Hacketts Gully vs Paulls Valley
Hacketts Gully is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 51 in Paulls Valley. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Hacketts Gully, about half of households rent. In Paulls Valley, the large majority of households own their home. On these figures, Hacketts Gully tends to suit renters and couples, while Paulls Valley suits people living alone 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Hacketts Gully is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 58%)
- Paulls Valley carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Paulls Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 64%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Hacketts Gully
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 10%)
- has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for 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
Paulls Valley
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 84/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 18%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Paulls Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (31.7% vs 10.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hacketts Gully and Paulls Valley drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Paulls Valley has more residents (83 vs 55); Paulls Valley has higher household incomes ($126,724 vs $84,500).
| Hacketts Gully | Paulls Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 55 | 83 +51% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.0% | +31.7% |
| Median age | 44 | 51 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr | $126,724/yr +50% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk | $300/wk +11% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Hacketts Gully | Paulls Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 214 across Kalamunda same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +124% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Hacketts Gully | Paulls Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 49% of WA | Higher than 89% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% of WA | Higher than 25% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 89% of WA | Higher than 88% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of WA | Higher than 46% of WA |
Liveability
| Hacketts Gully | Paulls Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Hacketts Gully carries more crime risk (84 vs 34).
| Hacketts Gully | Paulls Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 77/100 | High 80/100 |
| Crime | High 84/100 | Low 34/100 |
| 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
| Hacketts Gully | Paulls Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Hacketts Gully | Paulls Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
| Hacketts Gully | Paulls Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 34.8 km | 35.2 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 46 min | 48 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.4% postcode 6076 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 65 postcode 6076 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Hacketts Gully | Paulls Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 294 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 226 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 34.3 km | 34.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Hacketts Gully | Paulls Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 10 premises | 0% 24 premises |
Climate
| Hacketts Gully | Paulls Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,068 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Hacketts Gully | Paulls Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,977/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kalamunda same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hacketts Gully | Paulls Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bullwinkel same for both | |
| Member | Trish Cook same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hacketts Gully | Paulls Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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