Muluckine vs Throssell

Throssell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Muluckine. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Throssell, most households are couple families. On these figures, Throssell tends to suit 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

Throssell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 65/100)

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

Throssell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Muluckine

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (86 min vs 115 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (102.2 km vs 117.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Throssell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 65/100)

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

Investors

Throssell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.8% vs -4.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Muluckine and Throssell 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 Throssell
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 Throssell
Walkability 0 / 0
Muluckine — Walkability: 0/100 Throssell — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 81
Muluckine — Safety: 35/100 Throssell — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Muluckine — Low fire risk: 100/100 Throssell — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 70 / 100
Muluckine — Low flood risk: 70/100 Throssell — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Muluckine has more residents (209 vs 88); Throssell has higher household incomes ($100,724 vs $57,772).

Muluckine Throssell
Population 209
+58% vs other
 88
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.1% +15.8%
Median age 45 41
Median household income $57,772/yr $100,724/yr
+74% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+40% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Muluckine Throssell
0-4 1.9% / —
Muluckine — 0-4: 1.9% Throssell — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.4% / 19.3%
Muluckine — 5-14: 14.4% Throssell — 5-14: 19.3%
15-19 5.3% / 10.2%
Muluckine — 15-19: 5.3% Throssell — 15-19: 10.2%
20-24 3.8% / —
Muluckine — 20-24: 3.8% Throssell — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.6% / 4.5%
Muluckine — 25-34: 9.6% Throssell — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 14.8% / 15.9%
Muluckine — 35-44: 14.8% Throssell — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 11.0% / 12.5%
Muluckine — 45-54: 11.0% Throssell — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 17.7% / 17.0%
Muluckine — 55-64: 17.7% Throssell — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 12.9% / 8.0%
Muluckine — 65-74: 12.9% Throssell — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 4.3% / 3.4%
Muluckine — 75-84: 4.3% Throssell — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ — / 4.5%
Muluckine — 85+: not among its largest Throssell — 85+: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Muluckine 38.6% couple families
Muluckine — Couple Families: 38.6% Muluckine — Lone Person: 43.9% Muluckine — One Parent Families: 12.3% Muluckine — Group Household: 5.3%
Throssell 58.8% couple families
Throssell — Couple Families: 58.8% Throssell — Lone Person: 41.2% Throssell — One Parent Families: 0.0% Throssell — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Throssell 17.4% renting
Throssell — Owned Outright: 43.5% Throssell — Mortgage: 39.1% Throssell — Renting: 17.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Muluckine Throssell
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 17.0%
Muluckine — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Throssell — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 15.9%
Muluckine — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Throssell — Bachelor Degree: 15.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 3.4%
Muluckine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Throssell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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 Throssell
England 3.3% / 3.4%
Muluckine — England: 3.3% Throssell — England: 3.4%
Scotland 2.9% / —
Muluckine — Scotland: 2.9% Throssell — Scotland: not among its largest
Pakistan 1.9% / —
Muluckine — Pakistan: 1.9% Throssell — Pakistan: not among its largest
Philippines 1.4% / —
Muluckine — Philippines: 1.4% Throssell — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Muluckine 100.0% houses
Muluckine — Houses: 100.0%
Throssell 100.0% houses
Throssell — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

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

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Muluckine Throssell
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of WA Higher than 67% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of WA Higher than 47% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of WA Higher than 52% of WA

Liveability

Muluckine Throssell
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Muluckine carries more flood risk (30 vs 0); Muluckine carries more crime risk (65 vs 19).

Muluckine Throssell
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Low
19/100
Flood Low
30/100
 None
0/100
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 Throssell
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 Throssell
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Throssell sits further from the CBD (117.9 km vs 102.2 km).

Muluckine Throssell
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 102.2 km 117.9 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 86 min 115 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 Throssell
Car (driver) 83.1% / 46.2%
Muluckine — Car (driver): 83.1% Throssell — Car (driver): 46.2%
Worked from Home 9.1% / 32.7%
Muluckine — Worked from Home: 9.1% Throssell — Worked from Home: 32.7%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / 5.8%
Muluckine — Car (passenger): 7.8% Throssell — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Bus — / 7.7%
Muluckine — Bus: not among its largest Throssell — Bus: 7.7%
Walked Only — / 7.7%
Muluckine — Walked Only: not among its largest Throssell — Walked Only: 7.7%

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

Setting

Muluckine Throssell
Elevation 197 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 198 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Muluckine Throssell
Connectivity score 30/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
102 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Muluckine

Rural

Throssell

Rural

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