Naturaliste vs Quedjinup
Naturaliste is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 48 in Quedjinup. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Naturaliste, about half of households are people living alone. In Quedjinup, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Quedjinup: a median of $1.98 million, against $1 million in Naturaliste, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Naturaliste tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Quedjinup suits couples and older residents.
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
Quedjinup
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 43/100)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 46%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Naturaliste has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,975,000)
- Quedjinup leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 104%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Naturaliste
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 11%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Quedjinup
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (172 min vs 178 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (251.5 km vs 256.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Quedjinup
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 43/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Naturaliste
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (55.1% vs 2.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Naturaliste and Quedjinup 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
Quedjinup has more residents (420 vs 107); Quedjinup has higher household incomes ($108,576 vs $69,316).
| Naturaliste | Quedjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 107 | 420 +293% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +55.1% | +2.9% |
| Median age | 35 | 48 |
| Median household income | $69,316/yr | $108,576/yr +57% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $400/wk +33% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).
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 (19.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Naturaliste | Quedjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,000,000 | $1,975,000 |
| Median unit price | $195,000 | — |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 48 days from 3 sales | — |
Development activity
| Naturaliste | Quedjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 440 across Busselton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +9% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Naturaliste | Quedjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 27% of WA | Higher than 74% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 17% of WA | Higher than 11% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 66% of WA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 56% of WA | Higher than 59% of WA |
Liveability
| Naturaliste | Quedjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Naturaliste carries more crime risk (43 vs 14); Naturaliste carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 24).
| Naturaliste | Quedjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 42/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 43/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 36/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Naturaliste | Quedjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Naturaliste
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Quedjinup
- Dunsborough Christian College Independent · Combined below peers
- Dunsborough Christian College (closed sub-campus) Independent · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Naturaliste | Quedjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 5 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Beaches | 5 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Naturaliste sits further from the CBD (256.9 km vs 251.5 km).
| Naturaliste | Quedjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 256.9 km +2% vs other | 251.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 178 min | 172 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 6281 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 6281 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 (69.5%).
Setting
| Naturaliste | Quedjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 99 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 112 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.6 km 2.8 km to a named beach | 3.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Naturaliste | Quedjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 72 premises | 0% 256 premises |
Climate
| Naturaliste | Quedjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 669 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 11.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Naturaliste | Quedjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $3,028/yr same for both | |
| Council | Busselton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Naturaliste | Quedjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Forrest same for both | |
| Member | Ben Small same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Naturaliste | Quedjinup | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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