Metricup vs Cowaramup

Comparing Metricup and Cowaramup, WA: Cowaramup is more walkable (13 vs 0); Cowaramup has more residents (2,482 vs 263); and Metricup carries more crime risk (38 vs 22).

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

Cowaramup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 38/100)

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

Metricup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Metricup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (167 min vs 175 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (251.2 km vs 260.2 km)
  • But Cowaramup is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cowaramup

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 38/100)
  • But Metricup has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Cowaramup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (30.5% vs 16.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Metricup Cowaramup
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.

Metricup Cowaramup
Walkability 0 / 13
Metricup — Walkability: 0/100 Cowaramup — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 62 / 78
Metricup — Safety: 62/100 Cowaramup — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 71 / 63
Metricup — Low fire risk: 71/100 Cowaramup — Low fire risk: 63/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Metricup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Cowaramup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cowaramup has more residents (2,482 vs 263); Cowaramup rents higher ($390/wk vs $180/wk).

Metricup Cowaramup
Population 263 2,482
+844% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.4% +30.5%
Median age 40 39
Median household income $114,608/yr
+13% vs other
 $100,100/yr
Median weekly rent $180/wk $390/wk
+117% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Metricup Cowaramup
0-4 4.2% / 7.1%
Metricup — 0-4: 4.2% Cowaramup — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 19.4% / 19.2%
Metricup — 5-14: 19.4% Cowaramup — 5-14: 19.2%
15-19 4.6% / 4.4%
Metricup — 15-19: 4.6% Cowaramup — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 6.1% / 2.2%
Metricup — 20-24: 6.1% Cowaramup — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 6.1% / 8.7%
Metricup — 25-34: 6.1% Cowaramup — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 14.8% / 19.9%
Metricup — 35-44: 14.8% Cowaramup — 35-44: 19.9%
45-54 15.6% / 15.1%
Metricup — 45-54: 15.6% Cowaramup — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 12.9% / 11.6%
Metricup — 55-64: 12.9% Cowaramup — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 12.2% / 7.5%
Metricup — 65-74: 12.2% Cowaramup — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 4.2% / 3.0%
Metricup — 75-84: 4.2% Cowaramup — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 1.1% / 0.9%
Metricup — 85+: 1.1% Cowaramup — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Metricup 61.7% couple families
Metricup — Couple Families: 61.7% Metricup — Lone Person: 27.7% Metricup — One Parent Families: 10.6% Metricup — Group Household: 0.0% Metricup — Other Families: 0.0%
Cowaramup 60.1% couple families
Cowaramup — Couple Families: 60.1% Cowaramup — Lone Person: 23.2% Cowaramup — One Parent Families: 12.1% Cowaramup — Group Household: 4.0% Cowaramup — 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.

Metricup 12.5% renting
Metricup — Owned Outright: 58.3% Metricup — Mortgage: 29.2% Metricup — Renting: 12.5%
Cowaramup 18.1% renting
Cowaramup — Owned Outright: 28.7% Cowaramup — Mortgage: 53.2% Cowaramup — Renting: 18.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Metricup Cowaramup
Certificate III & IV 14.4% / 14.6%
Metricup — Certificate III & IV: 14.4% Cowaramup — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 13.7% / 15.1%
Metricup — Bachelor Degree: 13.7% Cowaramup — Bachelor Degree: 15.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 7.6%
Metricup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Cowaramup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 1.9%
Metricup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Cowaramup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 2.1%
Metricup — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Cowaramup — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

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.

Metricup Cowaramup
England 6.5% / 6.8%
Metricup — England: 6.5% Cowaramup — England: 6.8%
New Zealand 1.1% / 2.6%
Metricup — New Zealand: 1.1% Cowaramup — New Zealand: 2.6%
Indonesia 2.3% / —
Metricup — Indonesia: 2.3% Cowaramup — Indonesia: not among its largest
Scotland 1.9% / 0.4%
Metricup — Scotland: 1.9% Cowaramup — Scotland: 0.4%
Netherlands 1.5% / 0.3%
Metricup — Netherlands: 1.5% Cowaramup — Netherlands: 0.3%
South Africa 1.1% / 0.7%
Metricup — South Africa: 1.1% Cowaramup — South Africa: 0.7%
Germany — / 0.8%
Metricup — Germany: not among its largest Cowaramup — Germany: 0.8%
Canada — / 0.6%
Metricup — Canada: not among its largest Cowaramup — Canada: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Metricup 89.7% houses
Metricup — Houses: 89.7% Metricup — Flats / Apartments: 10.3% Metricup — Townhouses: 0.0%
Cowaramup 96.4% houses
Cowaramup — Houses: 96.4% Cowaramup — Flats / Apartments: 1.6% Cowaramup — Townhouses: 2.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Metricup Cowaramup
Median house price — $1,177,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $500,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Metricup Cowaramup
New dwellings approved 440
across Busselton
 437
across Augusta Margaret River
Approvals change year on year +9% +76%

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.

Metricup Cowaramup
Houses — 3.1%
$875/wk on $1.48M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Metricup Cowaramup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 67% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 67% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 81% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 9% of WA

Liveability

Cowaramup is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Metricup Cowaramup
Grade — B
Score — 61/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Metricup carries more crime risk (38 vs 22).

Metricup Cowaramup
Bushfire Low
29/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
22/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Metricup Cowaramup
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Metricup

  • Margaret River Montessori School - Metricup campus Independent · Secondary

Schools in Cowaramup

  • Cowaramup Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Metricup Cowaramup
Cafes & restaurants 1 6
Parks & reserves 4 5
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Cowaramup sits further from the CBD (260.2 km vs 251.2 km).

Metricup Cowaramup
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Perth 251.2 km 260.2 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 167 min 175 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6280
 0.8%
postcode 6284
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 6280
 56
postcode 6284

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.

Metricup Cowaramup
Car (driver) 59.4% / 72.8%
Metricup — Car (driver): 59.4% Cowaramup — Car (driver): 72.8%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 16.3%
Metricup — Worked from Home: 25.0% Cowaramup — Worked from Home: 16.3%
Walked Only 13.3% / 3.8%
Metricup — Walked Only: 13.3% Cowaramup — Walked Only: 3.8%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 3.8%
Metricup — Car (passenger): 2.3% Cowaramup — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bus — / 2.4%
Metricup — Bus: not among its largest Cowaramup — Bus: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.8%).

Setting

Metricup Cowaramup
Elevation 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 131 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.0 km 9.0 km

NBN connectivity

Metricup Cowaramup
Connectivity score 26/100 68/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
120 premises
 46%
1,336 premises

Climate

Metricup Cowaramup
Annual rainfall 624 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Metricup Cowaramup
Average residential rate $3,028/yr $3,281/yr
Council Busselton Augusta Margaret River

Federal electorate

Metricup Cowaramup
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Metricup Cowaramup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Metricup

Family Rural

Cowaramup

Acreage Family

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