Needilup vs Jerramungup

Needilup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 37 in Jerramungup. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Needilup, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. In Jerramungup, about half of households rent. On these figures, Needilup tends to suit families with children and couples, while Jerramungup suits people living alone.

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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 77/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 55%)

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 $170/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 10%)

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 317 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 77/100)

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 Jerramungup 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 Jerramungup
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 Jerramungup
Walkability 0 / 0
Needilup — Walkability: 0/100 Jerramungup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 23
Needilup — Safety: 61/100 Jerramungup — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 58 / 43
Needilup — Low fire risk: 58/100 Jerramungup — Low fire risk: 43/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Needilup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Jerramungup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Jerramungup has more residents (353 vs 99); Jerramungup rents higher ($170/wk vs $50/wk).

Needilup Jerramungup
Population 99 353
+257% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.8% -0.8%
Median age 34 37
Median household income $58,500/yr $85,280/yr
+46% vs other
Median weekly rent $50/wk $170/wk
+240% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Needilup Jerramungup
0-4 12.1% / 9.9%
Needilup — 0-4: 12.1% Jerramungup — 0-4: 9.9%
5-14 19.2% / 14.4%
Needilup — 5-14: 19.2% Jerramungup — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 — / 4.0%
Needilup — 15-19: not among its largest Jerramungup — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 10.1% / 6.8%
Needilup — 20-24: 10.1% Jerramungup — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 16.2% / 13.0%
Needilup — 25-34: 16.2% Jerramungup — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 15.2% / 12.2%
Needilup — 35-44: 15.2% Jerramungup — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 7.1% / 11.9%
Needilup — 45-54: 7.1% Jerramungup — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 10.1% / 16.7%
Needilup — 55-64: 10.1% Jerramungup — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 8.1% / 8.2%
Needilup — 65-74: 8.1% Jerramungup — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 — / 2.3%
Needilup — 75-84: not among its largest Jerramungup — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ — / —
Needilup — 85+: not among its largest Jerramungup — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

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%
Jerramungup 42.6% couple families
Jerramungup — Couple Families: 42.6% Jerramungup — Lone Person: 44.7% Jerramungup — One Parent Families: 12.8%
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%
Jerramungup 50.0% renting
Jerramungup — Owned Outright: 24.0% Jerramungup — Mortgage: 26.0% Jerramungup — Renting: 50.0%
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 Jerramungup
New Zealand 6.1% / 3.1%
Needilup — New Zealand: 6.1% Jerramungup — New Zealand: 3.1%
Scotland 4.0% / —
Needilup — Scotland: 4.0% Jerramungup — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.7%
Needilup — South Africa: not among its largest Jerramungup — South Africa: 1.7%
England — / 1.1%
Needilup — England: not among its largest Jerramungup — England: 1.1%

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

Qualifications

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

Needilup Jerramungup
Certificate III & IV 10.1% / 13.3%
Needilup — Certificate III & IV: 10.1% Jerramungup — Certificate III & IV: 13.3%
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 5.9%
Needilup — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% Jerramungup — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.2%
Needilup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Jerramungup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Needilup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Jerramungup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

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% Needilup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Needilup — Townhouses: 0.0%
Jerramungup 87.1% houses
Jerramungup — Houses: 87.1% Jerramungup — Flats / Apartments: 8.1% Jerramungup — Townhouses: 4.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Needilup Jerramungup
Median house price — $200,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Needilup Jerramungup
New dwellings approved 14
across Jerramungup
same for both

Ranking within WA

Needilup Jerramungup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of WA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of WA Higher than 64% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 7% of WA Higher than 37% of WA

Liveability

Needilup Jerramungup
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Jerramungup carries more crime risk (77 vs 39); Jerramungup carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 42).

Needilup Jerramungup
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime Low
39/100
 High
77/100
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 Jerramungup
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
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 Jerramungup

  • Jerramungup District High School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Needilup Jerramungup
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Jerramungup sits further from the CBD (449.2 km vs 427.3 km).

Needilup Jerramungup
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 317 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 Jerramungup
Car (driver) 39.1% / 72.7%
Needilup — Car (driver): 39.1% Jerramungup — Car (driver): 72.7%
Worked from Home 60.9% / 8.3%
Needilup — Worked from Home: 60.9% Jerramungup — Worked from Home: 8.3%
Walked Only — / 10.6%
Needilup — Walked Only: not among its largest Jerramungup — Walked Only: 10.6%
Bus — / 5.3%
Needilup — Bus: not among its largest Jerramungup — Bus: 5.3%
Car (passenger) — / 3.0%
Needilup — Car (passenger): not among its largest Jerramungup — Car (passenger): 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).

Setting

Needilup Jerramungup
Elevation 325 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 212 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Needilup Jerramungup
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

Jerramungup

Affordable Family Rural Young Families

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