Balbarrup vs Ringbark

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, Ringbark tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

  • Balbarrup carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 54/100)
  • Ringbark is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 73%)

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

First-home buyers

Ringbark

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ringbark

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Ringbark

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (205 min vs 216 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (297 km vs 300.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Balbarrup carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 54/100)
  • Ringbark has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Ringbark

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.7% vs -12.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Balbarrup Ringbark
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.

Balbarrup Ringbark
Walkability 0 / 4
Balbarrup — Walkability: 0/100 Ringbark — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 85 / 46
Balbarrup — Safety: 85/100 Ringbark — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 34 / 45
Balbarrup — Low fire risk: 34/100 Ringbark — Low fire risk: 45/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Balbarrup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Ringbark — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Balbarrup rents higher ($250/wk vs $180/wk); Balbarrup has more residents (144 vs 110).

Balbarrup Ringbark
Population 144
+24% vs other
 110
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.2% -2.7%
Median age 49 48
Median household income $81,224/yr $105,456/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+28% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Balbarrup Ringbark
0-4 4.2% / 9.1%
Balbarrup — 0-4: 4.2% Ringbark — 0-4: 9.1%
5-14 7.6% / 9.1%
Balbarrup — 5-14: 7.6% Ringbark — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 10.4% / 6.4%
Balbarrup — 15-19: 10.4% Ringbark — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 6.2% / 4.5%
Balbarrup — 20-24: 6.2% Ringbark — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 9.0% / 4.5%
Balbarrup — 25-34: 9.0% Ringbark — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 8.3% / 15.5%
Balbarrup — 35-44: 8.3% Ringbark — 35-44: 15.5%
45-54 19.4% / 10.0%
Balbarrup — 45-54: 19.4% Ringbark — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 15.3% / 19.1%
Balbarrup — 55-64: 15.3% Ringbark — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 13.2% / 12.7%
Balbarrup — 65-74: 13.2% Ringbark — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 6.9% / 14.5%
Balbarrup — 75-84: 6.9% Ringbark — 75-84: 14.5%
85+ — / —
Balbarrup — 85+: not among its largest Ringbark — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Balbarrup 60.6% couple families
Balbarrup — Couple Families: 60.6% Balbarrup — Lone Person: 27.3% Balbarrup — One Parent Families: 12.1%
Ringbark 100.0% couple families
Ringbark — Couple Families: 100.0% Ringbark — Lone Person: 0.0% Ringbark — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Balbarrup 9.3% renting
Balbarrup — Owned Outright: 46.3% Balbarrup — Mortgage: 44.4% Balbarrup — Renting: 9.3%
Ringbark 0.0% renting
Ringbark — Owned Outright: 76.5% Ringbark — Mortgage: 23.5% Ringbark — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Balbarrup Ringbark
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 16.4%
Balbarrup — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Ringbark — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.1% / 5.5%
Balbarrup — Bachelor Degree: 11.1% Ringbark — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.5%
Balbarrup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Ringbark — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

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.

Balbarrup Ringbark
England 4.9% / 3.6%
Balbarrup — England: 4.9% Ringbark — England: 3.6%
Netherlands — / 5.5%
Balbarrup — Netherlands: not among its largest Ringbark — Netherlands: 5.5%
New Zealand 2.8% / —
Balbarrup — New Zealand: 2.8% Ringbark — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines — / 2.7%
Balbarrup — Philippines: not among its largest Ringbark — Philippines: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Balbarrup 104.0% houses
Balbarrup — Houses: 104.0%
Ringbark 100.0% houses
Ringbark — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Balbarrup Ringbark
New dwellings approved 43
across Manjimup
same for both
Approvals change year on year +300%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Balbarrup Ringbark
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of WA Higher than 68% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 55% of WA

Liveability

Balbarrup Ringbark
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Ringbark carries more crime risk (54 vs 15); Balbarrup carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 55).

Balbarrup Ringbark
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Moderate
54/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Balbarrup Ringbark
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

Balbarrup Ringbark
Waterways 6 0

Mobility

Balbarrup sits further from the CBD (300.2 km vs 297 km).

Balbarrup Ringbark
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Perth 300.2 km
+1% vs other
 297 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 216 min 205 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6258
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 6258
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.

Balbarrup Ringbark
Car (driver) 73.2% / 81.5%
Balbarrup — Car (driver): 73.2% Ringbark — Car (driver): 81.5%
Worked from Home 14.6% / 13.0%
Balbarrup — Worked from Home: 14.6% Ringbark — Worked from Home: 13.0%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 5.6%
Balbarrup — Car (passenger): 6.1% Ringbark — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 6.1% / —
Balbarrup — Walked Only: 6.1% Ringbark — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Balbarrup Ringbark
Elevation 276 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 270 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Balbarrup Ringbark
Connectivity score 26/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
63 premises
 0%
50 premises

Climate

Balbarrup Ringbark
Annual rainfall 815 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Balbarrup Ringbark
Average residential rate $2,453/yr
same for both
Council Manjimup
same for both

Federal electorate

Balbarrup Ringbark
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Balbarrup Ringbark
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Balbarrup

Rural

Ringbark

Retirees Rural Young Families

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