Millars Well vs Pegs Creek

In both, most households rent and most homes are detached houses. In Millars Well, most households are couple families. In Pegs Creek, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Millars Well: a median of $696,000, against $630,000 in Pegs Creek. On these figures, Millars Well tends to suit families with children and couples, while Pegs Creek 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

Millars Well

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 47%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (71% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Pegs Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($630,000 vs $696,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and 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

Millars Well

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1521.3 km vs 1523.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pegs Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (41% vs 29%)

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

Investors

Millars Well

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.1% vs 2.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Millars Well and Pegs 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.

Millars Well Pegs 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.

Millars Well Pegs Creek
Walkability 34 / 40
Millars Well — Walkability: 34/100 Pegs Creek — Walkability: 40/100
Safety 11 / 8
Millars Well — Safety: 11/100 Pegs Creek — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Millars Well — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pegs Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Millars Well — Low flood risk: 100/100 Pegs Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Millars Well has higher household incomes ($165,776 vs $125,840); Pegs Creek skews older (33 vs 31).

Millars Well Pegs Creek
Population 2,104
+3% vs other
 2,050
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.1% +2.6%
Median age 31 33
Median household income $165,776/yr
+24% vs other
 $125,840/yr
Median weekly rent $383/wk
+4% vs other
 $367/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Millars Well Pegs Creek
0-4 9.9% / 6.3%
Millars Well — 0-4: 9.9% Pegs Creek — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 17.2% / 14.0%
Millars Well — 5-14: 17.2% Pegs Creek — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 4.3% / 5.5%
Millars Well — 15-19: 4.3% Pegs Creek — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 6.1% / 5.8%
Millars Well — 20-24: 6.1% Pegs Creek — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 20.4% / 21.6%
Millars Well — 25-34: 20.4% Pegs Creek — 25-34: 21.6%
35-44 19.8% / 16.9%
Millars Well — 35-44: 19.8% Pegs Creek — 35-44: 16.9%
45-54 11.1% / 15.6%
Millars Well — 45-54: 11.1% Pegs Creek — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 8.2% / 10.2%
Millars Well — 55-64: 8.2% Pegs Creek — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 2.9% / 3.8%
Millars Well — 65-74: 2.9% Pegs Creek — 65-74: 3.8%
75-84 0.5% / 0.7%
Millars Well — 75-84: 0.5% Pegs Creek — 75-84: 0.7%
85+ — / 0.3%
Millars Well — 85+: not among its largest Pegs Creek — 85+: 0.3%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Millars Well 56.7% couple families
Millars Well — Couple Families: 56.7% Millars Well — Lone Person: 28.1% Millars Well — One Parent Families: 10.9% Millars Well — Group Household: 3.6% Millars Well — Other Families: 0.6%
Pegs Creek 35.6% couple families
Pegs Creek — Couple Families: 35.6% Pegs Creek — Lone Person: 45.9% Pegs Creek — One Parent Families: 11.7% Pegs Creek — Group Household: 5.6% Pegs Creek — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Millars Well 65.5% renting
Millars Well — Owned Outright: 7.4% Millars Well — Mortgage: 27.2% Millars Well — Renting: 65.5%
Pegs Creek 61.4% renting
Pegs Creek — Owned Outright: 8.1% Pegs Creek — Mortgage: 30.5% Pegs Creek — Renting: 61.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Millars Well Pegs Creek
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 19.5%
Millars Well — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Pegs Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 9.2%
Millars Well — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Pegs Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 5.2%
Millars Well — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Pegs Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 2.2%
Millars Well — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Pegs Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.4%
Millars Well — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Pegs Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Millars Well Pegs Creek
New Zealand 3.9% / 6.5%
Millars Well — New Zealand: 3.9% Pegs Creek — New Zealand: 6.5%
Philippines 3.3% / 4.1%
Millars Well — Philippines: 3.3% Pegs Creek — Philippines: 4.1%
England 2.8% / 2.3%
Millars Well — England: 2.8% Pegs Creek — England: 2.3%
India 1.4% / 1.9%
Millars Well — India: 1.4% Pegs Creek — India: 1.9%
Thailand 1.1% / 1.4%
Millars Well — Thailand: 1.1% Pegs Creek — Thailand: 1.4%
South Africa 1.3% / 0.7%
Millars Well — South Africa: 1.3% Pegs Creek — South Africa: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Millars Well 71.0% houses
Millars Well — Houses: 71.0% Millars Well — Townhouses: 28.7% Millars Well — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Pegs Creek 58.6% houses
Pegs Creek — Houses: 58.6% Pegs Creek — Townhouses: 20.0% Pegs Creek — Flats / Apartments: 21.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Millars Well Pegs Creek
Median house price $696,000 $630,000
Median unit price $602,500 $620,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 22 sales
 41 days
from 37 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Millars Well Pegs Creek
2 bed $510K / $390K
Millars Well — 2 bed: $510K (10 sales) Pegs Creek — 2 bed: $390K (14 sales)

10 vs 14 sales

3 bed $650K / $610K
Millars Well — 3 bed: $650K (30 sales) Pegs Creek — 3 bed: $610K (42 sales)

30 vs 42 sales

4 bed $752K / $678K
Millars Well — 4 bed: $752K (26 sales) Pegs Creek — 4 bed: $678K (32 sales)

26 vs 32 sales

Development activity

Millars Well Pegs Creek
New dwellings approved 292
across Karratha
same for both
Approvals change year on year +34%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Millars Well Pegs Creek
Houses 11.1%
$1,300/wk on $608K
 11.0%
$1,450/wk on $688K
Units — 10.7%
$1,400/wk on $678K

Ranking within WA

Millars Well Pegs Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 97% of WA Higher than 89% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of WA Higher than 80% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 25% of WA Higher than 26% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 100% of WA Higher than 99% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 97% of WA

Liveability

Millars Well scores higher overall (57 vs 52).

Millars Well Pegs Creek
Grade B
same for both
Score 57/100 52/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Millars Well Pegs Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
 High
92/100
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 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Millars Well Pegs Creek
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Millars Well

  • Millars Well Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Pegs Creek

  • Pegs Creek Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Millars Well Pegs Creek
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Childcare 2 3
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

Pegs Creek sits further from the CBD (1523.4 km vs 1521.3 km).

Millars Well Pegs Creek
Walkability score 34/100 40/100
Distance to Perth 1521.3 km 1523.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 978 min 981 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6714
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 18
postcode 6714
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.

Millars Well Pegs Creek
Car (driver) 86.3% / 80.5%
Millars Well — Car (driver): 86.3% Pegs Creek — Car (driver): 80.5%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 7.9%
Millars Well — Car (passenger): 7.0% Pegs Creek — Car (passenger): 7.9%
Walked Only 1.4% / 7.0%
Millars Well — Walked Only: 1.4% Pegs Creek — Walked Only: 7.0%
Worked from Home 1.9% / 2.5%
Millars Well — Worked from Home: 1.9% Pegs Creek — Worked from Home: 2.5%
Bus 2.6% / 1.3%
Millars Well — Bus: 2.6% Pegs Creek — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.3%).

Setting

Millars Well Pegs Creek
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.1 km 2.0 km

NBN connectivity

Millars Well Pegs Creek
Connectivity score 60/100 66/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
960 premises
 39%
1,302 premises

Climate

Millars Well Pegs Creek
Annual rainfall 347 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 36.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.7°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Millars Well Pegs Creek
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Millars Well Pegs Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Millars Well

Family Townhouses Young Families

Pegs Creek

Coastal Townhouses

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