Metricup vs North Jindong

Metricup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in North Jindong. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, North Jindong 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

Metricup

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 56%)
  • But North Jindong has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)

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

First-home buyers

Metricup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 44%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Metricup

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $238/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

North Jindong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (246.8 km vs 251.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Metricup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.4% vs -6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Metricup and North Jindong 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 North Jindong
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 North Jindong
Walkability 0 / 0
Metricup — Walkability: 0/100 North Jindong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 62 / 54
Metricup — Safety: 62/100 North Jindong — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 71 / 64
Metricup — Low fire risk: 71/100 North Jindong — Low fire risk: 64/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Metricup — Low flood risk: 100/100 North Jindong — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Metricup has more residents (263 vs 75); Metricup has higher household incomes ($114,608 vs $62,816).

Metricup North Jindong
Population 263
+71% vs other
 75
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.4% -6.2%
Median age 40 43
Median household income $114,608/yr
+45% vs other
 $62,816/yr
Median weekly rent $180/wk $238/wk
+32% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Metricup North Jindong
0-4 4.2% / 8.0%
Metricup — 0-4: 4.2% North Jindong — 0-4: 8.0%
5-14 19.4% / 14.7%
Metricup — 5-14: 19.4% North Jindong — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 4.6% / 10.7%
Metricup — 15-19: 4.6% North Jindong — 15-19: 10.7%
20-24 6.1% / —
Metricup — 20-24: 6.1% North Jindong — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.1% / 5.3%
Metricup — 25-34: 6.1% North Jindong — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 14.8% / 12.0%
Metricup — 35-44: 14.8% North Jindong — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 15.6% / 9.3%
Metricup — 45-54: 15.6% North Jindong — 45-54: 9.3%
55-64 12.9% / 13.3%
Metricup — 55-64: 12.9% North Jindong — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 12.2% / 9.3%
Metricup — 65-74: 12.2% North Jindong — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 4.2% / 8.0%
Metricup — 75-84: 4.2% North Jindong — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 1.1% / —
Metricup — 85+: 1.1% North Jindong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

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%
North Jindong 56.2% couple families
North Jindong — Couple Families: 56.2% North Jindong — Lone Person: 43.8% North Jindong — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent 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%
North Jindong 0.0% renting
North Jindong — Owned Outright: 72.2% North Jindong — Mortgage: 27.8% North Jindong — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 North Jindong
England 6.5% / —
Metricup — England: 6.5% North Jindong — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.1% / 4.0%
Metricup — New Zealand: 1.1% North Jindong — New Zealand: 4.0%
Indonesia 2.3% / —
Metricup — Indonesia: 2.3% North Jindong — Indonesia: not among its largest
Scotland 1.9% / —
Metricup — Scotland: 1.9% North Jindong — Scotland: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.5% / —
Metricup — Netherlands: 1.5% North Jindong — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

Qualifications

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

Metricup North Jindong
Bachelor Degree 13.7% / 14.7%
Metricup — Bachelor Degree: 13.7% North Jindong — Bachelor Degree: 14.7%
Certificate III & IV 14.4% / 10.7%
Metricup — Certificate III & IV: 14.4% North Jindong — Certificate III & IV: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / —
Metricup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% North Jindong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / —
Metricup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% North Jindong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / —
Metricup — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% North Jindong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Metricup 89.7% houses
Metricup — Houses: 89.7% Metricup — Flats / Apartments: 10.3%
North Jindong 100.0% houses
North Jindong — Houses: 100.0% North Jindong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Metricup North Jindong
New dwellings approved 440
across Busselton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Metricup North Jindong
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 21% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of WA Higher than 57% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 46% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 55% of WA

Liveability

Metricup North Jindong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Metricup North Jindong
Bushfire Low
29/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Moderate
46/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Metricup

  • Margaret River Montessori School - Metricup campus Independent · Secondary

Schools in North Jindong

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

Amenities in the suburb

Metricup North Jindong
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 0
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Metricup sits further from the CBD (251.2 km vs 246.8 km).

Metricup North Jindong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 251.2 km
+2% vs other
 246.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 167 min 166 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6280
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 6280
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.

Metricup North Jindong
Car (driver) 59.4% / 60.0%
Metricup — Car (driver): 59.4% North Jindong — Car (driver): 60.0%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 30.0%
Metricup — Worked from Home: 25.0% North Jindong — Worked from Home: 30.0%
Walked Only 13.3% / 10.0%
Metricup — Walked Only: 13.3% North Jindong — Walked Only: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / —
Metricup — Car (passenger): 2.3% North Jindong — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.0%).

Setting

Metricup North Jindong
Elevation 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.0 km 9.1 km

NBN connectivity

Metricup North Jindong
Connectivity score 26/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
120 premises
 0%
35 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Metricup North Jindong
Average residential rate $3,028/yr
same for both
Council Busselton
same for both

Federal electorate

Metricup North Jindong
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Metricup

Family Rural

North Jindong

Family Rural

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