Naturaliste vs Yallingup

Naturaliste is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 48 in Yallingup. 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 Yallingup, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Yallingup: a median of $2.75 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 Yallingup 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

Yallingup

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 43/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 46%)
  • But Naturaliste has more separate houses rather than flats (103% vs 93%)

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

First-home buyers

Naturaliste

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $2,750,000)
  • has cheaper units ($195,000 vs $525,000)
  • But Yallingup leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 104%)

Weighs house prices, unit 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 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Naturaliste

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (178 min vs 183 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (256.9 km vs 259.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yallingup

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)
  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 43/100)

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 16.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Naturaliste Yallingup
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.

Naturaliste Yallingup
Walkability 0 / 0
Naturaliste — Walkability: 0/100 Yallingup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 57 / 73
Naturaliste — Safety: 57/100 Yallingup — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 58 / 58
Naturaliste — Low fire risk: 58/100 Yallingup — Low fire risk: 58/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Naturaliste — Low flood risk: 100/100 Yallingup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Yallingup has more residents (1,195 vs 107); Yallingup has higher household incomes ($111,644 vs $69,316).

Naturaliste Yallingup
Population 107 1,195
+1017% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +55.1% +16.1%
Median age 35 48
Median household income $69,316/yr $111,644/yr
+61% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $400/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Naturaliste Yallingup
0-4 2.8% / 4.5%
Naturaliste — 0-4: 2.8% Yallingup — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 23.4% / 13.7%
Naturaliste — 5-14: 23.4% Yallingup — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 3.7% / 5.4%
Naturaliste — 15-19: 3.7% Yallingup — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 3.7% / 1.8%
Naturaliste — 20-24: 3.7% Yallingup — 20-24: 1.8%
25-34 11.2% / 7.3%
Naturaliste — 25-34: 11.2% Yallingup — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 11.2% / 10.9%
Naturaliste — 35-44: 11.2% Yallingup — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 11.2% / 17.9%
Naturaliste — 45-54: 11.2% Yallingup — 45-54: 17.9%
55-64 15.0% / 17.7%
Naturaliste — 55-64: 15.0% Yallingup — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 8.4% / 16.6%
Naturaliste — 65-74: 8.4% Yallingup — 65-74: 16.6%
75-84 4.7% / 3.8%
Naturaliste — 75-84: 4.7% Yallingup — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / 1.3%
Naturaliste — 85+: not among its largest Yallingup — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Naturaliste 46.4% couple families
Naturaliste — Couple Families: 46.4% Naturaliste — Lone Person: 53.6% Naturaliste — One Parent Families: 0.0% Naturaliste — Group Household: 0.0%
Yallingup 58.3% couple families
Yallingup — Couple Families: 58.3% Yallingup — Lone Person: 30.0% Yallingup — One Parent Families: 8.8% Yallingup — Group Household: 2.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Naturaliste 26.9% renting
Naturaliste — Owned Outright: 50.0% Naturaliste — Mortgage: 23.1% Naturaliste — Renting: 26.9%
Yallingup 13.9% renting
Yallingup — Owned Outright: 45.9% Yallingup — Mortgage: 40.2% Yallingup — Renting: 13.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Naturaliste Yallingup
Bachelor Degree 19.6% / 19.3%
Naturaliste — Bachelor Degree: 19.6% Yallingup — Bachelor Degree: 19.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 10.6%
Naturaliste — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Yallingup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Certificate III & IV 5.6% / 12.9%
Naturaliste — Certificate III & IV: 5.6% Yallingup — Certificate III & IV: 12.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 3.3%
Naturaliste — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Yallingup — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.5%
Naturaliste — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yallingup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

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.

Naturaliste Yallingup
England 2.8% / 6.6%
Naturaliste — England: 2.8% Yallingup — England: 6.6%
Canada 4.7% / 0.7%
Naturaliste — Canada: 4.7% Yallingup — Canada: 0.7%
New Zealand 2.8% / 2.5%
Naturaliste — New Zealand: 2.8% Yallingup — New Zealand: 2.5%
France 2.8% / —
Naturaliste — France: 2.8% Yallingup — France: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.4%
Naturaliste — South Africa: not among its largest Yallingup — South Africa: 1.4%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Naturaliste — Netherlands: not among its largest Yallingup — Netherlands: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Naturaliste 103.3% houses
Naturaliste — Houses: 103.3% Naturaliste — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Naturaliste — Townhouses: 0.0%
Yallingup 93.1% houses
Yallingup — Houses: 93.1% Yallingup — Flats / Apartments: 4.7% Yallingup — Townhouses: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Naturaliste Yallingup
Median house price $1,000,000 $2,750,000
Median unit price $195,000 $525,000
Median land price — $1,795,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 48 days
from 3 sales
 33 days
from 25 sales

Development activity

Naturaliste Yallingup
New dwellings approved 440
across Busselton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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.

Naturaliste Yallingup
Houses — 3.2%
$1,300/wk on $2.11M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Naturaliste Yallingup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of WA Higher than 78% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of WA Higher than 8% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 66% of WA Higher than 90% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of WA Higher than 55% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 11% of WA

Liveability

Naturaliste Yallingup
Grade — B
Score — 63/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Naturaliste carries more crime risk (43 vs 27).

Naturaliste Yallingup
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Low
27/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
36/100
 Moderate
43/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Naturaliste Yallingup
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 Naturaliste

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

Schools in Yallingup

  • Yallingup Steiner School Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Naturaliste Yallingup
Cafes & restaurants 5 9
Parks & reserves 1 7
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Beaches 5 1
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Yallingup sits further from the CBD (259.8 km vs 256.9 km).

Naturaliste Yallingup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 256.9 km 259.8 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 178 min 183 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 6281
 1.5%
postcode 6282
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 6281
 64
postcode 6282

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.

Naturaliste Yallingup
Car (driver) 50.0% / 63.2%
Naturaliste — Car (driver): 50.0% Yallingup — Car (driver): 63.2%
Worked from Home 30.6% / 26.4%
Naturaliste — Worked from Home: 30.6% Yallingup — Worked from Home: 26.4%
Walked Only 19.4% / 6.4%
Naturaliste — Walked Only: 19.4% Yallingup — Walked Only: 6.4%
Car (passenger) — / 4.0%
Naturaliste — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yallingup — Car (passenger): 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.2%).

Setting

Naturaliste Yallingup
Elevation 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.6 km
2.8 km to a named beach
 3.6 km
3.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Naturaliste Yallingup
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
72 premises
 0%
990 premises

Climate

Naturaliste Yallingup
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 Yallingup
Average residential rate $3,028/yr
same for both
Council Busselton
same for both

Federal electorate

Naturaliste Yallingup
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Naturaliste Yallingup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Naturaliste

Coastal Family Rural

Yallingup

Luxury Quiet Rural

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