Beermullah vs Muckenburra

Muckenburra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 46 in Beermullah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Muckenburra, most households are couple families. On these figures, Beermullah tends to suit older residents, while Muckenburra suits couples.

Beermullah and Muckenburra are both small, car-dependent communities in WA, but they differ notably in character. Beermullah has a notably older population (median age 46 versus 37) and higher household incomes at $107,224 yearly compared to Muckenburra's $98,540, though rental costs are considerably steeper at $300 per week against $190. Muckenburra sits closer to the CBD at 86.3 km and has a lower crime risk score of 26 compared to Beermullah's 51, making it potentially more appealing if proximity and safety are priorities. Beermullah's bushfire risk is slightly lower at 52 versus 58, though both suburbs carry moderate risk in this regard.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

  • Beermullah has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • Muckenburra carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 51/100)

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

First-home buyers

Muckenburra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Muckenburra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Muckenburra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (64 min vs 78 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (86.3 km vs 101 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Beermullah has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)
  • Muckenburra carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 51/100)

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

Investors

Muckenburra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (38.6% vs 2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Beermullah Muckenburra
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.

Beermullah Muckenburra
Walkability 0 / 0
Beermullah — Walkability: 0/100 Muckenburra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 74
Beermullah — Safety: 49/100 Muckenburra — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 43 / 41
Beermullah — Low fire risk: 43/100 Muckenburra — Low fire risk: 41/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Beermullah — Low flood risk: 100/100 Muckenburra — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Muckenburra has more residents (219 vs 109); Beermullah rents higher ($300/wk vs $190/wk).

Beermullah Muckenburra
Population 109 219
+101% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +38.6%
Median age 46 37
Median household income $107,224/yr
+8% vs other
 $98,540/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+37% vs other
 $190/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beermullah Muckenburra
0-4 3.7% / 6.8%
Beermullah — 0-4: 3.7% Muckenburra — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 14.7% / 10.0%
Beermullah — 5-14: 14.7% Muckenburra — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 5.5% / 4.6%
Beermullah — 15-19: 5.5% Muckenburra — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 2.8% / 6.4%
Beermullah — 20-24: 2.8% Muckenburra — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 11.0% / 17.4%
Beermullah — 25-34: 11.0% Muckenburra — 25-34: 17.4%
35-44 4.6% / 12.8%
Beermullah — 35-44: 4.6% Muckenburra — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 19.3% / 12.8%
Beermullah — 45-54: 19.3% Muckenburra — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 13.8% / 16.9%
Beermullah — 55-64: 13.8% Muckenburra — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 12.8% / 8.2%
Beermullah — 65-74: 12.8% Muckenburra — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 9.2% / 5.0%
Beermullah — 75-84: 9.2% Muckenburra — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / —
Beermullah — 85+: not among its largest Muckenburra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beermullah 42.3% couple families
Beermullah — Couple Families: 42.3% Beermullah — Lone Person: 23.1% Beermullah — One Parent Families: 23.1% Beermullah — Group Household: 11.5%
Muckenburra 56.4% couple families
Muckenburra — Couple Families: 56.4% Muckenburra — Lone Person: 30.8% Muckenburra — One Parent Families: 12.8% Muckenburra — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beermullah 19.0% renting
Beermullah — Owned Outright: 57.1% Beermullah — Mortgage: 23.8% Beermullah — Renting: 19.0%
Muckenburra 10.2% renting
Muckenburra — Owned Outright: 51.0% Muckenburra — Mortgage: 38.8% Muckenburra — Renting: 10.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Beermullah Muckenburra
Certificate III & IV 9.2% / 13.7%
Beermullah — Certificate III & IV: 9.2% Muckenburra — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / —
Beermullah — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Muckenburra — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.8% / 8.2%
Beermullah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8% Muckenburra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.7%).

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.

Beermullah Muckenburra
England 3.7% / 4.1%
Beermullah — England: 3.7% Muckenburra — England: 4.1%
New Zealand — / 4.1%
Beermullah — New Zealand: not among its largest Muckenburra — New Zealand: 4.1%
Scotland 3.7% / —
Beermullah — Scotland: 3.7% Muckenburra — Scotland: not among its largest
Italy — / 2.3%
Beermullah — Italy: not among its largest Muckenburra — Italy: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beermullah 100.0% houses
Beermullah — Houses: 100.0%
Muckenburra 100.0% houses
Muckenburra — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Beermullah Muckenburra
New dwellings approved 128
across Gingin
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Beermullah Muckenburra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of WA Higher than 66% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of WA Higher than 34% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 58% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 48% of WA

Liveability

Beermullah Muckenburra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Beermullah carries more crime risk (51 vs 26).

Beermullah Muckenburra
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Low
26/100
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

Beermullah Muckenburra
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

Beermullah Muckenburra
Parks & reserves 3 0
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Beermullah sits further from the CBD (101 km vs 86.3 km).

Beermullah Muckenburra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 101 km
+15% vs other
 86.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 78 min 64 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 6503
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 6503
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.

Beermullah Muckenburra
Car (driver) 50.0% / 52.1%
Beermullah — Car (driver): 50.0% Muckenburra — Car (driver): 52.1%
Worked from Home 42.9% / 10.6%
Beermullah — Worked from Home: 42.9% Muckenburra — Worked from Home: 10.6%
Bus — / 29.8%
Beermullah — Bus: not among its largest Muckenburra — Bus: 29.8%
Walked Only 7.1% / 4.3%
Beermullah — Walked Only: 7.1% Muckenburra — Walked Only: 4.3%
Car (passenger) — / 3.2%
Beermullah — Car (passenger): not among its largest Muckenburra — Car (passenger): 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.1%).

Setting

Beermullah Muckenburra
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.2 km 23.2 km

NBN connectivity

Beermullah Muckenburra
Connectivity score 20/100 24/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
66 premises

Council rates

Beermullah Muckenburra
Average residential rate $2,630/yr
same for both
Council Gingin
same for both

Federal electorate

Beermullah Muckenburra
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beermullah Muckenburra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beermullah

Rural

Muckenburra

Rural

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