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Mulataga vs Nickol

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 8.0 km apart · Mulataga profile · Nickol profile

Mulataga Nickol

Nickol and Mulataga are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different layouts. Nickol is a populated hub with 4,938 people and a walkability score of 3.7 (mostly car-dependent), while Mulataga is largely non-residential with no population and a score of 1.4 (car-dependent). Nickol is far more connected, with a much higher number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (509), more public transport stops, and 84.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school compared to just 18.2% in Mulataga.

Both areas share a similar level of school advantage. This common ground exists alongside a stark contrast in accessibility; Nickol is far more walkable, with 100% of homes within 15 minutes of a park compared to 36.4% in Mulataga. Mulataga also has a well higher mean terrain slope at 8.5% compared to 2.7% in Nickol.

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Where they differ most

Population: 4,938 larger in Nickol

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mulatagain Nickol +4,938 larger in Nickol gap widening
0 0th pct 4,938 86th pct
Median age in Mulatagain Nickol
— 31 yrs 7th pct
First Nations in Mulatagain Nickol
— 10.3% 87th pct
Aged 65+ in Mulatagain Nickol
— 2.3% 3rd pct
Under 15 in Mulatagain Nickol
— 30.0% 95th pct
De facto in Mulatagain Nickol
— 21.8% 90th pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Mulatagain Nickol
— 18.6% 74th pct

Language

Other language in Mulatagain Nickol
— 11.4% 78th pct
Limited English in Mulatagain Nickol
— 0.6% 72nd pct

Religion

No religion in Mulatagain Nickol
— 49.4% 77th pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Mulatagain Nickol
— 55.3% 73rd pct
Bachelor+ in Mulatagain Nickol
— 18.5% 63rd pct
Schools/1k kids in Mulatagain Nickol
— 0.68 1st pct
Schools ≤3 km in Mulatagain Nickol +2 more in Nickol
4 71st pct 6 74th pct
Avg size in Mulatagain Nickol +126 larger in Nickol
524 75th pct 649 88th pct
ICSEA in Mulatagain Nickol +18 higher in Nickol
931 18th pct 949 26th pct

Income

Personal income in Mulatagain Nickol
— $1,662 100th pct
Household income in Mulatagain Nickol
— $3,736 100th pct
Family income in Mulatagain Nickol
— $3,916 100th pct
High earners in Mulatagain Nickol
— 33.5% 100th pct
High-income homes in Mulatagain Nickol
— 58.8% 100th pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Mulatagain Nickol
— 14.1% 6th pct
Mental health in Mulatagain Nickol
— 5.0% 25th pct
Needs assistance in Mulatagain Nickol
— 1.4% 22nd pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Mulatagain Nickol
— 18.2% 51st pct
Unpaid carers in Mulatagain Nickol
— 7.4% 13th pct
Unpaid child care in Mulatagain Nickol
— 39.2% 92nd pct
Defence service in Mulatagain Nickol
— 2.6% 49th pct
Housework 15h+ in Mulatagain Nickol
— 19.5% 24th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Mulatagain Nickol +509 larger in Nickol
0 0th pct 509 87th pct
Median age in Mulatagain Nickol
— 19 yrs 21st pct
Year 12 in Mulatagain Nickol
— 41.0% 52nd pct
Unemployment in Mulatagain Nickol
— 15.2% 72nd pct
Median income in Mulatagain Nickol
— $850 69th pct
Household income in Mulatagain Nickol
— $3,208 89th pct
Indigenous language in Mulatagain Nickol
— 13.9% 86th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mulatagain Nickol
— 3.1 88th pct
One-parent in Mulatagain Nickol
— 7.0% 28th pct
Living alone in Mulatagain Nickol
— 15.3% 20th pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mulatagain Nickol
— $240 37th pct
Mortgage in Mulatagain Nickol
— $2,021 73rd pct
People / bedroom in Mulatagain Nickol
— 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Mulatagain Nickol
— 66.9% 100th pct
Owned outright in Mulatagain Nickol
— 3.6% 0th pct
Separate houses in Mulatagain Nickol
— 90.7% 34th pct
3+ bedrooms in Mulatagain Nickol
— 89.6% 77th pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Mulatagain Nickol
— 1.6% 53rd pct
Work from home in Mulatagain Nickol
— 3.6% 8th pct
PT commute in Mulatagain Nickol
— 3.1% 86th pct
PT stops in Mulatagain Nickol +3 more in Nickol
0 0th pct 3 72nd pct
Stops/1k in Mulatagain Nickol
— 0.61 60th pct
Departures/1k in Mulatagain Nickol
— 10.5 58th pct
PT routes in Mulatagain Nickol +2 more in Nickol
0 0th pct 2 75th pct
Stop walk in Mulatagain Nickol +21 longer in Mulataga
24 62nd pct 3 21st pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Mulatagain Nickol
— 54.7% 94th pct
Recent arrivals in Mulatagain Nickol
— 11.0% 68th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Mulatagain Nickol
— 3.6% 50th pct
Participation in Mulatagain Nickol
— 72.7% 87th pct
Full-time in Mulatagain Nickol
— 69.0% 87th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Mulatagain Nickol +2.4 higher in Nickol
1.4 61st pct 3.7 76th pct
Types ≤15 min in Mulatagain Nickol +2.3 more in Nickol
1.5 63rd pct 3.9 77th pct
15-min city in Mulatagain Nickol +3.0 pts higher in Nickol
18.2% 72nd pct 21.2% 72nd pct
Walk to shops in Mulatagain Nickol +2.4 pts higher in Nickol
18.2% 71st pct 20.5% 72nd pct
Walk to transit in Mulatagain Nickol +56.0 pts higher in Nickol
9.1% 60th pct 65.0% 77th pct
Walk to school in Mulatagain Nickol +66.3 pts higher in Nickol
18.2% 64th pct 84.5% 88th pct
Walk to a park in Mulatagain Nickol +63.6 pts higher in Nickol
36.4% 60th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Mulatagain Nickol +4.9 pts higher in Nickol
9.1% 74th pct 14.0% 75th pct
Amenities/1k in Mulatagain Nickol
— 3.8 26th pct
Intersections/km² in Mulatagain Nickol +123 higher in Nickol
3 61st pct 125 87th pct
Mean slope in Mulatagain Nickol +5.8 pts higher in Mulataga
8.5% 74th pct 2.7% 8th pct

Compare Mulataga with nearby areas

Bulgarra Karratha Industrial Estate Karratha Pegs Creek Millars Well Stove Hill Nickol Baynton

Compare Nickol with nearby areas

Baynton Millars Well Pegs Creek Gap Ridge Karratha Stove Hill Bulgarra Karratha Industrial Estate

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mulataga vs Nickol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL51045/mulataga/vs/SAL51113/nickol