Gap Ridge vs Millars Well

Millars Well is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 39 in Gap Ridge. In Millars Well, most households rent, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

Millars Well

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Gap Ridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $383/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Gap Ridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (116.0% vs 15.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gap Ridge Millars Well
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.

Gap Ridge Millars Well
Walkability 27 / 34
Gap Ridge — Walkability: 27/100 Millars Well — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 20 / 11
Gap Ridge — Safety: 20/100 Millars Well — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Gap Ridge — Low fire risk: 100/100 Millars Well — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Gap Ridge — Low flood risk: 100/100 Millars Well — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Millars Well rents higher ($383/wk vs $0/wk); Millars Well has more residents (2,104 vs 175).

Gap Ridge Millars Well
Population 175 2,104
+1102% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +116.0% +15.1%
Median age 39 31
Median household income $71,500/yr $165,776/yr
+132% vs other
Median weekly rent — $383/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gap Ridge Millars Well
0-4 — / 9.9%
Gap Ridge — 0-4: not among its largest Millars Well — 0-4: 9.9%
5-14 — / 17.2%
Gap Ridge — 5-14: not among its largest Millars Well — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 — / 4.3%
Gap Ridge — 15-19: not among its largest Millars Well — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 9.1% / 6.1%
Gap Ridge — 20-24: 9.1% Millars Well — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 25.1% / 20.4%
Gap Ridge — 25-34: 25.1% Millars Well — 25-34: 20.4%
35-44 28.0% / 19.8%
Gap Ridge — 35-44: 28.0% Millars Well — 35-44: 19.8%
45-54 22.3% / 11.1%
Gap Ridge — 45-54: 22.3% Millars Well — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 14.3% / 8.2%
Gap Ridge — 55-64: 14.3% Millars Well — 55-64: 8.2%
65-74 2.9% / 2.9%
Gap Ridge — 65-74: 2.9% Millars Well — 65-74: 2.9%
75-84 — / 0.5%
Gap Ridge — 75-84: not among its largest Millars Well — 75-84: 0.5%
85+ — / —
Gap Ridge — 85+: not among its largest Millars Well — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

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.

Gap Ridge Millars Well
New Zealand 1.7% / 3.9%
Gap Ridge — New Zealand: 1.7% Millars Well — New Zealand: 3.9%
England 2.3% / 2.8%
Gap Ridge — England: 2.3% Millars Well — England: 2.8%
Philippines 1.7% / 3.3%
Gap Ridge — Philippines: 1.7% Millars Well — Philippines: 3.3%
South Africa 1.7% / 1.3%
Gap Ridge — South Africa: 1.7% Millars Well — South Africa: 1.3%
India — / 1.4%
Gap Ridge — India: not among its largest Millars Well — India: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Gap Ridge Millars Well
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 17.5%
Gap Ridge — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Millars Well — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 3.4% / 10.6%
Gap Ridge — Bachelor Degree: 3.4% Millars Well — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.2%
Gap Ridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Millars Well — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.8%
Gap Ridge — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Millars Well — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Gap Ridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Millars Well — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Property market

Gap Ridge Millars Well
Median house price — $696,000
Median unit price — $602,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 20 days
from 22 sales

Development activity

Gap Ridge Millars Well
New dwellings approved 292
across Karratha
same for both
Approvals change year on year +34%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Gap Ridge Millars Well
Houses — 11.1%
$1,300/wk on $608K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Gap Ridge Millars Well
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 30% of WA Higher than 97% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of WA Higher than 78% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 25% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 100% of WA

Liveability

Gap Ridge Millars Well
Grade — B
Score — 57/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Gap Ridge Millars Well
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
80/100
 High
89/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion High
93/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Gap Ridge Millars Well
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gap Ridge

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Millars Well

  • Millars Well Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gap Ridge Millars Well
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 2
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Gap Ridge Millars Well
Walkability score 27/100 34/100
Distance to Perth 1520.6 km 1521.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 979 min 978 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6714
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 18
postcode 6714
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.

Gap Ridge Millars Well
Car (driver) 29.4% / 86.3%
Gap Ridge — Car (driver): 29.4% Millars Well — Car (driver): 86.3%
Bus 39.2% / 2.6%
Gap Ridge — Bus: 39.2% Millars Well — Bus: 2.6%
Car (passenger) 25.5% / 7.0%
Gap Ridge — Car (passenger): 25.5% Millars Well — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Walked Only 5.9% / 1.4%
Gap Ridge — Walked Only: 5.9% Millars Well — Walked Only: 1.4%
Worked from Home — / 1.9%
Gap Ridge — Worked from Home: not among its largest Millars Well — Worked from Home: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.3%).

Setting

Gap Ridge Millars Well
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.1 km 3.1 km

NBN connectivity

Gap Ridge Millars Well
Connectivity score 94/100 60/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 92%
116 premises
 28%
960 premises

Climate

Gap Ridge Millars Well
Annual rainfall 347 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 36.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.7°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Gap Ridge Millars Well
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gap Ridge Millars Well
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gap Ridge

Multicultural Rural

Millars Well

Family Townhouses Young Families

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