North Yunderup vs Furnissdale

North Yunderup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 58 in Furnissdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In North Yunderup, about half of households are people living alone. In Furnissdale, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in North Yunderup: a median of $832,000, against $750,000 in Furnissdale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Furnissdale tends to suit 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

North Yunderup

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 37%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 85%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • North Yunderup leaves households under less mortgage stress (32% vs 43%)
  • Furnissdale has cheaper houses ($750,000 vs $832,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Furnissdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($231/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

North Yunderup

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 13/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (77 km vs 79.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • North Yunderup is more walkable (23/100 vs 13/100)
  • Furnissdale has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 30%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

North Yunderup Furnissdale
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.

North Yunderup Furnissdale
Walkability 23 / 13
North Yunderup — Walkability: 23/100 Furnissdale — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 31 / 33
North Yunderup — Safety: 31/100 Furnissdale — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
North Yunderup — Low fire risk: 100/100 Furnissdale — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 3 / 7
North Yunderup — Low flood risk: 3/100 Furnissdale — Low flood risk: 7/100

Demographics

North Yunderup has higher household incomes ($63,960 vs $42,276); North Yunderup rents higher ($300/wk vs $231/wk).

North Yunderup Furnissdale
Population 840 1,061
+26% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.1% +3.1%
Median age 52 58
Median household income $63,960/yr
+34% vs other
 $42,276/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+23% vs other
 $231/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North Yunderup Furnissdale
0-4 3.1% / 2.9%
North Yunderup — 0-4: 3.1% Furnissdale — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 10.1% / 7.1%
North Yunderup — 5-14: 10.1% Furnissdale — 5-14: 7.1%
15-19 4.3% / 4.2%
North Yunderup — 15-19: 4.3% Furnissdale — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 4.5% / 4.6%
North Yunderup — 20-24: 4.5% Furnissdale — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 7.4% / 8.7%
North Yunderup — 25-34: 7.4% Furnissdale — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 9.5% / 7.1%
North Yunderup — 35-44: 9.5% Furnissdale — 35-44: 7.1%
45-54 12.4% / 10.4%
North Yunderup — 45-54: 12.4% Furnissdale — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 17.9% / 16.5%
North Yunderup — 55-64: 17.9% Furnissdale — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 17.3% / 22.2%
North Yunderup — 65-74: 17.3% Furnissdale — 65-74: 22.2%
75-84 10.0% / 12.3%
North Yunderup — 75-84: 10.0% Furnissdale — 75-84: 12.3%
85+ 2.6% / 3.2%
North Yunderup — 85+: 2.6% Furnissdale — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

North Yunderup 45.4% lone person
North Yunderup — Lone Person: 45.4% North Yunderup — Couple Families: 32.6% North Yunderup — One Parent Families: 17.0% North Yunderup — Group Household: 5.0% North Yunderup — Other Families: 0.0%
Furnissdale 57.7% lone person
Furnissdale — Lone Person: 57.7% Furnissdale — Couple Families: 18.0% Furnissdale — One Parent Families: 18.6% Furnissdale — Group Household: 4.2% Furnissdale — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

North Yunderup 16.5% renting
North Yunderup — Owned Outright: 44.4% North Yunderup — Mortgage: 39.0% North Yunderup — Renting: 16.5%
Furnissdale 22.1% renting
Furnissdale — Owned Outright: 55.6% Furnissdale — Mortgage: 22.3% Furnissdale — Renting: 22.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

North Yunderup Furnissdale
Certificate III & IV 22.3% / 19.1%
North Yunderup — Certificate III & IV: 22.3% Furnissdale — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 4.1%
North Yunderup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Furnissdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / 3.8%
North Yunderup — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% Furnissdale — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 0.8%
North Yunderup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Furnissdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.4% / 0.3%
North Yunderup — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4% Furnissdale — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

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.

North Yunderup Furnissdale
England 8.7% / 10.2%
North Yunderup — England: 8.7% Furnissdale — England: 10.2%
New Zealand 2.1% / 3.9%
North Yunderup — New Zealand: 2.1% Furnissdale — New Zealand: 3.9%
South Africa 1.1% / 0.6%
North Yunderup — South Africa: 1.1% Furnissdale — South Africa: 0.6%
Scotland 1.0% / —
North Yunderup — Scotland: 1.0% Furnissdale — Scotland: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / 0.4%
North Yunderup — Philippines: 0.5% Furnissdale — Philippines: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.8%
North Yunderup — Germany: not among its largest Furnissdale — Germany: 0.8%
Vietnam — / 0.6%
North Yunderup — Vietnam: not among its largest Furnissdale — Vietnam: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

North Yunderup 95.2% houses
North Yunderup — Houses: 95.2% North Yunderup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% North Yunderup — Townhouses: 6.0%
Furnissdale 85.2% houses
Furnissdale — Houses: 85.2% Furnissdale — Flats / Apartments: 14.8% Furnissdale — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

North Yunderup Furnissdale
Median house price $832,500 $750,000
Median unit price — $300,000
Median land price — $316,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 10 sales
 8 days
from 7 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

North Yunderup Furnissdale
3 bed $650K / $755K
North Yunderup — 3 bed: $650K (11 sales) Furnissdale — 3 bed: $755K (11 sales)

11 vs 11 sales

4 bed $1.15M / $854K
North Yunderup — 4 bed: $1.15M (8 sales) Furnissdale — 4 bed: $854K (10 sales)

8 vs 10 sales

Development activity

North Yunderup Furnissdale
New dwellings approved 647
across Murray
same for both
Approvals change year on year +122%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

North Yunderup Furnissdale
Houses — 7.3%
$650/wk on $460K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

North Yunderup Furnissdale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 22% of WA Higher than 4% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 50% of WA Higher than 33% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 93% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 96% of WA

Liveability

North Yunderup is more walkable (23 vs 13).

North Yunderup Furnissdale
Grade D
same for both
Score 20/100 17/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

North Yunderup Furnissdale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood High
97/100
 High
93/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

North Yunderup Furnissdale
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 Yunderup Furnissdale
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Furnissdale sits further from the CBD (79.1 km vs 77 km).

North Yunderup Furnissdale
Walkability score 23/100 13/100
Distance to Perth 77 km 79.1 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 60 min 62 min
Public transport score 24/100
Bus
 39/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6208
 0.3%
postcode 6209
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 6208
 73
postcode 6209

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.

North Yunderup Furnissdale
Car (driver) 79.1% / 81.4%
North Yunderup — Car (driver): 79.1% Furnissdale — Car (driver): 81.4%
Worked from Home 7.1% / 7.8%
North Yunderup — Worked from Home: 7.1% Furnissdale — Worked from Home: 7.8%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 4.7%
North Yunderup — Car (passenger): 5.1% Furnissdale — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only 2.0% / 3.9%
North Yunderup — Walked Only: 2.0% Furnissdale — Walked Only: 3.9%
Bus 3.5% / 1.2%
North Yunderup — Bus: 3.5% Furnissdale — Bus: 1.2%
Train 3.1% / 1.2%
North Yunderup — Train: 3.1% Furnissdale — Train: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

North Yunderup Furnissdale
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.8 km 6.4 km

NBN connectivity

North Yunderup Furnissdale
Connectivity score 77/100 83/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 50%
494 premises
 60%
667 premises

Climate

North Yunderup Furnissdale
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

North Yunderup Furnissdale
Average residential rate $2,572/yr
same for both
Council Murray
same for both

Federal electorate

North Yunderup Furnissdale
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

North Yunderup Furnissdale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

North Yunderup

Acreage Retirees

Furnissdale

Acreage Retirees

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