Fairbridge vs Pinjarra

Pinjarra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 53 in Fairbridge. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Fairbridge, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Fairbridge tends to suit couples, while Pinjarra suits families with children.

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

Pinjarra

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (86% vs 69%)
  • But Fairbridge carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 75/100)

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

First-home buyers

Fairbridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Fairbridge

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $290/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Pinjarra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (64 min vs 73 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (83.4 km vs 89.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Fairbridge

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 14%)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 75/100)
  • But Pinjarra has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Fairbridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.6% vs 0.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Fairbridge and 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.

Fairbridge Pinjarra
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.

Fairbridge Pinjarra
Walkability 0 / 4
Fairbridge — Walkability: 0/100 Pinjarra — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 65 / 25
Fairbridge — Safety: 65/100 Pinjarra — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 19 / 73
Fairbridge — Low fire risk: 19/100 Pinjarra — Low fire risk: 73/100
Low flood risk 65 / 14
Fairbridge — Low flood risk: 65/100 Pinjarra — Low flood risk: 14/100

Demographics

Pinjarra has more residents (4,914 vs 55); Fairbridge has higher household incomes ($188,500 vs $59,488).

Fairbridge Pinjarra
Population 55 4,914
+8835% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.6% +0.1%
Median age 53 43
Median household income $188,500/yr
+68% vs other
 $59,488/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $290/wk
+16% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fairbridge Pinjarra
0-4 — / 5.1%
Fairbridge — 0-4: not among its largest Pinjarra — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 12.7% / 14.0%
Fairbridge — 5-14: 12.7% Pinjarra — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 9.1% / 6.9%
Fairbridge — 15-19: 9.1% Pinjarra — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 5.5% / 4.3%
Fairbridge — 20-24: 5.5% Pinjarra — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 7.3% / 9.0%
Fairbridge — 25-34: 7.3% Pinjarra — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 5.5% / 12.2%
Fairbridge — 35-44: 5.5% Pinjarra — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 9.1% / 12.2%
Fairbridge — 45-54: 9.1% Pinjarra — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 25.5% / 13.1%
Fairbridge — 55-64: 25.5% Pinjarra — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 21.8% / 12.7%
Fairbridge — 65-74: 21.8% Pinjarra — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 5.5% / 8.1%
Fairbridge — 75-84: 5.5% Pinjarra — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / 2.8%
Fairbridge — 85+: not among its largest Pinjarra — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fairbridge 100.0% couple families
Fairbridge — Couple Families: 100.0% Fairbridge — Lone Person: 0.0% Fairbridge — One Parent Families: 0.0% Fairbridge — Group Household: 0.0% Fairbridge — Other Families: 0.0%
Pinjarra 36.2% couple families
Pinjarra — Couple Families: 36.2% Pinjarra — Lone Person: 39.3% Pinjarra — One Parent Families: 20.4% Pinjarra — Group Household: 2.8% Pinjarra — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fairbridge 0.0% renting
Fairbridge — Owned Outright: 75.0% Fairbridge — Mortgage: 25.0% Fairbridge — Renting: 0.0%
Pinjarra 26.6% renting
Pinjarra — Owned Outright: 34.7% Pinjarra — Mortgage: 38.8% Pinjarra — Renting: 26.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Fairbridge Pinjarra
Certificate III & IV 23.6% / 17.3%
Fairbridge — Certificate III & IV: 23.6% Pinjarra — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.1%
Fairbridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Pinjarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Bachelor Degree — / 4.4%
Fairbridge — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Pinjarra — Bachelor Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Fairbridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pinjarra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Fairbridge — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Pinjarra — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

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.

Fairbridge Pinjarra
England 7.3% / 6.7%
Fairbridge — England: 7.3% Pinjarra — England: 6.7%
South Africa 5.5% / 0.9%
Fairbridge — South Africa: 5.5% Pinjarra — South Africa: 0.9%
Zimbabwe 5.5% / —
Fairbridge — Zimbabwe: 5.5% Pinjarra — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.8%
Fairbridge — New Zealand: not among its largest Pinjarra — New Zealand: 2.8%
Philippines — / 1.2%
Fairbridge — Philippines: not among its largest Pinjarra — Philippines: 1.2%
Scotland — / 1.0%
Fairbridge — Scotland: not among its largest Pinjarra — Scotland: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fairbridge 69.2% houses
Fairbridge — Houses: 69.2% Fairbridge — Flats / Apartments: 30.8% Fairbridge — Townhouses: 0.0%
Pinjarra 86.3% houses
Pinjarra — Houses: 86.3% Pinjarra — Flats / Apartments: 2.7% Pinjarra — Townhouses: 10.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Fairbridge Pinjarra
Median house price — $696,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $720,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 22 sales

Development activity

Fairbridge Pinjarra
New dwellings approved 647
across Murray
same for both
Approvals change year on year +122%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Fairbridge Pinjarra
Houses — 4.2%
$600/wk on $750K
Units — 3.7%
$400/wk on $559K

Ranking within WA

Fairbridge Pinjarra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 99% of WA Higher than 17% of WA
Schools — Higher than 36% of WA
Walkability Higher than 27% of WA Higher than 68% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 51% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 97% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 35% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 6% of WA

Liveability

Fairbridge Pinjarra
Grade — D
Score — 15/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Fairbridge carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 27); Pinjarra carries more flood risk (86 vs 35).

Fairbridge Pinjarra
Bushfire High
81/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Low
35/100
 High
75/100
Flood Low
35/100
 High
86/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Fairbridge Pinjarra
Inside the suburb 1 5
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Fairbridge

  • Fairbridge College Independent · Secondary · Special school below peers

Schools in Pinjarra

  • Pinjarra Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Pinjarra Senior High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Carcoola Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Peel Language Development School - Pinjarra Campus Government · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Fairbridge Pinjarra
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Fairbridge sits further from the CBD (89.2 km vs 83.4 km).

Fairbridge Pinjarra
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Perth 89.2 km
+7% vs other
 83.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 73 min 64 min
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.

Fairbridge Pinjarra
Car (driver) 73.7% / 81.0%
Fairbridge — Car (driver): 73.7% Pinjarra — Car (driver): 81.0%
Worked from Home 26.3% / 5.2%
Fairbridge — Worked from Home: 26.3% Pinjarra — Worked from Home: 5.2%
Car (passenger) — / 7.1%
Fairbridge — Car (passenger): not among its largest Pinjarra — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Bus — / 2.6%
Fairbridge — Bus: not among its largest Pinjarra — Bus: 2.6%
Walked Only — / 2.4%
Fairbridge — Walked Only: not among its largest Pinjarra — Walked Only: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).

Setting

Fairbridge Pinjarra
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.1 km 17.9 km

NBN connectivity

Fairbridge Pinjarra
Connectivity score 41/100 97/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 19%
27 premises
 94%
2,543 premises

Climate

Fairbridge Pinjarra
Annual rainfall 1,037 mm —
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C —

Council rates

Fairbridge Pinjarra
Average residential rate $2,572/yr
same for both
Council Murray
same for both

Federal electorate

Fairbridge Pinjarra
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fairbridge Pinjarra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fairbridge

Retirees Rural

Pinjarra

Acreage

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