Myalup vs Wokalup

Wokalup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 51 in Myalup. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Myalup, about half of households are people living alone. In Wokalup, most households are couple families. On these figures, Myalup tends to suit people living alone, while Wokalup 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

Wokalup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 42%)

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

First-home buyers

Myalup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 26%)

Weighs 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

Myalup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (88 min vs 111 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (128.1 km vs 147.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Myalup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Myalup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.5% vs -31.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Myalup Wokalup
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.

Myalup Wokalup
Walkability 0 / 0
Myalup — Walkability: 0/100 Wokalup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 21 / 29
Myalup — Safety: 21/100 Wokalup — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 25 / 57
Myalup — Low fire risk: 25/100 Wokalup — Low fire risk: 57/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Myalup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wokalup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Myalup has more residents (344 vs 255); Myalup skews older (51 vs 39).

Myalup Wokalup
Population 344
+26% vs other
 255
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.5% -31.6%
Median age 51 39
Median household income $76,648/yr $99,632/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk $293/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Myalup Wokalup
0-4 2.0% / 1.2%
Myalup — 0-4: 2.0% Wokalup — 0-4: 1.2%
5-14 8.7% / 8.2%
Myalup — 5-14: 8.7% Wokalup — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 2.6% / 20.4%
Myalup — 15-19: 2.6% Wokalup — 15-19: 20.4%
20-24 3.2% / 5.9%
Myalup — 20-24: 3.2% Wokalup — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 14.0% / 9.8%
Myalup — 25-34: 14.0% Wokalup — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 10.5% / 9.8%
Myalup — 35-44: 10.5% Wokalup — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 13.7% / 12.5%
Myalup — 45-54: 13.7% Wokalup — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 17.7% / 16.1%
Myalup — 55-64: 17.7% Wokalup — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 19.5% / 9.8%
Myalup — 65-74: 19.5% Wokalup — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 5.5% / 5.1%
Myalup — 75-84: 5.5% Wokalup — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ — / 2.4%
Myalup — 85+: not among its largest Wokalup — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Myalup 33.8% couple families
Myalup — Couple Families: 33.8% Myalup — Lone Person: 45.5% Myalup — One Parent Families: 7.8% Myalup — Group Household: 13.0%
Wokalup 62.2% couple families
Wokalup — Couple Families: 62.2% Wokalup — Lone Person: 21.6% Wokalup — One Parent Families: 16.2% Wokalup — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Myalup 25.2% renting
Myalup — Owned Outright: 55.3% Myalup — Mortgage: 19.5% Myalup — Renting: 25.2%
Wokalup 25.8% renting
Wokalup — Owned Outright: 54.8% Wokalup — Mortgage: 19.4% Wokalup — Renting: 25.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Myalup Wokalup
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 17.6%
Myalup — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Wokalup — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 9.0%
Myalup — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Wokalup — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 1.2%
Myalup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Wokalup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.6%
Myalup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Wokalup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / —
Myalup — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Wokalup — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

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.

Myalup Wokalup
England 4.7% / 3.1%
Myalup — England: 4.7% Wokalup — England: 3.1%
New Zealand 2.9% / 2.7%
Myalup — New Zealand: 2.9% Wokalup — New Zealand: 2.7%
Italy — / 2.4%
Myalup — Italy: not among its largest Wokalup — Italy: 2.4%
South Africa 1.5% / —
Myalup — South Africa: 1.5% Wokalup — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 1.5% / —
Myalup — Scotland: 1.5% Wokalup — Scotland: not among its largest
Fiji 1.5% / —
Myalup — Fiji: 1.5% Wokalup — Fiji: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Myalup 89.5% houses
Myalup — Houses: 89.5% Myalup — Flats / Apartments: 10.5%
Wokalup 95.5% houses
Wokalup — Houses: 95.5% Wokalup — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Myalup Wokalup
Median house price $577,500 —
Median unit price $265,000 —
Median land price $310,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 8 sales
 —

Development activity

Myalup Wokalup
New dwellings approved 144
across Harvey
same for both
Approvals change year on year -34%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Myalup Wokalup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of WA Higher than 67% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of WA Higher than 3% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 35% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 59% of WA

Liveability

Myalup Wokalup
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Myalup carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 43).

Myalup Wokalup
Bushfire High
75/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime High
79/100
 High
71/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion High
71/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Myalup Wokalup
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Myalup

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

Schools in Wokalup

  • Western Australian College Of Agriculture - Harvey Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Myalup Wokalup
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 3 2
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Wokalup sits further from the CBD (147.3 km vs 128.1 km).

Myalup Wokalup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 128.1 km 147.3 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 88 min 111 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6220
 0.0%
postcode 6221
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 6220
 —

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.

Myalup Wokalup
Car (driver) 66.1% / 70.4%
Myalup — Car (driver): 66.1% Wokalup — Car (driver): 70.4%
Worked from Home 12.9% / 9.2%
Myalup — Worked from Home: 12.9% Wokalup — Worked from Home: 9.2%
Walked Only 9.7% / 11.2%
Myalup — Walked Only: 9.7% Wokalup — Walked Only: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 11.3% / 9.2%
Myalup — Car (passenger): 11.3% Wokalup — Car (passenger): 9.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.4%).

Setting

Myalup Wokalup
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 4.2 km 14.1 km

NBN connectivity

Myalup Wokalup
Connectivity score 40/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
180 premises
 0%
116 premises

Climate

Myalup Wokalup
Annual rainfall 774 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Myalup Wokalup
Average residential rate $2,454/yr
same for both
Council Harvey
same for both

Federal electorate

Myalup Wokalup
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Myalup Wokalup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Myalup

Affordable Retirees Rural

Wokalup

Rural Students

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