Moorine Rock vs Marvel Loch
Moorine Rock is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Marvel Loch. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Marvel Loch tends to suit 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
Marvel Loch
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more separate houses rather than flats (116% vs 84%)
- carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 68/100)
- But Moorine Rock is already more of a family suburb (33% vs 25%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Moorine Rock has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $180/wk)
- Marvel Loch has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 12%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Moorine Rock
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (352 km vs 384.2 km)
- has a shorter drive in (248 min vs 269 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Marvel Loch
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 68/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Marvel Loch
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (29.0% vs -12.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Moorine Rock and Marvel Loch 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
Marvel Loch has more residents (120 vs 61); Marvel Loch rents higher ($180/wk vs $150/wk).
| Moorine Rock | Marvel Loch | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 61 | 120 +97% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -12.9% | +29.0% |
| Median age | 42 | 48 |
| Median household income | $75,816/yr +5% vs other | $72,384/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $180/wk +20% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Ranking within WA
| Moorine Rock | Marvel Loch | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 38% of WA | Higher than 34% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 63% of WA | Higher than 59% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of WA | Higher than 34% of WA |
Liveability
| Moorine Rock | Marvel Loch | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Marvel Loch carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 34); Moorine Rock carries more crime risk (68 vs 54).
| Moorine Rock | Marvel Loch | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 34/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 68/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| 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
| Moorine Rock | Marvel Loch | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Moorine Rock
- Moorine Rock Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Marvel Loch
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Moorine Rock | Marvel Loch | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Marvel Loch sits further from the CBD (384.2 km vs 352 km).
| Moorine Rock | Marvel Loch | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 352 km | 384.2 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 248 min | 269 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6425 | 0.0% postcode 6426 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | — | 37 postcode 6426 |
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 (44.2%).
Setting
| Moorine Rock | Marvel Loch | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 370 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 410 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Moorine Rock | Marvel Loch | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 21 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Federal electorate
| Moorine Rock | Marvel Loch | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Moorine Rock | Marvel Loch | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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