Mount Jackson vs Ularring
Mount Jackson is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Ularring. On these figures, Mount Jackson tends to suit young adults.
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 Jackson
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 48/100)
Weighs schools, crime, parks, and childcare.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Mount Jackson
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (430 min vs 636 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (489.9 km vs 676 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Mount Jackson carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 48/100)
- Ularring has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 2%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Mount Jackson 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 Jackson has more residents (124 vs 51); Ularring skews older (44 vs 39).
| Mount Jackson | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 124 +59% vs other | 51 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | — | +1175.0% |
| Median age | 39 | 44 |
| Median household income | — same for both | |
| Median weekly rent | — same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
Ranking within WA
| Mount Jackson | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of WA | Higher than 22% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 31% of WA | Higher than 13% of WA |
Liveability
| Mount Jackson | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | — | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Ularring carries more crime risk (48 vs 15).
| Mount Jackson | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 54/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Crime | Low 15/100 | 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 Jackson | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Mount Jackson | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
Mobility
Ularring sits further from the CBD (676 km vs 489.9 km).
| Mount Jackson | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 489.9 km | 676 km +38% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 430 min | 636 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 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 (57.1%).
Setting
| Mount Jackson | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 417 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 424 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Jackson | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 6 premises | 0% 13 premises |
Federal electorate
| Mount Jackson | Ularring | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Jackson | 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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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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