Quinninup vs Upper Warren
Upper Warren is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 56 in Quinninup. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Upper Warren tends to suit families with children, 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
Upper Warren
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 50/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Quinninup
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 42%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Upper Warren
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($47/wk vs $280/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 29%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Upper Warren
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (226 min vs 244 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (317.9 km vs 336.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Upper Warren
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 50/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 26%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Quinninup
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.0% vs -3.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Quinninup and Upper Warren 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
Quinninup rents higher ($280/wk vs $47/wk); Quinninup has more residents (172 vs 55).
| Quinninup | Upper Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 172 +68% vs other | 55 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.0% | -3.5% |
| Median age | 56 | 51 |
| Median household income | $49,712/yr | $49,348/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk +83% vs other | $47/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Quinninup | Upper Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $543,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Quinninup | Upper Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 43 across Manjimup same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +300% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Quinninup | Upper Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 9% of WA same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 7% of WA | Higher than 22% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 17% of WA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 4% of WA | Higher than 13% of WA |
Liveability
| Quinninup | Upper Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Quinninup carries more crime risk (50 vs 25).
| Quinninup | Upper Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 73/100 | High 72/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 50/100 | Low 25/100 |
| 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
| Quinninup | Upper Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Quinninup | Upper Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 9 |
Mobility
Quinninup sits further from the CBD (336.1 km vs 317.9 km).
| Quinninup | Upper Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 336.1 km +5% vs other | 317.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 244 min | 226 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 6258 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 33 postcode 6258 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.0%).
Setting
| Quinninup | Upper Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 232 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 135 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Quinninup | Upper Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 73 premises | 0% 35 premises |
Climate
| Quinninup | Upper Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,144 mm | 815 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.8°C | 27.8°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.7°C | 7.2°C |
Council rates
| Quinninup | Upper Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,453/yr same for both | |
| Council | Manjimup same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Quinninup | Upper Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Quinninup | Upper Warren | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.