Monjingup vs Windabout
Monjingup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Windabout. 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, Monjingup tends to suit families with children, while Windabout 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
Monjingup
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 59%)
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
Monjingup
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $475/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 21%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Monjingup
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (474 min vs 480 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (689.1 km vs 697.1 km)
- But Windabout is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Windabout
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
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
Monjingup and Windabout drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Monjingup has more residents (394 vs 124); Windabout rents higher ($475/wk vs $250/wk).
| Monjingup | Windabout | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 394 +69% vs other | 124 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.1% | -3.1% |
| Median age | 45 | 49 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr | $119,860/yr +23% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $475/wk +90% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Monjingup | Windabout | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 55 across Esperance same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -11% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Monjingup | Windabout | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 62% of WA | Higher than 86% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of WA | Higher than 74% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 5% of WA | Higher than 7% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of WA same for both | |
Liveability
Windabout is more walkable (17 vs 0).
| Monjingup | Windabout | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Monjingup carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 45).
| Monjingup | Windabout | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 64/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | Low 24/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km |
Schools
| Monjingup | Windabout | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Monjingup | Windabout | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 1 |
Mobility
Windabout sits further from the CBD (697.1 km vs 689.1 km).
| Monjingup | Windabout | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 17/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 689.1 km | 697.1 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 474 min | 480 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 6450 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 22 postcode 6450 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).
Setting
| Monjingup | Windabout | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 66 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 11 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 10.0 km | 2.2 km 4.9 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Monjingup | Windabout | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 141 premises | 0% 21 premises |
Climate
| Monjingup | Windabout | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 606 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Monjingup | Windabout | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $4,175/yr same for both | |
| Council | Esperance same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Monjingup | Windabout | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Monjingup | Windabout | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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