Kulikup vs Scotts Brook
Scotts Brook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 47 in Kulikup. 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, Kulikup tends to suit people living alone, while Scotts Brook 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
Scotts Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 65%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Scotts Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 26%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Kulikup
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($70/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Kulikup
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (277.4 km vs 306.6 km)
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
Scotts Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (34.8% vs 24.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kulikup and Scotts Brook drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Scotts Brook rents higher ($200/wk vs $70/wk); Kulikup has more residents (143 vs 89).
| Kulikup | Scotts Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 143 +38% vs other | 89 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.3% | +34.8% |
| Median age | 47 | 36 |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr | $101,816/yr +49% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $70/wk | $200/wk +186% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Kulikup | Scotts Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 9 across Boyup Brook same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Kulikup | Scotts Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 25% of WA | Higher than 68% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of WA | Higher than 44% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 11% of WA | Higher than 12% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 6% of WA | Higher than 26% of WA |
Liveability
| Kulikup | Scotts Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Scotts Brook carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 16).
| Kulikup | Scotts Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 16/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | Low 23/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Kulikup | Scotts Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kulikup | Scotts Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 2 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Scotts Brook sits further from the CBD (306.6 km vs 277.4 km).
| Kulikup | Scotts Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 277.4 km | 306.6 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 219 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 6244 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 6244 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.1%).
Setting
| Kulikup | Scotts Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 299 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 253 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kulikup | Scotts Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 25 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Climate
| Kulikup | Scotts Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 495 mm | 691 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 29.6°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 4.6°C |
Council rates
| Kulikup | Scotts Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $4,342/yr same for both | |
| Council | Boyup Brook same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kulikup | Scotts Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kulikup | Scotts Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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