Metricup vs Wilyabrup

Metricup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Wilyabrup. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Metricup, most households are couple families. In Wilyabrup, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Metricup tends to suit families with children, while Wilyabrup 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Metricup is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 54%)
  • Wilyabrup carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 38/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wilyabrup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Metricup has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $250/wk)
  • Wilyabrup has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 12%)

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 179 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (251.2 km vs 264.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wilyabrup

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 38/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Metricup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.4% vs 7.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Metricup and Wilyabrup 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 Wilyabrup
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 Wilyabrup
Walkability 0 / 0
Metricup — Walkability: 0/100 Wilyabrup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 62 / 77
Metricup — Safety: 62/100 Wilyabrup — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 71 / 63
Metricup — Low fire risk: 71/100 Wilyabrup — Low fire risk: 63/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Metricup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wilyabrup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wilyabrup rents higher ($250/wk vs $180/wk); Metricup has more residents (263 vs 193).

Metricup Wilyabrup
Population 263
+27% vs other
 193
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.4% +7.2%
Median age 40 47
Median household income $114,608/yr
+8% vs other
 $105,612/yr
Median weekly rent $180/wk $250/wk
+39% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Metricup Wilyabrup
0-4 4.2% / 3.6%
Metricup — 0-4: 4.2% Wilyabrup — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 19.4% / 13.0%
Metricup — 5-14: 19.4% Wilyabrup — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 4.6% / 6.7%
Metricup — 15-19: 4.6% Wilyabrup — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 6.1% / 4.1%
Metricup — 20-24: 6.1% Wilyabrup — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 6.1% / 5.7%
Metricup — 25-34: 6.1% Wilyabrup — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 14.8% / 12.4%
Metricup — 35-44: 14.8% Wilyabrup — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 15.6% / 17.6%
Metricup — 45-54: 15.6% Wilyabrup — 45-54: 17.6%
55-64 12.9% / 15.0%
Metricup — 55-64: 12.9% Wilyabrup — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 12.2% / 13.5%
Metricup — 65-74: 12.2% Wilyabrup — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 4.2% / 9.3%
Metricup — 75-84: 4.2% Wilyabrup — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 1.1% / —
Metricup — 85+: 1.1% Wilyabrup — 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%
Wilyabrup 54.3% couple families
Wilyabrup — Couple Families: 54.3% Wilyabrup — Lone Person: 45.7% Wilyabrup — 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%
Wilyabrup 24.1% renting
Wilyabrup — Owned Outright: 50.0% Wilyabrup — Mortgage: 25.9% Wilyabrup — Renting: 24.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Metricup Wilyabrup
Bachelor Degree 13.7% / 19.2%
Metricup — Bachelor Degree: 13.7% Wilyabrup — Bachelor Degree: 19.2%
Certificate III & IV 14.4% / 10.9%
Metricup — Certificate III & IV: 14.4% Wilyabrup — Certificate III & IV: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 7.8%
Metricup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Wilyabrup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 5.2%
Metricup — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Wilyabrup — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 3.1%
Metricup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Wilyabrup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

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.

Metricup Wilyabrup
England 6.5% / 3.1%
Metricup — England: 6.5% Wilyabrup — England: 3.1%
Germany — / 3.1%
Metricup — Germany: not among its largest Wilyabrup — Germany: 3.1%
South Africa 1.1% / 1.6%
Metricup — South Africa: 1.1% Wilyabrup — South Africa: 1.6%
Indonesia 2.3% / —
Metricup — Indonesia: 2.3% Wilyabrup — Indonesia: not among its largest
Scotland 1.9% / —
Metricup — Scotland: 1.9% Wilyabrup — Scotland: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.5% / —
Metricup — Netherlands: 1.5% Wilyabrup — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.1% / —
Metricup — New Zealand: 1.1% Wilyabrup — New Zealand: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Metricup 89.7% houses
Metricup — Houses: 89.7% Metricup — Flats / Apartments: 10.3%
Wilyabrup 95.7% houses
Wilyabrup — Houses: 95.7% Wilyabrup — Flats / Apartments: 4.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Metricup Wilyabrup
Median house price — $3,100,000
Median unit price — $650,000
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Metricup Wilyabrup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of WA Higher than 49% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 45% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 53% of WA

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Metricup carries more crime risk (38 vs 23).

Metricup Wilyabrup
Bushfire Low
29/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
23/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
52/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Metricup Wilyabrup
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 Wilyabrup

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

Amenities in the suburb

Metricup Wilyabrup
Cafes & restaurants 1 8
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
EV chargers 0 1
Beaches 0 4
Waterways 3 10

Mobility

Wilyabrup sits further from the CBD (264.2 km vs 251.2 km).

Metricup Wilyabrup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 251.2 km 264.2 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 167 min 179 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 Wilyabrup
Car (driver) 59.4% / 60.5%
Metricup — Car (driver): 59.4% Wilyabrup — Car (driver): 60.5%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 30.2%
Metricup — Worked from Home: 25.0% Wilyabrup — Worked from Home: 30.2%
Walked Only 13.3% / 9.3%
Metricup — Walked Only: 13.3% Wilyabrup — Walked Only: 9.3%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / —
Metricup — Car (passenger): 2.3% Wilyabrup — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.5%).

Setting

Metricup Wilyabrup
Elevation 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.0 km 3.9 km
4.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Metricup Wilyabrup
Connectivity score 26/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
120 premises
 0%
154 premises

Climate

Metricup Wilyabrup
Annual rainfall 624 mm 669 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 27.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 11.1°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Metricup

Family Rural

Wilyabrup

Rural

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