East Pingelly vs West Pingelly
In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, West Pingelly tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and older residents.
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
East Pingelly
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (14 vs 6)
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 57%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
West Pingelly
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 26%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
West Pingelly
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 11%)
- has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $175/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
West Pingelly
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (152.6 km vs 179.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (115 min vs 132 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
West Pingelly
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
East Pingelly
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-4.5% vs -12.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
East Pingelly and West Pingelly 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
East Pingelly has more residents (211 vs 100); East Pingelly rents higher ($175/wk vs $120/wk).
| East Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 211 +53% vs other | 100 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -4.5% | -12.3% |
| Median age | 47 | 49 |
| Median household income | $89,336/yr +5% vs other | $84,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk +31% vs other | $120/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
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 (15.2%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| East Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3 across Pingelly same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| East Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 53% of WA | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 24% of WA | Higher than 47% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 12% of WA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of WA | Higher than 46% of WA |
Liveability
| East Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
West Pingelly carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 14).
| East Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 14/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Crime | Low 34/100 | Low 27/100 |
| 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
| East Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| East Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 14 | 6 |
| Waterways | 1 | 4 |
Mobility
East Pingelly sits further from the CBD (179.8 km vs 152.6 km).
| East Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 179.8 km +15% vs other | 152.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 132 min | 115 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 6308 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 6308 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 (54.2%).
Setting
| East Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 337 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 360 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| East Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 21/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 91 premises | 0% 48 premises |
Climate
| East Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 415 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| East Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $4,750/yr same for both | |
| Council | Pingelly same for both | |
Federal electorate
| East Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| East Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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