Wandillup vs Nannup

Wandillup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 57 in Nannup. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Wandillup tends to suit 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

Wandillup

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 68/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 38%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
  • But Nannup has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Nannup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wandillup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wandillup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (201 min vs 221 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (272.5 km vs 292.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wandillup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 68/100)

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

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

Wandillup Nannup
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.

Wandillup Nannup
Walkability 0 / 0
Wandillup — Walkability: 0/100 Nannup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 32
Wandillup — Safety: 78/100 Nannup — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 40 / 27
Wandillup — Low fire risk: 40/100 Nannup — Low fire risk: 27/100
Low flood risk 86 / 77
Wandillup — Low flood risk: 86/100 Nannup — Low flood risk: 77/100

Demographics

Nannup has more residents (959 vs 64); Wandillup has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $53,560).

Wandillup Nannup
Population 64 959
+1398% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% +2.5%
Median age 39 57
Median household income $97,500/yr
+45% vs other
 $53,560/yr
Median weekly rent $243/wk $253/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wandillup Nannup
0-4 17.2% / 2.8%
Wandillup — 0-4: 17.2% Nannup — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 7.8% / 8.3%
Wandillup — 5-14: 7.8% Nannup — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 — / 4.6%
Wandillup — 15-19: not among its largest Nannup — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 7.8% / 0.9%
Wandillup — 20-24: 7.8% Nannup — 20-24: 0.9%
25-34 10.9% / 4.9%
Wandillup — 25-34: 10.9% Nannup — 25-34: 4.9%
35-44 9.4% / 10.9%
Wandillup — 35-44: 9.4% Nannup — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 4.7% / 12.5%
Wandillup — 45-54: 4.7% Nannup — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 10.9% / 18.8%
Wandillup — 55-64: 10.9% Nannup — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 14.1% / 21.6%
Wandillup — 65-74: 14.1% Nannup — 65-74: 21.6%
75-84 9.4% / 10.9%
Wandillup — 75-84: 9.4% Nannup — 75-84: 10.9%
85+ 7.8% / 2.2%
Wandillup — 85+: 7.8% Nannup — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wandillup 50.0% lone person
Wandillup — Lone Person: 50.0% Wandillup — Couple Families: 50.0% Wandillup — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wandillup — Group Household: 0.0% Wandillup — Other Families: 0.0%
Nannup 54.3% lone person
Nannup — Lone Person: 54.3% Nannup — Couple Families: 28.8% Nannup — One Parent Families: 9.5% Nannup — Group Household: 6.2% Nannup — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wandillup 27.6% renting
Wandillup — Owned Outright: 51.7% Wandillup — Mortgage: 20.7% Wandillup — Renting: 27.6%
Nannup 23.2% renting
Nannup — Owned Outright: 47.7% Nannup — Mortgage: 29.2% Nannup — Renting: 23.2%
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.

Wandillup Nannup
England 4.7% / 8.8%
Wandillup — England: 4.7% Nannup — England: 8.8%
New Zealand — / 4.3%
Wandillup — New Zealand: not among its largest Nannup — New Zealand: 4.3%
Italy — / 0.9%
Wandillup — Italy: not among its largest Nannup — Italy: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Wandillup — Scotland: not among its largest Nannup — Scotland: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.6%
Wandillup — South Africa: not among its largest Nannup — South Africa: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.8%).

Qualifications

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

Wandillup Nannup
Certificate III & IV 25.0% / 17.1%
Wandillup — Certificate III & IV: 25.0% Nannup — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 12.5% / 7.3%
Wandillup — Bachelor Degree: 12.5% Nannup — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.0%
Wandillup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Nannup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.5%
Wandillup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Nannup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.2%
Wandillup — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Nannup — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wandillup 100.0% houses
Wandillup — Houses: 100.0% Wandillup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Wandillup — Townhouses: 0.0%
Nannup 90.0% houses
Nannup — Houses: 90.0% Nannup — Flats / Apartments: 8.0% Nannup — Townhouses: 2.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Wandillup Nannup
Median house price — $660,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $330,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 40 days
from 9 sales

Development activity

Wandillup Nannup
New dwellings approved 26
across Bridgetown-Greenbushes
 8
across Nannup
Approvals change year on year -100% +200%

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.

Wandillup Nannup
Houses — 3.4%
$600/wk on $924K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Wandillup Nannup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 11% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of WA Higher than 46% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of WA Higher than 49% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of WA Higher than 57% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 13% of WA

Liveability

Wandillup Nannup
Grade — D
Score — 17/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Nannup carries more crime risk (68 vs 22); Nannup carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 60).

Wandillup Nannup
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 High
73/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Moderate
68/100
Flood Low
14/100
 Low
23/100
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

Wandillup Nannup
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wandillup

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

Schools in Nannup

  • Nannup District High School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wandillup Nannup
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 0 7
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 10 30

Mobility

Nannup sits further from the CBD (292.4 km vs 272.5 km).

Wandillup Nannup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 272.5 km 292.4 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 201 min 221 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 6256
 0.4%
postcode 6275
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 6256
 51
postcode 6275

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.

Wandillup Nannup
Car (driver) 55.6% / 66.7%
Wandillup — Car (driver): 55.6% Nannup — Car (driver): 66.7%
Walked Only 29.6% / 10.3%
Wandillup — Walked Only: 29.6% Nannup — Walked Only: 10.3%
Worked from Home 14.8% / 13.1%
Wandillup — Worked from Home: 14.8% Nannup — Worked from Home: 13.1%
Car (passenger) — / 4.5%
Wandillup — Car (passenger): not among its largest Nannup — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bicycle — / 3.2%
Wandillup — Bicycle: not among its largest Nannup — Bicycle: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Wandillup Nannup
Elevation 186 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 272 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wandillup Nannup
Connectivity score 16/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
552 premises

Climate

Wandillup Nannup
Annual rainfall 691 mm 868 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.6°C 30.2°C
Winter min (Jul) 4.6°C 5.2°C

Council rates

Wandillup Nannup
Average residential rate $2,417/yr $2,415/yr
Council Bridgetown-Greenbushes Nannup

Federal electorate

Wandillup Nannup
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wandillup Nannup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wandillup

Family Retirees Rural Young Families

Nannup

Affordable Retirees Rural

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