Warrenup vs Willyung

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Willyung: a median of $1.5 million, against $1.05 million in Warrenup, though rent is higher in Warrenup. On these figures, Warrenup tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Warrenup

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 36/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 68%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 88%)

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

First-home buyers

Warrenup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,055,000 vs $1,500,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Willyung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Willyung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (411 km vs 415.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Warrenup carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 36/100)
  • Willyung has more units and townhouses to downsize into (12% vs 2%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Warrenup Willyung
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.

Warrenup Willyung
Walkability 0 / 0
Warrenup — Walkability: 0/100 Willyung — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 64
Warrenup — Safety: 86/100 Willyung — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Warrenup — Low fire risk: 100/100 Willyung — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 75 / 67
Warrenup — Low flood risk: 75/100 Willyung — Low flood risk: 67/100

Demographics

Warrenup has more residents (800 vs 635); Warrenup rents higher ($300/wk vs $250/wk).

Warrenup Willyung
Population 800
+21% vs other
 635
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.1% +10.4%
Median age 43
same for both
Median household income $116,480/yr
+10% vs other
 $105,144/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+17% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Warrenup Willyung
0-4 4.6% / 3.3%
Warrenup — 0-4: 4.6% Willyung — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 16.2% / 17.2%
Warrenup — 5-14: 16.2% Willyung — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 7.9% / 7.2%
Warrenup — 15-19: 7.9% Willyung — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 2.5% / 3.6%
Warrenup — 20-24: 2.5% Willyung — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 7.6% / 7.7%
Warrenup — 25-34: 7.6% Willyung — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 12.0% / 12.6%
Warrenup — 35-44: 12.0% Willyung — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 15.5% / 15.0%
Warrenup — 45-54: 15.5% Willyung — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 12.4% / 16.1%
Warrenup — 55-64: 12.4% Willyung — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 13.8% / 12.4%
Warrenup — 65-74: 13.8% Willyung — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 5.8% / 3.1%
Warrenup — 75-84: 5.8% Willyung — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 1.0% / 1.7%
Warrenup — 85+: 1.0% Willyung — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Warrenup 70.6% couple families
Warrenup — Couple Families: 70.6% Warrenup — Lone Person: 20.2% Warrenup — One Parent Families: 6.1% Warrenup — Group Household: 3.1%
Willyung 65.3% couple families
Willyung — Couple Families: 65.3% Willyung — Lone Person: 29.8% Willyung — One Parent Families: 2.5% Willyung — Group Household: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Warrenup 6.7% renting
Warrenup — Owned Outright: 42.9% Warrenup — Mortgage: 50.4% Warrenup — Renting: 6.7%
Willyung 14.9% renting
Willyung — Owned Outright: 37.1% Willyung — Mortgage: 48.0% Willyung — Renting: 14.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Warrenup Willyung
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 18.9%
Warrenup — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Willyung — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 6.5%
Warrenup — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Willyung — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 6.8%
Warrenup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Willyung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 0.9%
Warrenup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Willyung — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.3%
Warrenup — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Willyung — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

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

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.

Warrenup Willyung
England 5.6% / 7.2%
Warrenup — England: 5.6% Willyung — England: 7.2%
South Africa 1.6% / 2.7%
Warrenup — South Africa: 1.6% Willyung — South Africa: 2.7%
Scotland 0.4% / 2.4%
Warrenup — Scotland: 0.4% Willyung — Scotland: 2.4%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.6%
Warrenup — New Zealand: 0.9% Willyung — New Zealand: 1.6%
Netherlands 1.2% / 0.8%
Warrenup — Netherlands: 1.2% Willyung — Netherlands: 0.8%
Italy 0.9% / —
Warrenup — Italy: 0.9% Willyung — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Warrenup 98.1% houses
Warrenup — Houses: 98.1% Warrenup — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Willyung 87.9% houses
Willyung — Houses: 87.9% Willyung — Flats / Apartments: 12.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Warrenup Willyung
Median house price $1,055,000 $1,500,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $495,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 17 days
from 7 sales
 —

Development activity

Warrenup Willyung
New dwellings approved 271
across Albany
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Warrenup Willyung
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of WA Higher than 36% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of WA Higher than 38% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of WA Higher than 65% of WA

Liveability

Warrenup scores higher overall (58 vs 51).

Warrenup Willyung
Grade B
same for both
Score 58/100 51/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Willyung carries more crime risk (36 vs 14).

Warrenup Willyung
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
36/100
Flood Low
25/100
 Low
33/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Warrenup Willyung
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

Warrenup Willyung
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Warrenup sits further from the CBD (415.1 km vs 411 km).

Warrenup Willyung
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 415.1 km 411 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 290 min 294 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 31
postcode 6330
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.

Warrenup Willyung
Car (driver) 83.5% / 84.6%
Warrenup — Car (driver): 83.5% Willyung — Car (driver): 84.6%
Worked from Home 8.8% / 9.6%
Warrenup — Worked from Home: 8.8% Willyung — Worked from Home: 9.6%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / 5.7%
Warrenup — Car (passenger): 6.8% Willyung — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Bus 0.9% / —
Warrenup — Bus: 0.9% Willyung — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.6%).

Setting

Warrenup Willyung
Elevation 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 124 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.1 km 8.9 km

NBN connectivity

Warrenup Willyung
Connectivity score 68/100 37/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 46%
316 premises
 9%
243 premises

Climate

Warrenup Willyung
Annual rainfall 859 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Warrenup Willyung
Average residential rate $2,591/yr
same for both
Council Albany
same for both

Federal electorate

Warrenup Willyung
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Warrenup Willyung
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Warrenup

Acreage

Willyung

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