Takalarup vs Woogenellup
Woogenellup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Takalarup. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Takalarup, about half of households are people living alone. In Woogenellup, most households are couple families. On these figures, Takalarup tends to suit people living alone, while Woogenellup suits couples.
Woogenellup has a notably higher median household income at $108,316 per year compared to Takalarup's $78,884, and rental costs are considerably higher at $150 per week versus $100. Woogenellup is also slightly closer to the CBD at 386.7 km. Both suburbs are quiet and safe with identical crime rates and low walkability, making them better suited to buyers seeking rural living rather than urban convenience. The median age is slightly younger in Woogenellup at 38 years, while Takalarup's population is marginally larger at 127 people.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
Woogenellup
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 48%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Woogenellup
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (3% vs 21%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Takalarup
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $150/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Woogenellup
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (268 min vs 288 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (386.7 km vs 414.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs 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
Takalarup and Woogenellup 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
Woogenellup rents higher ($150/wk vs $100/wk); Woogenellup has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $78,884).
| Takalarup | Woogenellup | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 127 +9% vs other | 116 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +25.7% | +26.1% |
| Median age | 42 | 38 |
| Median household income | $78,884/yr | $108,316/yr +37% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $100/wk | $150/wk +50% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (16.5%).
Development activity
| Takalarup | Woogenellup | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 37 across Plantagenet same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -57% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Takalarup | Woogenellup | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 41% of WA | Higher than 74% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 32% of WA | Higher than 54% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of WA | Higher than 33% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 18% of WA | Higher than 41% of WA |
Liveability
| Takalarup | Woogenellup | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Takalarup | Woogenellup | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 57/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Crime | Low 15/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Takalarup | Woogenellup | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Takalarup
- South Stirling Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in Woogenellup
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Takalarup | Woogenellup | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 2 |
| Waterways | 2 | 6 |
Mobility
Takalarup sits further from the CBD (414.5 km vs 386.7 km).
| Takalarup | Woogenellup | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 414.5 km +7% vs other | 386.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 288 min | 268 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 6324 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 35 postcode 6324 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 (69.2%).
Setting
| Takalarup | Woogenellup | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 170 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 141 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 35.8 km | 45.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Takalarup | Woogenellup | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 18/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 31 premises | 0% 36 premises |
Climate
| Takalarup | Woogenellup | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 600 mm | 619 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 26.5°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 6.9°C |
Council rates
| Takalarup | Woogenellup | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $3,167/yr same for both | |
| Council | Plantagenet same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Takalarup | Woogenellup | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Takalarup | Woogenellup | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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