Fortescue vs Pannawonica

Pannawonica is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 40 in Fortescue. In both, the large majority of households rent. In Fortescue, about half of homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Pannawonica, most homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. On these figures, Fortescue tends to suit young adults and people living alone.

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 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Pannawonica

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($28/wk vs $50/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Pannawonica

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (915 min vs 959 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1422.1 km vs 1444.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pannawonica

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Fortescue

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (313.0% vs -1.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Fortescue Pannawonica
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.

Fortescue Pannawonica
Walkability 0 / 13
Fortescue — Walkability: 0/100 Pannawonica — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 85 / 77
Fortescue — Safety: 85/100 Pannawonica — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 30 / 11
Fortescue — Low fire risk: 30/100 Pannawonica — Low fire risk: 11/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Fortescue — Low flood risk: 100/100 Pannawonica — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pannawonica has more residents (685 vs 190); Pannawonica has higher household incomes ($124,176 vs $46,748).

Fortescue Pannawonica
Population 190 685
+261% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +313.0% -1.4%
Median age 40 30
Median household income $46,748/yr $124,176/yr
+166% vs other
Median weekly rent $50/wk
+44% vs other
 $28/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fortescue Pannawonica
0-4 — / 15.9%
Fortescue — 0-4: not among its largest Pannawonica — 0-4: 15.9%
5-14 — / 19.0%
Fortescue — 5-14: not among its largest Pannawonica — 5-14: 19.0%
15-19 2.1% / 1.6%
Fortescue — 15-19: 2.1% Pannawonica — 15-19: 1.6%
20-24 11.6% / 4.2%
Fortescue — 20-24: 11.6% Pannawonica — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 25.8% / 23.9%
Fortescue — 25-34: 25.8% Pannawonica — 25-34: 23.9%
35-44 20.0% / 17.7%
Fortescue — 35-44: 20.0% Pannawonica — 35-44: 17.7%
45-54 23.2% / 7.7%
Fortescue — 45-54: 23.2% Pannawonica — 45-54: 7.7%
55-64 13.7% / 6.9%
Fortescue — 55-64: 13.7% Pannawonica — 55-64: 6.9%
65-74 4.2% / 1.6%
Fortescue — 65-74: 4.2% Pannawonica — 65-74: 1.6%
75-84 2.1% / —
Fortescue — 75-84: 2.1% Pannawonica — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Fortescue — 85+: not among its largest Pannawonica — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fortescue 100.0% lone person
Fortescue — Lone Person: 100.0% Fortescue — Couple Families: 0.0% Fortescue — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Pannawonica 23.5% lone person
Pannawonica — Lone Person: 23.5% Pannawonica — Couple Families: 67.6% Pannawonica — One Parent Families: 8.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fortescue 100.0% renting
Fortescue — Owned Outright: 0.0% Fortescue — Mortgage: 0.0% Fortescue — Renting: 100.0%
Pannawonica 100.0% renting
Pannawonica — Owned Outright: 0.0% Pannawonica — Mortgage: 0.0% Pannawonica — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Fortescue Pannawonica
Certificate III & IV 32.6% / 26.3%
Fortescue — Certificate III & IV: 32.6% Pannawonica — Certificate III & IV: 26.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.5% / 6.4%
Fortescue — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5% Pannawonica — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 5.4%
Fortescue — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Pannawonica — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 5.3% / 1.0%
Fortescue — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3% Pannawonica — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Fortescue — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pannawonica — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.6%).

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.

Fortescue Pannawonica
New Zealand 7.4% / 4.1%
Fortescue — New Zealand: 7.4% Pannawonica — New Zealand: 4.1%
England 7.4% / 2.8%
Fortescue — England: 7.4% Pannawonica — England: 2.8%
Ireland 6.8% / —
Fortescue — Ireland: 6.8% Pannawonica — Ireland: not among its largest
Philippines 4.2% / 0.9%
Fortescue — Philippines: 4.2% Pannawonica — Philippines: 0.9%
South Africa 2.6% / —
Fortescue — South Africa: 2.6% Pannawonica — South Africa: not among its largest
India 1.6% / 0.7%
Fortescue — India: 1.6% Pannawonica — India: 0.7%
Thailand — / 0.9%
Fortescue — Thailand: not among its largest Pannawonica — Thailand: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fortescue 54.5% houses
Fortescue — Houses: 54.5% Fortescue — Flats / Apartments: 45.5% Fortescue — Townhouses: 0.0%
Pannawonica 62.7% houses
Pannawonica — Houses: 62.7% Pannawonica — Flats / Apartments: 3.9% Pannawonica — Townhouses: 33.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Development activity

Fortescue Pannawonica
New dwellings approved 9
across Ashburton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Fortescue Pannawonica
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 6% of WA Higher than 89% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of WA Higher than 23% of WA

Liveability

Pannawonica is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Fortescue Pannawonica
Grade — C
Score — 33/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Pannawonica carries more bushfire risk (89 vs 70).

Fortescue Pannawonica
Bushfire High
70/100
 High
89/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
23/100
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

Fortescue Pannawonica
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Fortescue

  • Roebourne District High School - Ngurrawaana Campus Government · Combined

Schools in Pannawonica

  • Pannawonica School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Fortescue Pannawonica
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 20 0

Mobility

Fortescue sits further from the CBD (1444.9 km vs 1422.1 km).

Fortescue Pannawonica
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Perth 1444.9 km
+2% vs other
 1422.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 959 min 915 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6716
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 4
postcode 6716
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.

Fortescue Pannawonica
Bus 44.8% / 52.6%
Fortescue — Bus: 44.8% Pannawonica — Bus: 52.6%
Car (driver) 24.5% / 22.2%
Fortescue — Car (driver): 24.5% Pannawonica — Car (driver): 22.2%
Car (passenger) 17.5% / 5.6%
Fortescue — Car (passenger): 17.5% Pannawonica — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 11.2% / 10.5%
Fortescue — Walked Only: 11.2% Pannawonica — Walked Only: 10.5%
Worked from Home 2.1% / 6.0%
Fortescue — Worked from Home: 2.1% Pannawonica — Worked from Home: 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.6%).

Setting

Fortescue Pannawonica
Elevation 265 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 200 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Fortescue Pannawonica
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
3 premises
 0%
16 premises

Climate

Fortescue Pannawonica
Annual rainfall 421 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Federal electorate

Fortescue Pannawonica
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fortescue Pannawonica
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fortescue

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Pannawonica

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