Mueller Ranges vs Tanami
In both, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tanami, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Tanami tends to suit renters and couples.
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
Mueller Ranges
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 96/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Tanami
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($60/wk vs $69/wk)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 88%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mueller Ranges
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (1930 min vs 2470 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (2777.5 km vs 3131 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mueller Ranges
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 96/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Mueller Ranges and Tanami 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
Tanami has higher household incomes ($63,024 vs $40,456); Tanami has more residents (487 vs 366).
| Mueller Ranges | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 366 | 487 +33% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | — | +27.8% |
| Median age | 27 | 28 |
| Median household income | $40,456/yr | $63,024/yr +56% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $69/wk +13% vs other | $60/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (1.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Mueller Ranges | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 18 across Halls Creek same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Mueller Ranges | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 4% of WA | Higher than 21% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 63% of WA | Higher than 40% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of WA | Higher than 23% of WA |
Liveability
| Mueller Ranges | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mueller Ranges carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 0); Tanami carries more crime risk (96 vs 74).
| Mueller Ranges | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 38/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 74/100 | High 96/100 |
| 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
| Mueller Ranges | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Mueller Ranges
- Yiyili Aboriginal Community School Independent · Combined above peers
Schools in Tanami
- Luurnpa Catholic School Catholic · Combined at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Mueller Ranges | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 12 | 7 |
Mobility
Tanami sits further from the CBD (3131 km vs 2777.5 km).
| Mueller Ranges | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 2777.5 km | 3131 km +13% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1930 min | 2470 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6770 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 6 postcode 6770 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.1%).
Setting
| Mueller Ranges | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 281 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 334 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mueller Ranges | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 47 premises | 0% 98 premises |
Council rates
| Mueller Ranges | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $3,185/yr same for both | |
| Council | Halls Creek same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mueller Ranges | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Durack same for both | |
| Member | Melissa Price same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mueller Ranges | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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