Lake Biddy vs Pingaring

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lake Biddy, most households are people living alone. In Pingaring, most households are couple families. On these figures, Lake Biddy tends to suit people living alone, while Pingaring suits couples.

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

Pingaring

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 38%)

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

First-home buyers

Lake Biddy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (2% vs 10%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Pingaring

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($163/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Pingaring

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (245 min vs 279 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (336.1 km vs 380.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lake Biddy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Lake Biddy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (51.3% vs -21.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lake Biddy Pingaring
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.

Lake Biddy Pingaring
Walkability 0 / 0
Lake Biddy — Walkability: 0/100 Pingaring — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 77
Lake Biddy — Safety: 70/100 Pingaring — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 63 / 65
Lake Biddy — Low fire risk: 63/100 Pingaring — Low fire risk: 65/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Lake Biddy — Low flood risk: 100/100 Pingaring — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pingaring has higher household incomes ($106,600 vs $58,500); Lake Biddy rents higher ($200/wk vs $163/wk).

Lake Biddy Pingaring
Population 59 60
+2% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +51.3% -21.1%
Median age 44 46
Median household income $58,500/yr $106,600/yr
+82% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+18% vs other
 $163/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lake Biddy Pingaring
0-4 11.9% / 11.7%
Lake Biddy — 0-4: 11.9% Pingaring — 0-4: 11.7%
5-14 10.2% / 8.3%
Lake Biddy — 5-14: 10.2% Pingaring — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 — / 5.0%
Lake Biddy — 15-19: not among its largest Pingaring — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 8.5% / 8.3%
Lake Biddy — 20-24: 8.5% Pingaring — 20-24: 8.3%
25-34 5.1% / 11.7%
Lake Biddy — 25-34: 5.1% Pingaring — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 11.9% / 13.3%
Lake Biddy — 35-44: 11.9% Pingaring — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 10.2% / 15.0%
Lake Biddy — 45-54: 10.2% Pingaring — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 28.8% / 6.7%
Lake Biddy — 55-64: 28.8% Pingaring — 55-64: 6.7%
65-74 15.3% / 16.7%
Lake Biddy — 65-74: 15.3% Pingaring — 65-74: 16.7%
75-84 6.8% / —
Lake Biddy — 75-84: 6.8% Pingaring — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Lake Biddy — 85+: not among its largest Pingaring — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.8%).

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.

Lake Biddy Pingaring
South Africa — / 6.7%
Lake Biddy — South Africa: not among its largest Pingaring — South Africa: 6.7%
England 5.1% / —
Lake Biddy — England: 5.1% Pingaring — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lake Biddy 38.5% couple families
Lake Biddy — Couple Families: 38.5% Lake Biddy — Lone Person: 61.5%
Pingaring 66.7% couple families
Pingaring — Couple Families: 66.7% Pingaring — Lone Person: 33.3%
Couple Families Lone Person

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lake Biddy 100.0% houses
Lake Biddy — Houses: 100.0%
Pingaring 100.0% houses
Pingaring — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Lake Biddy Pingaring
Bachelor Degree 18.6% / 11.7%
Lake Biddy — Bachelor Degree: 18.6% Pingaring — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Certificate III & IV 5.1% / 18.3%
Lake Biddy — Certificate III & IV: 5.1% Pingaring — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 5.0%
Lake Biddy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Pingaring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lake Biddy 0.0% renting
Lake Biddy — Owned Outright: 80.0% Lake Biddy — Mortgage: 20.0% Lake Biddy — Renting: 0.0%
Pingaring 0.0% renting
Pingaring — Owned Outright: 100.0% Pingaring — Mortgage: 0.0% Pingaring — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Lake Biddy Pingaring
New dwellings approved 2
across Lake Grace
 2
across Kulin
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Lake Biddy Pingaring
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 19% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of WA Higher than 11% of WA

Liveability

Lake Biddy Pingaring
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lake Biddy Pingaring
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Low
30/100
 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

Lake Biddy Pingaring
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

Lake Biddy Pingaring
Parks & reserves 2 7
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1

Mobility

Lake Biddy sits further from the CBD (380.3 km vs 336.1 km).

Lake Biddy Pingaring
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 380.3 km
+12% vs other
 336.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 279 min 245 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6355
 0.0%
postcode 6357
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 6355
 —

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.

Lake Biddy Pingaring
Car (driver) 64.0% / 45.5%
Lake Biddy — Car (driver): 64.0% Pingaring — Car (driver): 45.5%
Worked from Home 24.0% / 45.5%
Lake Biddy — Worked from Home: 24.0% Pingaring — Worked from Home: 45.5%
Walked Only 12.0% / 9.1%
Lake Biddy — Walked Only: 12.0% Pingaring — Walked Only: 9.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.0%).

Setting

Lake Biddy Pingaring
Elevation 323 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 377 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lake Biddy Pingaring
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
8 premises
 0%
14 premises

Climate

Lake Biddy Pingaring
Annual rainfall 334 mm 344 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C 33.6°C
Winter min (Jul) 4.6°C 5.0°C

Federal electorate

Lake Biddy Pingaring
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lake Biddy Pingaring
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lake Biddy

Family Rural Young Families

Pingaring

Rural Young Families

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