Gap Ridge vs Nickol

Nickol is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 39 in Gap Ridge. In Nickol, the large majority of households rent, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Gap Ridge tends to suit young adults.

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

Nickol

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 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 $240/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Nickol

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (43/100 vs 27/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nickol

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (43/100 vs 27/100)

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 6.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gap Ridge and Nickol 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 Nickol
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 Nickol
Walkability 27 / 43
Gap Ridge — Walkability: 27/100 Nickol — Walkability: 43/100
Safety 20 / 19
Gap Ridge — Safety: 20/100 Nickol — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Gap Ridge — Low fire risk: 100/100 Nickol — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Gap Ridge — Low flood risk: 100/100 Nickol — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Nickol rents higher ($240/wk vs $0/wk); Nickol has more residents (4,938 vs 175).

Gap Ridge Nickol
Population 175 4,938
+2722% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +116.0% +6.8%
Median age 39 31
Median household income $71,500/yr $194,272/yr
+172% vs other
Median weekly rent — $240/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gap Ridge Nickol
0-4 — / 10.3%
Gap Ridge — 0-4: not among its largest Nickol — 0-4: 10.3%
5-14 — / 19.8%
Gap Ridge — 5-14: not among its largest Nickol — 5-14: 19.8%
15-19 — / 5.7%
Gap Ridge — 15-19: not among its largest Nickol — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 9.1% / 4.0%
Gap Ridge — 20-24: 9.1% Nickol — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 25.1% / 17.5%
Gap Ridge — 25-34: 25.1% Nickol — 25-34: 17.5%
35-44 28.0% / 19.9%
Gap Ridge — 35-44: 28.0% Nickol — 35-44: 19.9%
45-54 22.3% / 13.9%
Gap Ridge — 45-54: 22.3% Nickol — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 14.3% / 6.6%
Gap Ridge — 55-64: 14.3% Nickol — 55-64: 6.6%
65-74 2.9% / 1.7%
Gap Ridge — 65-74: 2.9% Nickol — 65-74: 1.7%
75-84 — / 0.7%
Gap Ridge — 75-84: not among its largest Nickol — 75-84: 0.7%
85+ — / 0.1%
Gap Ridge — 85+: not among its largest Nickol — 85+: 0.1%

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 Nickol
New Zealand 1.7% / 3.7%
Gap Ridge — New Zealand: 1.7% Nickol — New Zealand: 3.7%
England 2.3% / 2.6%
Gap Ridge — England: 2.3% Nickol — England: 2.6%
South Africa 1.7% / 1.6%
Gap Ridge — South Africa: 1.7% Nickol — South Africa: 1.6%
Philippines 1.7% / 1.5%
Gap Ridge — Philippines: 1.7% Nickol — Philippines: 1.5%
India — / 1.7%
Gap Ridge — India: not among its largest Nickol — India: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Qualifications

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

Gap Ridge Nickol
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 17.1%
Gap Ridge — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Nickol — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 3.4% / 8.9%
Gap Ridge — Bachelor Degree: 3.4% Nickol — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.2%
Gap Ridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Nickol — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.3%
Gap Ridge — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Nickol — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Gap Ridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Nickol — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

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

Property market

Gap Ridge Nickol
Median house price — $751,000
Median unit price — $611,250
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 17 days
from 41 sales

Development activity

Gap Ridge Nickol
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 Nickol
Houses — 9.7%
$1,525/wk on $820K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Gap Ridge Nickol
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 30% of WA Higher than 99% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of WA Higher than 81% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 25% of WA Higher than 26% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of WA Higher than 84% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 98% of WA

Liveability

Nickol is more walkable (43 vs 27).

Gap Ridge Nickol
Grade — B
Score — 61/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Gap Ridge Nickol
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
80/100
 High
81/100
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
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Gap Ridge Nickol
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 Nickol

  • Tambrey Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gap Ridge Nickol
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 6
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 1 2
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Gap Ridge Nickol
Walkability score 27/100 43/100
Distance to Perth 1520.6 km 1519.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 979 min 977 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 Nickol
Car (driver) 29.4% / 81.8%
Gap Ridge — Car (driver): 29.4% Nickol — Car (driver): 81.8%
Bus 39.2% / 4.0%
Gap Ridge — Bus: 39.2% Nickol — Bus: 4.0%
Car (passenger) 25.5% / 8.3%
Gap Ridge — Car (passenger): 25.5% Nickol — Car (passenger): 8.3%
Walked Only 5.9% / 1.1%
Gap Ridge — Walked Only: 5.9% Nickol — Walked Only: 1.1%
Worked from Home — / 4.2%
Gap Ridge — Worked from Home: not among its largest Nickol — Worked from Home: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).

Setting

Gap Ridge Nickol
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.1 km 4.3 km

NBN connectivity

Gap Ridge Nickol
Connectivity score 94/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 92%
116 premises
 48%
2,099 premises

Climate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Gap Ridge Nickol
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

Nickol

Family Large Blocks Parks Quiet Young Families

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