Irishtown vs Katrine

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Katrine 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

They split

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

  • Irishtown is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 70%)
  • Katrine carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 37/100)

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

First-home buyers

Irishtown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Katrine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $235/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Katrine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (95.9 km vs 101.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Katrine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 37/100)

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

Investors

Katrine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (53.5% vs 34.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Irishtown Katrine
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.

Irishtown Katrine
Walkability 0 / 0
Irishtown — Walkability: 0/100 Katrine — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 63 / 79
Irishtown — Safety: 63/100 Katrine — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Irishtown — Low fire risk: 100/100 Katrine — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 66 / 56
Irishtown — Low flood risk: 66/100 Katrine — Low flood risk: 56/100

Demographics

Irishtown rents higher ($235/wk vs $0/wk); Irishtown has more residents (98 vs 66).

Irishtown Katrine
Population 98
+33% vs other
 66
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +34.2% +53.5%
Median age 48 49
Median household income $109,200/yr
+21% vs other
 $86,632/yr
Median weekly rent $235/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Irishtown Katrine
0-4 — / 7.6%
Irishtown — 0-4: not among its largest Katrine — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 19.4% / 12.1%
Irishtown — 5-14: 19.4% Katrine — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 6.1% / 9.1%
Irishtown — 15-19: 6.1% Katrine — 15-19: 9.1%
20-24 — / —
Irishtown — 20-24: not among its largest Katrine — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 3.1% / 10.6%
Irishtown — 25-34: 3.1% Katrine — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 15.3% / 10.6%
Irishtown — 35-44: 15.3% Katrine — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 13.3% / 12.1%
Irishtown — 45-54: 13.3% Katrine — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 20.4% / 18.2%
Irishtown — 55-64: 20.4% Katrine — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 20.4% / 18.2%
Irishtown — 65-74: 20.4% Katrine — 65-74: 18.2%
75-84 — / 6.1%
Irishtown — 75-84: not among its largest Katrine — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 3.1% / —
Irishtown — 85+: 3.1% Katrine — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Irishtown 66.7% couple families
Irishtown — Couple Families: 66.7% Irishtown — Lone Person: 16.7% Irishtown — One Parent Families: 16.7%
Katrine 70.0% couple families
Katrine — Couple Families: 70.0% Katrine — Lone Person: 30.0% Katrine — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Irishtown 0.0% renting
Irishtown — Owned Outright: 58.1% Irishtown — Mortgage: 41.9% Irishtown — Renting: 0.0%
Katrine 0.0% renting
Katrine — Owned Outright: 42.9% Katrine — Mortgage: 57.1% Katrine — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Irishtown Katrine
England 3.1% / 7.6%
Irishtown — England: 3.1% Katrine — England: 7.6%
New Zealand 6.1% / —
Irishtown — New Zealand: 6.1% Katrine — New Zealand: not among its largest
Ireland 5.1% / —
Irishtown — Ireland: 5.1% Katrine — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

Qualifications

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

Irishtown Katrine
Certificate III & IV 6.1% / 25.8%
Irishtown — Certificate III & IV: 6.1% Katrine — Certificate III & IV: 25.8%
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 10.6%
Irishtown — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Katrine — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 6.1%
Irishtown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Katrine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.5%
Irishtown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Katrine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Irishtown 100.0% houses
Irishtown — Houses: 100.0%
Katrine 100.0% houses
Katrine — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Irishtown Katrine
New dwellings approved 85
across Northam
same for both
Approvals change year on year -68%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Irishtown Katrine
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of WA Higher than 51% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of WA Higher than 65% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of WA Higher than 51% of WA

Liveability

Irishtown Katrine
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Katrine carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Irishtown carries more crime risk (37 vs 21).

Irishtown Katrine
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
37/100
 Low
21/100
Flood Low
34/100
 Moderate
44/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Irishtown Katrine
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

Irishtown Katrine
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Irishtown sits further from the CBD (101.3 km vs 95.9 km).

Irishtown Katrine
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 101.3 km
+5% vs other
 95.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 83 min 81 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6401
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 6401
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.

Irishtown Katrine
Car (driver) 67.6% / 70.0%
Irishtown — Car (driver): 67.6% Katrine — Car (driver): 70.0%
Worked from Home 32.4% / 30.0%
Irishtown — Worked from Home: 32.4% Katrine — Worked from Home: 30.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).

Setting

Irishtown Katrine
Elevation 188 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 222 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Irishtown Katrine
Connectivity score 30/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Irishtown Katrine
Annual rainfall 399 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Irishtown Katrine
Average residential rate $2,471/yr
same for both
Council Northam
same for both

Federal electorate

Irishtown Katrine
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Irishtown Katrine
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Irishtown

Rural

Katrine

Rural

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