Chittering vs Muchea

Chittering is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Muchea. 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 Chittering: a median of $1.23 million, against $920,000 in Muchea, though rent is higher in Muchea. On these figures, Muchea 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

Chittering

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

Muchea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($920,000 vs $1,230,000)

Weighs house prices and 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

Muchea

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (46 min vs 57 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (56.2 km vs 63.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Chittering

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Chittering

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.3% vs -4.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Chittering Muchea
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.

Chittering Muchea
Walkability 0 / 0
Chittering — Walkability: 0/100 Muchea — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 20
Chittering — Safety: 73/100 Muchea — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 52 / 32
Chittering — Low fire risk: 52/100 Muchea — Low fire risk: 32/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Chittering — Low flood risk: 100/100 Muchea — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Muchea skews older (47 vs 44).

Chittering Muchea
Population 1,034
+11% vs other
 921
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.3% -4.9%
Median age 44 47
Median household income $102,544/yr
+6% vs other
 $96,668/yr
Median weekly rent $335/wk $360/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Chittering Muchea
0-4 5.1% / 6.1%
Chittering — 0-4: 5.1% Muchea — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 13.3% / 10.2%
Chittering — 5-14: 13.3% Muchea — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 5.6% / 5.4%
Chittering — 15-19: 5.6% Muchea — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 4.2% / 5.4%
Chittering — 20-24: 4.2% Muchea — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 9.8% / 10.5%
Chittering — 25-34: 9.8% Muchea — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 11.6% / 10.7%
Chittering — 35-44: 11.6% Muchea — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 16.2% / 17.8%
Chittering — 45-54: 16.2% Muchea — 45-54: 17.8%
55-64 16.8% / 17.0%
Chittering — 55-64: 16.8% Muchea — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 12.1% / 11.0%
Chittering — 65-74: 12.1% Muchea — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 4.1% / 5.1%
Chittering — 75-84: 4.1% Muchea — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 0.9% / 1.4%
Chittering — 85+: 0.9% Muchea — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Chittering 62.8% couple families
Chittering — Couple Families: 62.8% Chittering — Lone Person: 23.3% Chittering — One Parent Families: 11.2% Chittering — Group Household: 2.8%
Muchea 55.0% couple families
Muchea — Couple Families: 55.0% Muchea — Lone Person: 27.3% Muchea — One Parent Families: 15.3% Muchea — Group Household: 2.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Chittering 5.2% renting
Chittering — Owned Outright: 30.6% Chittering — Mortgage: 64.1% Chittering — Renting: 5.2%
Muchea 8.9% renting
Muchea — Owned Outright: 34.3% Muchea — Mortgage: 56.8% Muchea — Renting: 8.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Chittering Muchea
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 17.8%
Chittering — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Muchea — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 7.5%
Chittering — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Muchea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 5.8%
Chittering — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Muchea — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 0.3%
Chittering — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Muchea — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 0.4%
Chittering — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Muchea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

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.

Chittering Muchea
England 12.3% / 9.1%
Chittering — England: 12.3% Muchea — England: 9.1%
New Zealand 3.2% / 3.7%
Chittering — New Zealand: 3.2% Muchea — New Zealand: 3.7%
Scotland 1.1% / 1.1%
Chittering — Scotland: 1.1% Muchea — Scotland: 1.1%
South Africa 1.6% / 0.4%
Chittering — South Africa: 1.6% Muchea — South Africa: 0.4%
Zimbabwe — / 0.9%
Chittering — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Muchea — Zimbabwe: 0.9%
India 0.7% / —
Chittering — India: 0.7% Muchea — India: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 0.5%
Chittering — Malaysia: not among its largest Muchea — Malaysia: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Chittering 99.7% houses
Chittering — Houses: 99.7% Chittering — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Muchea 100.0% houses
Muchea — Houses: 100.0% Muchea — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Chittering Muchea
Median house price $1,230,000 $920,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $707,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 17 sales
 —

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Chittering Muchea
3 bed $1.3M / $920K
Chittering — 3 bed: $1.3M (12 sales) Muchea — 3 bed: $920K (7 sales)

12 vs 7 sales

4 bed $1.23M / $891K
Chittering — 4 bed: $1.23M (29 sales) Muchea — 4 bed: $891K (6 sales)

29 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Chittering Muchea
New dwellings approved 104
across Chittering
same for both
Approvals change year on year -22%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Chittering Muchea
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of WA Higher than 61% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of WA Higher than 49% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 66% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of WA Higher than 62% of WA

Liveability

Chittering scores higher overall (52 vs 30).

Chittering Muchea
Grade B D
Score 52/100 30/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Muchea carries more crime risk (80 vs 27); Muchea carries more bushfire risk (68 vs 48).

Chittering Muchea
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
68/100
Crime Low
27/100
 High
80/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Chittering Muchea
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

Chittering Muchea
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 9 7

Mobility

Chittering sits further from the CBD (63.6 km vs 56.2 km).

Chittering Muchea
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 63.6 km
+12% vs other
 56.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 57 min 46 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 6084
 0.7%
postcode 6501
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 97
postcode 6084
 99
postcode 6501

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.

Chittering Muchea
Car (driver) 76.6% / 77.6%
Chittering — Car (driver): 76.6% Muchea — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 12.4% / 16.2%
Chittering — Worked from Home: 12.4% Muchea — Worked from Home: 16.2%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 2.1%
Chittering — Car (passenger): 4.3% Muchea — Car (passenger): 2.1%
Walked Only 2.6% / 1.5%
Chittering — Walked Only: 2.6% Muchea — Walked Only: 1.5%
Train 1.7% / 1.8%
Chittering — Train: 1.7% Muchea — Train: 1.8%
Bus 2.4% / 0.8%
Chittering — Bus: 2.4% Muchea — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).

Setting

Chittering Muchea
Elevation 225 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 40.0 km 25.3 km

NBN connectivity

Chittering Muchea
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
470 premises
 0%
413 premises

Climate

Chittering Muchea
Annual rainfall 592 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Chittering Muchea
Average residential rate $3,215/yr
same for both
Council Chittering
same for both

Federal electorate

Chittering Muchea
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Chittering Muchea
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Chittering

Rural

Muchea

Outer

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