Coolgardie vs Mount Burges

Mount Burges is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 49 in Coolgardie. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coolgardie, most households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. In Mount Burges, the large majority of households rent and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Coolgardie tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Mount Burges suits renters, young adults, and families with children.

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

  • Coolgardie has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • Mount Burges is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 42%)

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

Renters

Mount Burges

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($228/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Coolgardie

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (374 min vs 435 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (555.2 km vs 611.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coolgardie

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 3%)

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

Investors

Mount Burges

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.8% vs -12.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coolgardie Mount Burges
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.

Coolgardie Mount Burges
Walkability 17 / 0
Coolgardie — Walkability: 17/100 Mount Burges — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 7 / 11
Coolgardie — Safety: 7/100 Mount Burges — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 38
Coolgardie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Burges — Low fire risk: 38/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Coolgardie — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mount Burges — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Coolgardie has more residents (773 vs 116); Coolgardie skews older (49 vs 27).

Coolgardie Mount Burges
Population 773
+85% vs other
 116
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.0% +20.8%
Median age 49 27
Median household income $65,520/yr
+18% vs other
 $53,612/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+9% vs other
 $228/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coolgardie Mount Burges
0-4 4.1% / 7.8%
Coolgardie — 0-4: 4.1% Mount Burges — 0-4: 7.8%
5-14 11.9% / 16.4%
Coolgardie — 5-14: 11.9% Mount Burges — 5-14: 16.4%
15-19 4.7% / 9.5%
Coolgardie — 15-19: 4.7% Mount Burges — 15-19: 9.5%
20-24 3.8% / 6.0%
Coolgardie — 20-24: 3.8% Mount Burges — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 8.2% / 22.4%
Coolgardie — 25-34: 8.2% Mount Burges — 25-34: 22.4%
35-44 10.6% / 10.3%
Coolgardie — 35-44: 10.6% Mount Burges — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 17.1% / 14.7%
Coolgardie — 45-54: 17.1% Mount Burges — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 19.9% / 9.5%
Coolgardie — 55-64: 19.9% Mount Burges — 55-64: 9.5%
65-74 15.1% / —
Coolgardie — 65-74: 15.1% Mount Burges — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 4.5% / 3.4%
Coolgardie — 75-84: 4.5% Mount Burges — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 0.5% / —
Coolgardie — 85+: 0.5% Mount Burges — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coolgardie 53.1% lone person
Coolgardie — Lone Person: 53.1% Coolgardie — Couple Families: 23.0% Coolgardie — One Parent Families: 19.4% Coolgardie — Group Household: 3.1% Coolgardie — Other Families: 1.5%
Mount Burges 29.4% lone person
Mount Burges — Lone Person: 29.4% Mount Burges — Couple Families: 47.1% Mount Burges — One Parent Families: 23.5% Mount Burges — Group Household: 0.0% Mount Burges — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coolgardie 28.3% renting
Coolgardie — Owned Outright: 43.0% Coolgardie — Mortgage: 28.7% Coolgardie — Renting: 28.3%
Mount Burges 100.0% renting
Mount Burges — Owned Outright: 0.0% Mount Burges — Mortgage: 0.0% Mount Burges — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coolgardie 91.5% houses
Coolgardie — Houses: 91.5% Coolgardie — Flats / Apartments: 6.7% Coolgardie — Townhouses: 1.8%
Mount Burges 81.8% houses
Mount Burges — Houses: 81.8% Mount Burges — Flats / Apartments: 18.2% Mount Burges — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Coolgardie Mount Burges
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 8.6%
Coolgardie — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Mount Burges — Certificate III & IV: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / —
Coolgardie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Mount Burges — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Bachelor Degree 3.1% / —
Coolgardie — Bachelor Degree: 3.1% Mount Burges — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / —
Coolgardie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Mount Burges — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.5% / —
Coolgardie — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5% Mount Burges — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).

Property market

Coolgardie Mount Burges
Median house price $222,500 —
Median unit price $190,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 10 sales
 —

Development activity

Coolgardie Mount Burges
New dwellings approved 1
across Coolgardie
same for both

Ranking within WA

Coolgardie Mount Burges
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 23% of WA Higher than 11% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 4% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of WA Higher than 3% of WA

Liveability

Coolgardie is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Coolgardie Mount Burges
Grade C —
Score 31/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Burges carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 0).

Coolgardie Mount Burges
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime High
93/100
 High
89/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Coolgardie Mount Burges
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Coolgardie

  • Christian Aboriginal Parent-Directed School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Coolgardie Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Mount Burges

  • Christian Aboriginal Parent-Directed School Kurrawang Independent · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coolgardie Mount Burges
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 2
GPs 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Mount Burges sits further from the CBD (611.5 km vs 555.2 km).

Coolgardie Mount Burges
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 555.2 km 611.5 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 374 min 435 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6429
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 6429
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.

Coolgardie Mount Burges
Car (driver) 79.3% / 33.3%
Coolgardie — Car (driver): 79.3% Mount Burges — Car (driver): 33.3%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 38.9%
Coolgardie — Car (passenger): 5.9% Mount Burges — Car (passenger): 38.9%
Walked Only 11.7% / 27.8%
Coolgardie — Walked Only: 11.7% Mount Burges — Walked Only: 27.8%
Bus 1.6% / —
Coolgardie — Bus: 1.6% Mount Burges — Bus: not among its largest
Worked from Home 1.6% / —
Coolgardie — Worked from Home: 1.6% Mount Burges — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.3%).

Setting

Coolgardie Mount Burges
Elevation 430 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 477 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Coolgardie Mount Burges
Connectivity score 54/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 17%
476 premises
 0%
15 premises

Climate

Coolgardie Mount Burges
Annual rainfall 183 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Federal electorate

Coolgardie Mount Burges
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coolgardie Mount Burges
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coolgardie

Affordable Rural

Mount Burges

Family Multicultural Rural
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