Quinns Rocks vs Jindalee

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Quinns Rocks, about half of households are couple families. In Jindalee, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Jindalee: a median of $1.13 million, against $970,000 in Quinns Rocks, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Jindalee tends to suit 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

Quinns Rocks

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 7)

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

First-home buyers

Quinns Rocks

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($640,000 vs $865,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($970,000 vs $1,130,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Quinns Rocks

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $425/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Quinns Rocks

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 47/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (40.1 km vs 43 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Quinns Rocks

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 47/100)

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

Investors

Jindalee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (60.5% vs 1.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
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.

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
Walkability 55 / 47
Quinns Rocks — Walkability: 55/100 Jindalee — Walkability: 47/100
Safety 63 / 57
Quinns Rocks — Safety: 63/100 Jindalee — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 16 / 22
Quinns Rocks — Low fire risk: 16/100 Jindalee — Low fire risk: 22/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Quinns Rocks — Low flood risk: 100/100 Jindalee — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Quinns Rocks has more residents (8,861 vs 4,044); Jindalee has higher household incomes ($139,620 vs $108,004).

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
Population 8,861
+54% vs other
 4,044
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.5% +60.5%
Median age 38 36
Median household income $108,004/yr $139,620/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk $425/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
0-4 5.3% / 6.8%
Quinns Rocks — 0-4: 5.3% Jindalee — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 14.6% / 12.9%
Quinns Rocks — 5-14: 14.6% Jindalee — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 8.0% / 8.2%
Quinns Rocks — 15-19: 8.0% Jindalee — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 7.1% / 6.7%
Quinns Rocks — 20-24: 7.1% Jindalee — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 11.4% / 13.0%
Quinns Rocks — 25-34: 11.4% Jindalee — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 12.5% / 14.6%
Quinns Rocks — 35-44: 12.5% Jindalee — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 16.9% / 17.5%
Quinns Rocks — 45-54: 16.9% Jindalee — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 13.3% / 12.4%
Quinns Rocks — 55-64: 13.3% Jindalee — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 7.0% / 5.7%
Quinns Rocks — 65-74: 7.0% Jindalee — 65-74: 5.7%
75-84 3.0% / 1.7%
Quinns Rocks — 75-84: 3.0% Jindalee — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ 1.0% / 0.2%
Quinns Rocks — 85+: 1.0% Jindalee — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Quinns Rocks 54.9% couple families
Quinns Rocks — Couple Families: 54.9% Quinns Rocks — Lone Person: 22.6% Quinns Rocks — One Parent Families: 18.0% Quinns Rocks — Group Household: 3.0% Quinns Rocks — Other Families: 1.4%
Jindalee 66.8% couple families
Jindalee — Couple Families: 66.8% Jindalee — Lone Person: 18.0% Jindalee — One Parent Families: 13.0% Jindalee — Group Household: 1.5% Jindalee — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Quinns Rocks 23.3% renting
Quinns Rocks — Owned Outright: 22.6% Quinns Rocks — Mortgage: 54.1% Quinns Rocks — Renting: 23.3%
Jindalee 19.7% renting
Jindalee — Owned Outright: 15.9% Jindalee — Mortgage: 64.4% Jindalee — Renting: 19.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
England 19.5% / 25.9%
Quinns Rocks — England: 19.5% Jindalee — England: 25.9%
South Africa 4.7% / 8.0%
Quinns Rocks — South Africa: 4.7% Jindalee — South Africa: 8.0%
Scotland 2.3% / 5.1%
Quinns Rocks — Scotland: 2.3% Jindalee — Scotland: 5.1%
New Zealand 3.6% / 3.1%
Quinns Rocks — New Zealand: 3.6% Jindalee — New Zealand: 3.1%
Ireland 1.1% / 1.6%
Quinns Rocks — Ireland: 1.1% Jindalee — Ireland: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

Qualifications

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

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 17.7%
Quinns Rocks — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Jindalee — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 12.1%
Quinns Rocks — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Jindalee — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 10.7%
Quinns Rocks — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Jindalee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 2.9%
Quinns Rocks — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Jindalee — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.6%
Quinns Rocks — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Jindalee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Quinns Rocks 96.1% houses
Quinns Rocks — Houses: 96.1% Quinns Rocks — Townhouses: 2.9% Quinns Rocks — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Jindalee 98.3% houses
Jindalee — Houses: 98.3% Jindalee — Townhouses: 1.2% Jindalee — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
Median house price $970,000 $1,130,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $640,000 $865,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 120 sales
 35 days
from 112 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.

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
3 bed $900K / $845K
Quinns Rocks — 3 bed: $900K (59 sales) Jindalee — 3 bed: $845K (40 sales)

59 vs 40 sales

4 bed $970K / $1.19M
Quinns Rocks — 4 bed: $970K (121 sales) Jindalee — 4 bed: $1.19M (108 sales)

121 vs 108 sales

5 bed $1.24M / $1.36M
Quinns Rocks — 5 bed: $1.24M (21 sales) Jindalee — 5 bed: $1.36M (13 sales)

21 vs 13 sales

Development activity

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
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.

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
Houses 4.4%
$790/wk on $939K
 4.0%
$845/wk on $1.1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of WA —
Schools Higher than 31% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 84% of WA Higher than 82% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of WA Higher than 75% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 50% of WA Higher than 25% of WA

Liveability

Jindalee scores higher overall (57 vs 42); Quinns Rocks is more walkable (55 vs 47).

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
Grade C B
Score 42/100 57/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
Bushfire High
84/100
 High
78/100
Crime Low
37/100
 Moderate
43/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion High
72/100
 Moderate
66/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Quinns Rocks

  • Quinns Beach Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Quinns Rocks Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • West Coast Language Development Centre - Quinns Beach Campus Government · Primary · Special school

Schools in Jindalee

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

Amenities in the suburb

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 15 7
Childcare 5 3
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both

Mobility

Jindalee sits further from the CBD (43 km vs 40.1 km).

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
Walkability score 55/100 47/100
Distance to Perth 40.1 km 43 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 34 min 36 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 141.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 97.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 6030
 1.0%
postcode 6036
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 6030
 64
postcode 6036

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.

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
Car (driver) 76.0% / 73.8%
Quinns Rocks — Car (driver): 76.0% Jindalee — Car (driver): 73.8%
Worked from Home 10.1% / 10.2%
Quinns Rocks — Worked from Home: 10.1% Jindalee — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Train 6.2% / 8.2%
Quinns Rocks — Train: 6.2% Jindalee — Train: 8.2%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 5.0%
Quinns Rocks — Car (passenger): 5.3% Jindalee — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Bus 1.4% / 1.6%
Quinns Rocks — Bus: 1.4% Jindalee — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).

Setting

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
Elevation 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 710 m
3.6 km to a named beach
 486 m

NBN connectivity

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
Connectivity score 71/100 61/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 47%
3,516 premises
 29%
617 premises

Climate

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
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

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
Average residential rate $2,060/yr
same for both
Council Wanneroo
same for both

Federal electorate

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
Division Pearce
same for both
Member Tracey Roberts
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Quinns Rocks Jindalee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Quinns Rocks

Coastal Outer Parks

Jindalee

Coastal Large Blocks Outer Quiet

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