Copley vs Woottating

Copley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 57 in Woottating. 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. In Woottating, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Copley tends to suit people living alone, while Woottating suits couples and 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

Woottating

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 78/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

Woottating

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Copley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($273/wk vs $399/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Woottating

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (61 min vs 72 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (66.7 km vs 77.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woottating

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 19%)
  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Copley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.5% vs -1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Copley and Woottating 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 Woottating
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 Woottating
Walkability 0 / 10
Copley — Walkability: 0/100 Woottating — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 22 / 38
Copley — Safety: 22/100 Woottating — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 40 / 31
Copley — Low fire risk: 40/100 Woottating — Low fire risk: 31/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Copley — Low flood risk: 100/100 Woottating — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Woottating has higher household incomes ($110,448 vs $74,724); Woottating rents higher ($399/wk vs $273/wk).

Copley Woottating
Population 70
+7% vs other
 65
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.5% -1.5%
Median age 46 57
Median household income $74,724/yr $110,448/yr
+48% vs other
Median weekly rent $273/wk $399/wk
+46% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Copley Woottating
0-4 4.3% / —
Copley — 0-4: 4.3% Woottating — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.4% / 9.2%
Copley — 5-14: 11.4% Woottating — 5-14: 9.2%
15-19 4.3% / 4.6%
Copley — 15-19: 4.3% Woottating — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 11.4% / —
Copley — 20-24: 11.4% Woottating — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.4% / 10.8%
Copley — 25-34: 11.4% Woottating — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 4.3% / 12.3%
Copley — 35-44: 4.3% Woottating — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 30.0% / 21.5%
Copley — 45-54: 30.0% Woottating — 45-54: 21.5%
55-64 20.0% / 20.0%
Copley — 55-64: 20.0% Woottating — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 12.9% / 16.9%
Copley — 65-74: 12.9% Woottating — 65-74: 16.9%
75-84 — / 12.3%
Copley — 75-84: not among its largest Woottating — 75-84: 12.3%
85+ 5.7% / 4.6%
Copley — 85+: 5.7% Woottating — 85+: 4.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Copley 45.0% couple families
Copley — Couple Families: 45.0% Copley — Lone Person: 40.0% Copley — One Parent Families: 15.0%
Woottating 75.0% couple families
Woottating — Couple Families: 75.0% Woottating — Lone Person: 25.0% Woottating — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

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%
Woottating 0.0% renting
Woottating — Owned Outright: 76.2% Woottating — Mortgage: 23.8% Woottating — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Copley Woottating
Certificate III & IV 11.4% / 20.0%
Copley — Certificate III & IV: 11.4% Woottating — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 18.5%
Copley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Woottating — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 13.8%
Copley — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Woottating — Bachelor Degree: 13.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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 Woottating
England — / 6.2%
Copley — England: not among its largest Woottating — England: 6.2%
Netherlands — / 6.2%
Copley — Netherlands: not among its largest Woottating — Netherlands: 6.2%
New Zealand 5.7% / —
Copley — New Zealand: 5.7% Woottating — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa — / 4.6%
Copley — South Africa: not among its largest Woottating — South Africa: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Copley 100.0% houses
Copley — Houses: 100.0%
Woottating 100.0% houses
Woottating — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Copley Woottating
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of WA Higher than 76% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of WA Higher than 70% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 66% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of WA Higher than 43% of WA

Liveability

Woottating is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Copley Woottating
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Copley carries more crime risk (78 vs 62).

Copley Woottating
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime High
78/100
 Moderate
62/100
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 Woottating
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 Woottating
Parks & reserves 4 2
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Copley sits further from the CBD (77.8 km vs 66.7 km).

Copley Woottating
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Perth 77.8 km
+14% vs other
 66.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 61 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 6562
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 81
postcode 6562
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.

Copley Woottating
Car (driver) 77.3% / 64.7%
Copley — Car (driver): 77.3% Woottating — Car (driver): 64.7%
Worked from Home 22.7% / 23.5%
Copley — Worked from Home: 22.7% Woottating — Worked from Home: 23.5%
Bus — / 11.8%
Copley — Bus: not among its largest Woottating — Bus: 11.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.3%).

Setting

Copley Woottating
Elevation 335 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 333 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Copley Woottating
Connectivity score 28/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 0%
26 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Copley

Rural

Woottating

Retirees Rural

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