Katrine vs Clackline

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Katrine, most households are couple families. On these figures, Katrine tends to suit families with children and couples, while Clackline suits 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

Katrine

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 47/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Clackline

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Katrine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $220/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Clackline

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (81 km vs 95.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (70 min vs 81 min)

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 47/100)

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 6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Katrine Clackline
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.

Katrine Clackline
Walkability 0 / 0
Katrine — Walkability: 0/100 Clackline — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 53
Katrine — Safety: 79/100 Clackline — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 86 / 71
Katrine — Low fire risk: 86/100 Clackline — Low fire risk: 71/100
Low flood risk 56 / 100
Katrine — Low flood risk: 56/100 Clackline — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Clackline rents higher ($220/wk vs $0/wk); Clackline has more residents (330 vs 66).

Katrine Clackline
Population 66 330
+400% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +53.5% +6.5%
Median age 49 50
Median household income $86,632/yr
+20% vs other
 $69,316/yr
Median weekly rent — $220/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Katrine Clackline
0-4 7.6% / 4.5%
Katrine — 0-4: 7.6% Clackline — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 12.1% / 10.6%
Katrine — 5-14: 12.1% Clackline — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 9.1% / 5.5%
Katrine — 15-19: 9.1% Clackline — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 — / 4.5%
Katrine — 20-24: not among its largest Clackline — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 10.6% / 9.7%
Katrine — 25-34: 10.6% Clackline — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 10.6% / 10.9%
Katrine — 35-44: 10.6% Clackline — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 12.1% / 13.9%
Katrine — 45-54: 12.1% Clackline — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 18.2% / 18.2%
Katrine — 55-64: 18.2% Clackline — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 18.2% / 17.0%
Katrine — 65-74: 18.2% Clackline — 65-74: 17.0%
75-84 6.1% / 5.8%
Katrine — 75-84: 6.1% Clackline — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ — / 1.2%
Katrine — 85+: not among its largest Clackline — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Katrine 70.0% couple families
Katrine — Couple Families: 70.0% Katrine — Lone Person: 30.0% Katrine — One Parent Families: 0.0% Katrine — Group Household: 0.0%
Clackline 33.0% couple families
Clackline — Couple Families: 33.0% Clackline — Lone Person: 44.0% Clackline — One Parent Families: 16.5% Clackline — Group Household: 6.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Katrine 0.0% renting
Katrine — Owned Outright: 42.9% Katrine — Mortgage: 57.1% Katrine — Renting: 0.0%
Clackline 11.0% renting
Clackline — Owned Outright: 40.9% Clackline — Mortgage: 48.0% Clackline — Renting: 11.0%
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.

Katrine Clackline
England 7.6% / 11.5%
Katrine — England: 7.6% Clackline — England: 11.5%
New Zealand — / 3.3%
Katrine — New Zealand: not among its largest Clackline — New Zealand: 3.3%
Scotland — / 2.7%
Katrine — Scotland: not among its largest Clackline — Scotland: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.5%).

Qualifications

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

Katrine Clackline
Certificate III & IV 25.8% / 24.2%
Katrine — Certificate III & IV: 25.8% Clackline — Certificate III & IV: 24.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 4.2%
Katrine — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Clackline — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 7.6%
Katrine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Clackline — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / —
Katrine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Clackline — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Katrine 100.0% houses
Katrine — Houses: 100.0% Katrine — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Clackline 98.5% houses
Clackline — Houses: 98.5% Clackline — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Katrine Clackline
Median house price — $645,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 20 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Katrine Clackline
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 27% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 20% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 56% of WA

Liveability

Katrine Clackline
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Katrine carries more flood risk (44 vs 0); Clackline carries more crime risk (47 vs 21).

Katrine Clackline
Bushfire Low
14/100
 Low
29/100
Crime Low
21/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood Moderate
44/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Katrine Clackline
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

Katrine Clackline
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Katrine sits further from the CBD (95.9 km vs 81 km).

Katrine Clackline
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 95.9 km
+16% vs other
 81 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 70 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6401
 0.0%
postcode 6564
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 6401
 70
postcode 6564

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.

Katrine Clackline
Car (driver) 70.0% / 85.7%
Katrine — Car (driver): 70.0% Clackline — Car (driver): 85.7%
Worked from Home 30.0% / 7.1%
Katrine — Worked from Home: 30.0% Clackline — Worked from Home: 7.1%
Car (passenger) — / 7.1%
Katrine — Car (passenger): not among its largest Clackline — Car (passenger): 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.7%).

Setting

Katrine Clackline
Elevation 222 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 238 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Katrine Clackline
Connectivity score 25/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
163 premises

Climate

Katrine Clackline
Annual rainfall 399 mm 526 mm
Summer max (Jan) 34.2°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.5°C —

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Katrine

Rural

Clackline

Affordable River Rural

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