Needilup vs Gairdner

Needilup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 37 in Gairdner. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Needilup, most households are couple families. On these figures, Needilup tends to suit families with children 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

Needilup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 61/100)

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

Renters

Needilup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $109/wk)

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 474.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (303 min vs 332 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Needilup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 61/100)

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

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

Needilup Gairdner
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.

Needilup Gairdner
Walkability 0 / 0
Needilup — Walkability: 0/100 Gairdner — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 39
Needilup — Safety: 61/100 Gairdner — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 58 / 46
Needilup — Low fire risk: 58/100 Gairdner — Low fire risk: 46/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Needilup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Gairdner — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gairdner rents higher ($109/wk vs $50/wk); Gairdner has higher household incomes ($99,632 vs $58,500).

Needilup Gairdner
Population 99 105
+6% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.8% -1.9%
Median age 34 37
Median household income $58,500/yr $99,632/yr
+70% vs other
Median weekly rent $50/wk $109/wk
+118% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Needilup Gairdner
0-4 12.1% / 11.4%
Needilup — 0-4: 12.1% Gairdner — 0-4: 11.4%
5-14 19.2% / 12.4%
Needilup — 5-14: 19.2% Gairdner — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 — / 2.9%
Needilup — 15-19: not among its largest Gairdner — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 10.1% / —
Needilup — 20-24: 10.1% Gairdner — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 16.2% / 20.0%
Needilup — 25-34: 16.2% Gairdner — 25-34: 20.0%
35-44 15.2% / 11.4%
Needilup — 35-44: 15.2% Gairdner — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 7.1% / 21.9%
Needilup — 45-54: 7.1% Gairdner — 45-54: 21.9%
55-64 10.1% / 13.3%
Needilup — 55-64: 10.1% Gairdner — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 8.1% / 3.8%
Needilup — 65-74: 8.1% Gairdner — 65-74: 3.8%
75-84 — / —
Needilup — 75-84: not among its largest Gairdner — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 2.9%
Needilup — 85+: not among its largest Gairdner — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Needilup 63.6% couple families
Needilup — Couple Families: 63.6% Needilup — Lone Person: 36.4% Needilup — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Gairdner 39.1% couple families
Gairdner — Couple Families: 39.1% Gairdner — Lone Person: 43.5% Gairdner — One Parent Families: 17.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Needilup 0.0% renting
Needilup — Owned Outright: 70.8% Needilup — Mortgage: 29.2% Needilup — Renting: 0.0%
Gairdner 18.2% renting
Gairdner — Owned Outright: 63.6% Gairdner — Mortgage: 18.2% Gairdner — Renting: 18.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Needilup Gairdner
New Zealand 6.1% / 3.8%
Needilup — New Zealand: 6.1% Gairdner — New Zealand: 3.8%
England — / 4.8%
Needilup — England: not among its largest Gairdner — England: 4.8%
Scotland 4.0% / —
Needilup — Scotland: 4.0% Gairdner — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

Qualifications

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

Needilup Gairdner
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 8.6%
Needilup — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% Gairdner — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Certificate III & IV 10.1% / 13.3%
Needilup — Certificate III & IV: 10.1% Gairdner — Certificate III & IV: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 2.9%
Needilup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Gairdner — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Needilup 100.0% houses
Needilup — Houses: 100.0%
Gairdner 100.0% houses
Gairdner — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Needilup Gairdner
New dwellings approved 14
across Jerramungup
same for both

Ranking within WA

Needilup Gairdner
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of WA Higher than 66% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of WA Higher than 3% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 7% of WA Higher than 2% of WA

Liveability

Needilup Gairdner
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Gairdner carries more crime risk (61 vs 39); Gairdner carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 42).

Needilup Gairdner
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Moderate
61/100
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

Needilup Gairdner
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 Needilup

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

Schools in Gairdner

  • Gairdner Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Needilup Gairdner
Parks & reserves 4 3

Mobility

Gairdner sits further from the CBD (474.7 km vs 427.3 km).

Needilup Gairdner
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 427.3 km 474.7 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 303 min 332 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6336
 0.0%
postcode 6337
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 6336
 21
postcode 6337

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.

Needilup Gairdner
Worked from Home 60.9% / 34.9%
Needilup — Worked from Home: 60.9% Gairdner — Worked from Home: 34.9%
Car (driver) 39.1% / 47.6%
Needilup — Car (driver): 39.1% Gairdner — Car (driver): 47.6%
Walked Only — / 17.5%
Needilup — Walked Only: not among its largest Gairdner — Walked Only: 17.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.9%).

Setting

Needilup Gairdner
Elevation 325 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 167 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Needilup Gairdner
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
28 premises

Council rates

Needilup Gairdner
Average residential rate $4,740/yr
same for both
Council Jerramungup
same for both

Federal electorate

Needilup Gairdner
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Needilup Gairdner
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Needilup

Family Rural Young Families

Gairdner

Family Rural Young Families

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