Needilup vs Boxwood Hill
Needilup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 40 in Boxwood Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Needilup tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Boxwood Hill 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
Boxwood Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 64%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Needilup
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $215/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 12%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Needilup
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (427.3 km vs 449.2 km)
- has a shorter drive in (303 min vs 316 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Boxwood Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.3% vs -4.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Needilup and Boxwood Hill 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
Boxwood Hill rents higher ($215/wk vs $50/wk); Boxwood Hill has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $58,500).
| Needilup | Boxwood Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 99 +8% vs other | 91 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -4.8% | +8.3% |
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr | $97,500/yr +67% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $50/wk | $215/wk +330% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).
Development activity
| Needilup | Boxwood Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 14 across Jerramungup same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Needilup | Boxwood Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 15% of WA | Higher than 64% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of WA | Higher than 37% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 55% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 7% of WA | Higher than 21% of WA |
Liveability
| Needilup | Boxwood Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
| Needilup | Boxwood Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 42/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Crime | Low 39/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | High 74/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Needilup | Boxwood Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Needilup | Boxwood Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 3 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Boxwood Hill sits further from the CBD (449.2 km vs 427.3 km).
| Needilup | Boxwood Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 427.3 km | 449.2 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 303 min | 316 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6336 | 0.5% postcode 6338 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 6336 | 23 postcode 6338 |
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 (60.9%).
Setting
| Needilup | Boxwood Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 325 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 104 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Needilup | Boxwood Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 24 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Climate
| Needilup | Boxwood Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 375 mm | 600 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.8°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.8°C | — |
Council rates
| Needilup | Boxwood Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $4,740/yr same for both | |
| Council | Jerramungup same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Needilup | Boxwood Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Needilup | Boxwood Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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