Mount Burges vs Ularring
Mount Burges is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 44 in Ularring. In Mount Burges, the large majority of households rent, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families.
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 89/100)
Weighs schools, crime, parks, and childcare.
Renters
Ularring
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $228/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Mount Burges
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (435 min vs 636 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (611.5 km vs 676 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ularring
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 3%)
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 89/100)
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 20.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Burges 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
Mount Burges rents higher ($228/wk vs $0/wk); Mount Burges has more residents (116 vs 51).
| Mount Burges | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 116 +56% vs other | 51 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.8% | +1175.0% |
| Median age | 27 | 44 |
| Median household income | $53,612/yr | — |
| Median weekly rent | $228/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 (8.6%).
Ranking within WA
| Mount Burges | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 11% of WA | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of WA | Higher than 22% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 3% of WA | Higher than 13% of WA |
Liveability
| Mount Burges | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 crime risk (89 vs 48); Mount Burges carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 48).
| Mount Burges | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 62/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Crime | High 89/100 | 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
| Mount Burges | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Mount Burges
- Christian Aboriginal Parent-Directed School Kurrawang Independent · Primary below peers
Schools in Ularring
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Mount Burges | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 same for both | |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Ularring sits further from the CBD (676 km vs 611.5 km).
| Mount Burges | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 611.5 km | 676 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 435 min | 636 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (40.0%).
Setting
| Mount Burges | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 477 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 424 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Burges | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 15 premises | 0% 13 premises |
Federal electorate
| Mount Burges | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Burges | 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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