Jelcobine 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, Jelcobine tends to suit couples, while West Pingelly suits people living alone and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Jelcobine is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 57%)
  • West Pingelly carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 53/100)

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

West Pingelly

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Jelcobine

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (108.4 km vs 152.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (90 min vs 115 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

West Pingelly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 53/100)

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

Investors

Jelcobine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-4.3% vs -12.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Jelcobine 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.

Jelcobine West Pingelly
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.

Jelcobine West Pingelly
Walkability 0 / 0
Jelcobine — Walkability: 0/100 West Pingelly — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 73
Jelcobine — Safety: 47/100 West Pingelly — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 45 / 75
Jelcobine — Low fire risk: 45/100 West Pingelly — Low fire risk: 75/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Jelcobine — Low flood risk: 100/100 West Pingelly — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Jelcobine rents higher ($200/wk vs $120/wk); Jelcobine has more residents (154 vs 100).

Jelcobine West Pingelly
Population 154
+35% vs other
 100
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.3% -12.3%
Median age 51 49
Median household income $87,724/yr
+4% vs other
 $84,500/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+40% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jelcobine West Pingelly
0-4 3.2% / 7.0%
Jelcobine — 0-4: 3.2% West Pingelly — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 13.6% / 16.0%
Jelcobine — 5-14: 13.6% West Pingelly — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 1.9% / 3.0%
Jelcobine — 15-19: 1.9% West Pingelly — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 1.9% / 4.0%
Jelcobine — 20-24: 1.9% West Pingelly — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 1.9% / 8.0%
Jelcobine — 25-34: 1.9% West Pingelly — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 13.6% / 12.0%
Jelcobine — 35-44: 13.6% West Pingelly — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 19.5% / 13.0%
Jelcobine — 45-54: 19.5% West Pingelly — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 9.7% / 15.0%
Jelcobine — 55-64: 9.7% West Pingelly — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 18.2% / 21.0%
Jelcobine — 65-74: 18.2% West Pingelly — 65-74: 21.0%
75-84 9.7% / 9.0%
Jelcobine — 75-84: 9.7% West Pingelly — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ — / —
Jelcobine — 85+: not among its largest West Pingelly — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

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.

Jelcobine West Pingelly
New Zealand 2.6% / 3.0%
Jelcobine — New Zealand: 2.6% West Pingelly — New Zealand: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jelcobine 68.2% couple families
Jelcobine — Couple Families: 68.2% Jelcobine — Lone Person: 18.2% Jelcobine — One Parent Families: 13.6%
West Pingelly 57.1% couple families
West Pingelly — Couple Families: 57.1% West Pingelly — Lone Person: 42.9% West Pingelly — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jelcobine 100.0% houses
Jelcobine — Houses: 100.0%
West Pingelly 100.0% houses
West Pingelly — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Jelcobine West Pingelly
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 11.0%
Jelcobine — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% West Pingelly — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 12.0%
Jelcobine — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% West Pingelly — Bachelor Degree: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.9% / 11.0%
Jelcobine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.9% West Pingelly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.0%
Jelcobine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest West Pingelly — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Jelcobine 11.9% renting
Jelcobine — Owned Outright: 73.8% Jelcobine — Mortgage: 14.3% Jelcobine — Renting: 11.9%
West Pingelly 27.3% renting
West Pingelly — Owned Outright: 57.6% West Pingelly — Mortgage: 15.2% West Pingelly — Renting: 27.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Jelcobine West Pingelly
New dwellings approved 3
across Brookton
 3
across Pingelly

Ranking within WA

Jelcobine West Pingelly
House price —
same for both
Income —
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of WA Higher than 47% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 12% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 11% of WA Higher than 46% of WA

Liveability

Jelcobine West Pingelly
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Jelcobine carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 25); Jelcobine carries more crime risk (53 vs 27).

Jelcobine West Pingelly
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 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

Jelcobine 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

Jelcobine West Pingelly
Parks & reserves 8 6
Waterways 3 4

Mobility

West Pingelly sits further from the CBD (152.6 km vs 108.4 km).

Jelcobine West Pingelly
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 108.4 km 152.6 km
+41% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 90 min 115 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6306
 0.2%
postcode 6308
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 6306
 54
postcode 6308

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.

Jelcobine West Pingelly
Car (driver) 60.0% / 54.2%
Jelcobine — Car (driver): 60.0% West Pingelly — Car (driver): 54.2%
Worked from Home 40.0% / 33.3%
Jelcobine — Worked from Home: 40.0% West Pingelly — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Walked Only — / 12.5%
Jelcobine — Walked Only: not among its largest West Pingelly — Walked Only: 12.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.0%).

Setting

Jelcobine West Pingelly
Elevation 303 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 360 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Jelcobine West Pingelly
Connectivity score 15/100 22/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 0%
48 premises

Climate

Jelcobine West Pingelly
Annual rainfall 397 mm 415 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.8°C 32.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 4.9°C 5.8°C

Federal electorate

Jelcobine West Pingelly
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Jelcobine West Pingelly
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Jelcobine

Retirees Rural

West Pingelly

Family Retirees Rural

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