Langford vs Parkwood

Langford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 42 in Parkwood. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Parkwood, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Parkwood: a median of $1.03 million, against $730,000 in Langford, and rent is higher there too. Langford is closer to the city centre: 15 km, against 20.3 km. On these figures, Langford tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Parkwood

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 81/100)

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

First-home buyers

Langford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($730,000 vs $1,030,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Langford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Langford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (15 km vs 20.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Parkwood

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)
  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Langford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.6% vs 4.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Langford Parkwood
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.

Langford Parkwood
Walkability 70 / 64
Langford — Walkability: 70/100 Parkwood — Walkability: 64/100
Safety 19 / 41
Langford — Safety: 19/100 Parkwood — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 81 / 100
Langford — Low fire risk: 81/100 Parkwood — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 29 / 100
Langford — Low flood risk: 29/100 Parkwood — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Parkwood has higher household incomes ($83,148 vs $68,536); Parkwood skews older (42 vs 36).

Langford Parkwood
Population 5,505 5,995
+9% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.9% -0.6%
Median age 36 42
Median household income $68,536/yr $83,148/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $350/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Langford Parkwood
0-4 6.6% / 5.6%
Langford — 0-4: 6.6% Parkwood — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 13.3% / 10.6%
Langford — 5-14: 13.3% Parkwood — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 5.8% / 4.8%
Langford — 15-19: 5.8% Parkwood — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 7.6% / 5.3%
Langford — 20-24: 7.6% Parkwood — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 14.7% / 12.6%
Langford — 25-34: 14.7% Parkwood — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 15.3% / 13.9%
Langford — 35-44: 15.3% Parkwood — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 12.4% / 12.2%
Langford — 45-54: 12.4% Parkwood — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 9.9% / 14.0%
Langford — 55-64: 9.9% Parkwood — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 9.0% / 13.3%
Langford — 65-74: 9.0% Parkwood — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 4.2% / 6.0%
Langford — 75-84: 4.2% Parkwood — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 1.1% / 1.5%
Langford — 85+: 1.1% Parkwood — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Langford 39.8% couple families
Langford — Couple Families: 39.8% Langford — Lone Person: 31.5% Langford — One Parent Families: 19.2% Langford — Group Household: 6.4% Langford — Other Families: 3.1%
Parkwood 45.1% couple families
Parkwood — Couple Families: 45.1% Parkwood — Lone Person: 33.2% Parkwood — One Parent Families: 16.6% Parkwood — Group Household: 3.7% Parkwood — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Langford 34.3% renting
Langford — Owned Outright: 27.6% Langford — Mortgage: 38.1% Langford — Renting: 34.3%
Parkwood 19.7% renting
Parkwood — Owned Outright: 42.6% Parkwood — Mortgage: 37.7% Parkwood — Renting: 19.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Langford Parkwood
Bachelor Degree 11.3% / 15.6%
Langford — Bachelor Degree: 11.3% Parkwood — Bachelor Degree: 15.6%
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 14.1%
Langford — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% Parkwood — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 8.0%
Langford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Parkwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 4.6%
Langford — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Parkwood — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.9%
Langford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Parkwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

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.

Langford Parkwood
Malaysia 4.4% / 9.3%
Langford — Malaysia: 4.4% Parkwood — Malaysia: 9.3%
England 3.3% / 7.0%
Langford — England: 3.3% Parkwood — England: 7.0%
India 5.3% / 4.2%
Langford — India: 5.3% Parkwood — India: 4.2%
China 4.4% / 4.0%
Langford — China: 4.4% Parkwood — China: 4.0%
Indonesia 3.1% / 1.1%
Langford — Indonesia: 3.1% Parkwood — Indonesia: 1.1%
Singapore — / 2.9%
Langford — Singapore: not among its largest Parkwood — Singapore: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Langford 83.3% houses
Langford — Houses: 83.3% Langford — Townhouses: 16.4% Langford — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Parkwood 84.3% houses
Parkwood — Houses: 84.3% Parkwood — Townhouses: 11.0% Parkwood — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Langford Parkwood
Median house price $730,000 $1,030,000
Median unit price $507,500 —
Median land price $365,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 57 sales
 40 days
from 40 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Langford Parkwood
3 bed $718K / $942K
Langford — 3 bed: $718K (67 sales) Parkwood — 3 bed: $942K (28 sales)

67 vs 28 sales

4 bed $828K / $1.2M
Langford — 4 bed: $828K (26 sales) Parkwood — 4 bed: $1.2M (18 sales)

26 vs 18 sales

Development activity

Langford Parkwood
New dwellings approved 660
across Gosnells
 423
across Canning
Approvals change year on year +17% -3%

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.

Langford Parkwood
Houses 4.6%
$700/wk on $800K
 4.0%
$760/wk on $999K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Langford Parkwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of WA Higher than 45% of WA
Schools Higher than 68% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 88% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 75% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of WA Higher than 84% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 63% of WA Higher than 24% of WA

Liveability

Parkwood scores higher overall (70 vs 43).

Langford Parkwood
Grade C A
Score 43/100 70/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Langford carries more flood risk (71 vs 0); Langford carries more bushfire risk (19 vs 0).

Langford Parkwood
Bushfire Low
19/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
59/100
Flood High
71/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 13
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Langford Parkwood
Inside the suburb 3 2
Rated above peers 1 2
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Curtin University of Technology, 5.1 km
 2
Curtin University of Technology, 4.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 2.8%

Schools in Langford

  • Al-Ameen College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Brookman Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Jude's Catholic School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Parkwood

  • Lynwood Senior High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Parkwood Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Langford Parkwood
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 1 7
Parks & reserves 1 8
Childcare 4 2
GPs 4
same for both
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 2 1
EV chargers 0 2

Mobility

Parkwood sits further from the CBD (20.3 km vs 15 km).

Langford Parkwood
Walkability score 70/100 64/100
Distance to Perth 15 km 20.3 km
+35% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 24 min 26 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 204.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 187.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 6147
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 6147
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.

Langford Parkwood
Car (driver) 79.1% / 80.2%
Langford — Car (driver): 79.1% Parkwood — Car (driver): 80.2%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / 4.7%
Langford — Car (passenger): 6.8% Parkwood — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Worked from Home 4.5% / 6.6%
Langford — Worked from Home: 4.5% Parkwood — Worked from Home: 6.6%
Train 4.3% / 4.6%
Langford — Train: 4.3% Parkwood — Train: 4.6%
Bus 4.0% / 2.8%
Langford — Bus: 4.0% Parkwood — Bus: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.2%).

Setting

Langford Parkwood
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.1 km 15.7 km
3.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Langford Parkwood
Connectivity score 70/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 46%
2,282 premises
 47%
2,782 premises

Climate

Langford Parkwood
Annual rainfall 745 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Langford Parkwood
Average residential rate $2,067/yr $1,833/yr
Council Gosnells Canning

Federal electorate

Langford Parkwood
Division Swan Tangney
Member Zaneta Mascarenhas Sam Lim
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Langford Parkwood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Langford

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Quiet Transport Hub

Parkwood

Middle-Ring Parks Quiet

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