Warnbro vs Port Kennedy

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Port Kennedy, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Warnbro tends to suit people living alone, while Port Kennedy suits 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

Port Kennedy

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (10 vs 6)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Warnbro

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($530,000 vs $650,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Warnbro

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Port Kennedy

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 52/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (53 min vs 67 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Port Kennedy

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 2)
  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 52/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Warnbro Port Kennedy
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.

Warnbro Port Kennedy
Walkability 52 / 72
Warnbro — Walkability: 52/100 Port Kennedy — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 23 / 40
Warnbro — Safety: 23/100 Port Kennedy — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 44 / 50
Warnbro — Low fire risk: 44/100 Port Kennedy — Low fire risk: 50/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Warnbro — Low flood risk: 100/100 Port Kennedy — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Port Kennedy has higher household incomes ($99,892 vs $78,156); Warnbro skews older (38 vs 36).

Warnbro Port Kennedy
Population 10,828 13,477
+24% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.5% -2.2%
Median age 38 36
Median household income $78,156/yr $99,892/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $350/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Warnbro Port Kennedy
0-4 6.4% / 6.5%
Warnbro — 0-4: 6.4% Port Kennedy — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 14.2% / 15.6%
Warnbro — 5-14: 14.2% Port Kennedy — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 6.5% / 7.6%
Warnbro — 15-19: 6.5% Port Kennedy — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 6.0% / 6.4%
Warnbro — 20-24: 6.0% Port Kennedy — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 12.6% / 12.1%
Warnbro — 25-34: 12.6% Port Kennedy — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 12.4% / 12.4%
Warnbro — 35-44: 12.4% Port Kennedy — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 13.2% / 14.9%
Warnbro — 45-54: 13.2% Port Kennedy — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 14.0% / 12.2%
Warnbro — 55-64: 14.0% Port Kennedy — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 8.5% / 7.0%
Warnbro — 65-74: 8.5% Port Kennedy — 65-74: 7.0%
75-84 4.8% / 3.8%
Warnbro — 75-84: 4.8% Port Kennedy — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 1.3% / 1.6%
Warnbro — 85+: 1.3% Port Kennedy — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Warnbro 40.7% couple families
Warnbro — Couple Families: 40.7% Warnbro — Lone Person: 31.2% Warnbro — One Parent Families: 22.9% Warnbro — Group Household: 3.7% Warnbro — Other Families: 1.5%
Port Kennedy 51.9% couple families
Port Kennedy — Couple Families: 51.9% Port Kennedy — Lone Person: 22.6% Port Kennedy — One Parent Families: 21.0% Port Kennedy — Group Household: 3.1% Port Kennedy — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Warnbro 26.9% renting
Warnbro — Owned Outright: 26.5% Warnbro — Mortgage: 46.6% Warnbro — Renting: 26.9%
Port Kennedy 23.4% renting
Port Kennedy — Owned Outright: 22.4% Port Kennedy — Mortgage: 54.2% Port Kennedy — Renting: 23.4%
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.

Warnbro Port Kennedy
England 11.5% / 12.6%
Warnbro — England: 11.5% Port Kennedy — England: 12.6%
New Zealand 4.7% / 5.3%
Warnbro — New Zealand: 4.7% Port Kennedy — New Zealand: 5.3%
South Africa 1.3% / 1.9%
Warnbro — South Africa: 1.3% Port Kennedy — South Africa: 1.9%
Scotland 1.5% / 1.3%
Warnbro — Scotland: 1.5% Port Kennedy — Scotland: 1.3%
Philippines 1.0% / 0.7%
Warnbro — Philippines: 1.0% Port Kennedy — Philippines: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.6%).

