Munster vs Wattleup

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Munster, about half of households are couple families. In Wattleup, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Munster tends to suit share households and couples, while Wattleup 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

  • Munster is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 52%)
  • Wattleup carries lower crime risk (79/100 vs 92/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wattleup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Munster

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $375/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wattleup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (79/100 vs 92/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Munster Wattleup
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.

Munster Wattleup
Walkability 0 / 0
Munster — Walkability: 0/100 Wattleup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 8 / 21
Munster — Safety: 8/100 Wattleup — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 72 / 56
Munster — Low fire risk: 72/100 Wattleup — Low fire risk: 56/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Munster — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wattleup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wattleup has more residents (443 vs 199); Munster has higher household incomes ($95,836 vs $71,968).

Munster Wattleup
Population 199 443
+123% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -3.9%
Median age 49 50
Median household income $95,836/yr
+25% vs other
 $71,968/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk $375/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Munster Wattleup
0-4 5.0% / 3.8%
Munster — 0-4: 5.0% Wattleup — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 9.5% / 8.8%
Munster — 5-14: 9.5% Wattleup — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 6.0% / 8.1%
Munster — 15-19: 6.0% Wattleup — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 4.5% / 3.8%
Munster — 20-24: 4.5% Wattleup — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 9.5% / 7.7%
Munster — 25-34: 9.5% Wattleup — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 10.1% / 12.4%
Munster — 35-44: 10.1% Wattleup — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 19.1% / 12.2%
Munster — 45-54: 19.1% Wattleup — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 14.1% / 20.5%
Munster — 55-64: 14.1% Wattleup — 55-64: 20.5%
65-74 13.6% / 16.0%
Munster — 65-74: 13.6% Wattleup — 65-74: 16.0%
75-84 8.0% / 6.1%
Munster — 75-84: 8.0% Wattleup — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 2.0% / 2.5%
Munster — 85+: 2.0% Wattleup — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Munster 52.9% couple families
Munster — Couple Families: 52.9% Munster — Lone Person: 8.8% Munster — One Parent Families: 26.5% Munster — Group Household: 11.8%
Wattleup 41.3% couple families
Wattleup — Couple Families: 41.3% Wattleup — Lone Person: 45.0% Wattleup — One Parent Families: 11.0% Wattleup — Group Household: 2.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Munster 25.0% renting
Munster — Owned Outright: 45.3% Munster — Mortgage: 29.7% Munster — Renting: 25.0%
Wattleup 29.7% renting
Wattleup — Owned Outright: 48.1% Wattleup — Mortgage: 22.2% Wattleup — Renting: 29.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Munster Wattleup
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 20.8%
Munster — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Wattleup — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 5.4%
Munster — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Wattleup — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.0% / 4.7%
Munster — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0% Wattleup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 0.9%
Munster — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Wattleup — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / —
Munster — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Wattleup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

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.

Munster Wattleup
England 6.0% / 4.1%
Munster — England: 6.0% Wattleup — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 1.5% / 4.1%
Munster — New Zealand: 1.5% Wattleup — New Zealand: 4.1%
Italy 3.0% / 2.3%
Munster — Italy: 3.0% Wattleup — Italy: 2.3%
Scotland 3.0% / 1.1%
Munster — Scotland: 3.0% Wattleup — Scotland: 1.1%
South Africa 4.0% / —
Munster — South Africa: 4.0% Wattleup — South Africa: not among its largest
Netherlands 2.5% / 0.7%
Munster — Netherlands: 2.5% Wattleup — Netherlands: 0.7%
Thailand — / 1.4%
Munster — Thailand: not among its largest Wattleup — Thailand: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Munster 94.9% houses
Munster — Houses: 94.9% Munster — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Wattleup 102.5% houses
Wattleup — Houses: 102.5% Wattleup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Munster Wattleup
Median house price — $4,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $6,065,400

Development activity

Munster Wattleup
New dwellings approved 1,395
across Cockburn
same for both
Approvals change year on year +14%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Munster Wattleup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 34% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of WA Higher than 15% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 85% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 70% of WA

Liveability

Munster Wattleup
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Wattleup carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 28); Munster carries more crime risk (92 vs 79).

Munster Wattleup
Bushfire Low
28/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime High
92/100
 High
79/100
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 13
within 5 km
 16
within 5 km

Schools

Munster Wattleup
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
Universities within 10 km 1
Murdoch University (Murdoch), 9.1 km
 None

Amenities in the suburb

Munster Wattleup
Parks & reserves 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Munster Wattleup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 30.6 km
+2% vs other
 30 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 29 min
same for both
Public transport score 37/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 6.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 6166
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 6166
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.

Munster Wattleup
Car (driver) 82.3% / 73.7%
Munster — Car (driver): 82.3% Wattleup — Car (driver): 73.7%
Worked from Home 17.7% / 13.8%
Munster — Worked from Home: 17.7% Wattleup — Worked from Home: 13.8%
Walked Only — / 6.0%
Munster — Walked Only: not among its largest Wattleup — Walked Only: 6.0%
Car (passenger) — / 4.8%
Munster — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wattleup — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Train — / 1.8%
Munster — Train: not among its largest Wattleup — Train: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.3%).

Setting

Munster Wattleup
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.6 km
4.9 km to a named beach
 3.9 km

NBN connectivity

Munster Wattleup
Connectivity score 58/100 47/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 23%
87 premises
 4%
449 premises

Climate

Munster Wattleup
Annual rainfall 745 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Munster Wattleup
Average residential rate $2,754/yr
same for both
Council Cockburn
same for both

Federal electorate

Munster Wattleup
Division Fremantle
same for both
Member Josh Wilson
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Munster Wattleup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Munster

Outer

Wattleup

Acreage Outer

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