Wooroloo vs Woottating
Wooroloo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 57 in Woottating. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wooroloo, about half of households are couple families. In Woottating, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Wooroloo tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Woottating suits couples 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
- Wooroloo carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 62/100)
- Woottating is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 66%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Woottating
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 20%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Wooroloo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $399/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Wooroloo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 10/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (57.3 km vs 66.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wooroloo
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 10/100)
- carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 62/100)
- But Woottating has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 7%)
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
Wooroloo and Woottating 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
Wooroloo has more residents (2,613 vs 65); Woottating skews older (57 vs 37).
| Wooroloo | Woottating | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,613 +98% vs other | 65 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.1% | -1.5% |
| Median age | 37 | 57 |
| Median household income | $98,540/yr | $110,448/yr +12% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $360/wk | $399/wk +11% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
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 (6.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Wooroloo | Woottating | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $930,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $615,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 33 days from 7 sales | — |
Development activity
| Wooroloo | Woottating | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 216 across Mundaring | 85 across Northam |
| Approvals change year on year | -55% | -68% |
Ranking within WA
| Wooroloo | Woottating | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 66% of WA | Higher than 76% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of WA | Higher than 70% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 72% of WA | Higher than 66% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of WA | Higher than 43% of WA |
Liveability
Wooroloo is more walkable (23 vs 10).
| Wooroloo | Woottating | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 45/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Woottating carries more crime risk (62 vs 37).
| Wooroloo | Woottating | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 75/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | Moderate 62/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Wooroloo | Woottating | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Wooroloo
- Wooroloo Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Woottating
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Wooroloo | Woottating | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Woottating sits further from the CBD (66.7 km vs 57.3 km).
| Wooroloo | Woottating | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 23/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 57.3 km | 66.7 km +16% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 57 min | 61 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 6558 | 0.7% postcode 6562 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 63 postcode 6558 | 81 postcode 6562 |
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 (78.2%).
Setting
| Wooroloo | Woottating | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 259 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 333 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Wooroloo | Woottating | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 333 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Climate
| Wooroloo | Woottating | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 526 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Wooroloo | Woottating | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,151/yr | $2,471/yr |
| Council | Mundaring | Northam |
Federal electorate
| Wooroloo | Woottating | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bullwinkel same for both | |
| Member | Trish Cook same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wooroloo | Woottating | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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