Kundat Djaru vs Sturt Creek

In both, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sturt Creek, about half of households are couple families.

Kundat Djaru and Sturt Creek are both remote Western Australian communities with minimal walkability and no bushfire or flood risk. Kundat Djaru has a notably higher median household income of $52,884 compared to Sturt Creek's $36,504, and a significantly lower crime risk score of 53 versus 82. Sturt Creek is the larger settlement with 330 residents against Kundat Djaru's 141, though both are quite small. Rental costs and distance to the CBD are effectively equivalent between the two.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Kundat Djaru

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 82/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
  • But Sturt Creek has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Sturt Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (2965.6 km vs 3008.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (2091 min vs 2103 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kundat Djaru

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 82/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Kundat Djaru Sturt Creek
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.

Kundat Djaru Sturt Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Kundat Djaru — Walkability: 0/100 Sturt Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 18
Kundat Djaru — Safety: 47/100 Sturt Creek — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 100 / 49
Kundat Djaru — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sturt Creek — Low fire risk: 49/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Kundat Djaru — Low flood risk: 100/100 Sturt Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sturt Creek has more residents (330 vs 141); Kundat Djaru has higher household incomes ($52,884 vs $36,504).

Kundat Djaru Sturt Creek
Population 141 330
+134% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) —
same for both
Median age 23 25
Median household income $52,884/yr
+31% vs other
 $36,504/yr
Median weekly rent $75/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kundat Djaru Sturt Creek
0-4 10.6% / 11.8%
Kundat Djaru — 0-4: 10.6% Sturt Creek — 0-4: 11.8%
5-14 17.0% / 17.9%
Kundat Djaru — 5-14: 17.0% Sturt Creek — 5-14: 17.9%
15-19 11.3% / 9.1%
Kundat Djaru — 15-19: 11.3% Sturt Creek — 15-19: 9.1%
20-24 10.6% / 10.3%
Kundat Djaru — 20-24: 10.6% Sturt Creek — 20-24: 10.3%
25-34 20.6% / 20.3%
Kundat Djaru — 25-34: 20.6% Sturt Creek — 25-34: 20.3%
35-44 16.3% / 10.9%
Kundat Djaru — 35-44: 16.3% Sturt Creek — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 5.0% / 9.7%
Kundat Djaru — 45-54: 5.0% Sturt Creek — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 7.1% / 7.0%
Kundat Djaru — 55-64: 7.1% Sturt Creek — 55-64: 7.0%
65-74 3.5% / 1.5%
Kundat Djaru — 65-74: 3.5% Sturt Creek — 65-74: 1.5%
75-84 — / —
Kundat Djaru — 75-84: not among its largest Sturt Creek — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Kundat Djaru — 85+: not among its largest Sturt Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kundat Djaru 44.1% couple families
Kundat Djaru — Couple Families: 44.1% Kundat Djaru — One Parent Families: 32.4% Kundat Djaru — Lone Person: 14.7% Kundat Djaru — Group Household: 8.8% Kundat Djaru — Other Families: 0.0%
Sturt Creek 51.2% couple families
Sturt Creek — Couple Families: 51.2% Sturt Creek — One Parent Families: 20.7% Sturt Creek — Lone Person: 19.5% Sturt Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Sturt Creek — Other Families: 8.5%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kundat Djaru 100.0% renting
Kundat Djaru — Owned Outright: 0.0% Kundat Djaru — Mortgage: 0.0% Kundat Djaru — Renting: 100.0%
Sturt Creek 94.9% renting
Sturt Creek — Owned Outright: 5.1% Sturt Creek — Mortgage: 0.0% Sturt Creek — Renting: 94.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kundat Djaru 100.0% houses
Kundat Djaru — Houses: 100.0% Kundat Djaru — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Kundat Djaru — Townhouses: 0.0%
Sturt Creek 89.5% houses
Sturt Creek — Houses: 89.5% Sturt Creek — Flats / Apartments: 7.0% Sturt Creek — Townhouses: 3.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Kundat Djaru Sturt Creek
Certificate III & IV 5.0% / 4.8%
Kundat Djaru — Certificate III & IV: 5.0% Sturt Creek — Certificate III & IV: 4.8%
Bachelor Degree 2.8% / 2.4%
Kundat Djaru — Bachelor Degree: 2.8% Sturt Creek — Bachelor Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.0%
Kundat Djaru — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Sturt Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Development activity

Kundat Djaru Sturt Creek
New dwellings approved 18
across Halls Creek
same for both

Ranking within WA

Kundat Djaru Sturt Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of WA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of WA Higher than 8% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of WA Higher than 5% of WA

Liveability

Kundat Djaru Sturt Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Sturt Creek carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 0); Sturt Creek carries more crime risk (82 vs 53).

Kundat Djaru Sturt Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 High
82/100
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

Kundat Djaru Sturt Creek
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kundat Djaru

  • Birlirr Ngawiyiwu Catholic School Catholic · Primary

Schools in Sturt Creek

  • John Pujajangka Piyirn School Catholic · Combined
  • Kururrungku Catholic Education Centre Catholic · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Kundat Djaru Sturt Creek
Supermarkets 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 4
Waterways 0 11

Mobility

Kundat Djaru sits further from the CBD (3008.8 km vs 2965.6 km).

Kundat Djaru Sturt Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 3008.8 km
+1% vs other
 2965.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 2103 min 2091 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6770
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 6
postcode 6770
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.

Kundat Djaru Sturt Creek
Walked Only 72.7% / 76.9%
Kundat Djaru — Walked Only: 72.7% Sturt Creek — Walked Only: 76.9%
Car (driver) 27.3% / 17.3%
Kundat Djaru — Car (driver): 27.3% Sturt Creek — Car (driver): 17.3%
Car (passenger) — / 5.8%
Kundat Djaru — Car (passenger): not among its largest Sturt Creek — Car (passenger): 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Kundat Djaru Sturt Creek
Elevation 384 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 331 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kundat Djaru Sturt Creek
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
15 premises
 0%
66 premises

Council rates

Kundat Djaru Sturt Creek
Average residential rate $3,185/yr
same for both
Council Halls Creek
same for both

Federal electorate

Kundat Djaru Sturt Creek
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kundat Djaru Sturt Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kundat Djaru

Family Multicultural Rural Students Young Families

Sturt Creek

Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

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