Nowergup vs Alkimos

Alkimos is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 47 in Nowergup. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nowergup, most households are couple families. In Alkimos, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Alkimos tends to suit young adults and 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

Alkimos

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (32 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (11 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Nowergup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($241/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Nowergup sits closer to the CBD (41.8 km vs 44.4 km)
  • Alkimos is more walkable (48/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Alkimos

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (48/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 81/100)
  • But Nowergup has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 6%)

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

Investors

Alkimos

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (62.8% vs -3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Nowergup Alkimos
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.

Nowergup Alkimos
Walkability 0 / 48
Nowergup — Walkability: 0/100 Alkimos — Walkability: 48/100
Safety 19 / 36
Nowergup — Safety: 19/100 Alkimos — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 24 / 24
Nowergup — Low fire risk: 24/100 Alkimos — Low fire risk: 24/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Nowergup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Alkimos — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Alkimos has more residents (10,203 vs 189); Nowergup skews older (47 vs 31).

Nowergup Alkimos
Population 189 10,203
+5298% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.1% +62.8%
Median age 47 31
Median household income $88,816/yr $105,820/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $241/wk $360/wk
+49% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nowergup Alkimos
0-4 1.6% / 10.0%
Nowergup — 0-4: 1.6% Alkimos — 0-4: 10.0%
5-14 10.6% / 16.6%
Nowergup — 5-14: 10.6% Alkimos — 5-14: 16.6%
15-19 5.3% / 5.6%
Nowergup — 15-19: 5.3% Alkimos — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 8.5% / 6.0%
Nowergup — 20-24: 8.5% Alkimos — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 7.9% / 19.9%
Nowergup — 25-34: 7.9% Alkimos — 25-34: 19.9%
35-44 10.1% / 17.0%
Nowergup — 35-44: 10.1% Alkimos — 35-44: 17.0%
45-54 18.5% / 12.1%
Nowergup — 45-54: 18.5% Alkimos — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 20.6% / 6.9%
Nowergup — 55-64: 20.6% Alkimos — 55-64: 6.9%
65-74 9.0% / 4.1%
Nowergup — 65-74: 9.0% Alkimos — 65-74: 4.1%
75-84 4.8% / 1.4%
Nowergup — 75-84: 4.8% Alkimos — 75-84: 1.4%
85+ — / 0.3%
Nowergup — 85+: not among its largest Alkimos — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nowergup 55.8% couple families
Nowergup — Couple Families: 55.8% Nowergup — Lone Person: 27.9% Nowergup — One Parent Families: 16.3% Nowergup — Group Household: 0.0% Nowergup — Other Families: 0.0%
Alkimos 54.8% couple families
Alkimos — Couple Families: 54.8% Alkimos — Lone Person: 23.4% Alkimos — One Parent Families: 18.3% Alkimos — Group Household: 2.3% Alkimos — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nowergup 20.4% renting
Nowergup — Owned Outright: 38.9% Nowergup — Mortgage: 40.7% Nowergup — Renting: 20.4%
Alkimos 28.7% renting
Alkimos — Owned Outright: 7.7% Alkimos — Mortgage: 63.6% Alkimos — Renting: 28.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Nowergup Alkimos
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 17.4%
Nowergup — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Alkimos — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.1% / 8.7%
Nowergup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1% Alkimos — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 10.5%
Nowergup — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Alkimos — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 1.5%
Nowergup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Alkimos — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.4%
Nowergup — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Alkimos — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%

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.

Nowergup Alkimos
England 15.3% / 18.2%
Nowergup — England: 15.3% Alkimos — England: 18.2%
New Zealand 2.6% / 4.6%
Nowergup — New Zealand: 2.6% Alkimos — New Zealand: 4.6%
South Africa — / 4.8%
Nowergup — South Africa: not among its largest Alkimos — South Africa: 4.8%
Ireland 1.6% / 1.1%
Nowergup — Ireland: 1.6% Alkimos — Ireland: 1.1%
Scotland — / 2.4%
Nowergup — Scotland: not among its largest Alkimos — Scotland: 2.4%
Vietnam 1.6% / —
Nowergup — Vietnam: 1.6% Alkimos — Vietnam: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.6% / —
Nowergup — Netherlands: 1.6% Alkimos — Netherlands: not among its largest
India — / 1.6%
Nowergup — India: not among its largest Alkimos — India: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nowergup 88.1% houses
Nowergup — Houses: 88.1% Nowergup — Flats / Apartments: 11.9% Nowergup — Townhouses: 0.0%
Alkimos 97.6% houses
Alkimos — Houses: 97.6% Alkimos — Flats / Apartments: 0.1% Alkimos — Townhouses: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Nowergup Alkimos
Median house price — $836,500
Median unit price — $640,000
Median land price — $700,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 279 sales

Development activity

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

Nowergup Alkimos
Houses — 4.5%
$750/wk on $859K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Nowergup Alkimos
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Schools — Higher than 19% of WA
Walkability Higher than 59% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 81% of WA Higher than 87% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of WA Higher than 98% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 61% of WA

Liveability

Alkimos is more walkable (48 vs 0).

Nowergup Alkimos
Grade — C
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Nowergup carries more crime risk (81 vs 64).

Nowergup Alkimos
Bushfire High
76/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
64/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
70/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Nowergup Alkimos
Inside the suburb 0 7
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0 3

Schools in Nowergup

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

Schools in Alkimos

  • Alkimos Beach Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Alkimos College Government · Secondary at peers
  • St James' Anglican School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Alkimos Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Northshore Christian Grammar School Independent · Combined below peers
  • Shorehaven Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Nowergup Alkimos
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 32
Childcare 0 11
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 3
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Alkimos sits further from the CBD (44.4 km vs 41.8 km).

Nowergup Alkimos
Walkability score 0/100 48/100
Distance to Perth 41.8 km 44.4 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 34 min 36 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 6032
 1.3%
postcode 6038

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.

Nowergup Alkimos
Car (driver) 59.6% / 74.1%
Nowergup — Car (driver): 59.6% Alkimos — Car (driver): 74.1%
Worked from Home 21.3% / 8.5%
Nowergup — Worked from Home: 21.3% Alkimos — Worked from Home: 8.5%
Walked Only 14.6% / 1.2%
Nowergup — Walked Only: 14.6% Alkimos — Walked Only: 1.2%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 5.5%
Nowergup — Car (passenger): 4.5% Alkimos — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Train — / 8.8%
Nowergup — Train: not among its largest Alkimos — Train: 8.8%
Bus — / 1.6%
Nowergup — Bus: not among its largest Alkimos — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.1%).

Setting

Nowergup Alkimos
Elevation 64 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.9 km 1.9 km

NBN connectivity

Nowergup Alkimos
Connectivity score 30/100 99/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
90 premises
 98%
382 premises

Climate

Nowergup Alkimos
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Nowergup

Outer

Alkimos

Coastal Easy Commute Family Large Blocks Outer Parks Transport Hub Young Families

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