Scaddan vs Neridup
In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Scaddan, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. In Neridup, about half of households rent and most households are couple families. On these figures, Scaddan tends to suit people living alone, while Neridup suits renters, 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
Scaddan
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- But Neridup is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 54%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Scaddan has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $175/wk)
- Neridup has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 20%)
Weighs rent and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Scaddan
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (495 min vs 508 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (719.2 km vs 736.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Scaddan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-23.2% vs -38.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Scaddan and Neridup 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
Neridup rents higher ($175/wk vs $0/wk); Neridup skews older (38 vs 36).
| Scaddan | Neridup | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 96 +4% vs other | 92 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -23.2% | -38.7% |
| Median age | 36 | 38 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr | $107,224/yr +10% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $175/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
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 (5.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Scaddan | Neridup | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 55 across Esperance same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -11% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Scaddan | Neridup | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 62% of WA | Higher than 72% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of WA | Higher than 17% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 6% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 7% of WA | Higher than 10% of WA |
Liveability
| Scaddan | Neridup | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Scaddan carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 33).
| Scaddan | Neridup | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 63/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Crime | Low 17/100 | Low 22/100 |
| 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
| Scaddan | Neridup | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Scaddan
- Scaddan Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Neridup
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Scaddan | Neridup | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Neridup sits further from the CBD (736.2 km vs 719.2 km).
| Scaddan | Neridup | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 719.2 km | 736.2 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 495 min | 508 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6447 | 0.1% postcode 6450 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | — | 22 postcode 6450 |
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 (58.7%).
Setting
| Scaddan | Neridup | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 185 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 118 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 47.2 km | 29.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Scaddan | Neridup | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 25 premises | 0% 8 premises |
Climate
| Scaddan | Neridup | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 512 mm | 576 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 27.7°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 8.1°C |
Council rates
| Scaddan | Neridup | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $4,175/yr same for both | |
| Council | Esperance same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Scaddan | Neridup | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Scaddan | Neridup | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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