Wagerup vs Waroona

Wagerup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Waroona. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wagerup, about half of households rent. In Waroona, the large majority of households own their home. On these figures, Wagerup tends to suit renters and share households.

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

Waroona

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 19%)
  • But Wagerup has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wagerup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (50% vs 20%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 21%)
  • But Waroona has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Waroona

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (84 min vs 96 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (115.6 km vs 122.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Waroona

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Wagerup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (67.7% vs -2.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wagerup Waroona
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.

Wagerup Waroona
Walkability 0 / 0
Wagerup — Walkability: 0/100 Waroona — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 34
Wagerup — Safety: 18/100 Waroona — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 22 / 24
Wagerup — Low fire risk: 22/100 Waroona — Low fire risk: 24/100
Low flood risk 100 / 80
Wagerup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Waroona — Low flood risk: 80/100

Demographics

Waroona has more residents (2,868 vs 52); Wagerup has higher household incomes ($99,632 vs $65,728).

Wagerup Waroona
Population 52 2,868
+5415% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +67.7% -2.2%
Median age 40 48
Median household income $99,632/yr
+34% vs other
 $65,728/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+10% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wagerup Waroona
0-4 — / 5.1%
Wagerup — 0-4: not among its largest Waroona — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 9.6% / 12.0%
Wagerup — 5-14: 9.6% Waroona — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 7.7% / 5.6%
Wagerup — 15-19: 7.7% Waroona — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 — / 4.0%
Wagerup — 20-24: not among its largest Waroona — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 — / 9.0%
Wagerup — 25-34: not among its largest Waroona — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 13.5% / 10.5%
Wagerup — 35-44: 13.5% Waroona — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 17.3% / 13.0%
Wagerup — 45-54: 17.3% Waroona — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 5.8% / 15.2%
Wagerup — 55-64: 5.8% Waroona — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 19.2% / 14.6%
Wagerup — 65-74: 19.2% Waroona — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 11.5% / 7.8%
Wagerup — 75-84: 11.5% Waroona — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ — / 3.4%
Wagerup — 85+: not among its largest Waroona — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wagerup 43.8% lone person
Wagerup — Lone Person: 43.8% Wagerup — Couple Families: 18.8% Wagerup — Group Household: 37.5% Wagerup — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wagerup — Other Families: 0.0%
Waroona 42.1% lone person
Waroona — Lone Person: 42.1% Waroona — Couple Families: 39.1% Waroona — Group Household: 3.2% Waroona — One Parent Families: 14.4% Waroona — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wagerup 50.0% renting
Wagerup — Owned Outright: 50.0% Wagerup — Mortgage: 0.0% Wagerup — Renting: 50.0%
Waroona 20.0% renting
Waroona — Owned Outright: 44.7% Waroona — Mortgage: 35.3% Waroona — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wagerup 100.0% houses
Wagerup — Houses: 100.0% Wagerup — Townhouses: 0.0% Wagerup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Waroona 89.9% houses
Waroona — Houses: 89.9% Waroona — Townhouses: 8.2% Waroona — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Wagerup Waroona
Certificate III & IV 23.1% / 19.5%
Wagerup — Certificate III & IV: 23.1% Waroona — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.5% / 5.5%
Wagerup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5% Waroona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 4.2%
Wagerup — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Waroona — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Wagerup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Waroona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.5%
Wagerup — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Waroona — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Property market

Wagerup Waroona
Median house price — $620,500
Median unit price — $385,000
Median land price — $280,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 40 days
from 27 sales

Development activity

Wagerup Waroona
New dwellings approved 31
across Waroona
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
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.

Wagerup Waroona
Houses — 4.6%
$625/wk on $699K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Wagerup Waroona
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 23% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of WA Higher than 55% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 16% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 68% of WA

Liveability

Wagerup Waroona
Grade — D
Score — 16/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Waroona carries more flood risk (20 vs 0); Wagerup carries more crime risk (82 vs 66).

Wagerup Waroona
Bushfire High
78/100
 High
76/100
Crime High
82/100
 Moderate
66/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
20/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Wagerup Waroona
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Wagerup

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

Schools in Waroona

  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Waroona District High School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wagerup Waroona
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 7 4

Mobility

Wagerup sits further from the CBD (122.5 km vs 115.6 km).

Wagerup Waroona
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 122.5 km
+6% vs other
 115.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 96 min 84 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6215
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 6215
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.

Wagerup Waroona
Car (driver) 75.0% / 80.2%
Wagerup — Car (driver): 75.0% Waroona — Car (driver): 80.2%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 7.4%
Wagerup — Worked from Home: 25.0% Waroona — Worked from Home: 7.4%
Car (passenger) — / 5.7%
Wagerup — Car (passenger): not among its largest Waroona — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only — / 4.1%
Wagerup — Walked Only: not among its largest Waroona — Walked Only: 4.1%
Bus — / 2.0%
Wagerup — Bus: not among its largest Waroona — Bus: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.2%).

Setting

Wagerup Waroona
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.6 km 22.3 km

NBN connectivity

Wagerup Waroona
Connectivity score 25/100 56/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
63 premises
 27%
1,622 premises

Climate

Wagerup Waroona
Annual rainfall 774 mm 1,037 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 30.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 6.1°C

Council rates

Wagerup Waroona
Average residential rate $2,750/yr
same for both
Council Waroona
same for both

Federal electorate

Wagerup Waroona
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wagerup Waroona
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wagerup

Retirees Rural

Waroona

Affordable Retirees Rural

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