Quairading vs South Quairading

South Quairading is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 59 in Quairading. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Quairading, most households are people living alone. In South Quairading, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Quairading tends to suit older residents, while South Quairading suits families with children and couples.

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 Quairading

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 35%)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 67/100)
  • But Quairading has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)

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

Renters

South Quairading

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $137/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Quairading

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (167.3 km vs 173.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Quairading has more residents already 65 and over (41% vs 11%)
  • South Quairading carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 67/100)

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

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

Quairading South Quairading
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.

Quairading South Quairading
Walkability 4 / 0
Quairading — Walkability: 4/100 South Quairading — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 33 / 57
Quairading — Safety: 33/100 South Quairading — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 83 / 82
Quairading — Low fire risk: 83/100 South Quairading — Low fire risk: 82/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Quairading — Low flood risk: 100/100 South Quairading — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Quairading rents higher ($137/wk vs $0/wk); Quairading has more residents (619 vs 54).

Quairading South Quairading
Population 619
+91% vs other
 54
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.4% -5.3%
Median age 59 42
Median household income $49,348/yr $117,000/yr
+137% vs other
Median weekly rent $137/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Quairading South Quairading
0-4 3.7% / 9.3%
Quairading — 0-4: 3.7% South Quairading — 0-4: 9.3%
5-14 9.0% / 18.5%
Quairading — 5-14: 9.0% South Quairading — 5-14: 18.5%
15-19 2.9% / —
Quairading — 15-19: 2.9% South Quairading — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 2.4% / —
Quairading — 20-24: 2.4% South Quairading — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.8% / 14.8%
Quairading — 25-34: 7.8% South Quairading — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 7.9% / 13.0%
Quairading — 35-44: 7.9% South Quairading — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 9.5% / 7.4%
Quairading — 45-54: 9.5% South Quairading — 45-54: 7.4%
55-64 16.2% / 20.4%
Quairading — 55-64: 16.2% South Quairading — 55-64: 20.4%
65-74 24.6% / 5.6%
Quairading — 65-74: 24.6% South Quairading — 65-74: 5.6%
75-84 10.8% / 5.6%
Quairading — 75-84: 10.8% South Quairading — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 5.5% / —
Quairading — 85+: 5.5% South Quairading — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Quairading 19.1% couple families
Quairading — Couple Families: 19.1% Quairading — Lone Person: 64.9% Quairading — One Parent Families: 16.0%
South Quairading 100.0% couple families
South Quairading — Couple Families: 100.0% South Quairading — Lone Person: 0.0% South Quairading — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Quairading 19.3% renting
Quairading — Owned Outright: 59.4% Quairading — Mortgage: 21.3% Quairading — Renting: 19.3%
South Quairading 0.0% renting
South Quairading — Owned Outright: 100.0% South Quairading — Mortgage: 0.0% South Quairading — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Quairading 95.8% houses
Quairading — Houses: 95.8% Quairading — Flats / Apartments: 1.4% Quairading — Townhouses: 2.8%
South Quairading 94.4% houses
South Quairading — Houses: 94.4% South Quairading — Flats / Apartments: 5.6% South Quairading — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Quairading South Quairading
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 11.1%
Quairading — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% South Quairading — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Bachelor Degree 3.4% / 14.8%
Quairading — Bachelor Degree: 3.4% South Quairading — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / —
Quairading — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% South Quairading — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Quairading — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% South Quairading — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / —
Quairading — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% South Quairading — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

Property market

Quairading South Quairading
Median house price $250,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $30,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 4 sales
 —

Development activity

Quairading South Quairading
New dwellings approved 5
across Quairading
same for both

Ranking within WA

Quairading South Quairading
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 9% of WA Higher than 82% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 1% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 31% of WA Higher than 30% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of WA Higher than 1% of WA

Liveability

Quairading South Quairading
Grade C —
Score 37/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Quairading carries more crime risk (67 vs 43).

Quairading South Quairading
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Low
18/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
43/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Quairading South Quairading
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Quairading

  • Quairading District High School Government · Combined below peers

Schools in South Quairading

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

Amenities in the suburb

Quairading South Quairading
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 7 2
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0

Mobility

South Quairading sits further from the CBD (173.1 km vs 167.3 km).

Quairading South Quairading
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 167.3 km 173.1 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 138 min 142 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6383
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 6383
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.

Quairading South Quairading
Car (driver) 75.8% / 33.3%
Quairading — Car (driver): 75.8% South Quairading — Car (driver): 33.3%
Walked Only 12.5% / 37.0%
Quairading — Walked Only: 12.5% South Quairading — Walked Only: 37.0%
Worked from Home 6.2% / 29.6%
Quairading — Worked from Home: 6.2% South Quairading — Worked from Home: 29.6%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / —
Quairading — Car (passenger): 5.5% South Quairading — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.8%).

Setting

Quairading South Quairading
Elevation 287 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 226 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Quairading South Quairading
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
93 premises
 0%
12 premises

Climate

Quairading South Quairading
Annual rainfall 384 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Quairading South Quairading
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Quairading

Affordable Retirees Rural

South Quairading

Family Rural Young Families

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