Mundijong vs Mardella

Mundijong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Mardella. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mundijong, about half of households are couple families. In Mardella, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mardella: a median of $1.55 million, against $610,000 in Mundijong. On these figures, Mundijong tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mardella suits couples.

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

Mardella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 63/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mundijong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($275,500 vs $1,550,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($610,000 vs $1,550,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Mundijong

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (48.4 km vs 52.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Mundijong is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)
  • Mardella carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Mundijong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.1% vs -7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mundijong Mardella
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.

Mundijong Mardella
Walkability 37 / 0
Mundijong — Walkability: 37/100 Mardella — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 37 / 53
Mundijong — Safety: 37/100 Mardella — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 60 / 48
Mundijong — Low fire risk: 60/100 Mardella — Low fire risk: 48/100
Low flood risk 20 / 27
Mundijong — Low flood risk: 20/100 Mardella — Low flood risk: 27/100

Demographics

Mundijong has more residents (1,246 vs 446); Mardella has higher household incomes ($118,976 vs $94,796).

Mundijong Mardella
Population 1,246
+64% vs other
 446
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.1% -7.1%
Median age 40 45
Median household income $94,796/yr $118,976/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $385/wk
+1% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mundijong Mardella
0-4 5.5% / 4.3%
Mundijong — 0-4: 5.5% Mardella — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 15.0% / 11.9%
Mundijong — 5-14: 15.0% Mardella — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 7.0% / 7.4%
Mundijong — 15-19: 7.0% Mardella — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 6.5% / 6.7%
Mundijong — 20-24: 6.5% Mardella — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 11.2% / 6.7%
Mundijong — 25-34: 11.2% Mardella — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 10.8% / 10.1%
Mundijong — 35-44: 10.8% Mardella — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 15.1% / 23.8%
Mundijong — 45-54: 15.1% Mardella — 45-54: 23.8%
55-64 12.9% / 13.0%
Mundijong — 55-64: 12.9% Mardella — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 10.2% / 9.9%
Mundijong — 65-74: 10.2% Mardella — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 4.6% / 4.0%
Mundijong — 75-84: 4.6% Mardella — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 1.1% / 1.6%
Mundijong — 85+: 1.1% Mardella — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mundijong 49.6% couple families
Mundijong — Couple Families: 49.6% Mundijong — Lone Person: 26.4% Mundijong — One Parent Families: 19.6% Mundijong — Other Families: 2.5% Mundijong — Group Household: 1.8%
Mardella 62.1% couple families
Mardella — Couple Families: 62.1% Mardella — Lone Person: 24.3% Mardella — One Parent Families: 13.6% Mardella — Other Families: 0.0% Mardella — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mundijong 15.1% renting
Mundijong — Owned Outright: 35.3% Mundijong — Mortgage: 49.6% Mundijong — Renting: 15.1%
Mardella 13.9% renting
Mardella — Owned Outright: 35.0% Mardella — Mortgage: 51.1% Mardella — Renting: 13.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mundijong Mardella
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 18.4%
Mundijong — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Mardella — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 10.1%
Mundijong — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Mardella — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 7.6%
Mundijong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Mardella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 3.1%
Mundijong — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Mardella — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 2.5%
Mundijong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Mardella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

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.

Mundijong Mardella
England 9.9% / 10.8%
Mundijong — England: 9.9% Mardella — England: 10.8%
New Zealand 3.0% / 1.6%
Mundijong — New Zealand: 3.0% Mardella — New Zealand: 1.6%
Scotland 0.7% / 1.6%
Mundijong — Scotland: 0.7% Mardella — Scotland: 1.6%
Canada 0.5% / 1.6%
Mundijong — Canada: 0.5% Mardella — Canada: 1.6%
South Africa 1.0% / 0.9%
Mundijong — South Africa: 1.0% Mardella — South Africa: 0.9%
Netherlands — / 1.6%
Mundijong — Netherlands: not among its largest Mardella — Netherlands: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mundijong 99.8% houses
Mundijong — Houses: 99.8% Mundijong — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Mardella 95.3% houses
Mardella — Houses: 95.3% Mardella — Flats / Apartments: 4.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mundijong Mardella
Median house price $610,000 $1,550,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $275,500 $1,550,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 10 sales
 246 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Mundijong Mardella
New dwellings approved 859
across Serpentine-Jarrahdale
same for both
Approvals change year on year +104%
same for both

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.

Mundijong Mardella
Houses 3.6%
$695/wk on $1M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Mundijong Mardella
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of WA Higher than 85% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 8% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 63% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 65% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 16% of WA —

Liveability

Mundijong is more walkable (37 vs 0).

Mundijong Mardella
Grade D —
Score 24/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Mundijong carries more crime risk (63 vs 47); Mardella carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 40).

Mundijong Mardella
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood High
80/100
 High
73/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Mundijong Mardella
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mundijong

  • Mundijong Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Mardella

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mundijong Mardella
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Mardella sits further from the CBD (52.6 km vs 48.4 km).

Mundijong Mardella
Walkability score 37/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 48.4 km 52.6 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 48 min 47 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 6123
 0.6%
postcode 6125
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 89
postcode 6123
 87
postcode 6125

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.

Mundijong Mardella
Car (driver) 82.6% / 72.0%
Mundijong — Car (driver): 82.6% Mardella — Car (driver): 72.0%
Worked from Home 7.4% / 19.4%
Mundijong — Worked from Home: 7.4% Mardella — Worked from Home: 19.4%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 2.8%
Mundijong — Car (passenger): 3.8% Mardella — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Train 1.6% / 2.8%
Mundijong — Train: 1.6% Mardella — Train: 2.8%
Bus 2.3% / 1.4%
Mundijong — Bus: 2.3% Mardella — Bus: 1.4%
Walked Only 2.3% / 1.4%
Mundijong — Walked Only: 2.3% Mardella — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.6%).

Setting

Mundijong Mardella
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.2 km 17.8 km

NBN connectivity

Mundijong Mardella
Connectivity score 59/100 40/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
490 premises
 10%
191 premises

Climate

Mundijong Mardella
Annual rainfall 1,013 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Mundijong Mardella
Average residential rate $2,810/yr
same for both
Council Serpentine-Jarrahdale
same for both

Federal electorate

Mundijong Mardella
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mundijong Mardella
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mundijong

Acreage Affordable Outer

Mardella

Outer

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