143
+104% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.9% -0.7%
Median age 40 43
Median household income $58,500/yr $72,540/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $130/wk $233/wk
+79% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mcalinden Benjinup
0-4 12.9% / 6.3%
Mcalinden — 0-4: 12.9% Benjinup — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 18.6% / 19.6%
Mcalinden — 5-14: 18.6% Benjinup — 5-14: 19.6%
15-19 5.7% / 3.5%
Mcalinden — 15-19: 5.7% Benjinup — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 4.3% / 4.2%
Mcalinden — 20-24: 4.3% Benjinup — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 5.7% / 2.8%
Mcalinden — 25-34: 5.7% Benjinup — 25-34: 2.8%
35-44 14.3% / 16.1%
Mcalinden — 35-44: 14.3% Benjinup — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 20.0% / 11.2%
Mcalinden — 45-54: 20.0% Benjinup — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 15.7% / 10.5%
Mcalinden — 55-64: 15.7% Benjinup — 55-64: 10.5%
65-74 17.1% / 14.0%
Mcalinden — 65-74: 17.1% Benjinup — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 7.1% / 7.0%
Mcalinden — 75-84: 7.1% Benjinup — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ — / —
Mcalinden — 85+: not among its largest Benjinup — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Mcalinden Benjinup
England 7.1% / 3.5%
Mcalinden — England: 7.1% Benjinup — England: 3.5%
New Zealand — / 4.9%
Mcalinden — New Zealand: not among its largest Benjinup — New Zealand: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mcalinden 66.7% couple families
Mcalinden — Couple Families: 66.7% Mcalinden — Lone Person: 33.3% Mcalinden — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Benjinup 45.2% couple families
Benjinup — Couple Families: 45.2% Benjinup — Lone Person: 38.7% Benjinup — One Parent Families: 16.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mcalinden 100.0% houses
Mcalinden — Houses: 100.0%
Benjinup 100.0% houses
Benjinup — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mcalinden Benjinup
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 19.6%
Mcalinden — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Benjinup — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 12.6%
Mcalinden — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Benjinup — Bachelor Degree: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.2%
Mcalinden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Benjinup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.5%
Mcalinden — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Benjinup — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mcalinden 17.4% renting
Mcalinden — Owned Outright: 52.2% Mcalinden — Mortgage: 30.4% Mcalinden — Renting: 17.4%
Benjinup 9.3% renting
Benjinup — Owned Outright: 53.5% Benjinup — Mortgage: 37.2% Benjinup — Renting: 9.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Mcalinden Benjinup
New dwellings approved 9
across Boyup Brook
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Mcalinden Benjinup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 16% of WA Higher than 34% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 5% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 14% of WA Higher than 25% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of WA Higher than 45% of WA

Liveability

Mcalinden Benjinup
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Benjinup carries more crime risk (48 vs 20); McAlinden carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 39).

Mcalinden Benjinup
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
48/100
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

Mcalinden Benjinup
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

Mcalinden Benjinup
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Benjinup sits further from the CBD (267.2 km vs 238.8 km).

Mcalinden Benjinup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 238.8 km 267.2 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 184 min 193 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6225
 0.2%
postcode 6255
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 6225
 51
postcode 6255

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.

Mcalinden Benjinup
Car (driver) 47.6% / 50.8%
Mcalinden — Car (driver): 47.6% Benjinup — Car (driver): 50.8%
Worked from Home 52.4% / 44.6%
Mcalinden — Worked from Home: 52.4% Benjinup — Worked from Home: 44.6%
Walked Only — / 4.6%
Mcalinden — Walked Only: not among its largest Benjinup — Walked Only: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.4%).

Setting

Mcalinden Benjinup
Elevation 222 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 250 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mcalinden Benjinup
Connectivity score 15/100 22/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
44 premises

Climate

Mcalinden Benjinup
Annual rainfall 765 mm 691 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 29.6°C
Winter min (Jul) — 4.6°C

Council rates

Mcalinden Benjinup
Average residential rate $4,342/yr
same for both
Council Boyup Brook
same for both

Federal electorate

Mcalinden Benjinup
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mcalinden Benjinup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mcalinden

Family Rural Young Families

Benjinup

Family Rural

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