Meelon vs Coolup

Coolup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 46 in Meelon. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Meelon, about half of households are people living alone. In Coolup, most households are couple families. On these figures, Meelon tends to suit 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

Coolup

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 54%)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 47/100)

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

First-home buyers

Coolup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 37%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Coolup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $345/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Meelon is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Coolup sits closer to the CBD (101.1 km vs 104.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Meelon

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)
  • But Coolup carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 47/100)

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

Investors

Coolup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.8% vs -13.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Meelon Coolup
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.

Meelon Coolup
Walkability 10 / 0
Meelon — Walkability: 10/100 Coolup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 67
Meelon — Safety: 53/100 Coolup — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 16 / 48
Meelon — Low fire risk: 16/100 Coolup — Low fire risk: 48/100
Low flood risk 71 / 72
Meelon — Low flood risk: 71/100 Coolup — Low flood risk: 72/100

Demographics

Coolup has more residents (420 vs 174); Coolup has higher household incomes ($112,268 vs $69,836).

Meelon Coolup
Population 174 420
+141% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -13.4% +8.8%
Median age 46 38
Median household income $69,836/yr $112,268/yr
+61% vs other
Median weekly rent $345/wk
+22% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Meelon Coolup
0-4 7.5% / 7.4%
Meelon — 0-4: 7.5% Coolup — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 11.5% / 14.8%
Meelon — 5-14: 11.5% Coolup — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 6.3% / 6.2%
Meelon — 15-19: 6.3% Coolup — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 5.2% / 6.0%
Meelon — 20-24: 5.2% Coolup — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 7.5% / 7.9%
Meelon — 25-34: 7.5% Coolup — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 6.3% / 12.9%
Meelon — 35-44: 6.3% Coolup — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 15.5% / 14.0%
Meelon — 45-54: 15.5% Coolup — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 14.9% / 12.6%
Meelon — 55-64: 14.9% Coolup — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 16.1% / 11.2%
Meelon — 65-74: 16.1% Coolup — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 6.9% / 5.0%
Meelon — 75-84: 6.9% Coolup — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 1.7% / 1.7%
Meelon — 85+: 1.7% Coolup — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Meelon 54.3% couple families
Meelon — Couple Families: 54.3% Meelon — Lone Person: 45.7% Meelon — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Coolup 63.5% couple families
Coolup — Couple Families: 63.5% Coolup — Lone Person: 20.8% Coolup — One Parent Families: 15.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Meelon 9.8% renting
Meelon — Owned Outright: 62.3% Meelon — Mortgage: 27.9% Meelon — Renting: 9.8%
Coolup 14.3% renting
Coolup — Owned Outright: 40.5% Coolup — Mortgage: 45.2% Coolup — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Meelon Coolup
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 17.9%
Meelon — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Coolup — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 4.3%
Meelon — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Coolup — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / 4.3%
Meelon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Coolup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

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.

Meelon Coolup
England 10.9% / 7.9%
Meelon — England: 10.9% Coolup — England: 7.9%
Italy 2.9% / —
Meelon — Italy: 2.9% Coolup — Italy: not among its largest
Scotland 2.9% / —
Meelon — Scotland: 2.9% Coolup — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa 1.7% / —
Meelon — South Africa: 1.7% Coolup — South Africa: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.2%
Meelon — Netherlands: not among its largest Coolup — Netherlands: 1.2%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Meelon — New Zealand: not among its largest Coolup — New Zealand: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Meelon 100.0% houses
Meelon — Houses: 100.0%
Coolup 100.0% houses
Coolup — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Meelon Coolup
New dwellings approved 647
across Murray
same for both
Approvals change year on year +122%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Meelon Coolup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of WA Higher than 78% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 33% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 56% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of WA Higher than 61% of WA

Liveability

Meelon is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Meelon Coolup
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Meelon carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 52); Meelon carries more crime risk (47 vs 33).

Meelon Coolup
Bushfire High
84/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
33/100
Flood Low
29/100
 Low
28/100
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

Meelon Coolup
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

Meelon Coolup
Parks & reserves 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Meelon sits further from the CBD (104.7 km vs 101.1 km).

Meelon Coolup
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 104.7 km
+3% vs other
 101.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 76 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6208
 0.5%
postcode 6214
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 6208
 78
postcode 6214

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.

Meelon Coolup
Car (driver) 64.9% / 76.9%
Meelon — Car (driver): 64.9% Coolup — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 31.1% / 17.2%
Meelon — Worked from Home: 31.1% Coolup — Worked from Home: 17.2%
Walked Only 4.1% / 2.2%
Meelon — Walked Only: 4.1% Coolup — Walked Only: 2.2%
Car (passenger) — / 3.7%
Meelon — Car (passenger): not among its largest Coolup — Car (passenger): 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Meelon Coolup
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.6 km 22.9 km

NBN connectivity

Meelon Coolup
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
94 premises
 0%
167 premises

Climate

Meelon Coolup
Annual rainfall 1,037 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Meelon Coolup
Average residential rate $2,572/yr
same for both
Council Murray
same for both

Federal electorate

Meelon Coolup
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Meelon Coolup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Meelon

Rural

Coolup

Family Rural

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