Watheroo vs Miling
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Watheroo, about half of households are people living alone. In Miling, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Miling tends to suit families with children 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
- Watheroo has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
- Miling has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Watheroo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 21%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Miling
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($138/wk vs $160/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Miling
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (142 min vs 151 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (205.1 km vs 216.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Miling
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Watheroo and Miling drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Watheroo has more residents (137 vs 101); Watheroo has higher household incomes ($80,132 vs $60,632).
| Watheroo | Miling | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 137 +26% vs other | 101 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -24.3% | -28.4% |
| Median age | 46 | 48 |
| Median household income | $80,132/yr +24% vs other | $60,632/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $160/wk +14% vs other | $138/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Watheroo | Miling | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $215,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Watheroo | Miling | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 5 across Moora same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -75% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Watheroo | Miling | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 42% of WA | Higher than 18% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 30% of WA | Higher than 49% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 17% of WA | Higher than 39% of WA |
Liveability
| Watheroo | Miling | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Watheroo carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 24).
| Watheroo | Miling | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 62/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | Low 24/100 |
| 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
| Watheroo | Miling | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Watheroo
- Watheroo Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in Miling
- Miling Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Watheroo | Miling | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Watheroo sits further from the CBD (216.1 km vs 205.1 km).
| Watheroo | Miling | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 216.1 km +5% vs other | 205.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 151 min | 142 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6513 | 0.0% postcode 6575 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.7%).
Setting
| Watheroo | Miling | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 329 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 267 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Watheroo | Miling | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 29 premises | 0% 20 premises |
Climate
| Watheroo | Miling | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 347 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Watheroo | Miling | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $4,801/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moora same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Watheroo | Miling | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Durack same for both | |
| Member | Melissa Price same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Watheroo | Miling | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.