Mumberkine vs Wattening

Wattening is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Mumberkine. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wattening, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wattening tends to suit families with children 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

Wattening

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Wattening

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 45%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mumberkine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $450/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Mumberkine sits closer to the CBD (118.4 km vs 123.3 km)
  • Wattening has a shorter drive in (103 min vs 109 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mumberkine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Wattening

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (41.9% vs -5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mumberkine Wattening
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.

Mumberkine Wattening
Walkability 0 / 0
Mumberkine — Walkability: 0/100 Wattening — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 32
Mumberkine — Safety: 23/100 Wattening — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 62
Mumberkine — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wattening — Low fire risk: 62/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Mumberkine — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wattening — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wattening has higher household incomes ($121,316 vs $50,232); Wattening rents higher ($450/wk vs $220/wk).

Mumberkine Wattening
Population 57 61
+7% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.0% +41.9%
Median age 43 36
Median household income $50,232/yr $121,316/yr
+142% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $450/wk
+105% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mumberkine Wattening
0-4 — / 6.6%
Mumberkine — 0-4: not among its largest Wattening — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 17.5% / 16.4%
Mumberkine — 5-14: 17.5% Wattening — 5-14: 16.4%
15-19 8.8% / —
Mumberkine — 15-19: 8.8% Wattening — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / 13.1%
Mumberkine — 20-24: not among its largest Wattening — 20-24: 13.1%
25-34 5.3% / 8.2%
Mumberkine — 25-34: 5.3% Wattening — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 19.3% / 13.1%
Mumberkine — 35-44: 19.3% Wattening — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 12.3% / 16.4%
Mumberkine — 45-54: 12.3% Wattening — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 22.8% / 16.4%
Mumberkine — 55-64: 22.8% Wattening — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 10.5% / 4.9%
Mumberkine — 65-74: 10.5% Wattening — 65-74: 4.9%
75-84 5.3% / 4.9%
Mumberkine — 75-84: 5.3% Wattening — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / —
Mumberkine — 85+: not among its largest Wattening — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mumberkine 28.6% couple families
Mumberkine — Couple Families: 28.6% Mumberkine — Lone Person: 42.9% Mumberkine — One Parent Families: 28.6%
Wattening 62.5% couple families
Wattening — Couple Families: 62.5% Wattening — Lone Person: 37.5% Wattening — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mumberkine 27.6% renting
Mumberkine — Owned Outright: 72.4% Mumberkine — Mortgage: 0.0% Mumberkine — Renting: 27.6%
Wattening 0.0% renting
Wattening — Owned Outright: 75.0% Wattening — Mortgage: 25.0% Wattening — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mumberkine 100.0% houses
Mumberkine — Houses: 100.0%
Wattening 100.0% houses
Wattening — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mumberkine Wattening
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 18.0%
Mumberkine — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Wattening — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 13.1%
Mumberkine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Wattening — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.1%
Bachelor Degree — / 4.9%
Mumberkine — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Wattening — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Development activity

Mumberkine Wattening
New dwellings approved 2
across Goomalling
 37
across Toodyay
Approvals change year on year — +10%

Ranking within WA

Mumberkine Wattening
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 10% of WA Higher than 87% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of WA Higher than 40% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of WA Higher than 81% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of WA Higher than 24% of WA

Liveability

Mumberkine Wattening
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Wattening carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 0).

Mumberkine Wattening
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
38/100
Crime High
77/100
 Moderate
68/100
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

Mumberkine Wattening
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

Mumberkine Wattening
Parks & reserves 0 3

Mobility

Wattening sits further from the CBD (123.3 km vs 118.4 km).

Mumberkine Wattening
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 118.4 km 123.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 109 min 103 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6401
 1.1%
postcode 6568
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 6401
 —

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.

Mumberkine Wattening
Car (driver) 53.8% / 50.0%
Mumberkine — Car (driver): 53.8% Wattening — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 34.6% / 34.6%
Mumberkine — Worked from Home: 34.6% Wattening — Worked from Home: 34.6%
Walked Only 11.5% / 15.4%
Mumberkine — Walked Only: 11.5% Wattening — Walked Only: 15.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.8%).

Setting

Mumberkine Wattening
Elevation 259 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 224 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mumberkine Wattening
Connectivity score 17/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
15 premises

Climate

Mumberkine Wattening
Annual rainfall 359 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Mumberkine Wattening
Division Durack Bullwinkel
Member Melissa Price Trish Cook
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Mumberkine Wattening
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mumberkine

Rural

Wattening

Family Rural

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