Mullingar vs Williamstown
Mullingar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 50 in Williamstown. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mullingar, about half of households are couple families. In Williamstown, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mullingar tends to suit families with children and couples, while Williamstown suits people living alone, share households, 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
Mullingar
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 93/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 33%)
- But Williamstown has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mullingar
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 22%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
- But Williamstown has cheaper rent ($215/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Williamstown
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (407 min vs 416 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (596.6 km vs 601.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Williamstown
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 12%)
- But Mullingar carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 93/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mullingar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.3% vs -9.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mullingar and Williamstown 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
Mullingar has more residents (318 vs 124); Mullingar has higher household incomes ($114,972 vs $51,324).
| Mullingar | Williamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 318 +61% vs other | 124 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.3% | -9.5% |
| Median age | 34 | 50 |
| Median household income | $114,972/yr +55% vs other | $51,324/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +39% vs other | $215/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).
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 (21.8%).
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 (8.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mullingar | Williamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $470,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Mullingar | Williamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Kalgoorlie-Boulder same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -8% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Mullingar | Williamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 81% of WA | Higher than 10% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 21% of WA | Higher than 75% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 15% of WA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 67% of WA | Higher than 70% of WA |
Liveability
Williamstown is more walkable (20 vs 0).
| Mullingar | Williamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Williamstown carries more crime risk (93 vs 34).
| Mullingar | Williamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 34/100 | High 93/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 8 within 5 km |
Schools
| Mullingar | Williamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Mullingar
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Williamstown
- East Kalgoorlie Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Mullingar | Williamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Mullingar sits further from the CBD (601.7 km vs 596.6 km).
| Mullingar | Williamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 20/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 601.7 km | 596.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 416 min | 407 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 6430 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 29 postcode 6430 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 (83.3%).
Setting
| Mullingar | Williamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 366 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 395 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mullingar | Williamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 45/100 | 48/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 148 premises | 6% 17 premises |
Climate
| Mullingar | Williamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 261 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Mullingar | Williamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,625/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kalgoorlie-Boulder same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mullingar | Williamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mullingar | Williamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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