Capricorn vs Peak Hill
Capricorn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 37 in Peak Hill. In Peak Hill, about half of households rent, most homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Capricorn tends to suit young adults.
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
Capricorn
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 48/100)
Weighs schools, crime, parks, and childcare.
Renters
Peak Hill
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($108/wk vs $420/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 47%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Capricorn has a shorter drive in (724 min vs 768 min)
- Peak Hill sits closer to the CBD (954.7 km vs 1107 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Capricorn
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 48/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Capricorn
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (33.9% vs -28.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Capricorn and Peak Hill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Capricorn rents higher ($420/wk vs $108/wk); Peak Hill has more residents (121 vs 79).
| Capricorn | Peak Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 79 | 121 +53% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +33.9% | -28.0% |
| Median age | 31 | 37 |
| Median household income | $46,800/yr +4% vs other | $45,032/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $420/wk +74% vs other | $108/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.4%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.7%).
Ranking within WA
| Capricorn | Peak Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 7% of WA | Higher than 5% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of WA | Higher than 29% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 27% of WA | Higher than 16% of WA |
Liveability
| Capricorn | Peak Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Peak Hill carries more crime risk (48 vs 19); Capricorn carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 31).
| Capricorn | Peak Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 60/100 | Low 31/100 |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| 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
| Capricorn | Peak Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Capricorn
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Peak Hill
- Yulga Jinna Remote Community School Government · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Capricorn | Peak Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 11 | 6 |
Mobility
Capricorn sits further from the CBD (1107 km vs 954.7 km).
| Capricorn | Peak Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 1107 km +14% vs other | 954.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 724 min | 768 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6642 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 23 postcode 6642 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.3%).
Setting
| Capricorn | Peak Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 595 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 501 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Capricorn | Peak Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 13 premises | 0% 45 premises |
Federal electorate
| Capricorn | Peak Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Durack same for both | |
| Member | Melissa Price same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Capricorn | Peak Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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