Chadwick vs Pink Lake

Pink Lake is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Chadwick. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families.

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

Pink Lake

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 91/100)

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

First-home buyers

Pink Lake

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($505,000 vs $715,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Chadwick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($222/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Chadwick

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (693.6 km vs 696 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Chadwick

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
  • But Pink Lake carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 91/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Chadwick Pink Lake
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.

Chadwick Pink Lake
Walkability 10 / 0
Chadwick — Walkability: 10/100 Pink Lake — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 9 / 80
Chadwick — Safety: 9/100 Pink Lake — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 63 / 34
Chadwick — Low fire risk: 63/100 Pink Lake — Low fire risk: 34/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Chadwick — Low flood risk: 100/100 Pink Lake — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pink Lake has more residents (1,042 vs 164); Pink Lake rents higher ($300/wk vs $222/wk).

Chadwick Pink Lake
Population 164 1,042
+535% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +14.0%
Median age 48 43
Median household income $72,748/yr $94,484/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $222/wk $300/wk
+35% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Chadwick Pink Lake
0-4 6.7% / 6.0%
Chadwick — 0-4: 6.7% Pink Lake — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 11.6% / 15.1%
Chadwick — 5-14: 11.6% Pink Lake — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 4.3% / 6.2%
Chadwick — 15-19: 4.3% Pink Lake — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 4.9% / 3.9%
Chadwick — 20-24: 4.9% Pink Lake — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 10.4% / 8.4%
Chadwick — 25-34: 10.4% Pink Lake — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 9.8% / 12.3%
Chadwick — 35-44: 9.8% Pink Lake — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 15.2% / 16.6%
Chadwick — 45-54: 15.2% Pink Lake — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 18.9% / 15.7%
Chadwick — 55-64: 18.9% Pink Lake — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 16.5% / 11.0%
Chadwick — 65-74: 16.5% Pink Lake — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 5.5% / 3.6%
Chadwick — 75-84: 5.5% Pink Lake — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / 1.0%
Chadwick — 85+: not among its largest Pink Lake — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Chadwick 50.0% couple families
Chadwick — Couple Families: 50.0% Chadwick — Lone Person: 27.8% Chadwick — One Parent Families: 13.9% Chadwick — Group Household: 8.3% Chadwick — Other Families: 0.0%
Pink Lake 53.0% couple families
Pink Lake — Couple Families: 53.0% Pink Lake — Lone Person: 32.7% Pink Lake — One Parent Families: 11.5% Pink Lake — Group Household: 1.4% Pink Lake — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Chadwick 21.1% renting
Chadwick — Owned Outright: 47.4% Chadwick — Mortgage: 31.6% Chadwick — Renting: 21.1%
Pink Lake 13.0% renting
Pink Lake — Owned Outright: 42.7% Pink Lake — Mortgage: 44.3% Pink Lake — Renting: 13.0%
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.

Chadwick Pink Lake
New Zealand 3.7% / 3.2%
Chadwick — New Zealand: 3.7% Pink Lake — New Zealand: 3.2%
England 1.8% / 4.8%
Chadwick — England: 1.8% Pink Lake — England: 4.8%
South Africa — / 1.2%
Chadwick — South Africa: not among its largest Pink Lake — South Africa: 1.2%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Chadwick — Philippines: not among its largest Pink Lake — Philippines: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.4%
Chadwick — Germany: not among its largest Pink Lake — Germany: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

Qualifications

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

Chadwick Pink Lake
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 19.5%
Chadwick — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Pink Lake — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 6.8%
Chadwick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Pink Lake — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / 6.8%
Chadwick — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Pink Lake — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Chadwick — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Pink Lake — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Chadwick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pink Lake — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Chadwick 83.9% houses
Chadwick — Houses: 83.9% Chadwick — Flats / Apartments: 16.1%
Pink Lake 88.8% houses
Pink Lake — Houses: 88.8% Pink Lake — Flats / Apartments: 11.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Chadwick Pink Lake
Median house price $885,000 $837,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $715,000 $505,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 54 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Chadwick Pink Lake
New dwellings approved 55
across Esperance
same for both
Approvals change year on year -11%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Chadwick Pink Lake
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 59% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of WA Higher than 43% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 7% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of WA Higher than 57% of WA

Liveability

Chadwick is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Chadwick Pink Lake
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Chadwick carries more crime risk (91 vs 20); Pink Lake carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 37).

Chadwick Pink Lake
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime High
91/100
 Low
20/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
22/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Chadwick Pink Lake
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

Chadwick Pink Lake
Parks & reserves 1 2
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Pink Lake sits further from the CBD (696 km vs 693.6 km).

Chadwick Pink Lake
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 693.6 km 696 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 476 min 477 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6450
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 22
postcode 6450
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.

Chadwick Pink Lake
Car (driver) 70.4% / 81.9%
Chadwick — Car (driver): 70.4% Pink Lake — Car (driver): 81.9%
Worked from Home 14.1% / 7.4%
Chadwick — Worked from Home: 14.1% Pink Lake — Worked from Home: 7.4%
Walked Only 15.5% / 2.1%
Chadwick — Walked Only: 15.5% Pink Lake — Walked Only: 2.1%
Car (passenger) — / 6.4%
Chadwick — Car (passenger): not among its largest Pink Lake — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Bus — / 1.4%
Chadwick — Bus: not among its largest Pink Lake — Bus: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.9%).

Setting

Chadwick Pink Lake
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.0 km
3.0 km to a named beach
 4.9 km

NBN connectivity

Chadwick Pink Lake
Connectivity score 43/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
355 premises
 0%
286 premises

Climate

Chadwick Pink Lake
Annual rainfall 606 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Chadwick Pink Lake
Average residential rate $4,175/yr
same for both
Council Esperance
same for both

Federal electorate

Chadwick Pink Lake
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Chadwick Pink Lake
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Chadwick

Coastal Rural

Pink Lake

Acreage

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