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Mulataga vs Pegs Creek

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.2 km apart · Mulataga profile · Pegs Creek profile

Mulataga Pegs Creek

Pegs Creek and Mulataga are neighbouring areas in Western Australia, but they serve very different purposes. Pegs Creek is a residential hub with 2,050 people and a somewhat walkable score of 5.8, while Mulataga is largely non-residential with no population and is car-dependent. This layout means Pegs Creek has much better access to daily needs, with 99.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school and 61.1% near groceries, compared to just 18.2% for both in Mulataga.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining distinct in their roles. Both areas share a similar level of school advantage and average school size. However, the landscape differs, as the typical terrain slope is well higher in Mulataga at 8.5% compared to 3.0% in Pegs Creek.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,050 larger in Pegs Creek

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mulatagain Pegs Creek +2,050 larger in Pegs Creek gap steady
0 0th pct 2,050 79th pct
Median age in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 33 yrs 11th pct
First Nations in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 10.5% 87th pct
Aged 65+ in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 4.5% 7th pct
Under 15 in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 20.2% 71st pct
De facto in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 22.0% 90th pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 26.0% 86th pct

Language

Other language in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 15.5% 84th pct
Limited English in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 0.7% 73rd pct

Religion

No religion in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 42.0% 54th pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 45.3% 51st pct
Bachelor+ in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 15.9% 55th pct
Schools/1k kids in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 2.42 35th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Mulatagain Pegs Creek +4 more in Pegs Creek
4 71st pct 8 77th pct
Avg size in Mulatagain Pegs Creek +39 larger in Pegs Creek
524 75th pct 563 80th pct
ICSEA in Mulatagain Pegs Creek +21 higher in Pegs Creek
931 18th pct 952 28th pct

Income

Personal income in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— $1,451 97th pct
Household income in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— $2,420 88th pct
Family income in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— $2,994 91st pct
High earners in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 22.2% 91st pct
High-income homes in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 35.4% 89th pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 15.5% 8th pct
Mental health in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 4.7% 24th pct
Needs assistance in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 1.5% 22nd pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 11.3% 17th pct
Unpaid carers in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 3.8% 7th pct
Unpaid child care in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 22.4% 36th pct
Defence service in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 2.5% 48th pct
Housework 15h+ in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 13.3% 10th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Mulatagain Pegs Creek +216 larger in Pegs Creek
0 0th pct 216 86th pct
Median age in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 25 yrs 46th pct
Year 12 in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 33.6% 34th pct
Unemployment in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 9.5% 45th pct
Median income in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— $916 74th pct
Household income in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— $2,175 69th pct
Indigenous language in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 16.2% 86th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 2.3 29th pct
One-parent in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 12.3% 59th pct
Living alone in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 34.7% 84th pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— $367 75th pct
Mortgage in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— $1,733 57th pct
People / bedroom in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 57.2% 95th pct
Owned outright in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 7.6% 1st pct
Separate houses in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 58.6% 10th pct
3+ bedrooms in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 62.7% 17th pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 4.6% 72nd pct
Work from home in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 2.1% 5th pct
PT commute in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 1.2% 73rd pct
PT stops in Mulatagain Pegs Creek even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Mulatagain Pegs Creek even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Mulatagain Pegs Creek +40 longer in Pegs Creek
24 62nd pct 64 87th pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 53.7% 93rd pct
Recent arrivals in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 19.0% 86th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 2.7% 41st pct
Participation in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 70.4% 83rd pct
Full-time in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 72.9% 91st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Mulatagain Pegs Creek +4.5 higher in Pegs Creek
1.4 61st pct 5.8 87th pct
Types ≤15 min in Mulatagain Pegs Creek +4.9 more in Pegs Creek
1.5 63rd pct 6.4 91st pct
15-min city in Mulatagain Pegs Creek +49.6 pts higher in Pegs Creek
18.2% 72nd pct 67.8% 84th pct
Walk to shops in Mulatagain Pegs Creek +42.9 pts higher in Pegs Creek
18.2% 71st pct 61.1% 82nd pct
Walk to transit in Mulatagain Pegs Creek +55.0 pts higher in Pegs Creek
9.1% 60th pct 64.1% 77th pct
Walk to school in Mulatagain Pegs Creek +81.6 pts higher in Pegs Creek
18.2% 64th pct 99.7% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Mulatagain Pegs Creek +63.5 pts higher in Pegs Creek
36.4% 60th pct 99.9% 95th pct
Walk to health in Mulatagain Pegs Creek +58.7 pts higher in Pegs Creek
9.1% 74th pct 67.8% 89th pct
Amenities/1k in Mulatagain Pegs Creek
— 7.3 35th pct
Intersections/km² in Mulatagain Pegs Creek +61 higher in Pegs Creek
3 61st pct 64 80th pct
Mean slope in Mulatagain Pegs Creek +5.6 pts higher in Mulataga
8.5% 74th pct 3.0% 12th pct

Compare Mulataga with nearby areas

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

Compare Pegs Creek with nearby areas

Millars Well Karratha Bulgarra Nickol Baynton Karratha Industrial Estate Mulataga Stove Hill

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mulataga vs Pegs Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL51045/mulataga/vs/SAL51222/pegs-creek