Neerabup vs Nowergup

Neerabup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Nowergup. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Neerabup is closer to the city centre: 36.2 km, against 41.8 km. On these figures, Neerabup tends to suit families with children.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Neerabup has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)
  • Nowergup carries lower crime risk (81/100 vs 96/100)

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

First-home buyers

Nowergup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 37%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Nowergup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($241/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Neerabup has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Neerabup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (29 min vs 34 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (36.2 km vs 41.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nowergup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (81/100 vs 96/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Neerabup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.7% vs -3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Neerabup Nowergup
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.

Neerabup Nowergup
Walkability 0 / 0
Neerabup — Walkability: 0/100 Nowergup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 4 / 19
Neerabup — Safety: 4/100 Nowergup — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 22 / 24
Neerabup — Low fire risk: 22/100 Nowergup — Low fire risk: 24/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Neerabup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Nowergup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Nowergup has more residents (189 vs 112); Neerabup rents higher ($350/wk vs $241/wk).

Neerabup Nowergup
Population 112 189
+69% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.7% -3.1%
Median age 42 47
Median household income $84,500/yr $88,816/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+31% vs other
 $241/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Neerabup Nowergup
0-4 5.4% / 1.6%
Neerabup — 0-4: 5.4% Nowergup — 0-4: 1.6%
5-14 15.2% / 10.6%
Neerabup — 5-14: 15.2% Nowergup — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 8.9% / 5.3%
Neerabup — 15-19: 8.9% Nowergup — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.4% / 8.5%
Neerabup — 20-24: 5.4% Nowergup — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 7.1% / 7.9%
Neerabup — 25-34: 7.1% Nowergup — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 12.5% / 10.1%
Neerabup — 35-44: 12.5% Nowergup — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 24.1% / 18.5%
Neerabup — 45-54: 24.1% Nowergup — 45-54: 18.5%
55-64 12.5% / 20.6%
Neerabup — 55-64: 12.5% Nowergup — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 10.7% / 9.0%
Neerabup — 65-74: 10.7% Nowergup — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 3.6% / 4.8%
Neerabup — 75-84: 3.6% Nowergup — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ — / —
Neerabup — 85+: not among its largest Nowergup — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Neerabup 60.0% couple families
Neerabup — Couple Families: 60.0% Neerabup — Lone Person: 25.0% Neerabup — One Parent Families: 15.0%
Nowergup 55.8% couple families
Nowergup — Couple Families: 55.8% Nowergup — Lone Person: 27.9% Nowergup — One Parent Families: 16.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Neerabup 33.3% renting
Neerabup — Owned Outright: 33.3% Neerabup — Mortgage: 33.3% Neerabup — Renting: 33.3%
Nowergup 20.4% renting
Nowergup — Owned Outright: 38.9% Nowergup — Mortgage: 40.7% Nowergup — Renting: 20.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Neerabup Nowergup
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 18.0%
Neerabup — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Nowergup — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 10.1%
Neerabup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Nowergup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 6.9%
Neerabup — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Nowergup — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.6%
Neerabup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Nowergup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Neerabup Nowergup
England 8.0% / 15.3%
Neerabup — England: 8.0% Nowergup — England: 15.3%
New Zealand 2.7% / 2.6%
Neerabup — New Zealand: 2.7% Nowergup — New Zealand: 2.6%
Vietnam 2.7% / 1.6%
Neerabup — Vietnam: 2.7% Nowergup — Vietnam: 1.6%
Ireland — / 1.6%
Neerabup — Ireland: not among its largest Nowergup — Ireland: 1.6%
Netherlands — / 1.6%
Neerabup — Netherlands: not among its largest Nowergup — Netherlands: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Neerabup 100.0% houses
Neerabup — Houses: 100.0% Neerabup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Nowergup 88.1% houses
Nowergup — Houses: 88.1% Nowergup — Flats / Apartments: 11.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Neerabup Nowergup
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $3,162,500 —

Development activity

Neerabup Nowergup
New dwellings approved 4,125
across Wanneroo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Neerabup Nowergup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of WA Higher than 53% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of WA Higher than 59% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 81% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 63% of WA

Liveability

Neerabup Nowergup
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Neerabup carries more crime risk (96 vs 81).

Neerabup Nowergup
Bushfire High
78/100
 High
76/100
Crime High
96/100
 High
81/100
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 6
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Neerabup Nowergup
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
Universities within 10 km 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 5.9 km
 None

Amenities in the suburb

Neerabup Nowergup
Parks & reserves 1 2
Fuel stations 2 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Nowergup sits further from the CBD (41.8 km vs 36.2 km).

Neerabup Nowergup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 36.2 km 41.8 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 29 min 34 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6031
 1.1%
postcode 6032
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 80
postcode 6031
 —

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.

Neerabup Nowergup
Car (driver) 54.5% / 59.6%
Neerabup — Car (driver): 54.5% Nowergup — Car (driver): 59.6%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 21.3%
Neerabup — Worked from Home: 18.2% Nowergup — Worked from Home: 21.3%
Walked Only 13.6% / 14.6%
Neerabup — Walked Only: 13.6% Nowergup — Walked Only: 14.6%
Car (passenger) 13.6% / 4.5%
Neerabup — Car (passenger): 13.6% Nowergup — Car (passenger): 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.6%).

Setting

Neerabup Nowergup
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 64 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.4 km 6.9 km

NBN connectivity

Neerabup Nowergup
Connectivity score 68/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
385 premises
 0%
90 premises

Climate

Neerabup Nowergup
Annual rainfall 592 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Neerabup Nowergup
Average residential rate $2,060/yr
same for both
Council Wanneroo
same for both

Federal electorate

Neerabup Nowergup
Division Pearce
same for both
Member Tracey Roberts
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Neerabup Nowergup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Neerabup

Outer

Nowergup

Outer

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