Horrocks vs Sandy Gully

Sandy Gully is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 55 in Horrocks. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Horrocks, most households are people living alone. In Sandy Gully, most households are couple families. On these figures, Horrocks tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Sandy Gully suits families with children and couples.

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

Sandy Gully

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 38%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (111% vs 85%)

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

First-home buyers

Horrocks

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Sandy Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Sandy Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (483.9 km vs 488.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Horrocks

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Sandy Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.9% vs 16.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Horrocks and Sandy Gully drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Horrocks Sandy Gully
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.

Horrocks Sandy Gully
Walkability 0 / 0
Horrocks — Walkability: 0/100 Sandy Gully — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 58
Horrocks — Safety: 58/100 Sandy Gully — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Horrocks — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sandy Gully — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Horrocks — Low flood risk: 100/100 Sandy Gully — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Horrocks has more residents (161 vs 110); Horrocks skews older (55 vs 39).

Horrocks Sandy Gully
Population 161
+32% vs other
 110
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.7% +27.9%
Median age 55 39
Median household income $79,300/yr $94,224/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+25% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Horrocks Sandy Gully
0-4 4.3% / 9.1%
Horrocks — 0-4: 4.3% Sandy Gully — 0-4: 9.1%
5-14 11.2% / 19.1%
Horrocks — 5-14: 11.2% Sandy Gully — 5-14: 19.1%
15-19 3.1% / 8.2%
Horrocks — 15-19: 3.1% Sandy Gully — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 6.2% / 2.7%
Horrocks — 20-24: 6.2% Sandy Gully — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 5.6% / 6.4%
Horrocks — 25-34: 5.6% Sandy Gully — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 10.6% / 14.5%
Horrocks — 35-44: 10.6% Sandy Gully — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 11.2% / 13.6%
Horrocks — 45-54: 11.2% Sandy Gully — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 18.0% / 12.7%
Horrocks — 55-64: 18.0% Sandy Gully — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 18.0% / 14.5%
Horrocks — 65-74: 18.0% Sandy Gully — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 14.9% / 5.5%
Horrocks — 75-84: 14.9% Sandy Gully — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 3.1% / —
Horrocks — 85+: 3.1% Sandy Gully — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Horrocks 37.5% couple families
Horrocks — Couple Families: 37.5% Horrocks — Lone Person: 62.5%
Sandy Gully 63.2% couple families
Sandy Gully — Couple Families: 63.2% Sandy Gully — Lone Person: 36.8%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Horrocks 17.4% renting
Horrocks — Owned Outright: 59.4% Horrocks — Mortgage: 23.2% Horrocks — Renting: 17.4%
Sandy Gully 10.8% renting
Sandy Gully — Owned Outright: 59.5% Sandy Gully — Mortgage: 29.7% Sandy Gully — Renting: 10.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Horrocks Sandy Gully
New Zealand 8.1% / —
Horrocks — New Zealand: 8.1% Sandy Gully — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 1.9% / 5.5%
Horrocks — South Africa: 1.9% Sandy Gully — South Africa: 5.5%
England 1.9% / —
Horrocks — England: 1.9% Sandy Gully — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

Qualifications

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

Horrocks Sandy Gully
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 14.5%
Horrocks — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Sandy Gully — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 7.3%
Horrocks — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Sandy Gully — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 5.5%
Horrocks — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Sandy Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Horrocks 84.8% houses
Horrocks — Houses: 84.8% Horrocks — Flats / Apartments: 9.1% Horrocks — Townhouses: 6.1%
Sandy Gully 110.7% houses
Sandy Gully — Houses: 110.7% Sandy Gully — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Sandy Gully — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Horrocks Sandy Gully
Median house price $569,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Horrocks Sandy Gully
New dwellings approved 40
across Northampton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Horrocks Sandy Gully
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 41% of WA Higher than 59% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of WA Higher than 33% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 5% of WA Higher than 19% of WA

Liveability

Horrocks Sandy Gully
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Horrocks Sandy Gully
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
42/100
same for both
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
46/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Horrocks Sandy Gully
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

Horrocks Sandy Gully
Parks & reserves 0 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Horrocks sits further from the CBD (488.2 km vs 483.9 km).

Horrocks Sandy Gully
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 488.2 km 483.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 334 min 333 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6535
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 6535
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.

Horrocks Sandy Gully
Car (driver) 76.9% / 71.1%
Horrocks — Car (driver): 76.9% Sandy Gully — Car (driver): 71.1%
Worked from Home 13.5% / 28.9%
Horrocks — Worked from Home: 13.5% Sandy Gully — Worked from Home: 28.9%
Walked Only 9.6% / —
Horrocks — Walked Only: 9.6% Sandy Gully — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Horrocks Sandy Gully
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 101 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 126 m 7.5 km

NBN connectivity

Horrocks Sandy Gully
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
16 premises

Climate

Horrocks Sandy Gully
Annual rainfall 374 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Horrocks Sandy Gully
Average residential rate $3,125/yr
same for both
Council Northampton
same for both

Federal electorate

Horrocks Sandy Gully
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Horrocks Sandy Gully
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Horrocks

Coastal Retirees

Sandy Gully

Family Rural Young Families
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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