Cardiff vs Preston Settlement

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cardiff, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Cardiff tends to suit 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

Preston Settlement

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

Preston Settlement

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Preston Settlement

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $233/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Preston Settlement

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (209 km vs 218.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Preston Settlement

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Cardiff

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.3% vs -0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cardiff Preston Settlement
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.

Cardiff Preston Settlement
Walkability 0 / 0
Cardiff — Walkability: 0/100 Preston Settlement — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 20 / 50
Cardiff — Safety: 20/100 Preston Settlement — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 27 / 25
Cardiff — Low fire risk: 27/100 Preston Settlement — Low fire risk: 25/100
Low flood risk 100 / 81
Cardiff — Low flood risk: 100/100 Preston Settlement — Low flood risk: 81/100

Demographics

Cardiff rents higher ($233/wk vs $150/wk); Preston Settlement has higher household incomes ($73,112 vs $61,724).

Cardiff Preston Settlement
Population 118 125
+6% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.3% -0.8%
Median age 50 51
Median household income $61,724/yr $73,112/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $233/wk
+36% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cardiff Preston Settlement
0-4 2.5% / 3.2%
Cardiff — 0-4: 2.5% Preston Settlement — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 14.4% / 12.8%
Cardiff — 5-14: 14.4% Preston Settlement — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 2.5% / 6.4%
Cardiff — 15-19: 2.5% Preston Settlement — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.9% / 5.6%
Cardiff — 20-24: 5.9% Preston Settlement — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 7.6% / 6.4%
Cardiff — 25-34: 7.6% Preston Settlement — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 8.5% / 16.0%
Cardiff — 35-44: 8.5% Preston Settlement — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 16.1% / 11.2%
Cardiff — 45-54: 16.1% Preston Settlement — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 18.6% / 22.4%
Cardiff — 55-64: 18.6% Preston Settlement — 55-64: 22.4%
65-74 17.8% / 17.6%
Cardiff — 65-74: 17.8% Preston Settlement — 65-74: 17.6%
75-84 5.1% / 7.2%
Cardiff — 75-84: 5.1% Preston Settlement — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ — / —
Cardiff — 85+: not among its largest Preston Settlement — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cardiff 50.0% lone person
Cardiff — Lone Person: 50.0% Cardiff — Couple Families: 50.0% Cardiff — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Preston Settlement 44.1% lone person
Preston Settlement — Lone Person: 44.1% Preston Settlement — Couple Families: 26.5% Preston Settlement — One Parent Families: 29.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cardiff 14.9% renting
Cardiff — Owned Outright: 48.9% Cardiff — Mortgage: 36.2% Cardiff — Renting: 14.9%
Preston Settlement 7.0% renting
Preston Settlement — Owned Outright: 42.1% Preston Settlement — Mortgage: 50.9% Preston Settlement — Renting: 7.0%
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.

Cardiff Preston Settlement
England 5.9% / 4.8%
Cardiff — England: 5.9% Preston Settlement — England: 4.8%
New Zealand 4.2% / 4.0%
Cardiff — New Zealand: 4.2% Preston Settlement — New Zealand: 4.0%
South Africa 3.4% / —
Cardiff — South Africa: 3.4% Preston Settlement — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 2.5% / —
Cardiff — Scotland: 2.5% Preston Settlement — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

Qualifications

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

Cardiff Preston Settlement
Certificate III & IV 22.0% / 21.6%
Cardiff — Certificate III & IV: 22.0% Preston Settlement — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Bachelor Degree 2.5% / 7.2%
Cardiff — Bachelor Degree: 2.5% Preston Settlement — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 3.2%
Cardiff — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Preston Settlement — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / —
Cardiff — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Preston Settlement — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cardiff 97.8% houses
Cardiff — Houses: 97.8% Cardiff — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Preston Settlement 100.0% houses
Preston Settlement — Houses: 100.0% Preston Settlement — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cardiff Preston Settlement
Median house price $499,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Cardiff Preston Settlement
New dwellings approved 36
across Collie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Cardiff Preston Settlement
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of WA Higher than 35% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of WA Higher than 24% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 13% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 7% of WA Higher than 48% of WA

Liveability

Cardiff Preston Settlement
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Preston Settlement carries more flood risk (19 vs 0); Cardiff carries more crime risk (80 vs 50).

Cardiff Preston Settlement
Bushfire High
73/100
 High
75/100
Crime High
80/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
19/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Cardiff Preston Settlement
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

Cardiff Preston Settlement
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Cardiff sits further from the CBD (218.1 km vs 209 km).

Cardiff Preston Settlement
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 218.1 km
+4% vs other
 209 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 158 min 154 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6225
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 6225
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.

Cardiff Preston Settlement
Car (driver) 71.1% / 84.6%
Cardiff — Car (driver): 71.1% Preston Settlement — Car (driver): 84.6%
Bus 10.5% / 7.7%
Cardiff — Bus: 10.5% Preston Settlement — Bus: 7.7%
Worked from Home 7.9% / 7.7%
Cardiff — Worked from Home: 7.9% Preston Settlement — Worked from Home: 7.7%
Car (passenger) 10.5% / —
Cardiff — Car (passenger): 10.5% Preston Settlement — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.6%).

Setting

Cardiff Preston Settlement
Elevation 198 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 253 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cardiff Preston Settlement
Connectivity score 15/100 24/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
45 premises

Climate

Cardiff Preston Settlement
Annual rainfall 765 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cardiff Preston Settlement
Average residential rate $1,887/yr
same for both
Council Collie
same for both

Federal electorate

Cardiff Preston Settlement
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cardiff Preston Settlement
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cardiff

Rural

Preston Settlement

Rural

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