Sturt Creek vs Tanami

Sturt Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 25 against 28 in Tanami. In both, the large majority of households rent, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Sturt Creek tends to suit families with children.

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

Sturt Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (82/100 vs 96/100)

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

Renters

Tanami

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($60/wk vs $75/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Sturt Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (2091 min vs 2470 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (2965.6 km vs 3131 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sturt Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (82/100 vs 96/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Sturt Creek Tanami
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.

Sturt Creek Tanami
Walkability 0 / 0
Sturt Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Tanami — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 4
Sturt Creek — Safety: 18/100 Tanami — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 49 / 100
Sturt Creek — Low fire risk: 49/100 Tanami — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Sturt Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Tanami — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tanami has higher household incomes ($63,024 vs $36,504); Tanami has more residents (487 vs 330).

Sturt Creek Tanami
Population 330 487
+48% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +27.8%
Median age 25 28
Median household income $36,504/yr $63,024/yr
+73% vs other
Median weekly rent $75/wk
+20% vs other
 $60/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sturt Creek Tanami
0-4 11.8% / 7.4%
Sturt Creek — 0-4: 11.8% Tanami — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 17.9% / 16.4%
Sturt Creek — 5-14: 17.9% Tanami — 5-14: 16.4%
15-19 9.1% / 8.0%
Sturt Creek — 15-19: 9.1% Tanami — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 10.3% / 11.1%
Sturt Creek — 20-24: 10.3% Tanami — 20-24: 11.1%
25-34 20.3% / 18.5%
Sturt Creek — 25-34: 20.3% Tanami — 25-34: 18.5%
35-44 10.9% / 14.4%
Sturt Creek — 35-44: 10.9% Tanami — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 9.7% / 11.5%
Sturt Creek — 45-54: 9.7% Tanami — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 7.0% / 6.4%
Sturt Creek — 55-64: 7.0% Tanami — 55-64: 6.4%
65-74 1.5% / 3.5%
Sturt Creek — 65-74: 1.5% Tanami — 65-74: 3.5%
75-84 — / 0.8%
Sturt Creek — 75-84: not among its largest Tanami — 75-84: 0.8%
85+ — / 0.6%
Sturt Creek — 85+: not among its largest Tanami — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sturt Creek 51.2% couple families
Sturt Creek — Couple Families: 51.2% Sturt Creek — One Parent Families: 20.7% Sturt Creek — Lone Person: 19.5% Sturt Creek — Other Families: 8.5% Sturt Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Tanami 50.5% couple families
Tanami — Couple Families: 50.5% Tanami — One Parent Families: 27.9% Tanami — Lone Person: 14.4% Tanami — Other Families: 2.7% Tanami — Group Household: 4.5%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sturt Creek 94.9% renting
Sturt Creek — Owned Outright: 5.1% Sturt Creek — Mortgage: 0.0% Sturt Creek — Renting: 94.9%
Tanami 100.0% renting
Tanami — Owned Outright: 0.0% Tanami — Mortgage: 0.0% Tanami — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sturt Creek 89.5% houses
Sturt Creek — Houses: 89.5% Sturt Creek — Flats / Apartments: 7.0% Sturt Creek — Townhouses: 3.5%
Tanami 94.0% houses
Tanami — Houses: 94.0% Tanami — Flats / Apartments: 2.0% Tanami — Townhouses: 4.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Sturt Creek Tanami
Certificate III & IV 4.8% / 2.7%
Sturt Creek — Certificate III & IV: 4.8% Tanami — Certificate III & IV: 2.7%
Bachelor Degree 2.4% / 2.7%
Sturt Creek — Bachelor Degree: 2.4% Tanami — Bachelor Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 0.6%
Sturt Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Tanami — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Sturt Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tanami — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 0.6%
Sturt Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Tanami — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

Development activity

Sturt Creek Tanami
New dwellings approved 18
across Halls Creek
same for both

Ranking within WA

Sturt Creek Tanami
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 21% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of WA Higher than 40% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 5% of WA Higher than 23% of WA

Liveability

Sturt Creek Tanami
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Sturt Creek carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 0); Tanami carries more crime risk (96 vs 82).

Sturt Creek Tanami
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
82/100
 High
96/100
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

Sturt Creek Tanami
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Sturt Creek

  • John Pujajangka Piyirn School Catholic · Combined
  • Kururrungku Catholic Education Centre Catholic · Combined

Schools in Tanami

  • Luurnpa Catholic School Catholic · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Sturt Creek Tanami
Supermarkets 2 1
Parks & reserves 4 1
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 11 7

Mobility

Tanami sits further from the CBD (3131 km vs 2965.6 km).

Sturt Creek Tanami
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 2965.6 km 3131 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 2091 min 2470 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6770
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 6
postcode 6770
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.

Sturt Creek Tanami
Walked Only 76.9% / 63.1%
Sturt Creek — Walked Only: 76.9% Tanami — Walked Only: 63.1%
Car (driver) 17.3% / 29.2%
Sturt Creek — Car (driver): 17.3% Tanami — Car (driver): 29.2%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 7.7%
Sturt Creek — Car (passenger): 5.8% Tanami — Car (passenger): 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Sturt Creek Tanami
Elevation 331 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 334 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Sturt Creek Tanami
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
66 premises
 0%
98 premises

Council rates

Sturt Creek Tanami
Average residential rate $3,185/yr
same for both
Council Halls Creek
same for both

Federal electorate

Sturt Creek Tanami
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sturt Creek Tanami
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sturt Creek

Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

Tanami

Family Multicultural Rural

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