Narrogin Valley vs Highbury

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Narrogin Valley, most households are couple families. In Highbury, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Narrogin Valley tends to suit people living alone and 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

Highbury

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 45/100)

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

First-home buyers

Narrogin Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Highbury

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $420/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Narrogin Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (217.1 km vs 225.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Narrogin Valley has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 17%)
  • Highbury carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 45/100)

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

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

Narrogin Valley Highbury
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.

Narrogin Valley Highbury
Walkability 0 / 0
Narrogin Valley — Walkability: 0/100 Highbury — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 90
Narrogin Valley — Safety: 55/100 Highbury — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 71 / 83
Narrogin Valley — Low fire risk: 71/100 Highbury — Low fire risk: 83/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Narrogin Valley — Low flood risk: 100/100 Highbury — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Narrogin Valley rents higher ($420/wk vs $150/wk); Highbury has more residents (247 vs 102).

Narrogin Valley Highbury
Population 102 247
+142% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -13.6% -16.0%
Median age 50 49
Median household income $107,224/yr
+36% vs other
 $69,056/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+64% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Narrogin Valley Highbury
0-4 2.9% / 6.9%
Narrogin Valley — 0-4: 2.9% Highbury — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 10.8% / 10.9%
Narrogin Valley — 5-14: 10.8% Highbury — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 13.7% / 6.5%
Narrogin Valley — 15-19: 13.7% Highbury — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.9% / 3.6%
Narrogin Valley — 20-24: 5.9% Highbury — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 6.9% / 9.3%
Narrogin Valley — 25-34: 6.9% Highbury — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 7.8% / 12.6%
Narrogin Valley — 35-44: 7.8% Highbury — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 15.7% / 17.0%
Narrogin Valley — 45-54: 15.7% Highbury — 45-54: 17.0%
55-64 17.6% / 19.4%
Narrogin Valley — 55-64: 17.6% Highbury — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 8.8% / 10.1%
Narrogin Valley — 65-74: 8.8% Highbury — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 10.8% / 7.3%
Narrogin Valley — 75-84: 10.8% Highbury — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ 2.9% / —
Narrogin Valley — 85+: 2.9% Highbury — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

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.

Narrogin Valley Highbury
England 2.9% / 4.9%
Narrogin Valley — England: 2.9% Highbury — England: 4.9%
South Africa 2.9% / —
Narrogin Valley — South Africa: 2.9% Highbury — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Narrogin Valley 58.3% couple families
Narrogin Valley — Couple Families: 58.3% Narrogin Valley — Lone Person: 41.7% Narrogin Valley — One Parent Families: 0.0% Narrogin Valley — Group Household: 0.0%
Highbury 46.4% couple families
Highbury — Couple Families: 46.4% Highbury — Lone Person: 32.1% Highbury — One Parent Families: 12.5% Highbury — Group Household: 8.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Narrogin Valley 100.0% houses
Narrogin Valley — Houses: 100.0%
Highbury 100.0% houses
Highbury — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Narrogin Valley Highbury
Certificate III & IV 22.5% / 13.4%
Narrogin Valley — Certificate III & IV: 22.5% Highbury — Certificate III & IV: 13.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 8.1%
Narrogin Valley — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Highbury — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 4.5%
Narrogin Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Highbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 5.9% / 1.2%
Narrogin Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9% Highbury — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Narrogin Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Highbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Narrogin Valley 10.5% renting
Narrogin Valley — Owned Outright: 42.1% Narrogin Valley — Mortgage: 47.4% Narrogin Valley — Renting: 10.5%
Highbury 10.3% renting
Highbury — Owned Outright: 59.0% Highbury — Mortgage: 30.8% Highbury — Renting: 10.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Narrogin Valley Highbury
New dwellings approved 6
across Narrogin
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Narrogin Valley Highbury
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of WA Higher than 27% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 15% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of WA Higher than 43% of WA

Liveability

Narrogin Valley Highbury
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Narrogin Valley carries more crime risk (45 vs 10); Narrogin Valley carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 17).

Narrogin Valley Highbury
Bushfire Low
29/100
 Low
17/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Low
10/100
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
same for both

Schools

Narrogin Valley Highbury
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

Narrogin Valley Highbury
Parks & reserves 1 7
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Highbury sits further from the CBD (225.2 km vs 217.1 km).

Narrogin Valley Highbury
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 217.1 km 225.2 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 169 min 165 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6312
 0.0%
postcode 6313
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 6312
 48
postcode 6313

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.

Narrogin Valley Highbury
Car (driver) 81.8% / 72.2%
Narrogin Valley — Car (driver): 81.8% Highbury — Car (driver): 72.2%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 27.8%
Narrogin Valley — Worked from Home: 18.2% Highbury — Worked from Home: 27.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).

Setting

Narrogin Valley Highbury
Elevation 320 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 308 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Narrogin Valley Highbury
Connectivity score 29/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
50 premises
 0%
78 premises

Climate

Narrogin Valley Highbury
Annual rainfall 425 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Narrogin Valley Highbury
Average residential rate $2,644/yr
same for both
Council Narrogin
same for both

Federal electorate

Narrogin Valley Highbury
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Narrogin Valley Highbury
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Narrogin Valley

Rural

Highbury

Rural

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