Halls Creek WA 6770
Halls Creek is a town in Western Australia, 2,842 km from Perth CBD, around 30 hours 55 minutes by car. Population is 1,572; the median age is 30 and the median household income is $63,856 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 4.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $125 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,780. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 2 schools within the town boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is moderate.
Is Halls Creek a good town?
Halls Creek scores a D (30/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on safety and community.
Mixed results
2 schools · 1 above peer schools
Some car dependence
Walkability 53/100 · 2842.1 km · 1856 min drive to Perth
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 99/100 · Flood 0/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 30 · 1,572 residents
Liveability Rating
30 / 100 · Ranked #443 in WAEach bar is Halls Creek's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Halls Creek?
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Our score
30 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Short-Stay Rentals
No active Airbnb listings.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Schools
Two schools serve Halls Creek, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Halls Creek District High School leads the pack.
- • 339 students across 2 schools (avg 170)
- • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 661-662, median 662 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Halls Creek District High School (306 students)
Primary
Combined
Walkability
Halls Creek is somewhat walkable on foot — at 53/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Halls Creek.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 99%
- Premises covered
- 535
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Halls Creek: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Halls Creek is home to about 1,600 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 30 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $64,000 a year, with unemployment at 13.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,572
Median Age
30
Median Household Income
$63,856/yr
Census Median Rent
$125/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,780/mo
Avg Household Size
2.9
Median Personal Income
$23,504/yr
Unemployment Rate
13.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
23.9%
Total Dwellings
444
Owner-Occupier Rate
8.5%
Houses
75.9%
Rental Stress
10.2%
Mortgage Stress
33.5%
Work From Home
3.3%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
209 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 52 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 324 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 81.2%
- English Spoken at Home
- 61.8%
- Employment Rate
- 30.8%
- Completed Year 12
- 20.8%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
40 residents (2.5%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
6.5% of residents (93) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Perth (77).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,437 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (5 of 362).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this town against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 985 people work here; 362 employed residents live here.
A jobs hub: 2.7 jobs for every working resident. At least 59% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $3,185 a year through Halls Creek based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Halls Creek
In the year to August 2026, 18 new dwellings were approved across Halls Creek. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses.
Climate & Setting
from Halls Creek Meteorological Office, 1.1 kmModerate rainfall — very hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 404 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Annual rainfall
- 694 mm
- 54 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 36.3°C
- 165 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 13.7°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
2 facilities within 5 km- 1.3 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Toluene (methylbenzene) · Ethylbenzene
- 1.5 kmFossil Fuel Electricity GenerationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 6770, 0 of 732 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.7% (5 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6770, 58 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 985 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 5 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $800,000.
Cap is $800,000 SOUTH of the 26th parallel (which includes all of metropolitan Perth) and $1,000,000 NORTH of it. We store the southern figure because that is where almost every buyer is; the northern cap is higher, so the stored value never overstates eligibility. The southern cap rose from $750,000 on 7 May 2026 in the 2026-27 Housing Taxation Package. The same package moved the first home owner RATE OF DUTY thresholds, which is a different scheme and lives in the web repo's app/stamp_duty.py.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Melissa Price Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Melissa Price | 39.9% | 60.1% | -5.5 |
| 2022 | Melissa Price | 45.7% | 54.3% | -9.2 |
| 2019 | Melissa Price | 35.2% | 64.8% | +3.7 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Divina D'Anna WA Labor
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Divina D'Anna ALP | 64.0% |
| 2021 | Divina D'Anna ALP | 71.5% |
| 2017 | Josie Farrer ALP | 63.0% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.
Looking at a specific address in Halls Creek?
Every figure above is a town average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 1,572 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Halls Creek
Is Halls Creek a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Halls Creek is high (99/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Halls Creek?
Halls Creek has no recorded bushfire history. No mapped flood overlay applies. These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Halls Creek a good place to live?
Halls Creek has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (30/100), ranked against other WA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Halls Creek?
Halls Creek, WA had a population of 1,572 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Halls Creek, WA?
The postcode for Halls Creek, WA is 6770.
How far is Halls Creek from Perth?
Halls Creek is 2,842 km from Perth CBD by road, about 1856 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Halls Creek?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Halls Creek was $63,856 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Halls Creek?
There are too few current rental listings in Halls Creek for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $125, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Halls Creek?
The median age of residents in Halls Creek was 30 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Halls Creek?
There are 2 schools inside the Halls Creek boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Halls Creek walkable?
Halls Creek scores 53/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Halls Creek?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Halls Creek, Halls Creek Meteorological Office (1.1 km away), summer days average 36.3°C, winter nights 13.7°C, 694 mm of rain a year over 54 rainy days, and 165 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Halls Creek?
First-home buyers in WA may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $800,000. The grant is administered by Department of Finance WA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Halls Creek belong to?
Halls Creek sits within the Halls Creek local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Halls Creek?
The average residential rates bill through Halls Creek is $3,185 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Halls Creek?
Across Halls Creek, 18 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Halls Creek in?
Halls Creek sits within the federal Division of Durack, currently held by Melissa Price (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Council rates · FY 2023–24
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2025
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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