Throssell vs Grass Valley

Throssell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 52 in Grass Valley. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Throssell, most households are couple families. In Grass Valley, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Throssell tends to suit families with children and couples, while Grass Valley suits 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

Throssell

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 58/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 47%)

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 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $225/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Grass Valley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (89 min vs 115 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (112.7 km vs 117.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Throssell carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 58/100)
  • Grass Valley has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 16%)

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 -10.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Throssell Grass Valley
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.

Throssell Grass Valley
Walkability 0 / 0
Throssell — Walkability: 0/100 Grass Valley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 42
Throssell — Safety: 81/100 Grass Valley — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Throssell — Low fire risk: 100/100 Grass Valley — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Throssell — Low flood risk: 100/100 Grass Valley — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Grass Valley has more residents (158 vs 88); Throssell has higher household incomes ($100,724 vs $58,500).

Throssell Grass Valley
Population 88 158
+80% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.8% -10.2%
Median age 41 52
Median household income $100,724/yr
+42% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $225/wk
+50% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Throssell Grass Valley
0-4 — / —
Throssell — 0-4: not among its largest Grass Valley — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 19.3% / 11.4%
Throssell — 5-14: 19.3% Grass Valley — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 10.2% / 7.0%
Throssell — 15-19: 10.2% Grass Valley — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 — / 6.3%
Throssell — 20-24: not among its largest Grass Valley — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 4.5% / 7.0%
Throssell — 25-34: 4.5% Grass Valley — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 15.9% / 13.3%
Throssell — 35-44: 15.9% Grass Valley — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 12.5% / 11.4%
Throssell — 45-54: 12.5% Grass Valley — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 17.0% / 22.8%
Throssell — 55-64: 17.0% Grass Valley — 55-64: 22.8%
65-74 8.0% / 14.6%
Throssell — 65-74: 8.0% Grass Valley — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 3.4% / 10.8%
Throssell — 75-84: 3.4% Grass Valley — 75-84: 10.8%
85+ 4.5% / —
Throssell — 85+: 4.5% Grass Valley — 85+: not among its largest

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

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.

Throssell Grass Valley
England 3.4% / 8.9%
Throssell — England: 3.4% Grass Valley — England: 8.9%
New Zealand — / 8.9%
Throssell — New Zealand: not among its largest Grass Valley — New Zealand: 8.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Throssell 41.2% lone person
Throssell — Lone Person: 41.2% Throssell — Couple Families: 58.8% Throssell — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Grass Valley 53.5% lone person
Grass Valley — Lone Person: 53.5% Grass Valley — Couple Families: 32.6% Grass Valley — One Parent Families: 14.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Throssell 100.0% houses
Throssell — Houses: 100.0%
Grass Valley 104.7% houses
Grass Valley — Houses: 104.7%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Throssell Grass Valley
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 21.5%
Throssell — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Grass Valley — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 5.1%
Throssell — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Grass Valley — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 5.7%
Throssell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Grass Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Throssell 17.4% renting
Throssell — Owned Outright: 43.5% Throssell — Mortgage: 39.1% Throssell — Renting: 17.4%
Grass Valley 20.0% renting
Grass Valley — Owned Outright: 41.4% Grass Valley — Mortgage: 38.6% Grass Valley — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Throssell Grass Valley
Median house price — $540,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Throssell Grass Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 15% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of WA Higher than 4% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of WA Higher than 59% of WA

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Grass Valley carries more crime risk (58 vs 19).

Throssell Grass Valley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
19/100
 Moderate
58/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Throssell Grass Valley
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

Throssell Grass Valley
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Throssell sits further from the CBD (117.9 km vs 112.7 km).

Throssell Grass Valley
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 117.9 km
+4% vs other
 112.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 115 min 89 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6401
 0.0%
postcode 6403
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.

Throssell Grass Valley
Car (driver) 46.2% / 69.8%
Throssell — Car (driver): 46.2% Grass Valley — Car (driver): 69.8%
Worked from Home 32.7% / 4.8%
Throssell — Worked from Home: 32.7% Grass Valley — Worked from Home: 4.8%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 17.5%
Throssell — Car (passenger): 5.8% Grass Valley — Car (passenger): 17.5%
Walked Only 7.7% / 7.9%
Throssell — Walked Only: 7.7% Grass Valley — Walked Only: 7.9%
Bus 7.7% / —
Throssell — Bus: 7.7% Grass Valley — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.8%).

Setting

Throssell Grass Valley
Elevation 198 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 218 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Throssell

Rural

Grass Valley

Retirees Rural

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