Katrine vs Hoddys Well

Katrine is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 54 in Hoddys Well. 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. In Hoddys Well, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Katrine tends to suit families with children and couples, while Hoddys Well 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 the one thing that separates them

  • 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

Hoddys Well

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Katrine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Hoddys Well

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (76.2 km vs 95.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (69 min vs 81 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 17.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Katrine and Hoddys Well 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 Hoddys Well
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 Hoddys Well
Walkability 0 / 0
Katrine — Walkability: 0/100 Hoddys Well — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 71
Katrine — Safety: 79/100 Hoddys Well — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 86 / 51
Katrine — Low fire risk: 86/100 Hoddys Well — Low fire risk: 51/100
Low flood risk 56 / 100
Katrine — Low flood risk: 56/100 Hoddys Well — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hoddys Well rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Hoddys Well has more residents (140 vs 66).

Katrine Hoddys Well
Population 66 140
+112% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +53.5% +17.6%
Median age 49 54
Median household income $86,632/yr
+6% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent — $300/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Katrine Hoddys Well
0-4 7.6% / —
Katrine — 0-4: 7.6% Hoddys Well — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.1% / 10.7%
Katrine — 5-14: 12.1% Hoddys Well — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 9.1% / 4.3%
Katrine — 15-19: 9.1% Hoddys Well — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 — / 4.3%
Katrine — 20-24: not among its largest Hoddys Well — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 10.6% / 4.3%
Katrine — 25-34: 10.6% Hoddys Well — 25-34: 4.3%
35-44 10.6% / 9.3%
Katrine — 35-44: 10.6% Hoddys Well — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 12.1% / 21.4%
Katrine — 45-54: 12.1% Hoddys Well — 45-54: 21.4%
55-64 18.2% / 24.3%
Katrine — 55-64: 18.2% Hoddys Well — 55-64: 24.3%
65-74 18.2% / 16.4%
Katrine — 65-74: 18.2% Hoddys Well — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 6.1% / 7.1%
Katrine — 75-84: 6.1% Hoddys Well — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ — / —
Katrine — 85+: not among its largest Hoddys Well — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

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%
Hoddys Well 35.7% couple families
Hoddys Well — Couple Families: 35.7% Hoddys Well — Lone Person: 50.0% Hoddys Well — One Parent Families: 14.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

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%
Hoddys Well 0.0% renting
Hoddys Well — Owned Outright: 54.5% Hoddys Well — Mortgage: 45.5% Hoddys Well — 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.

Katrine Hoddys Well
England 7.6% / 14.3%
Katrine — England: 7.6% Hoddys Well — England: 14.3%
Myanmar — / 2.1%
Katrine — Myanmar: not among its largest Hoddys Well — Myanmar: 2.1%
Netherlands — / 2.1%
Katrine — Netherlands: not among its largest Hoddys Well — Netherlands: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

Qualifications

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

Katrine Hoddys Well
Certificate III & IV 25.8% / 22.1%
Katrine — Certificate III & IV: 25.8% Hoddys Well — Certificate III & IV: 22.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 12.9%
Katrine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Hoddys Well — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 5.0%
Katrine — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Hoddys Well — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / —
Katrine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Hoddys Well — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.6%
Katrine — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Hoddys Well — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%

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%
Hoddys Well 100.0% houses
Hoddys Well — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Katrine Hoddys Well
New dwellings approved 85
across Northam
 37
across Toodyay
Approvals change year on year -68% +10%

Ranking within WA

Katrine Hoddys Well
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 44% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 47% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of WA Higher than 34% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 55% of WA

Liveability

Katrine Hoddys Well
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 flood risk (44 vs 0); Hoddys Well carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 14).

Katrine Hoddys Well
Bushfire Low
14/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Low
21/100
 Low
29/100
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 Hoddys Well
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 Hoddys Well
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Katrine sits further from the CBD (95.9 km vs 76.2 km).

Katrine Hoddys Well
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 95.9 km
+21% vs other
 76.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 69 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6401
 0.3%
postcode 6566
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 6401
 76
postcode 6566

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 Hoddys Well
Car (driver) 70.0% / 68.8%
Katrine — Car (driver): 70.0% Hoddys Well — Car (driver): 68.8%
Worked from Home 30.0% / 18.8%
Katrine — Worked from Home: 30.0% Hoddys Well — Worked from Home: 18.8%
Walked Only — / 7.8%
Katrine — Walked Only: not among its largest Hoddys Well — Walked Only: 7.8%
Car (passenger) — / 4.7%
Katrine — Car (passenger): not among its largest Hoddys Well — Car (passenger): 4.7%

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

Setting

Katrine Hoddys Well
Elevation 222 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 287 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

Katrine Hoddys Well
Average residential rate $2,471/yr $3,530/yr
Council Northam Toodyay

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Katrine

Rural

Hoddys Well

Rural

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