Kulin West vs Bullaring
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, Kulin West tends to suit families with children, while Bullaring suits 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Kulin West has more parks and reserves (8 vs 3)
- Bullaring is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 69%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Bullaring
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $103/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Bullaring
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (228.6 km vs 269.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (162 min vs 191 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
Kulin West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.8% vs -12.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kulin West and Bullaring 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
Kulin West rents higher ($103/wk vs $0/wk); Bullaring skews older (43 vs 41).
| Kulin West | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 88 +7% vs other | 82 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.8% | -12.8% |
| Median age | 41 | 43 |
| Median household income | $121,316/yr +9% vs other | $110,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $103/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).
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 (4.9%).
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 (14.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Kulin West | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2 across Kulin | 3 across Corrigin |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Kulin West | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 87% of WA | Higher than 77% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of WA | Higher than 26% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 28% of WA | Higher than 15% of WA |
Liveability
| Kulin West | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Kulin West | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 18/100 | Low 10/100 |
| 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
| Kulin West | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kulin West | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 8 | 3 |
Mobility
Kulin West sits further from the CBD (269.6 km vs 228.6 km).
| Kulin West | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 269.6 km +15% vs other | 228.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 191 min | 162 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6365 | — |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 6365 | — |
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 (61.5%).
Setting
| Kulin West | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 284 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 283 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kulin West | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 16 premises | 0% 31 premises |
Climate
| Kulin West | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 344 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.9°C same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kulin West | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kulin West | Bullaring | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Kulin West
Bullaring
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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