Muluckine vs Spencers Brook

Muluckine is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 57 in Spencers Brook. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Spencers Brook, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Spencers Brook tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Muluckine is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 22%)
  • Spencers Brook carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 65/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Muluckine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Spencers Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Spencers Brook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (78 min vs 86 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (95.1 km vs 102.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Spencers Brook

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 65/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Muluckine Spencers Brook
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.

Muluckine Spencers Brook
Walkability 0 / 0
Muluckine — Walkability: 0/100 Spencers Brook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 74
Muluckine — Safety: 35/100 Spencers Brook — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 100 / 79
Muluckine — Low fire risk: 100/100 Spencers Brook — Low fire risk: 79/100
Low flood risk 70 / 59
Muluckine — Low flood risk: 70/100 Spencers Brook — Low flood risk: 59/100

Demographics

Muluckine has more residents (209 vs 84); Muluckine has higher household incomes ($57,772 vs $38,324).

Muluckine Spencers Brook
Population 209
+60% vs other
 84
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.1% -3.4%
Median age 45 57
Median household income $57,772/yr
+34% vs other
 $38,324/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+20% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Muluckine Spencers Brook
0-4 1.9% / 3.6%
Muluckine — 0-4: 1.9% Spencers Brook — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 14.4% / 3.6%
Muluckine — 5-14: 14.4% Spencers Brook — 5-14: 3.6%
15-19 5.3% / 3.6%
Muluckine — 15-19: 5.3% Spencers Brook — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 3.8% / —
Muluckine — 20-24: 3.8% Spencers Brook — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.6% / —
Muluckine — 25-34: 9.6% Spencers Brook — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 14.8% / 6.0%
Muluckine — 35-44: 14.8% Spencers Brook — 35-44: 6.0%
45-54 11.0% / 15.5%
Muluckine — 45-54: 11.0% Spencers Brook — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 17.7% / 29.8%
Muluckine — 55-64: 17.7% Spencers Brook — 55-64: 29.8%
65-74 12.9% / 11.9%
Muluckine — 65-74: 12.9% Spencers Brook — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 4.3% / 15.5%
Muluckine — 75-84: 4.3% Spencers Brook — 75-84: 15.5%
85+ — / —
Muluckine — 85+: not among its largest Spencers Brook — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Muluckine 43.9% lone person
Muluckine — Lone Person: 43.9% Muluckine — Couple Families: 38.6% Muluckine — One Parent Families: 12.3% Muluckine — Group Household: 5.3%
Spencers Brook 69.4% lone person
Spencers Brook — Lone Person: 69.4% Spencers Brook — Couple Families: 13.9% Spencers Brook — One Parent Families: 8.3% Spencers Brook — Group Household: 8.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Muluckine 26.8% renting
Muluckine — Owned Outright: 28.2% Muluckine — Mortgage: 45.1% Muluckine — Renting: 26.8%
Spencers Brook 0.0% renting
Spencers Brook — Owned Outright: 56.8% Spencers Brook — Mortgage: 43.2% Spencers Brook — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Muluckine Spencers Brook
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 15.5%
Muluckine — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Spencers Brook — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 4.8%
Muluckine — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Spencers Brook — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 3.6%
Muluckine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Spencers Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

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.

Muluckine Spencers Brook
England 3.3% / 8.3%
Muluckine — England: 3.3% Spencers Brook — England: 8.3%
Netherlands — / 6.0%
Muluckine — Netherlands: not among its largest Spencers Brook — Netherlands: 6.0%
Scotland 2.9% / —
Muluckine — Scotland: 2.9% Spencers Brook — Scotland: not among its largest
Pakistan 1.9% / —
Muluckine — Pakistan: 1.9% Spencers Brook — Pakistan: not among its largest
Philippines 1.4% / —
Muluckine — Philippines: 1.4% Spencers Brook — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Muluckine 100.0% houses
Muluckine — Houses: 100.0%
Spencers Brook 100.0% houses
Spencers Brook — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Muluckine Spencers Brook
Median house price $465,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $70,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 3 sales
 —

Development activity

Muluckine Spencers Brook
New dwellings approved 85
across Northam
same for both
Approvals change year on year -68%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Muluckine Spencers Brook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of WA Higher than 3% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of WA Higher than 27% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of WA Higher than 29% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of WA Higher than 52% of WA

Liveability

Muluckine Spencers Brook
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Spencers Brook carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0); Muluckine carries more crime risk (65 vs 26).

Muluckine Spencers Brook
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Low
26/100
Flood Low
30/100
 Moderate
41/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Muluckine Spencers Brook
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

Muluckine Spencers Brook
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Muluckine sits further from the CBD (102.2 km vs 95.1 km).

Muluckine Spencers Brook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 102.2 km
+7% vs other
 95.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 86 min 78 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6401
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 6401
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.

Muluckine Spencers Brook
Car (driver) 83.1% / 71.0%
Muluckine — Car (driver): 83.1% Spencers Brook — Car (driver): 71.0%
Worked from Home 9.1% / 19.4%
Muluckine — Worked from Home: 9.1% Spencers Brook — Worked from Home: 19.4%
Walked Only — / 9.7%
Muluckine — Walked Only: not among its largest Spencers Brook — Walked Only: 9.7%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / —
Muluckine — Car (passenger): 7.8% Spencers Brook — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.1%).

Setting

Muluckine Spencers Brook
Elevation 197 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 252 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Muluckine Spencers Brook
Connectivity score 30/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
102 premises
 0%
61 premises

Climate

Muluckine Spencers Brook
Annual rainfall 399 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.2°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.5°C —

Council rates

Muluckine Spencers Brook
Average residential rate $2,471/yr
same for both
Council Northam
same for both

Federal electorate

Muluckine Spencers Brook
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Muluckine Spencers Brook
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Muluckine

Rural

Spencers Brook

Retirees Rural

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