Gwindinup vs Argyle

Argyle is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Gwindinup. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Gwindinup tends to suit people living alone 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

Argyle

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 38/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 67%)
  • But Gwindinup has more separate houses rather than flats (119% vs 98%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gwindinup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Gwindinup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (189.9 km vs 193.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Gwindinup has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 16%)
  • Argyle carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 38/100)

Weighs 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

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

Gwindinup Argyle
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.

Gwindinup Argyle
Walkability 0 / 0
Gwindinup — Walkability: 0/100 Argyle — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 62 / 87
Gwindinup — Safety: 62/100 Argyle — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 39 / 29
Gwindinup — Low fire risk: 39/100 Argyle — Low fire risk: 29/100
Low flood risk 80 / 100
Gwindinup — Low flood risk: 80/100 Argyle — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Argyle has more residents (575 vs 52); Argyle rents higher ($350/wk vs $180/wk).

Gwindinup Argyle
Population 52 575
+1006% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.3% +5.5%
Median age 50 47
Median household income $73,632/yr $111,644/yr
+52% vs other
Median weekly rent $180/wk $350/wk
+94% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gwindinup Argyle
0-4 — / 5.2%
Gwindinup — 0-4: not among its largest Argyle — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 21.2% / 13.2%
Gwindinup — 5-14: 21.2% Argyle — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 7.7% / 6.4%
Gwindinup — 15-19: 7.7% Argyle — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 — / 4.0%
Gwindinup — 20-24: not among its largest Argyle — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 11.5% / 7.3%
Gwindinup — 25-34: 11.5% Argyle — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 13.5% / 11.3%
Gwindinup — 35-44: 13.5% Argyle — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 9.6% / 17.7%
Gwindinup — 45-54: 9.6% Argyle — 45-54: 17.7%
55-64 21.2% / 19.1%
Gwindinup — 55-64: 21.2% Argyle — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 25.0% / 12.0%
Gwindinup — 65-74: 25.0% Argyle — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 7.7% / 3.7%
Gwindinup — 75-84: 7.7% Argyle — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ — / 0.7%
Gwindinup — 85+: not among its largest Argyle — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gwindinup 66.7% couple families
Gwindinup — Couple Families: 66.7% Gwindinup — Lone Person: 33.3% Gwindinup — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Argyle 61.5% couple families
Argyle — Couple Families: 61.5% Argyle — Lone Person: 24.8% Argyle — One Parent Families: 13.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gwindinup 0.0% renting
Gwindinup — Owned Outright: 52.4% Gwindinup — Mortgage: 47.6% Gwindinup — Renting: 0.0%
Argyle 7.5% renting
Argyle — Owned Outright: 38.0% Argyle — Mortgage: 54.5% Argyle — Renting: 7.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gwindinup Argyle
Certificate III & IV 9.6% / 21.9%
Gwindinup — Certificate III & IV: 9.6% Argyle — Certificate III & IV: 21.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 11.5%
Gwindinup — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Argyle — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.5%
Gwindinup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Argyle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.4%
Gwindinup — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Argyle — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.1%
Gwindinup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Argyle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

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.

Gwindinup Argyle
England 5.8% / 5.6%
Gwindinup — England: 5.8% Argyle — England: 5.6%
New Zealand 5.8% / 3.3%
Gwindinup — New Zealand: 5.8% Argyle — New Zealand: 3.3%
Germany 5.8% / 0.7%
Gwindinup — Germany: 5.8% Argyle — Germany: 0.7%
South Africa — / 3.3%
Gwindinup — South Africa: not among its largest Argyle — South Africa: 3.3%
Scotland — / 1.0%
Gwindinup — Scotland: not among its largest Argyle — Scotland: 1.0%
Thailand — / 1.0%
Gwindinup — Thailand: not among its largest Argyle — Thailand: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gwindinup 118.8% houses
Gwindinup — Houses: 118.8% Gwindinup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Argyle 98.0% houses
Argyle — Houses: 98.0% Argyle — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gwindinup Argyle
Median house price — $1,080,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $795,000

Development activity

Gwindinup Argyle
New dwellings approved 226
across Capel
 35
across Donnybrook-Balingup
Approvals change year on year +52% +50%

Ranking within WA

Gwindinup Argyle
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 35% of WA Higher than 78% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of WA Higher than 38% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of WA Higher than 42% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of WA Higher than 61% of WA

Liveability

Gwindinup Argyle
Grade — B
Score — 52/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Gwindinup carries more flood risk (20 vs 0); Gwindinup carries more crime risk (38 vs 13).

Gwindinup Argyle
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 High
71/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
13/100
Flood Low
20/100
 None
0/100
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

Gwindinup Argyle
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

Mobility

Argyle sits further from the CBD (193.9 km vs 189.9 km).

Gwindinup Argyle
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 189.9 km 193.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 127 min 130 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6237
 0.4%
postcode 6239
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 6237
 75
postcode 6239

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.

Gwindinup Argyle
Car (driver) 77.8% / 84.9%
Gwindinup — Car (driver): 77.8% Argyle — Car (driver): 84.9%
Worked from Home 22.2% / 9.2%
Gwindinup — Worked from Home: 22.2% Argyle — Worked from Home: 9.2%
Car (passenger) — / 5.9%
Gwindinup — Car (passenger): not among its largest Argyle — Car (passenger): 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.9%).

Setting

Gwindinup Argyle
Elevation 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.4 km 20.9 km

NBN connectivity

Gwindinup Argyle
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
229 premises

Climate

Gwindinup Argyle
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Gwindinup Argyle
Average residential rate $2,343/yr $2,680/yr
Council Capel Donnybrook-Balingup

Federal electorate

Gwindinup Argyle
Division Forrest O'connor
Member Ben Small Rick Wilson
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gwindinup Argyle
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gwindinup

Retirees Rural

Argyle

Acreage

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