Mount Burges vs Menzies

Mount Burges is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 46 in Menzies. In both, most households rent and most homes are detached houses. In Mount Burges, about half of households are couple families. In Menzies, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Burges tends to suit renters, young adults, and families with children, while Menzies suits people living alone 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

Mount Burges

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 33%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (82% vs 69%)

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

  • Mount Burges has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 58%)
  • Menzies has cheaper rent ($156/wk vs $228/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Burges

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (611.5 km vs 733.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (435 min vs 495 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Menzies

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 3%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Mount Burges

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.8% vs -4.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Burges Menzies
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.

Mount Burges Menzies
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Burges — Walkability: 0/100 Menzies — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 11 / 16
Mount Burges — Safety: 11/100 Menzies — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 38 / 55
Mount Burges — Low fire risk: 38/100 Menzies — Low fire risk: 55/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Mount Burges — Low flood risk: 100/100 Menzies — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Menzies skews older (46 vs 27); Mount Burges rents higher ($228/wk vs $156/wk).

Mount Burges Menzies
Population 116
+11% vs other
 103
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.8% -4.6%
Median age 27 46
Median household income $53,612/yr
+13% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $228/wk
+32% vs other
 $156/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Burges Menzies
0-4 7.8% / 2.9%
Mount Burges — 0-4: 7.8% Menzies — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 16.4% / 5.8%
Mount Burges — 5-14: 16.4% Menzies — 5-14: 5.8%
15-19 9.5% / 3.9%
Mount Burges — 15-19: 9.5% Menzies — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 6.0% / 4.9%
Mount Burges — 20-24: 6.0% Menzies — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 22.4% / 9.7%
Mount Burges — 25-34: 22.4% Menzies — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 10.3% / 14.6%
Mount Burges — 35-44: 10.3% Menzies — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 14.7% / 15.5%
Mount Burges — 45-54: 14.7% Menzies — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 9.5% / 17.5%
Mount Burges — 55-64: 9.5% Menzies — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 — / 18.4%
Mount Burges — 65-74: not among its largest Menzies — 65-74: 18.4%
75-84 3.4% / 2.9%
Mount Burges — 75-84: 3.4% Menzies — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ — / —
Mount Burges — 85+: not among its largest Menzies — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Burges 29.4% lone person
Mount Burges — Lone Person: 29.4% Mount Burges — Couple Families: 47.1% Mount Burges — One Parent Families: 23.5%
Menzies 66.7% lone person
Menzies — Lone Person: 66.7% Menzies — Couple Families: 21.2% Menzies — One Parent Families: 12.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Burges 100.0% renting
Mount Burges — Owned Outright: 0.0% Mount Burges — Mortgage: 0.0% Mount Burges — Renting: 100.0%
Menzies 57.9% renting
Menzies — Owned Outright: 42.1% Menzies — Mortgage: 0.0% Menzies — Renting: 57.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Burges 81.8% houses
Mount Burges — Houses: 81.8% Mount Burges — Flats / Apartments: 18.2%
Menzies 68.9% houses
Menzies — Houses: 68.9% Menzies — Flats / Apartments: 31.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mount Burges Menzies
Certificate III & IV 8.6% / 9.7%
Mount Burges — Certificate III & IV: 8.6% Menzies — Certificate III & IV: 9.7%
Bachelor Degree — / 9.7%
Mount Burges — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Menzies — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.9%
Mount Burges — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Menzies — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.9%
Mount Burges — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Menzies — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.7%).

Property market

Mount Burges Menzies
Median house price — $16,333
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $15,150

Ranking within WA

Mount Burges Menzies
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of WA Higher than 6% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of WA Higher than 27% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of WA Higher than 15% of WA

Liveability

Mount Burges Menzies
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Burges carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 45).

Mount Burges Menzies
Bushfire Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime High
89/100
 High
84/100
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

Mount Burges Menzies
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Mount Burges

  • Christian Aboriginal Parent-Directed School Kurrawang Independent · Primary below peers

Schools in Menzies

  • Menzies Community School Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Burges Menzies
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 1
GPs 0 2
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Menzies sits further from the CBD (733.8 km vs 611.5 km).

Mount Burges Menzies
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 611.5 km 733.8 km
+20% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 435 min 495 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6429
 —
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 6429
 —

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.

Mount Burges Menzies
Car (driver) 33.3% / 71.0%
Mount Burges — Car (driver): 33.3% Menzies — Car (driver): 71.0%
Walked Only 27.8% / 29.0%
Mount Burges — Walked Only: 27.8% Menzies — Walked Only: 29.0%
Car (passenger) 38.9% / —
Mount Burges — Car (passenger): 38.9% Menzies — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.0%).

Setting

Mount Burges Menzies
Elevation 477 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 409 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Burges Menzies
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
15 premises
 0%
25 premises

Climate

Mount Burges Menzies
Annual rainfall 183 mm 214 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Burges Menzies
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Burges Menzies
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Burges

Family Multicultural Rural

Menzies

Affordable Rural

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