Carmel vs Pickering Brook

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carmel, most households are couple families. In Pickering Brook, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Carmel: a median of $1.52 million, against $875,000 in Pickering Brook. Carmel is closer to the city centre: 24.7 km, against 48.2 km. On these figures, Pickering Brook tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Pickering Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($875,000 vs $1,520,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Carmel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Carmel

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (29 min vs 59 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (24.7 km vs 48.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carmel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carmel Pickering Brook
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.

Carmel Pickering Brook
Walkability 23 / 0
Carmel — Walkability: 23/100 Pickering Brook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 78
Carmel — Safety: 76/100 Pickering Brook — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 22 / 26
Carmel — Low fire risk: 22/100 Pickering Brook — Low fire risk: 26/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Carmel — Low flood risk: 100/100 Pickering Brook — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Carmel has higher household incomes ($121,940 vs $91,520); Carmel has more residents (754 vs 579).

Carmel Pickering Brook
Population 754
+23% vs other
 579
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.1% +1.6%
Median age 46
same for both
Median household income $121,940/yr
+25% vs other
 $91,520/yr
Median weekly rent $345/wk $350/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carmel Pickering Brook
0-4 3.6% / 3.5%
Carmel — 0-4: 3.6% Pickering Brook — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 13.8% / 14.0%
Carmel — 5-14: 13.8% Pickering Brook — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 8.6% / 7.6%
Carmel — 15-19: 8.6% Pickering Brook — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 5.0% / 4.3%
Carmel — 20-24: 5.0% Pickering Brook — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 8.4% / 7.1%
Carmel — 25-34: 8.4% Pickering Brook — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 9.0% / 11.7%
Carmel — 35-44: 9.0% Pickering Brook — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 13.0% / 15.2%
Carmel — 45-54: 13.0% Pickering Brook — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 15.4% / 13.0%
Carmel — 55-64: 15.4% Pickering Brook — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 14.5% / 12.8%
Carmel — 65-74: 14.5% Pickering Brook — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 7.0% / 6.2%
Carmel — 75-84: 7.0% Pickering Brook — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 2.1% / 4.0%
Carmel — 85+: 2.1% Pickering Brook — 85+: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carmel 60.4% couple families
Carmel — Couple Families: 60.4% Carmel — Lone Person: 16.2% Carmel — One Parent Families: 17.5% Carmel — Group Household: 1.9% Carmel — Other Families: 3.9%
Pickering Brook 52.1% couple families
Pickering Brook — Couple Families: 52.1% Pickering Brook — Lone Person: 26.7% Pickering Brook — One Parent Families: 18.5% Pickering Brook — Group Household: 2.7% Pickering Brook — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carmel 8.5% renting
Carmel — Owned Outright: 51.2% Carmel — Mortgage: 40.4% Carmel — Renting: 8.5%
Pickering Brook 16.3% renting
Pickering Brook — Owned Outright: 54.6% Pickering Brook — Mortgage: 29.1% Pickering Brook — Renting: 16.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Carmel Pickering Brook
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 16.2%
Carmel — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Pickering Brook — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 14.6% / 8.8%
Carmel — Bachelor Degree: 14.6% Pickering Brook — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.2%
Carmel — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Pickering Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.1%
Carmel — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Pickering Brook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 1.4%
Carmel — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Pickering Brook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

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.

Carmel Pickering Brook
England 9.5% / 5.4%
Carmel — England: 9.5% Pickering Brook — England: 5.4%
Italy 1.6% / 2.4%
Carmel — Italy: 1.6% Pickering Brook — Italy: 2.4%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.7%
Carmel — New Zealand: 1.1% Pickering Brook — New Zealand: 1.7%
Scotland 1.1% / 1.4%
Carmel — Scotland: 1.1% Pickering Brook — Scotland: 1.4%
South Africa 1.1% / 0.7%
Carmel — South Africa: 1.1% Pickering Brook — South Africa: 0.7%
Ireland — / 1.6%
Carmel — Ireland: not among its largest Pickering Brook — Ireland: 1.6%
Vietnam 1.2% / —
Carmel — Vietnam: 1.2% Pickering Brook — Vietnam: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carmel 86.7% houses
Carmel — Houses: 86.7% Carmel — Flats / Apartments: 13.3%
Pickering Brook 96.6% houses
Pickering Brook — Houses: 96.6% Pickering Brook — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Carmel Pickering Brook
Median house price $1,520,000 $875,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Carmel Pickering Brook
New dwellings approved 214
across Kalamunda
same for both
Approvals change year on year +124%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Carmel Pickering Brook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of WA Higher than 55% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of WA Higher than 7% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 88% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 55% of WA

Liveability

Carmel is more walkable (23 vs 0); Carmel scores higher overall (61 vs 49).

Carmel Pickering Brook
Grade B
same for both
Score 61/100 49/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Carmel Pickering Brook
Bushfire High
78/100
 High
74/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
22/100
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

Carmel Pickering Brook
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Carmel

  • Carmel Adventist College Independent · Secondary below peers

Schools in Pickering Brook

  • Pickering Brook Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Carmel Pickering Brook
Cafes & restaurants 3
same for both
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Pickering Brook sits further from the CBD (48.2 km vs 24.7 km).

Carmel Pickering Brook
Walkability score 23/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 24.7 km 48.2 km
+95% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 29 min 59 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 6076
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 6076
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.

Carmel Pickering Brook
Car (driver) 74.4% / 62.6%
Carmel — Car (driver): 74.4% Pickering Brook — Car (driver): 62.6%
Worked from Home 14.5% / 20.5%
Carmel — Worked from Home: 14.5% Pickering Brook — Worked from Home: 20.5%
Walked Only 4.7% / 10.6%
Carmel — Walked Only: 4.7% Pickering Brook — Walked Only: 10.6%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 3.9%
Carmel — Car (passenger): 5.4% Pickering Brook — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Train 1.0% / 1.2%
Carmel — Train: 1.0% Pickering Brook — Train: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.4%).

Setting

Carmel Pickering Brook
Elevation 312 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 294 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.3 km 41.2 km

NBN connectivity

Carmel Pickering Brook
Connectivity score 36/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
257 premises
 0%
203 premises

Climate

Carmel Pickering Brook
Annual rainfall 1,068 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Carmel Pickering Brook
Average residential rate $1,977/yr
same for both
Council Kalamunda
same for both

Federal electorate

Carmel Pickering Brook
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carmel Pickering Brook
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carmel

Acreage Outer Premium Quiet

Pickering Brook

Outer

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