Copley vs Clackline

Copley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Clackline. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Copley, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Copley tends to suit couples.

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

  • Copley is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 50%)
  • Clackline carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 78/100)

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

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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Copley has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 11%)
  • Clackline has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $273/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Copley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (77.8 km vs 81 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clackline

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 78/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Copley 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.

Copley 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.

Copley Clackline
Walkability 0 / 0
Copley — Walkability: 0/100 Clackline — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 22 / 53
Copley — Safety: 22/100 Clackline — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 40 / 71
Copley — Low fire risk: 40/100 Clackline — Low fire risk: 71/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Copley — Low flood risk: 100/100 Clackline — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Clackline has more residents (330 vs 70); Copley rents higher ($273/wk vs $220/wk).

Copley Clackline
Population 70 330
+371% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.5% +6.5%
Median age 46 50
Median household income $74,724/yr
+7% vs other
 $69,316/yr
Median weekly rent $273/wk
+19% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Copley Clackline
0-4 4.3% / 4.5%
Copley — 0-4: 4.3% Clackline — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 11.4% / 10.6%
Copley — 5-14: 11.4% Clackline — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 4.3% / 5.5%
Copley — 15-19: 4.3% Clackline — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 11.4% / 4.5%
Copley — 20-24: 11.4% Clackline — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 11.4% / 9.7%
Copley — 25-34: 11.4% Clackline — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 4.3% / 10.9%
Copley — 35-44: 4.3% Clackline — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 30.0% / 13.9%
Copley — 45-54: 30.0% Clackline — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 20.0% / 18.2%
Copley — 55-64: 20.0% Clackline — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 12.9% / 17.0%
Copley — 65-74: 12.9% Clackline — 65-74: 17.0%
75-84 — / 5.8%
Copley — 75-84: not among its largest Clackline — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 5.7% / 1.2%
Copley — 85+: 5.7% Clackline — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Copley 40.0% lone person
Copley — Lone Person: 40.0% Copley — Couple Families: 45.0% Copley — One Parent Families: 15.0% Copley — 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.

Copley 35.3% renting
Copley — Owned Outright: 17.6% Copley — Mortgage: 47.1% Copley — Renting: 35.3%
Clackline 11.0% renting
Clackline — Owned Outright: 40.9% Clackline — Mortgage: 48.0% Clackline — Renting: 11.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Copley Clackline
England — / 11.5%
Copley — England: not among its largest Clackline — England: 11.5%
New Zealand 5.7% / 3.3%
Copley — New Zealand: 5.7% Clackline — New Zealand: 3.3%
Scotland — / 2.7%
Copley — Scotland: not among its largest Clackline — Scotland: 2.7%

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

Qualifications

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

Copley Clackline
Certificate III & IV 11.4% / 24.2%
Copley — Certificate III & IV: 11.4% Clackline — Certificate III & IV: 24.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 7.6%
Copley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Clackline — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 4.2%
Copley — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Clackline — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Property market

Copley 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

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

Ranking within WA

Copley Clackline
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of WA Higher than 27% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of WA Higher than 20% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 66% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of WA Higher than 56% of WA

Liveability

Copley 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

Copley carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 29); Copley carries more crime risk (78 vs 47).

Copley Clackline
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Low
29/100
Crime High
78/100
 Moderate
47/100
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

Copley 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

Copley Clackline
Parks & reserves 4 2
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Clackline sits further from the CBD (81 km vs 77.8 km).

Copley Clackline
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 77.8 km 81 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 70 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 6562
 0.0%
postcode 6564
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 81
postcode 6562
 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.

Copley Clackline
Car (driver) 77.3% / 85.7%
Copley — Car (driver): 77.3% Clackline — Car (driver): 85.7%
Worked from Home 22.7% / 7.1%
Copley — Worked from Home: 22.7% Clackline — Worked from Home: 7.1%
Car (passenger) — / 7.1%
Copley — Car (passenger): not among its largest Clackline — Car (passenger): 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.7%).

Setting

Copley Clackline
Elevation 335 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 238 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Copley Clackline
Annual rainfall 526 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Copley

Rural

Clackline

Affordable River Rural

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