Howatharra vs White Peak

White Peak is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 50 in Howatharra. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Howatharra, most households are people living alone. In White Peak, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Howatharra tends to suit people living alone, while White Peak 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Howatharra carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 55/100)
  • White Peak is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 35%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Howatharra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

White Peak

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (434.7 km vs 444.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Howatharra

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 12%)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 55/100)

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

Investors

White Peak

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.8% vs -17.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Howatharra White Peak
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.

Howatharra White Peak
Walkability 0 / 0
Howatharra — Walkability: 0/100 White Peak — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 45
Howatharra — Safety: 65/100 White Peak — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 59 / 72
Howatharra — Low fire risk: 59/100 White Peak — Low fire risk: 72/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Howatharra — Low flood risk: 100/100 White Peak — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

White Peak has more residents (587 vs 112); White Peak has higher household incomes ($134,108 vs $86,112).

Howatharra White Peak
Population 112 587
+424% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -17.0% +32.8%
Median age 50 36
Median household income $86,112/yr $134,108/yr
+56% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Howatharra White Peak
0-4 4.5% / 5.8%
Howatharra — 0-4: 4.5% White Peak — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 9.8% / 20.8%
Howatharra — 5-14: 9.8% White Peak — 5-14: 20.8%
15-19 2.7% / 8.0%
Howatharra — 15-19: 2.7% White Peak — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 — / 2.6%
Howatharra — 20-24: not among its largest White Peak — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 4.5% / 10.9%
Howatharra — 25-34: 4.5% White Peak — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 11.6% / 12.4%
Howatharra — 35-44: 11.6% White Peak — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 22.3% / 16.4%
Howatharra — 45-54: 22.3% White Peak — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 15.2% / 11.1%
Howatharra — 55-64: 15.2% White Peak — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 15.2% / 7.8%
Howatharra — 65-74: 15.2% White Peak — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 4.5% / 3.7%
Howatharra — 75-84: 4.5% White Peak — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ — / 0.9%
Howatharra — 85+: not among its largest White Peak — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Howatharra 34.8% couple families
Howatharra — Couple Families: 34.8% Howatharra — Lone Person: 65.2% Howatharra — One Parent Families: 0.0%
White Peak 80.9% couple families
White Peak — Couple Families: 80.9% White Peak — Lone Person: 12.7% White Peak — One Parent Families: 6.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Howatharra 0.0% renting
Howatharra — Owned Outright: 52.4% Howatharra — Mortgage: 47.6% Howatharra — Renting: 0.0%
White Peak 12.3% renting
White Peak — Owned Outright: 28.2% White Peak — Mortgage: 59.5% White Peak — Renting: 12.3%
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.

Howatharra White Peak
England 8.0% / 5.8%
Howatharra — England: 8.0% White Peak — England: 5.8%
New Zealand 2.7% / —
Howatharra — New Zealand: 2.7% White Peak — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 2.7% / —
Howatharra — Germany: 2.7% White Peak — Germany: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.7%
Howatharra — South Africa: not among its largest White Peak — South Africa: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).

Qualifications

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

Howatharra White Peak
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 19.6%
Howatharra — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% White Peak — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 12.5% / 6.5%
Howatharra — Bachelor Degree: 12.5% White Peak — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 7.8%
Howatharra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% White Peak — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Howatharra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest White Peak — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Howatharra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest White Peak — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Howatharra 90.2% houses
Howatharra — Houses: 90.2% Howatharra — Flats / Apartments: 9.8%
White Peak 100.0% houses
White Peak — Houses: 100.0% White Peak — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Howatharra White Peak
Median house price — $698,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $291,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 51 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Howatharra White Peak
New dwellings approved 22
across Chapman Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +100%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Howatharra White Peak
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of WA Higher than 92% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of WA Higher than 57% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 19% of WA Higher than 24% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of WA Higher than 58% of WA

Liveability

Howatharra White Peak
Grade — B
Score — 49/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

White Peak carries more crime risk (55 vs 35); Howatharra carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 28).

Howatharra White Peak
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
63/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Howatharra White Peak
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

Howatharra White Peak
Parks & reserves 3 2

Mobility

Howatharra sits further from the CBD (444.3 km vs 434.7 km).

Howatharra White Peak
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 444.3 km
+2% vs other
 434.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 298 min 294 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6532
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 6532
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.

Howatharra White Peak
Car (driver) 75.5% / 84.2%
Howatharra — Car (driver): 75.5% White Peak — Car (driver): 84.2%
Worked from Home 12.2% / 7.7%
Howatharra — Worked from Home: 12.2% White Peak — Worked from Home: 7.7%
Walked Only 12.2% / —
Howatharra — Walked Only: 12.2% White Peak — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 4.5%
Howatharra — Car (passenger): not among its largest White Peak — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bus — / 3.6%
Howatharra — Bus: not among its largest White Peak — Bus: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.2%).

Setting

Howatharra White Peak
Elevation 120 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 82 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.9 km 4.8 km

NBN connectivity

Howatharra White Peak
Connectivity score 25/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
53 premises
 0%
197 premises

Climate

Howatharra White Peak
Annual rainfall 374 mm 353 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Federal electorate

Howatharra White Peak
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Howatharra White Peak
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Howatharra

Rural

White Peak

Family Rural

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