Point Samson vs Wickham

Wickham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 45 in Point Samson. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Point Samson, most households own their home. In Wickham, the large majority of households rent and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Point Samson: a median of $840,000, against $360,000 in Wickham, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Point Samson tends to suit people living alone and share households, while Wickham suits renters, 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

Wickham

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 39%)
  • But Point Samson carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 83/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wickham

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (5% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper houses ($360,000 vs $840,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wickham

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $500/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (95% vs 40%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wickham

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (1003 min vs 1009 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1562.7 km vs 1569.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Point Samson

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 3%)
  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 83/100)
  • But Wickham is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Point Samson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.8% vs -11.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Point Samson Wickham
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.

Point Samson Wickham
Walkability 0 / 50
Point Samson — Walkability: 0/100 Wickham — Walkability: 50/100
Safety 49 / 17
Point Samson — Safety: 49/100 Wickham — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 100 / 57
Point Samson — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wickham — Low fire risk: 57/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Point Samson — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wickham — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wickham has more residents (2,022 vs 249); Point Samson rents higher ($500/wk vs $115/wk).

Point Samson Wickham
Population 249 2,022
+712% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.8% -11.9%
Median age 45 31
Median household income $128,856/yr $174,616/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+77% vs other
 $115/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Point Samson Wickham
0-4 4.8% / 9.8%
Point Samson — 0-4: 4.8% Wickham — 0-4: 9.8%
5-14 10.4% / 18.7%
Point Samson — 5-14: 10.4% Wickham — 5-14: 18.7%
15-19 2.8% / 5.6%
Point Samson — 15-19: 2.8% Wickham — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 — / 5.1%
Point Samson — 20-24: not among its largest Wickham — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 14.1% / 18.2%
Point Samson — 25-34: 14.1% Wickham — 25-34: 18.2%
35-44 13.3% / 20.2%
Point Samson — 35-44: 13.3% Wickham — 35-44: 20.2%
45-54 20.1% / 12.2%
Point Samson — 45-54: 20.1% Wickham — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 16.1% / 7.7%
Point Samson — 55-64: 16.1% Wickham — 55-64: 7.7%
65-74 10.8% / 2.2%
Point Samson — 65-74: 10.8% Wickham — 65-74: 2.2%
75-84 3.2% / 0.6%
Point Samson — 75-84: 3.2% Wickham — 75-84: 0.6%
85+ — / —
Point Samson — 85+: not among its largest Wickham — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Point Samson 38.9% couple families
Point Samson — Couple Families: 38.9% Point Samson — Lone Person: 44.4% Point Samson — Group Household: 16.7% Point Samson — One Parent Families: 0.0% Point Samson — Other Families: 0.0%
Wickham 61.4% couple families
Wickham — Couple Families: 61.4% Wickham — Lone Person: 26.8% Wickham — Group Household: 2.1% Wickham — One Parent Families: 9.0% Wickham — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Point Samson 40.3% renting
Point Samson — Owned Outright: 24.7% Point Samson — Mortgage: 35.1% Point Samson — Renting: 40.3%
Wickham 94.6% renting
Wickham — Owned Outright: 2.0% Wickham — Mortgage: 3.4% Wickham — Renting: 94.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Point Samson Wickham
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 21.1%
Point Samson — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Wickham — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 5.4%
Point Samson — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Wickham — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 4.5%
Point Samson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Wickham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 0.7%
Point Samson — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Wickham — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.1%
Point Samson — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Wickham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

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.

Point Samson Wickham
England 6.8% / 1.4%
Point Samson — England: 6.8% Wickham — England: 1.4%
New Zealand 4.0% / 4.2%
Point Samson — New Zealand: 4.0% Wickham — New Zealand: 4.2%
Scotland 3.6% / —
Point Samson — Scotland: 3.6% Wickham — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa 1.2% / 0.9%
Point Samson — South Africa: 1.2% Wickham — South Africa: 0.9%
Philippines — / 2.0%
Point Samson — Philippines: not among its largest Wickham — Philippines: 2.0%
Germany 1.2% / —
Point Samson — Germany: 1.2% Wickham — Germany: not among its largest
Thailand — / 0.9%
Point Samson — Thailand: not among its largest Wickham — Thailand: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Point Samson 77.9% houses
Point Samson — Houses: 77.9% Point Samson — Townhouses: 4.2% Point Samson — Flats / Apartments: 17.9%
Wickham 74.6% houses
Wickham — Houses: 74.6% Wickham — Townhouses: 26.0% Wickham — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Point Samson Wickham
Median house price $840,000 $360,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Point Samson Wickham
New dwellings approved 292
across Karratha
same for both
Approvals change year on year +34%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Point Samson Wickham
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 91% of WA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 16% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of WA Higher than 74% of WA

Liveability

Wickham is more walkable (50 vs 0).

Point Samson Wickham
Grade — C
Score — 40/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Wickham carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 0); Wickham carries more crime risk (83 vs 51).

Point Samson Wickham
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 High
83/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion High
89/100
 Low
39/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Point Samson Wickham
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Point Samson

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Wickham

  • Wickham Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Point Samson Wickham
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Beaches 1 0

Mobility

Point Samson sits further from the CBD (1569.7 km vs 1562.7 km).

Point Samson Wickham
Walkability score 0/100 50/100
Distance to Perth 1569.7 km 1562.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1009 min 1003 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6720
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 4
postcode 6720
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.

Point Samson Wickham
Car (driver) 84.1% / 71.1%
Point Samson — Car (driver): 84.1% Wickham — Car (driver): 71.1%
Bus 4.7% / 14.5%
Point Samson — Bus: 4.7% Wickham — Bus: 14.5%
Walked Only 5.6% / 3.1%
Point Samson — Walked Only: 5.6% Wickham — Walked Only: 3.1%
Car (passenger) — / 8.7%
Point Samson — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wickham — Car (passenger): 8.7%
Worked from Home 5.6% / 0.9%
Point Samson — Worked from Home: 5.6% Wickham — Worked from Home: 0.9%
Bicycle — / 1.6%
Point Samson — Bicycle: not among its largest Wickham — Bicycle: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.1%).

Setting

Point Samson Wickham
Elevation 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 155 m
2.5 km to a named beach
 2.9 km

NBN connectivity

Point Samson Wickham
Connectivity score 45/100 58/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
126 premises
 23%
1,134 premises

Climate

Point Samson Wickham
Annual rainfall 347 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 36.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.7°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Point Samson Wickham
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Point Samson Wickham
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Point Samson

Coastal Rural

Wickham

Coastal Family Townhouses Young Families
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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