North Yunderup vs South Yunderup

South Yunderup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in North Yunderup. 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. On these figures, North Yunderup tends to suit people living alone.

North Yunderup is a much smaller and quieter community of 840 people with a median age of 52, while South Yunderup is more established with 3860 residents and a median age of 47. South Yunderup offers notably higher household incomes at $78,936 annually compared to $63,960, and scores better on liveability at 24 versus 20. However, North Yunderup has significantly lower bushfire risk at 0 compared to South Yunderup's 42, and better walkability at 23 versus 10, though both suburbs are quite car-dependent overall. North Yunderup may suit those seeking a quieter, more walkable setting with minimal fire risk, while South Yunderup appeals to families prioritising higher incomes and community services.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

South Yunderup

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 69/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

North Yunderup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $335/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

North Yunderup

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (60 min vs 70 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (77 km vs 83 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 10/100)
  • South Yunderup carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

South Yunderup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.0% vs -1.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

North Yunderup and South Yunderup 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 South Yunderup
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 South Yunderup
Walkability 23 / 10
North Yunderup — Walkability: 23/100 South Yunderup — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 31 / 49
North Yunderup — Safety: 31/100 South Yunderup — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 100 / 58
North Yunderup — Low fire risk: 100/100 South Yunderup — Low fire risk: 58/100
Low flood risk 3 / 6
North Yunderup — Low flood risk: 3/100 South Yunderup — Low flood risk: 6/100

Demographics

South Yunderup has more residents (3,860 vs 840); South Yunderup has higher household incomes ($78,936 vs $63,960).

North Yunderup South Yunderup
Population 840 3,860
+360% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.1% +24.0%
Median age 52 47
Median household income $63,960/yr $78,936/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $335/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North Yunderup South Yunderup
0-4 3.1% / 5.3%
North Yunderup — 0-4: 3.1% South Yunderup — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 10.1% / 12.2%
North Yunderup — 5-14: 10.1% South Yunderup — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 4.3% / 5.1%
North Yunderup — 15-19: 4.3% South Yunderup — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 4.5% / 4.6%
North Yunderup — 20-24: 4.5% South Yunderup — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 7.4% / 11.1%
North Yunderup — 25-34: 7.4% South Yunderup — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 9.5% / 9.7%
North Yunderup — 35-44: 9.5% South Yunderup — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 12.4% / 12.0%
North Yunderup — 45-54: 12.4% South Yunderup — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 17.9% / 13.9%
North Yunderup — 55-64: 17.9% South Yunderup — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 17.3% / 16.1%
North Yunderup — 65-74: 17.3% South Yunderup — 65-74: 16.1%
75-84 10.0% / 8.4%
North Yunderup — 75-84: 10.0% South Yunderup — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ 2.6% / 1.5%
North Yunderup — 85+: 2.6% South Yunderup — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

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%
South Yunderup 35.3% lone person
South Yunderup — Lone Person: 35.3% South Yunderup — Couple Families: 41.4% South Yunderup — One Parent Families: 18.0% South Yunderup — Group Household: 3.8% South Yunderup — Other Families: 1.4%
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%
South Yunderup 22.4% renting
South Yunderup — Owned Outright: 38.9% South Yunderup — Mortgage: 38.6% South Yunderup — Renting: 22.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

North Yunderup South Yunderup
Certificate III & IV 22.3% / 20.6%
North Yunderup — Certificate III & IV: 22.3% South Yunderup — Certificate III & IV: 20.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 7.4%
North Yunderup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% South Yunderup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / 5.7%
North Yunderup — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% South Yunderup — Bachelor Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.1%
North Yunderup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% South Yunderup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree 0.4% / 1.2%
North Yunderup — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4% South Yunderup — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

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 South Yunderup
England 8.7% / 8.6%
North Yunderup — England: 8.7% South Yunderup — England: 8.6%
New Zealand 2.1% / 3.2%
North Yunderup — New Zealand: 2.1% South Yunderup — New Zealand: 3.2%
South Africa 1.1% / 1.0%
North Yunderup — South Africa: 1.1% South Yunderup — South Africa: 1.0%
Scotland 1.0% / 0.8%
North Yunderup — Scotland: 1.0% South Yunderup — Scotland: 0.8%
Netherlands 0.4% / 0.4%
North Yunderup — Netherlands: 0.4% South Yunderup — Netherlands: 0.4%
Philippines 0.5% / —
North Yunderup — Philippines: 0.5% South Yunderup — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

North Yunderup 95.2% houses
North Yunderup — Houses: 95.2% North Yunderup — Townhouses: 6.0% North Yunderup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
South Yunderup 95.5% houses
South Yunderup — Houses: 95.5% South Yunderup — Townhouses: 2.4% South Yunderup — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

North Yunderup South Yunderup
Median house price $832,500 $775,000
Median unit price — $409,750
Median land price — $305,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 10 sales
 25 days
from 110 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 South Yunderup
3 bed $650K / $750K
North Yunderup — 3 bed: $650K (11 sales) South Yunderup — 3 bed: $750K (59 sales)

11 vs 59 sales

4 bed $1.15M / $788K
North Yunderup — 4 bed: $1.15M (8 sales) South Yunderup — 4 bed: $788K (153 sales)

8 vs 153 sales

Development activity

North Yunderup South Yunderup
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 South Yunderup
Houses — 3.7%
$630/wk on $889K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

North Yunderup South Yunderup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 22% of WA Higher than 41% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 50% of WA Higher than 51% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 93% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 18% of WA

Liveability

North Yunderup is more walkable (23 vs 10).

North Yunderup South Yunderup
Grade D
same for both
Score 20/100 24/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

South Yunderup carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0); North Yunderup carries more crime risk (69 vs 51).

North Yunderup South Yunderup
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
51/100
Flood High
97/100
 High
94/100
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 Yunderup South Yunderup
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in North Yunderup

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

Schools in South Yunderup

  • Austin Cove Baptist College Independent · Primary above peers
  • Austin Cove Baptist College - California Crescent Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

North Yunderup South Yunderup
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

South Yunderup sits further from the CBD (83 km vs 77 km).

North Yunderup South Yunderup
Walkability score 23/100 10/100
Distance to Perth 77 km 83 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 60 min 70 min
Public transport score 24/100
Bus
 27/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6208
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 6208
same for both

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 South Yunderup
Car (driver) 79.1% / 77.8%
North Yunderup — Car (driver): 79.1% South Yunderup — Car (driver): 77.8%
Worked from Home 7.1% / 8.5%
North Yunderup — Worked from Home: 7.1% South Yunderup — Worked from Home: 8.5%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 6.5%
North Yunderup — Car (passenger): 5.1% South Yunderup — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Bus 3.5% / 2.9%
North Yunderup — Bus: 3.5% South Yunderup — Bus: 2.9%
Train 3.1% / 2.4%
North Yunderup — Train: 3.1% South Yunderup — Train: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.1%).

Setting

North Yunderup South Yunderup
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.8 km 10.2 km

NBN connectivity

North Yunderup South Yunderup
Connectivity score 77/100 83/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 50%
494 premises
 55%
1,685 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

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South Yunderup

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