Wokalup vs Binningup

Wokalup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 45 in Binningup. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wokalup, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wokalup tends to suit couples, while Binningup suits people living alone.

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

  • Wokalup is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 54%)
  • Binningup carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 71/100)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Binningup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (94 min vs 111 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (140.4 km vs 147.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Binningup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 71/100)

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

Investors

Binningup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.9% vs -31.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wokalup Binningup
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.

Wokalup Binningup
Walkability 0 / 0
Wokalup — Walkability: 0/100 Binningup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 65
Wokalup — Safety: 29/100 Binningup — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 57 / 49
Wokalup — Low fire risk: 57/100 Binningup — Low fire risk: 49/100
Low flood risk 100 / 47
Wokalup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Binningup — Low flood risk: 47/100

Demographics

Binningup has more residents (1,296 vs 255); Binningup skews older (45 vs 39).

Wokalup Binningup
Population 255 1,296
+408% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -31.6% +2.9%
Median age 39 45
Median household income $99,632/yr
+8% vs other
 $91,208/yr
Median weekly rent $293/wk $300/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wokalup Binningup
0-4 1.2% / 4.9%
Wokalup — 0-4: 1.2% Binningup — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 8.2% / 12.3%
Wokalup — 5-14: 8.2% Binningup — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 20.4% / 5.2%
Wokalup — 15-19: 20.4% Binningup — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 5.9% / 4.1%
Wokalup — 20-24: 5.9% Binningup — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 9.8% / 11.0%
Wokalup — 25-34: 9.8% Binningup — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 9.8% / 13.0%
Wokalup — 35-44: 9.8% Binningup — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 12.5% / 14.0%
Wokalup — 45-54: 12.5% Binningup — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 16.1% / 15.5%
Wokalup — 55-64: 16.1% Binningup — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 9.8% / 15.2%
Wokalup — 65-74: 9.8% Binningup — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 5.1% / 4.5%
Wokalup — 75-84: 5.1% Binningup — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 2.4% / 1.1%
Wokalup — 85+: 2.4% Binningup — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wokalup 62.2% couple families
Wokalup — Couple Families: 62.2% Wokalup — Lone Person: 21.6% Wokalup — One Parent Families: 16.2% Wokalup — Group Household: 0.0% Wokalup — Other Families: 0.0%
Binningup 40.3% couple families
Binningup — Couple Families: 40.3% Binningup — Lone Person: 39.6% Binningup — One Parent Families: 13.5% Binningup — Group Household: 4.4% Binningup — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wokalup 25.8% renting
Wokalup — Owned Outright: 54.8% Wokalup — Mortgage: 19.4% Wokalup — Renting: 25.8%
Binningup 24.5% renting
Binningup — Owned Outright: 36.1% Binningup — Mortgage: 39.4% Binningup — Renting: 24.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wokalup Binningup
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 22.5%
Wokalup — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Binningup — Certificate III & IV: 22.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 7.7%
Wokalup — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Binningup — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.2% / 8.3%
Wokalup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.2% Binningup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.8%
Wokalup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Binningup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Wokalup — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Binningup — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

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.

Wokalup Binningup
England 3.1% / 5.8%
Wokalup — England: 3.1% Binningup — England: 5.8%
New Zealand 2.7% / 3.5%
Wokalup — New Zealand: 2.7% Binningup — New Zealand: 3.5%
Italy 2.4% / —
Wokalup — Italy: 2.4% Binningup — Italy: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.9%
Wokalup — South Africa: not among its largest Binningup — South Africa: 1.9%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Wokalup — Scotland: not among its largest Binningup — Scotland: 0.8%
Ireland — / 0.5%
Wokalup — Ireland: not among its largest Binningup — Ireland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wokalup 95.5% houses
Wokalup — Houses: 95.5% Wokalup — Flats / Apartments: 4.5% Wokalup — Townhouses: 0.0%
Binningup 97.4% houses
Binningup — Houses: 97.4% Binningup — Flats / Apartments: 1.8% Binningup — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Wokalup Binningup
Median house price — $700,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $270,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 43 days
from 19 sales

Development activity

Wokalup Binningup
New dwellings approved 144
across Harvey
same for both
Approvals change year on year -34%
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.

Wokalup Binningup
Houses — 4.0%
$675/wk on $867K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Wokalup Binningup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 55% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of WA Higher than 49% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 53% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of WA Higher than 80% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 27% of WA

Liveability

Wokalup Binningup
Grade — D
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Binningup carries more flood risk (53 vs 0); Wokalup carries more crime risk (71 vs 35).

Wokalup Binningup
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime High
71/100
 Low
35/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
53/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
76/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Wokalup Binningup
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wokalup

  • Western Australian College Of Agriculture - Harvey Government · Secondary

Schools in Binningup

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

Amenities in the suburb

Wokalup Binningup
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Wokalup sits further from the CBD (147.3 km vs 140.4 km).

Wokalup Binningup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 147.3 km
+5% vs other
 140.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 111 min 94 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6221
 0.5%
postcode 6233
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 69
postcode 6233

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.

Wokalup Binningup
Car (driver) 70.4% / 83.8%
Wokalup — Car (driver): 70.4% Binningup — Car (driver): 83.8%
Worked from Home 9.2% / 7.5%
Wokalup — Worked from Home: 9.2% Binningup — Worked from Home: 7.5%
Car (passenger) 9.2% / 5.5%
Wokalup — Car (passenger): 9.2% Binningup — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Walked Only 11.2% / 0.6%
Wokalup — Walked Only: 11.2% Binningup — Walked Only: 0.6%
Bus — / 2.6%
Wokalup — Bus: not among its largest Binningup — Bus: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.8%).

Setting

Wokalup Binningup
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.1 km 3.2 km

NBN connectivity

Wokalup Binningup
Connectivity score 30/100 66/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
116 premises
 38%
745 premises

Climate

Wokalup Binningup
Annual rainfall 774 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Wokalup Binningup
Average residential rate $2,454/yr
same for both
Council Harvey
same for both

Federal electorate

Wokalup Binningup
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wokalup Binningup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wokalup

Rural Students

Binningup

Acreage

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