Burlong vs Clackline

Burlong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 50 in Clackline. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Burlong, the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Burlong tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Clackline suits older residents.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

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

Clackline

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 38%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $275/wk)
  • But Burlong has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 11%)

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

Commuting to the city

Clackline

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (70 min vs 86 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (81 km vs 94.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clackline

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Clackline

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.5% vs -30.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Burlong Clackline
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.

Burlong Clackline
Walkability 0 / 0
Burlong — Walkability: 0/100 Clackline — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 53
Burlong — Safety: 51/100 Clackline — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 71 / 71
Burlong — Low fire risk: 71/100 Clackline — Low fire risk: 71/100
Low flood risk 60 / 100
Burlong — Low flood risk: 60/100 Clackline — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Clackline has higher household incomes ($69,316 vs $37,700); Clackline skews older (50 vs 35).

Burlong Clackline
Population 340
+3% vs other
 330
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -30.3% +6.5%
Median age 35 50
Median household income $37,700/yr $69,316/yr
+84% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+20% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burlong Clackline
0-4 — / 4.5%
Burlong — 0-4: not among its largest Clackline — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 1.8% / 10.6%
Burlong — 5-14: 1.8% Clackline — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 — / 5.5%
Burlong — 15-19: not among its largest Clackline — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 8.2% / 4.5%
Burlong — 20-24: 8.2% Clackline — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 38.2% / 9.7%
Burlong — 25-34: 38.2% Clackline — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 27.4% / 10.9%
Burlong — 35-44: 27.4% Clackline — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 13.5% / 13.9%
Burlong — 45-54: 13.5% Clackline — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 7.4% / 18.2%
Burlong — 55-64: 7.4% Clackline — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 2.6% / 17.0%
Burlong — 65-74: 2.6% Clackline — 65-74: 17.0%
75-84 2.6% / 5.8%
Burlong — 75-84: 2.6% Clackline — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ — / 1.2%
Burlong — 85+: not among its largest Clackline — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (38.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burlong 100.0% lone person
Burlong — Lone Person: 100.0% Burlong — Couple Families: 0.0% Burlong — One Parent Families: 0.0% Burlong — Group Household: 0.0%
Clackline 44.0% lone person
Clackline — Lone Person: 44.0% Clackline — Couple Families: 33.0% Clackline — One Parent Families: 16.5% Clackline — Group Household: 6.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burlong 21.4% renting
Burlong — Owned Outright: 57.1% Burlong — Mortgage: 21.4% Burlong — Renting: 21.4%
Clackline 11.0% renting
Clackline — Owned Outright: 40.9% Clackline — Mortgage: 48.0% Clackline — Renting: 11.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Burlong Clackline
Certificate III & IV 1.2% / 24.2%
Burlong — Certificate III & IV: 1.2% Clackline — Certificate III & IV: 24.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 7.6%
Burlong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Clackline — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Bachelor Degree — / 4.2%
Burlong — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Clackline — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

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.

Burlong Clackline
New Zealand 8.8% / 3.3%
Burlong — New Zealand: 8.8% Clackline — New Zealand: 3.3%
England — / 11.5%
Burlong — England: not among its largest Clackline — England: 11.5%
Iran 8.8% / —
Burlong — Iran: 8.8% Clackline — Iran: not among its largest
Vietnam 7.6% / —
Burlong — Vietnam: 7.6% Clackline — Vietnam: not among its largest
India 5.9% / —
Burlong — India: 5.9% Clackline — India: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 5.6% / —
Burlong — Sri Lanka: 5.6% Clackline — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Scotland — / 2.7%
Burlong — Scotland: not among its largest Clackline — Scotland: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burlong 100.0% houses
Burlong — Houses: 100.0% Burlong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Clackline 98.5% houses
Clackline — Houses: 98.5% Clackline — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Burlong Clackline
Median house price — $645,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 20 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Burlong Clackline
New dwellings approved 85
across Northam
same for both
Approvals change year on year -68%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Burlong Clackline
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 3% of WA Higher than 27% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of WA Higher than 20% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of WA Higher than 56% of WA

Liveability

Burlong Clackline
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Burlong carries more flood risk (40 vs 0).

Burlong Clackline
Bushfire Low
29/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood Moderate
40/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Burlong Clackline
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

Burlong Clackline
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Burlong sits further from the CBD (94.8 km vs 81 km).

Burlong Clackline
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 94.8 km
+15% vs other
 81 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 86 min 70 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6401
 0.0%
postcode 6564
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 6401
 70
postcode 6564

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.

Burlong Clackline
Car (driver) 100.0% / 85.7%
Burlong — Car (driver): 100.0% Clackline — Car (driver): 85.7%
Car (passenger) — / 7.1%
Burlong — Car (passenger): not among its largest Clackline — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Worked from Home — / 7.1%
Burlong — Worked from Home: not among its largest Clackline — Worked from Home: 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Burlong Clackline
Elevation 254 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 238 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Burlong Clackline
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
24 premises
 0%
163 premises

Climate

Burlong Clackline
Annual rainfall 399 mm 526 mm
Summer max (Jan) 34.2°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.5°C —

Council rates

Burlong Clackline
Average residential rate $2,471/yr
same for both
Council Northam
same for both

Federal electorate

Burlong Clackline
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Burlong Clackline
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burlong

Multicultural Rural

Clackline

Affordable River Rural

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