Warding East vs Waeel
In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Waeel tends to suit young adults, 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Warding East carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 78/100)
- Waeel is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 67%)
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
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Warding East has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $250/wk)
- Waeel has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 20%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Warding East sits closer to the CBD (143.9 km vs 148.2 km)
- Waeel has a shorter drive in (115 min vs 123 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Warding East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 78/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Warding East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.0% vs -68.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Warding East and Waeel 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
Waeel has higher household incomes ($121,316 vs $94,224); Waeel rents higher ($250/wk vs $225/wk).
| Warding East | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 55 +7% vs other | 51 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.0% | -68.3% |
| Median age | 34 | 35 |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr | $121,316/yr +29% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $225/wk | $250/wk +11% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
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 (18.2%).
Development activity
| Warding East | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 6 across Cunderdin same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Warding East | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 58% of WA | Higher than 87% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 31% of WA | Higher than 66% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 33% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of WA | Higher than 38% of WA |
Liveability
| Warding East | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Waeel carries more crime risk (78 vs 25).
| Warding East | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 25/100 | High 78/100 |
| 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
| Warding East | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Warding East | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Waeel sits further from the CBD (148.2 km vs 143.9 km).
| Warding East | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 143.9 km | 148.2 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 123 min | 115 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6405 | 0.3% postcode 6407 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 35 postcode 6405 | 45 postcode 6407 |
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 (82.6%).
Setting
| Warding East | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 264 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 229 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Warding East | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 18 premises | 0% 12 premises |
Climate
| Warding East | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 399 mm | 359 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 34.8°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 6.6°C |
Council rates
| Warding East | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $3,921/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cunderdin same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Warding East | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Durack same for both | |
| Member | Melissa Price same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Warding East | Waeel | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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