Halls Creek vs Mueller Ranges

Mueller Ranges is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 30 in Halls Creek. In both, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Halls Creek tends to suit people living alone.

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

Mueller Ranges

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 59%)
  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 99/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 76%)

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

First-home buyers

Halls Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (34% vs 64%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mueller Ranges

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($69/wk vs $125/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Halls Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (53/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (1856 min vs 1930 min)
  • But Mueller Ranges sits closer to the CBD (2777.5 km vs 2842.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Halls Creek

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (53/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 5%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Mueller Ranges carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 99/100)

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

Where they sit

Halls Creek and Mueller Ranges drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Halls Creek Mueller Ranges
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.

Halls Creek Mueller Ranges
Walkability 53 / 0
Halls Creek — Walkability: 53/100 Mueller Ranges — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 1 / 26
Halls Creek — Safety: 1/100 Mueller Ranges — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 62
Halls Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mueller Ranges — Low fire risk: 62/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Halls Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mueller Ranges — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Halls Creek has more residents (1,572 vs 366); Halls Creek rents higher ($125/wk vs $69/wk).

Halls Creek Mueller Ranges
Population 1,572
+77% vs other
 366
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% —
Median age 30 27
Median household income $63,856/yr
+37% vs other
 $40,456/yr
Median weekly rent $125/wk
+45% vs other
 $69/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Halls Creek Mueller Ranges
0-4 8.6% / 5.5%
Halls Creek — 0-4: 8.6% Mueller Ranges — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 16.7% / 19.7%
Halls Creek — 5-14: 16.7% Mueller Ranges — 5-14: 19.7%
15-19 8.1% / 15.6%
Halls Creek — 15-19: 8.1% Mueller Ranges — 15-19: 15.6%
20-24 6.9% / 7.4%
Halls Creek — 20-24: 6.9% Mueller Ranges — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 17.0% / 15.0%
Halls Creek — 25-34: 17.0% Mueller Ranges — 25-34: 15.0%
35-44 14.6% / 15.0%
Halls Creek — 35-44: 14.6% Mueller Ranges — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 12.1% / 9.0%
Halls Creek — 45-54: 12.1% Mueller Ranges — 45-54: 9.0%
55-64 8.7% / 9.3%
Halls Creek — 55-64: 8.7% Mueller Ranges — 55-64: 9.3%
65-74 4.8% / 3.6%
Halls Creek — 65-74: 4.8% Mueller Ranges — 65-74: 3.6%
75-84 1.9% / 1.9%
Halls Creek — 75-84: 1.9% Mueller Ranges — 75-84: 1.9%
85+ 0.2% / —
Halls Creek — 85+: 0.2% Mueller Ranges — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Halls Creek 35.0% one parent families
Halls Creek — One Parent Families: 35.0% Halls Creek — Couple Families: 23.6% Halls Creek — Lone Person: 35.2% Halls Creek — Other Families: 4.0% Halls Creek — Group Household: 2.1%
Mueller Ranges 39.7% one parent families
Mueller Ranges — One Parent Families: 39.7% Mueller Ranges — Couple Families: 39.7% Mueller Ranges — Lone Person: 20.5% Mueller Ranges — Other Families: 0.0% Mueller Ranges — Group Household: 0.0%
One Parent Families Couple Families Lone Person Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Halls Creek 91.5% renting
Halls Creek — Owned Outright: 6.5% Halls Creek — Mortgage: 2.0% Halls Creek — Renting: 91.5%
Mueller Ranges 88.4% renting
Mueller Ranges — Owned Outright: 11.6% Mueller Ranges — Mortgage: 0.0% Mueller Ranges — Renting: 88.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Halls Creek Mueller Ranges
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 9.3%
Halls Creek — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Mueller Ranges — Certificate III & IV: 9.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 0.8%
Halls Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Mueller Ranges — Bachelor Degree: 0.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.4% / 2.2%
Halls Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.4% Mueller Ranges — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 1.1%
Halls Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Mueller Ranges — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 0.8%
Halls Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Mueller Ranges — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

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.

Halls Creek Mueller Ranges
New Zealand 1.4% / 0.8%
Halls Creek — New Zealand: 1.4% Mueller Ranges — New Zealand: 0.8%
South Africa — / 1.1%
Halls Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Mueller Ranges — South Africa: 1.1%
England 1.0% / —
Halls Creek — England: 1.0% Mueller Ranges — England: not among its largest
Philippines 0.7% / —
Halls Creek — Philippines: 0.7% Mueller Ranges — Philippines: not among its largest
Fiji 0.5% / —
Halls Creek — Fiji: 0.5% Mueller Ranges — Fiji: not among its largest
Ireland 0.4% / —
Halls Creek — Ireland: 0.4% Mueller Ranges — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Halls Creek 75.9% houses
Halls Creek — Houses: 75.9% Halls Creek — Flats / Apartments: 11.3% Halls Creek — Townhouses: 12.8%
Mueller Ranges 95.3% houses
Mueller Ranges — Houses: 95.3% Mueller Ranges — Flats / Apartments: 4.7% Mueller Ranges — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Development activity

Halls Creek Mueller Ranges
New dwellings approved 18
across Halls Creek
same for both

Ranking within WA

Halls Creek Mueller Ranges
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 22% of WA Higher than 4% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of WA Higher than 63% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of WA Higher than 36% of WA

Liveability

Halls Creek is more walkable (53 vs 0).

Halls Creek Mueller Ranges
Grade D —
Score 30/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mueller Ranges carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 0); Halls Creek carries more crime risk (99 vs 74).

Halls Creek Mueller Ranges
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
38/100
Crime High
99/100
 High
74/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Halls Creek Mueller Ranges
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Halls Creek

  • Halls Creek District High School Government · Combined above peers
  • Warlawurru Catholic School Catholic · Primary

Schools in Mueller Ranges

  • Yiyili Aboriginal Community School Independent · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Halls Creek Mueller Ranges
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Childcare 1 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 3 0
Waterways 0 12

Mobility

Halls Creek sits further from the CBD (2842.1 km vs 2777.5 km).

Halls Creek Mueller Ranges
Walkability score 53/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 2842.1 km
+2% vs other
 2777.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1856 min 1930 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6770
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 6
postcode 6770
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.

Halls Creek Mueller Ranges
Car (driver) 49.0% / 41.5%
Halls Creek — Car (driver): 49.0% Mueller Ranges — Car (driver): 41.5%
Walked Only 37.7% / 26.4%
Halls Creek — Walked Only: 37.7% Mueller Ranges — Walked Only: 26.4%
Bus 2.0% / 20.8%
Halls Creek — Bus: 2.0% Mueller Ranges — Bus: 20.8%
Car (passenger) 8.0% / 11.3%
Halls Creek — Car (passenger): 8.0% Mueller Ranges — Car (passenger): 11.3%
Worked from Home 3.3% / —
Halls Creek — Worked from Home: 3.3% Mueller Ranges — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.0%).

Setting

Halls Creek Mueller Ranges
Elevation 404 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 281 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Halls Creek Mueller Ranges
Connectivity score 99/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 99%
535 premises
 0%
47 premises

Council rates

Halls Creek Mueller Ranges
Average residential rate $3,185/yr
same for both
Council Halls Creek
same for both

Federal electorate

Halls Creek Mueller Ranges
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Halls Creek Mueller Ranges
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Halls Creek

Family Rural Young Families

Mueller Ranges

Family Multicultural Rural Students

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