Karlkurla vs Mullingar

In both, most homes are detached houses. In Karlkurla, about half of households rent and most households are couple families. In Mullingar, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Karlkurla: a median of $642,000, against $470,000 in Mullingar, though rent is higher in Mullingar. On these figures, Karlkurla tends to suit renters, families with children, and couples, while Mullingar suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Mullingar

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 90/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (84% vs 68%)
  • But Karlkurla is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 68%)

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

First-home buyers

Mullingar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($470,000 vs $642,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Karlkurla

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 16%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (52% vs 36%)
  • has cheaper rent ($301/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Karlkurla sits closer to the CBD (597.8 km vs 601.7 km)
  • Mullingar has a shorter drive in (416 min vs 423 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mullingar

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 1%)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 90/100)
  • But Karlkurla has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Karlkurla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (52.5% vs 4.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Karlkurla Mullingar
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.

Karlkurla Mullingar
Walkability 4 / 0
Karlkurla — Walkability: 4/100 Mullingar — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 10 / 66
Karlkurla — Safety: 10/100 Mullingar — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Karlkurla — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mullingar — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 78 / 100
Karlkurla — Low flood risk: 78/100 Mullingar — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Karlkurla has higher household incomes ($159,900 vs $114,972); Mullingar rents higher ($350/wk vs $301/wk).

Karlkurla Mullingar
Population 270 318
+18% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +52.5% +4.3%
Median age 33 34
Median household income $159,900/yr
+28% vs other
 $114,972/yr
Median weekly rent $301/wk $350/wk
+16% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Karlkurla Mullingar
0-4 9.6% / 6.0%
Karlkurla — 0-4: 9.6% Mullingar — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 18.9% / 15.4%
Karlkurla — 5-14: 18.9% Mullingar — 5-14: 15.4%
15-19 5.9% / 5.3%
Karlkurla — 15-19: 5.9% Mullingar — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 1.5% / 6.0%
Karlkurla — 20-24: 1.5% Mullingar — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 18.1% / 16.4%
Karlkurla — 25-34: 18.1% Mullingar — 25-34: 16.4%
35-44 18.5% / 11.6%
Karlkurla — 35-44: 18.5% Mullingar — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 12.6% / 12.9%
Karlkurla — 45-54: 12.6% Mullingar — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 10.7% / 12.6%
Karlkurla — 55-64: 10.7% Mullingar — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 1.1% / 7.5%
Karlkurla — 65-74: 1.1% Mullingar — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 — / 4.7%
Karlkurla — 75-84: not among its largest Mullingar — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ — / —
Karlkurla — 85+: not among its largest Mullingar — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Karlkurla 64.1% couple families
Karlkurla — Couple Families: 64.1% Karlkurla — Lone Person: 15.4% Karlkurla — One Parent Families: 12.8% Karlkurla — Group Household: 7.7%
Mullingar 47.4% couple families
Mullingar — Couple Families: 47.4% Mullingar — Lone Person: 27.6% Mullingar — One Parent Families: 21.1% Mullingar — Group Household: 3.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Karlkurla 52.3% renting
Karlkurla — Owned Outright: 4.7% Karlkurla — Mortgage: 43.0% Karlkurla — Renting: 52.3%
Mullingar 35.5% renting
Mullingar — Owned Outright: 24.3% Mullingar — Mortgage: 40.2% Mullingar — Renting: 35.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Karlkurla Mullingar
Certificate III & IV 14.4% / 17.9%
Karlkurla — Certificate III & IV: 14.4% Mullingar — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 17.4% / 11.3%
Karlkurla — Bachelor Degree: 17.4% Mullingar — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 4.1%
Karlkurla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Mullingar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / —
Karlkurla — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Mullingar — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / —
Karlkurla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Mullingar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

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.

Karlkurla Mullingar
New Zealand 3.0% / 8.5%
Karlkurla — New Zealand: 3.0% Mullingar — New Zealand: 8.5%
England 4.8% / 2.8%
Karlkurla — England: 4.8% Mullingar — England: 2.8%
South Africa 5.6% / 0.9%
Karlkurla — South Africa: 5.6% Mullingar — South Africa: 0.9%
Zimbabwe 4.4% / —
Karlkurla — Zimbabwe: 4.4% Mullingar — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
India — / 3.1%
Karlkurla — India: not among its largest Mullingar — India: 3.1%
Philippines — / 3.1%
Karlkurla — Philippines: not among its largest Mullingar — Philippines: 3.1%
Pakistan 2.6% / —
Karlkurla — Pakistan: 2.6% Mullingar — Pakistan: not among its largest
Thailand — / 1.3%
Karlkurla — Thailand: not among its largest Mullingar — Thailand: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Karlkurla 68.2% houses
Karlkurla — Houses: 68.2% Karlkurla — Townhouses: 30.6% Karlkurla — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Mullingar 83.6% houses
Mullingar — Houses: 83.6% Mullingar — Townhouses: 10.9% Mullingar — Flats / Apartments: 5.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Karlkurla Mullingar
Median house price $642,500 $470,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $219,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 53 days
from 3 sales
 —

Development activity

Karlkurla Mullingar
New dwellings approved 48
across Kalgoorlie-Boulder
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Karlkurla Mullingar
Houses 7.3%
$1,200/wk on $860K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Karlkurla Mullingar
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 96% of WA Higher than 81% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 21% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 15% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of WA Higher than 67% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 96% of WA —

Liveability

Karlkurla Mullingar
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Karlkurla carries more flood risk (22 vs 0); Karlkurla carries more crime risk (90 vs 34).

Karlkurla Mullingar
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
90/100
 Low
34/100
Flood Low
22/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Karlkurla Mullingar
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

Karlkurla Mullingar
Pharmacies 0 1

Mobility

Mullingar sits further from the CBD (601.7 km vs 597.8 km).

Karlkurla Mullingar
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 597.8 km 601.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 423 min 416 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6430
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 6430
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.

Karlkurla Mullingar
Car (driver) 94.0% / 83.3%
Karlkurla — Car (driver): 94.0% Mullingar — Car (driver): 83.3%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 12.7%
Karlkurla — Car (passenger): 3.4% Mullingar — Car (passenger): 12.7%
Worked from Home 2.6% / 2.0%
Karlkurla — Worked from Home: 2.6% Mullingar — Worked from Home: 2.0%
Walked Only — / 2.0%
Karlkurla — Walked Only: not among its largest Mullingar — Walked Only: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (94.0%).

Setting

Karlkurla Mullingar
Elevation 375 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 366 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Karlkurla Mullingar
Connectivity score 73/100 45/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
177 premises
 0%
148 premises

Climate

Karlkurla Mullingar
Annual rainfall 261 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Karlkurla Mullingar
Average residential rate $2,625/yr
same for both
Council Kalgoorlie-Boulder
same for both

Federal electorate

Karlkurla Mullingar
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Karlkurla Mullingar
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Karlkurla

Family Professionals Rural Townhouses Young Families

Mullingar

Affordable Rural

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