Qualifications

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

Warnbro Port Kennedy
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 19.5%
Warnbro — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Port Kennedy — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 7.3%
Warnbro — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Port Kennedy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 5.6%
Warnbro — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Port Kennedy — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 1.1%
Warnbro — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Port Kennedy — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.0%
Warnbro — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Port Kennedy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Warnbro 95.1% houses
Warnbro — Houses: 95.1% Warnbro — Townhouses: 4.6% Warnbro — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Port Kennedy 93.7% houses
Port Kennedy — Houses: 93.7% Port Kennedy — Townhouses: 6.1% Port Kennedy — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Warnbro Port Kennedy
Median house price $767,500 $810,000
Median unit price $530,000 $650,000
Median land price — $562,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 110 sales
 26 days
from 143 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Warnbro Port Kennedy
3 bed $730K / $734K
Warnbro — 3 bed: $730K (78 sales) Port Kennedy — 3 bed: $734K (48 sales)

78 vs 48 sales

4 bed $781K / $828K
Warnbro — 4 bed: $781K (147 sales) Port Kennedy — 4 bed: $828K (200 sales)

147 vs 200 sales

5 bed $892K / $958K
Warnbro — 5 bed: $892K (8 sales) Port Kennedy — 5 bed: $958K (16 sales)

8 vs 16 sales

Development activity

Warnbro Port Kennedy
New dwellings approved 1,869
across Rockingham
same for both
Approvals change year on year -11%
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.

Warnbro Port Kennedy
Houses 4.1%
$650/wk on $829K
 4.3%
$698/wk on $849K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Warnbro Port Kennedy
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 40% of WA Higher than 67% of WA
Schools Higher than 27% of WA Higher than 5% of WA
Walkability Higher than 83% of WA Higher than 91% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 63% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of WA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 30% of WA Higher than 44% of WA

Liveability

Port Kennedy is more walkable (72 vs 52); Port Kennedy scores higher overall (40 vs 29).

Warnbro Port Kennedy
Grade D C
Score 29/100 40/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Warnbro carries more crime risk (77 vs 60).

Warnbro Port Kennedy
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime High
77/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
22/100
 High
87/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Warnbro Port Kennedy
Inside the suburb 6 10
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 4 3
Rated below peers 1 3

Schools in Warnbro

  • Koorana Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Living Waters Lutheran College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Warnbro Community High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Warnbro Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Warnbro Community High School Education Support Centre Government · Secondary · Special school below peers
  • Koorana Education Support Centre Government · Primary · Special school

Schools in Port Kennedy

  • Port Kennedy Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Rockingham Lakes Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Endeavour Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Endeavour Education Support Centre Government · Primary · Special school below peers
  • Peel Language Development School Government · Primary · Special school below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Warnbro Port Kennedy
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Parks & reserves 2 7
Childcare 9 7
GPs 2 4
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 4 2
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Warnbro Port Kennedy
Walkability score 52/100 72/100
Distance to Perth 56.9 km 58.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 67 min 53 min
Public transport score 92/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 294.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 211.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 6169
 0.6%
postcode 6172
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 6169
 82
postcode 6172

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.

Warnbro Port Kennedy
Car (driver) 77.5% / 78.0%
Warnbro — Car (driver): 77.5% Port Kennedy — Car (driver): 78.0%
Worked from Home 6.3% / 7.0%
Warnbro — Worked from Home: 6.3% Port Kennedy — Worked from Home: 7.0%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 6.1%
Warnbro — Car (passenger): 6.6% Port Kennedy — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Train 5.4% / 4.5%
Warnbro — Train: 5.4% Port Kennedy — Train: 4.5%
Bus 2.6% / 2.9%
Warnbro — Bus: 2.6% Port Kennedy — Bus: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.0%).

Setting

Warnbro Port Kennedy
Elevation 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.3 km
3.3 km to a named beach
 2.0 km
2.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Warnbro Port Kennedy
Connectivity score 78/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
4,612 premises
 49%
5,711 premises

Climate

Warnbro Port Kennedy
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Warnbro Port Kennedy
Average residential rate $2,007/yr
same for both
Council Rockingham
same for both

Federal electorate

Warnbro Port Kennedy
Division Brand
same for both
Member Madeleine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Warnbro Port Kennedy
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Warnbro

Coastal Easy Commute Large Blocks Outer Transport Hub

Port Kennedy

Coastal Family Large Blocks Outer

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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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