Marradong vs Williams

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Marradong, most households are couple families. In Williams, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Marradong tends to suit families with children, couples, and older residents, while Williams 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Marradong is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 56%)
  • Williams has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Williams

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

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

Marradong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (112 min vs 160 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (140.4 km vs 165.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Marradong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Marradong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.8% vs 5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Marradong Williams
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.

Marradong Williams
Walkability 0 / 0
Marradong — Walkability: 0/100 Williams — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 39 / 47
Marradong — Safety: 39/100 Williams — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 33 / 43
Marradong — Low fire risk: 33/100 Williams — Low fire risk: 43/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Marradong — Low flood risk: 100/100 Williams — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Williams has more residents (996 vs 58); Marradong has higher household incomes ($112,632 vs $90,116).

Marradong Williams
Population 58 996
+1617% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.8% +5.1%
Median age 42 41
Median household income $112,632/yr
+20% vs other
 $90,116/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Marradong Williams
0-4 — / 6.5%
Marradong — 0-4: not among its largest Williams — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 25.9% / 14.9%
Marradong — 5-14: 25.9% Williams — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 6.9% / 3.7%
Marradong — 15-19: 6.9% Williams — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 — / 3.4%
Marradong — 20-24: not among its largest Williams — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 10.3% / 10.8%
Marradong — 25-34: 10.3% Williams — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 13.8% / 15.1%
Marradong — 35-44: 13.8% Williams — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 22.4% / 11.9%
Marradong — 45-54: 22.4% Williams — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 12.1% / 14.9%
Marradong — 55-64: 12.1% Williams — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 15.5% / 10.9%
Marradong — 65-74: 15.5% Williams — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 10.3% / 6.3%
Marradong — 75-84: 10.3% Williams — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 6.9% / 1.7%
Marradong — 85+: 6.9% Williams — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Marradong 66.7% couple families
Marradong — Couple Families: 66.7% Marradong — Lone Person: 33.3% Marradong — One Parent Families: 0.0% Marradong — Group Household: 0.0%
Williams 46.6% couple families
Williams — Couple Families: 46.6% Williams — Lone Person: 41.3% Williams — One Parent Families: 9.0% Williams — Group Household: 3.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Marradong 35.7% renting
Marradong — Owned Outright: 64.3% Marradong — Mortgage: 0.0% Marradong — Renting: 35.7%
Williams 25.8% renting
Williams — Owned Outright: 48.7% Williams — Mortgage: 25.5% Williams — Renting: 25.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Marradong 100.0% houses
Marradong — Houses: 100.0% Marradong — Townhouses: 0.0% Marradong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Williams 94.1% houses
Williams — Houses: 94.1% Williams — Townhouses: 3.4% Williams — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Marradong Williams
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 13.8%
Marradong — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Williams — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 9.5%
Marradong — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Williams — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.7%
Marradong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Williams — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Marradong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Williams — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Marradong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Williams — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Property market

Marradong Williams
Median house price — $351,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $76,500

Development activity

Marradong Williams
New dwellings approved 19
across Boddington
 6
across Williams
Approvals change year on year +300% —

Ranking within WA

Marradong Williams
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of WA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of WA Higher than 35% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of WA Higher than 52% of WA

Liveability

Marradong Williams
Grade — C
Score — 42/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Marradong carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 57).

Marradong Williams
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
53/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Marradong Williams
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Marradong

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Williams

  • Williams Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Marradong Williams
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 7
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 3
Waterways 0 11

Mobility

Williams sits further from the CBD (165.4 km vs 140.4 km).

Marradong Williams
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 140.4 km 165.4 km
+18% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 112 min 160 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6390
 0.0%
postcode 6391
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 6390
 37
postcode 6391

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.

Marradong Williams
Car (driver) 79.2% / 65.8%
Marradong — Car (driver): 79.2% Williams — Car (driver): 65.8%
Worked from Home 20.8% / 19.8%
Marradong — Worked from Home: 20.8% Williams — Worked from Home: 19.8%
Walked Only — / 8.6%
Marradong — Walked Only: not among its largest Williams — Walked Only: 8.6%
Car (passenger) — / 4.5%
Marradong — Car (passenger): not among its largest Williams — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bicycle — / 1.4%
Marradong — Bicycle: not among its largest Williams — Bicycle: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.2%).

Setting

Marradong Williams
Elevation 216 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 290 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Marradong Williams
Connectivity score 16/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
530 premises

Climate

Marradong Williams
Annual rainfall 1,037 mm 425 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C 31.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C 5.5°C

Federal electorate

Marradong Williams
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Marradong Williams
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Marradong

Family Retirees Rural

Williams

Affordable Rural

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