North Kukerin vs Dudinin
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In North Kukerin, about half of households are people living alone. In Dudinin, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, North Kukerin tends to suit families with children, while Dudinin 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- North Kukerin carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 33/100)
- Dudinin has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Dudinin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (2% vs 15%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Dudinin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $225/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Dudinin
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (271.1 km vs 290 km)
- has a shorter drive in (195 min vs 207 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- North Kukerin carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 33/100)
- Dudinin has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 11%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
North Kukerin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.1% vs -18.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
North Kukerin and Dudinin 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
North Kukerin rents higher ($225/wk vs $0/wk); Dudinin has higher household incomes ($110,448 vs $68,224).
| North Kukerin | Dudinin | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 84 +30% vs other | 59 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.1% | -18.1% |
| Median age | 44 | 46 |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr | $110,448/yr +62% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $225/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).
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 (15.3%).
Ranking within WA
| North Kukerin | Dudinin | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 25% of WA | Higher than 76% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 17% of WA | Higher than 62% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 10% of WA | Higher than 35% of WA |
Liveability
| North Kukerin | Dudinin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Dudinin carries more crime risk (33 vs 18).
| North Kukerin | Dudinin | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 19/100 | Low 10/100 |
| Crime | Low 18/100 | Low 33/100 |
| 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
| North Kukerin | Dudinin | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| North Kukerin | Dudinin | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 6 |
Mobility
North Kukerin sits further from the CBD (290 km vs 271.1 km).
| North Kukerin | Dudinin | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 290 km +7% vs other | 271.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 207 min | 195 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6352 | — |
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 (57.1%).
Setting
| North Kukerin | Dudinin | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 335 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 389 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| North Kukerin | Dudinin | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 14 premises | 0% 15 premises |
Federal electorate
| North Kukerin | Dudinin | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| North Kukerin | Dudinin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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