Menzies vs Ularring
In Menzies, most households rent, most homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Menzies tends to suit 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
Ularring
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs schools, crime, parks, and childcare.
Renters
Ularring
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $156/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Menzies has a shorter drive in (495 min vs 636 min)
- Ularring sits closer to the CBD (676 km vs 733.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Menzies
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 12%)
- But Ularring carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ularring
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (1175.0% vs -4.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Menzies and Ularring 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
Menzies rents higher ($156/wk vs $0/wk); Menzies has more residents (103 vs 51).
| Menzies | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 103 +50% vs other | 51 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -4.6% | +1175.0% |
| Median age | 46 | 44 |
| Median household income | $46,800/yr | — |
| Median weekly rent | $156/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 (25.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.7%).
Property market
| Menzies | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $16,333 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $15,150 | — |
Ranking within WA
| Menzies | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 6% of WA | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of WA | Higher than 22% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 15% of WA | Higher than 13% of WA |
Liveability
| Menzies | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Menzies carries more crime risk (84 vs 48).
| Menzies | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 45/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Crime | High 84/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| 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
| Menzies | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Menzies
- Menzies Community School Government · Combined
Schools in Ularring
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Menzies | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Menzies sits further from the CBD (733.8 km vs 676 km).
| Menzies | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 733.8 km +8% vs other | 676 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 495 min | 636 min |
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 (71.0%).
Setting
| Menzies | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 409 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 424 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Menzies | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 25 premises | 0% 13 premises |
Federal electorate
| Menzies | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Menzies | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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