Paulls Valley vs Piesse Brook

Piesse Brook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 51 in Paulls Valley. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Paulls Valley 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

  • Paulls Valley carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 45/100)
  • Piesse Brook is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Piesse Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Piesse Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Piesse Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Paulls Valley

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 20%)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 45/100)
  • But Piesse Brook is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Paulls Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (31.7% vs 1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Paulls Valley and Piesse 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.

Paulls Valley Piesse 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.

Paulls Valley Piesse Brook
Walkability 0 / 15
Paulls Valley — Walkability: 0/100 Piesse Brook — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 66 / 55
Paulls Valley — Safety: 66/100 Piesse Brook — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 20 / 17
Paulls Valley — Low fire risk: 20/100 Piesse Brook — Low fire risk: 17/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Paulls Valley — Low flood risk: 100/100 Piesse Brook — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Piesse Brook has more residents (214 vs 83); Piesse Brook has higher household incomes ($159,224 vs $126,724).

Paulls Valley Piesse Brook
Population 83 214
+158% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +31.7% +1.9%
Median age 51 47
Median household income $126,724/yr $159,224/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+17% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Paulls Valley Piesse Brook
0-4 3.6% / 2.8%
Paulls Valley — 0-4: 3.6% Piesse Brook — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 14.5% / 17.8%
Paulls Valley — 5-14: 14.5% Piesse Brook — 5-14: 17.8%
15-19 7.2% / 5.6%
Paulls Valley — 15-19: 7.2% Piesse Brook — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 — / 6.1%
Paulls Valley — 20-24: not among its largest Piesse Brook — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 10.8% / 6.1%
Paulls Valley — 25-34: 10.8% Piesse Brook — 25-34: 6.1%
35-44 — / 7.9%
Paulls Valley — 35-44: not among its largest Piesse Brook — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 25.3% / 18.7%
Paulls Valley — 45-54: 25.3% Piesse Brook — 45-54: 18.7%
55-64 13.3% / 15.0%
Paulls Valley — 55-64: 13.3% Piesse Brook — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 25.3% / 9.3%
Paulls Valley — 65-74: 25.3% Piesse Brook — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 4.8% / 10.3%
Paulls Valley — 75-84: 4.8% Piesse Brook — 75-84: 10.3%
85+ — / —
Paulls Valley — 85+: not among its largest Piesse Brook — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Paulls Valley 57.9% couple families
Paulls Valley — Couple Families: 57.9% Paulls Valley — Lone Person: 42.1% Paulls Valley — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Piesse Brook 64.4% couple families
Piesse Brook — Couple Families: 64.4% Piesse Brook — Lone Person: 20.0% Piesse Brook — One Parent Families: 15.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Paulls Valley 10.0% renting
Paulls Valley — Owned Outright: 50.0% Paulls Valley — Mortgage: 40.0% Paulls Valley — Renting: 10.0%
Piesse Brook 7.4% renting
Piesse Brook — Owned Outright: 45.6% Piesse Brook — Mortgage: 47.1% Piesse Brook — Renting: 7.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Paulls Valley Piesse Brook
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 13.1%
Paulls Valley — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Piesse Brook — Certificate III & IV: 13.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 16.4%
Paulls Valley — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% Piesse Brook — Bachelor Degree: 16.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 6.5%
Paulls Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Piesse Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.8% / 3.3%
Paulls Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8% Piesse Brook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Paulls Valley — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Piesse Brook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

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.

Paulls Valley Piesse Brook
England 10.8% / 7.5%
Paulls Valley — England: 10.8% Piesse Brook — England: 7.5%
New Zealand 8.4% / 1.9%
Paulls Valley — New Zealand: 8.4% Piesse Brook — New Zealand: 1.9%
South Africa 4.8% / 1.9%
Paulls Valley — South Africa: 4.8% Piesse Brook — South Africa: 1.9%
Netherlands 3.6% / 1.4%
Paulls Valley — Netherlands: 3.6% Piesse Brook — Netherlands: 1.4%
Scotland 3.6% / —
Paulls Valley — Scotland: 3.6% Piesse Brook — Scotland: not among its largest
Singapore 3.6% / —
Paulls Valley — Singapore: 3.6% Piesse Brook — Singapore: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Paulls Valley 100.0% houses
Paulls Valley — Houses: 100.0% Paulls Valley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Piesse Brook 95.5% houses
Piesse Brook — Houses: 95.5% Piesse Brook — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Paulls Valley Piesse Brook
New dwellings approved 214
across Kalamunda
same for both
Approvals change year on year +124%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Paulls Valley Piesse Brook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of WA Higher than 96% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of WA Higher than 73% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 88% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of WA Higher than 65% of WA

Liveability

Piesse Brook is more walkable (15 vs 0).

Paulls Valley Piesse Brook
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Piesse Brook carries more crime risk (45 vs 34).

Paulls Valley Piesse Brook
Bushfire High
80/100
 High
83/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Moderate
45/100
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

Paulls Valley Piesse 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

Paulls Valley Piesse Brook
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Paulls Valley Piesse Brook
Walkability score 0/100 15/100
Distance to Perth 35.2 km
+4% vs other
 33.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 48 min 49 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 6076
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 6076
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.

Paulls Valley Piesse Brook
Car (driver) 81.4% / 67.4%
Paulls Valley — Car (driver): 81.4% Piesse Brook — Car (driver): 67.4%
Worked from Home 18.6% / 10.5%
Paulls Valley — Worked from Home: 18.6% Piesse Brook — Worked from Home: 10.5%
Bus — / 10.5%
Paulls Valley — Bus: not among its largest Piesse Brook — Bus: 10.5%
Car (passenger) — / 7.0%
Paulls Valley — Car (passenger): not among its largest Piesse Brook — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Walked Only — / 4.7%
Paulls Valley — Walked Only: not among its largest Piesse Brook — Walked Only: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

Paulls Valley Piesse Brook
Elevation 226 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 183 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.9 km 30.4 km

NBN connectivity

Paulls Valley Piesse Brook
Connectivity score 22/100 37/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
55 premises

Climate

Paulls Valley Piesse Brook
Annual rainfall 1,068 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Paulls Valley Piesse Brook
Average residential rate $1,977/yr
same for both
Council Kalamunda
same for both

Federal electorate

Paulls Valley Piesse Brook
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Paulls Valley Piesse Brook
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Paulls Valley

Outer Retirees

Piesse Brook

Outer Professionals

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