Mcalinden vs Noggerup

McAlinden is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 51 in Noggerup. 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 Noggerup, most households are people living alone. On these figures, McAlinden tends to suit families with children and couples, while Noggerup 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

McAlinden

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 33%)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 37/100)

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

First-home buyers

Noggerup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

McAlinden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $150/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Noggerup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (167 min vs 184 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (228.4 km vs 238.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

McAlinden

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 37/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mcalinden and Noggerup 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 Noggerup
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 Noggerup
Walkability 0 / 0
Mcalinden — Walkability: 0/100 Noggerup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 63
Mcalinden — Safety: 80/100 Noggerup — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 39 / 36
Mcalinden — Low fire risk: 39/100 Noggerup — Low fire risk: 36/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Mcalinden — Low flood risk: 100/100 Noggerup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Noggerup has more residents (99 vs 70); Noggerup skews older (51 vs 40).

Mcalinden Noggerup
Population 70 99
+41% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.9% +16.5%
Median age 40 51
Median household income $58,500/yr $69,836/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $130/wk $150/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mcalinden Noggerup
0-4 12.9% / —
Mcalinden — 0-4: 12.9% Noggerup — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 18.6% / 10.1%
Mcalinden — 5-14: 18.6% Noggerup — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 5.7% / 7.1%
Mcalinden — 15-19: 5.7% Noggerup — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 4.3% / —
Mcalinden — 20-24: 4.3% Noggerup — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 5.7% / 3.0%
Mcalinden — 25-34: 5.7% Noggerup — 25-34: 3.0%
35-44 14.3% / 7.1%
Mcalinden — 35-44: 14.3% Noggerup — 35-44: 7.1%
45-54 20.0% / 22.2%
Mcalinden — 45-54: 20.0% Noggerup — 45-54: 22.2%
55-64 15.7% / 20.2%
Mcalinden — 55-64: 15.7% Noggerup — 55-64: 20.2%
65-74 17.1% / 19.2%
Mcalinden — 65-74: 17.1% Noggerup — 65-74: 19.2%
75-84 7.1% / —
Mcalinden — 75-84: 7.1% Noggerup — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Mcalinden — 85+: not among its largest Noggerup — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

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 Noggerup
England 7.1% / 7.1%
Mcalinden — England: 7.1% Noggerup — England: 7.1%
Scotland — / 3.0%
Mcalinden — Scotland: not among its largest Noggerup — Scotland: 3.0%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mcalinden 33.3% lone person
Mcalinden — Lone Person: 33.3% Mcalinden — Couple Families: 66.7% Mcalinden — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Noggerup 66.7% lone person
Noggerup — Lone Person: 66.7% Noggerup — Couple Families: 16.7% Noggerup — One Parent Families: 16.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mcalinden 100.0% houses
Mcalinden — Houses: 100.0%
Noggerup 100.0% houses
Noggerup — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mcalinden Noggerup
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 9.1%
Mcalinden — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Noggerup — Certificate III & IV: 9.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 8.1%
Mcalinden — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Noggerup — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.0%
Mcalinden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Noggerup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.0%
Mcalinden — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Noggerup — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.0%
Mcalinden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Noggerup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.9%).

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%
Noggerup 10.3% renting
Noggerup — Owned Outright: 48.3% Noggerup — Mortgage: 41.4% Noggerup — Renting: 10.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Mcalinden Noggerup
New dwellings approved 9
across Boyup Brook
 35
across Donnybrook-Balingup
Approvals change year on year +0% +50%

Ranking within WA

Mcalinden Noggerup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 16% of WA Higher than 28% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 63% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 14% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of WA Higher than 36% of WA

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Noggerup carries more crime risk (37 vs 20).

Mcalinden Noggerup
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
37/100
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 Noggerup
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 Noggerup
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

McAlinden sits further from the CBD (238.8 km vs 228.4 km).

Mcalinden Noggerup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 238.8 km
+4% vs other
 228.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 184 min 167 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6225
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 6225
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.

Mcalinden Noggerup
Car (driver) 47.6% / 88.5%
Mcalinden — Car (driver): 47.6% Noggerup — Car (driver): 88.5%
Worked from Home 52.4% / 11.5%
Mcalinden — Worked from Home: 52.4% Noggerup — Worked from Home: 11.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.5%).

Setting

Mcalinden Noggerup
Elevation 222 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 301 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mcalinden Noggerup
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
31 premises

Climate

Mcalinden Noggerup
Annual rainfall 765 mm 851 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 30.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 6.7°C

Council rates

Mcalinden Noggerup
Average residential rate $4,342/yr $2,680/yr
Council Boyup Brook Donnybrook-Balingup

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Mcalinden Noggerup
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

Noggerup

Professionals Rural

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