Argyle vs Paynedale

Paynedale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Argyle. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Paynedale tends to suit families with children.

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

Argyle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 40/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Argyle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 37%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Paynedale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Argyle

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (130 min vs 157 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (193.9 km vs 213.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Argyle

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 5%)
  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 40/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Paynedale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.7% vs 5.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Argyle and Paynedale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Argyle Paynedale
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Argyle Paynedale
Walkability 0 / 0
Argyle — Walkability: 0/100 Paynedale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 60
Argyle — Safety: 87/100 Paynedale — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 29 / 36
Argyle — Low fire risk: 29/100 Paynedale — Low fire risk: 36/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Argyle — Low flood risk: 100/100 Paynedale — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Argyle rents higher ($350/wk vs $0/wk); Argyle has more residents (575 vs 60).

Argyle Paynedale
Population 575
+90% vs other
 60
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.5% +27.7%
Median age 47 40
Median household income $111,644/yr
+13% vs other
 $97,500/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Argyle Paynedale
0-4 5.2% / 20.0%
Argyle — 0-4: 5.2% Paynedale — 0-4: 20.0%
5-14 13.2% / 11.7%
Argyle — 5-14: 13.2% Paynedale — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 6.4% / —
Argyle — 15-19: 6.4% Paynedale — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.0% / —
Argyle — 20-24: 4.0% Paynedale — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.3% / 20.0%
Argyle — 25-34: 7.3% Paynedale — 25-34: 20.0%
35-44 11.3% / 11.7%
Argyle — 35-44: 11.3% Paynedale — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 17.7% / 11.7%
Argyle — 45-54: 17.7% Paynedale — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 19.1% / 21.7%
Argyle — 55-64: 19.1% Paynedale — 55-64: 21.7%
65-74 12.0% / 5.0%
Argyle — 65-74: 12.0% Paynedale — 65-74: 5.0%
75-84 3.7% / —
Argyle — 75-84: 3.7% Paynedale — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 0.7% / —
Argyle — 85+: 0.7% Paynedale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Argyle 61.5% couple families
Argyle — Couple Families: 61.5% Argyle — Lone Person: 24.8% Argyle — One Parent Families: 13.8%
Paynedale 70.0% couple families
Paynedale — Couple Families: 70.0% Paynedale — Lone Person: 30.0% Paynedale — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Argyle 7.5% renting
Argyle — Owned Outright: 38.0% Argyle — Mortgage: 54.5% Argyle — Renting: 7.5%
Paynedale 0.0% renting
Paynedale — Owned Outright: 47.8% Paynedale — Mortgage: 52.2% Paynedale — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Argyle Paynedale
England 5.6% / 11.7%
Argyle — England: 5.6% Paynedale — England: 11.7%
New Zealand 3.3% / 5.0%
Argyle — New Zealand: 3.3% Paynedale — New Zealand: 5.0%
South Africa 3.3% / —
Argyle — South Africa: 3.3% Paynedale — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 1.0% / —
Argyle — Scotland: 1.0% Paynedale — Scotland: not among its largest
Thailand 1.0% / —
Argyle — Thailand: 1.0% Paynedale — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.7%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Argyle Paynedale
Certificate III & IV 21.9% / 13.3%
Argyle — Certificate III & IV: 21.9% Paynedale — Certificate III & IV: 13.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 16.7%
Argyle — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Paynedale — Bachelor Degree: 16.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 11.7%
Argyle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Paynedale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / —
Argyle — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Paynedale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / —
Argyle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Paynedale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Argyle 98.0% houses
Argyle — Houses: 98.0% Argyle — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Paynedale 100.0% houses
Paynedale — Houses: 100.0% Paynedale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Argyle Paynedale
Median house price $1,080,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $795,000 —

Development activity

Argyle Paynedale
New dwellings approved 35
across Donnybrook-Balingup
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Argyle Paynedale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of WA Higher than 63% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of WA Higher than 17% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 42% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of WA Higher than 38% of WA

Liveability

Argyle Paynedale
Grade B —
Score 52/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Paynedale carries more crime risk (40 vs 13).

Argyle Paynedale
Bushfire High
71/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Moderate
40/100
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

Argyle Paynedale
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Argyle Paynedale
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Paynedale sits further from the CBD (213.4 km vs 193.9 km).

Argyle Paynedale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 193.9 km 213.4 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 130 min 157 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6239
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 6239
same for both

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.

Argyle Paynedale
Car (driver) 84.9% / 76.2%
Argyle — Car (driver): 84.9% Paynedale — Car (driver): 76.2%
Worked from Home 9.2% / 23.8%
Argyle — Worked from Home: 9.2% Paynedale — Worked from Home: 23.8%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / —
Argyle — Car (passenger): 5.9% Paynedale — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.9%).

Setting

Argyle Paynedale
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 131 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.9 km 23.9 km

NBN connectivity

Argyle Paynedale
Connectivity score 30/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
229 premises
 0%
24 premises

Climate

Argyle Paynedale
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Argyle Paynedale
Average residential rate $2,680/yr
same for both
Council Donnybrook-Balingup
same for both

Federal electorate

Argyle Paynedale
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Argyle Paynedale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Argyle

Acreage

Paynedale

Family Rural Young Families

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