Malabaine vs Muluckine

Muluckine is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 57 in Malabaine. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Malabaine, most households are couple families. On these figures, Malabaine tends to suit families with children, couples, and older residents.

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

  • Malabaine is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 51%)
  • Muluckine carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 84/100)

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

First-home buyers

Muluckine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Malabaine

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($228/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Muluckine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (102.2 km vs 109 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Malabaine has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)
  • Muluckine carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Malabaine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.3% vs -4.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Malabaine Muluckine
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.

Malabaine Muluckine
Walkability 0 / 0
Malabaine — Walkability: 0/100 Muluckine — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 16 / 35
Malabaine — Safety: 16/100 Muluckine — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Malabaine — Low fire risk: 100/100 Muluckine — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 70
Malabaine — Low flood risk: 100/100 Muluckine — Low flood risk: 70/100

Demographics

Muluckine has more residents (209 vs 51); Malabaine has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $57,772).

Malabaine Muluckine
Population 51 209
+310% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.3% -4.1%
Median age 57 45
Median household income $84,500/yr
+32% vs other
 $57,772/yr
Median weekly rent $228/wk $250/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Malabaine Muluckine
0-4 11.8% / 1.9%
Malabaine — 0-4: 11.8% Muluckine — 0-4: 1.9%
5-14 9.8% / 14.4%
Malabaine — 5-14: 9.8% Muluckine — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 — / 5.3%
Malabaine — 15-19: not among its largest Muluckine — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 — / 3.8%
Malabaine — 20-24: not among its largest Muluckine — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 7.8% / 9.6%
Malabaine — 25-34: 7.8% Muluckine — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 11.8% / 14.8%
Malabaine — 35-44: 11.8% Muluckine — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 7.8% / 11.0%
Malabaine — 45-54: 7.8% Muluckine — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 21.6% / 17.7%
Malabaine — 55-64: 21.6% Muluckine — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 13.7% / 12.9%
Malabaine — 65-74: 13.7% Muluckine — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 13.7% / 4.3%
Malabaine — 75-84: 13.7% Muluckine — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / —
Malabaine — 85+: not among its largest Muluckine — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Malabaine 60.0% couple families
Malabaine — Couple Families: 60.0% Malabaine — Lone Person: 40.0% Malabaine — One Parent Families: 0.0% Malabaine — Group Household: 0.0%
Muluckine 38.6% couple families
Muluckine — Couple Families: 38.6% Muluckine — Lone Person: 43.9% Muluckine — One Parent Families: 12.3% Muluckine — Group Household: 5.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Malabaine 22.2% renting
Malabaine — Owned Outright: 55.6% Malabaine — Mortgage: 22.2% Malabaine — Renting: 22.2%
Muluckine 26.8% renting
Muluckine — Owned Outright: 28.2% Muluckine — Mortgage: 45.1% Muluckine — Renting: 26.8%
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.

Malabaine Muluckine
England 5.9% / 3.3%
Malabaine — England: 5.9% Muluckine — England: 3.3%
Philippines 5.9% / 1.4%
Malabaine — Philippines: 5.9% Muluckine — Philippines: 1.4%
Scotland — / 2.9%
Malabaine — Scotland: not among its largest Muluckine — Scotland: 2.9%
Pakistan — / 1.9%
Malabaine — Pakistan: not among its largest Muluckine — Pakistan: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

Qualifications

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

Malabaine Muluckine
Certificate III & IV 5.9% / 12.9%
Malabaine — Certificate III & IV: 5.9% Muluckine — Certificate III & IV: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.8% / 6.2%
Malabaine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.8% Muluckine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Bachelor Degree — / 8.6%
Malabaine — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Muluckine — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.9% / —
Malabaine — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9% Muluckine — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Malabaine 100.0% houses
Malabaine — Houses: 100.0%
Muluckine 100.0% houses
Muluckine — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Malabaine Muluckine
Median house price — $465,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 27 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Malabaine Muluckine
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of WA Higher than 14% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of WA Higher than 62% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of WA Higher than 30% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of WA Higher than 64% of WA

Liveability

Malabaine Muluckine
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Muluckine carries more flood risk (30 vs 0); Malabaine carries more crime risk (84 vs 65).

Malabaine Muluckine
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
84/100
 Moderate
65/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
30/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Malabaine Muluckine
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

Malabaine Muluckine
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0

Mobility

Malabaine sits further from the CBD (109 km vs 102.2 km).

Malabaine Muluckine
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 109 km
+6% vs other
 102.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 89 min 86 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6401
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 6401
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.

Malabaine Muluckine
Car (driver) 23.1% / 83.1%
Malabaine — Car (driver): 23.1% Muluckine — Car (driver): 83.1%
Worked from Home 76.9% / 9.1%
Malabaine — Worked from Home: 76.9% Muluckine — Worked from Home: 9.1%
Car (passenger) — / 7.8%
Malabaine — Car (passenger): not among its largest Muluckine — Car (passenger): 7.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.1%).

Setting

Malabaine Muluckine
Elevation 225 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 197 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Malabaine Muluckine
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
102 premises

Climate

Malabaine Muluckine
Annual rainfall 399 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Malabaine Muluckine
Average residential rate $2,471/yr
same for both
Council Northam
same for both

Federal electorate

Malabaine Muluckine
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Malabaine Muluckine
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Malabaine

Professionals Retirees Rural Young Families

Muluckine

Rural

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