Blythewood vs West Pinjarra
West Pinjarra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 57 in Blythewood. In both, the large majority of households own their home. In Blythewood, about half of homes are flats or apartments and most households are people living alone. In West Pinjarra, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. On these figures, Blythewood tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while West Pinjarra suits 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
West Pinjarra
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 35%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 51%)
- carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 86/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Blythewood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Blythewood has cheaper rent ($213/wk vs $330/wk)
- West Pinjarra leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
West Pinjarra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (85.9 km vs 92.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Blythewood has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 12%)
- West Pinjarra carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 86/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Blythewood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (32.8% vs 9.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Blythewood and West Pinjarra drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
West Pinjarra has more residents (448 vs 85); West Pinjarra has higher household incomes ($127,088 vs $56,316).
| Blythewood | West Pinjarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 85 | 448 +427% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +32.8% | +9.3% |
| Median age | 57 | 38 |
| Median household income | $56,316/yr | $127,088/yr +126% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $213/wk | $330/wk +55% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Blythewood | West Pinjarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,272,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Blythewood | West Pinjarra | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 647 across Murray same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +122% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Blythewood | West Pinjarra | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 13% of WA | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 24% of WA | Higher than 21% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 50% of WA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 64% of WA | Higher than 70% of WA |
Liveability
| Blythewood | West Pinjarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Blythewood carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 11); Blythewood carries more crime risk (86 vs 46).
| Blythewood | West Pinjarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 58/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Crime | High 86/100 | Moderate 46/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 48/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Blythewood | West Pinjarra | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Blythewood | West Pinjarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Blythewood sits further from the CBD (92.1 km vs 85.9 km).
| Blythewood | West Pinjarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 92.1 km +7% vs other | 85.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 68 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 6208 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 84 postcode 6208 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).
Setting
| Blythewood | West Pinjarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 12 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 21.8 km | 16.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Blythewood | West Pinjarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 34/100 | 49/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 5% 39 premises | 27% 237 premises |
Climate
| Blythewood | West Pinjarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,037 mm | — |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.4°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.1°C | — |
Council rates
| Blythewood | West Pinjarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,572/yr same for both | |
| Council | Murray same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Blythewood | West Pinjarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Canning same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Hastie same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Blythewood | West Pinjarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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