Needilup vs Pingrup

Needilup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 41 in Pingrup. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Needilup tends to suit young adults 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

Pingrup

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 4)
  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 39/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

Renters

Needilup

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $180/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 10%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Pingrup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (386.2 km vs 427.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (287 min vs 303 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pingrup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Needilup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-4.8% vs -12.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Needilup Pingrup
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.

Needilup Pingrup
Walkability 0 / 0
Needilup — Walkability: 0/100 Pingrup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 86
Needilup — Safety: 61/100 Pingrup — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 58 / 74
Needilup — Low fire risk: 58/100 Pingrup — Low fire risk: 74/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Needilup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Pingrup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pingrup rents higher ($180/wk vs $50/wk); Pingrup has more residents (231 vs 99).

Needilup Pingrup
Population 99 231
+133% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.8% -12.5%
Median age 34 41
Median household income $58,500/yr $95,316/yr
+63% vs other
Median weekly rent $50/wk $180/wk
+260% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Needilup Pingrup
0-4 12.1% / 9.1%
Needilup — 0-4: 12.1% Pingrup — 0-4: 9.1%
5-14 19.2% / 14.7%
Needilup — 5-14: 19.2% Pingrup — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 — / 4.3%
Needilup — 15-19: not among its largest Pingrup — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 10.1% / 2.2%
Needilup — 20-24: 10.1% Pingrup — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 16.2% / 13.4%
Needilup — 25-34: 16.2% Pingrup — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 15.2% / 15.2%
Needilup — 35-44: 15.2% Pingrup — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 7.1% / 18.6%
Needilup — 45-54: 7.1% Pingrup — 45-54: 18.6%
55-64 10.1% / 10.4%
Needilup — 55-64: 10.1% Pingrup — 55-64: 10.4%
65-74 8.1% / 6.5%
Needilup — 65-74: 8.1% Pingrup — 65-74: 6.5%
75-84 — / 3.0%
Needilup — 75-84: not among its largest Pingrup — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ — / —
Needilup — 85+: not among its largest Pingrup — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Needilup 63.6% couple families
Needilup — Couple Families: 63.6% Needilup — Lone Person: 36.4%
Pingrup 56.1% couple families
Pingrup — Couple Families: 56.1% Pingrup — Lone Person: 43.9%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Needilup 0.0% renting
Needilup — Owned Outright: 70.8% Needilup — Mortgage: 29.2% Needilup — Renting: 0.0%
Pingrup 31.1% renting
Pingrup — Owned Outright: 59.0% Pingrup — Mortgage: 9.8% Pingrup — Renting: 31.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Needilup Pingrup
New Zealand 6.1% / 1.3%
Needilup — New Zealand: 6.1% Pingrup — New Zealand: 1.3%
Scotland 4.0% / —
Needilup — Scotland: 4.0% Pingrup — Scotland: not among its largest
England — / 3.0%
Needilup — England: not among its largest Pingrup — England: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

Qualifications

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

Needilup Pingrup
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 13.4%
Needilup — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% Pingrup — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Certificate III & IV 10.1% / 11.7%
Needilup — Certificate III & IV: 10.1% Pingrup — Certificate III & IV: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.3%
Needilup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Pingrup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.2%
Needilup — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Pingrup — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Needilup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pingrup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Needilup 100.0% houses
Needilup — Houses: 100.0% Needilup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Pingrup 98.8% houses
Pingrup — Houses: 98.8% Pingrup — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Needilup Pingrup
Median house price — $1,063,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Needilup Pingrup
New dwellings approved 14
across Jerramungup
 3
across Kent

Ranking within WA

Needilup Pingrup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of WA Higher than 17% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 7% of WA Higher than 10% of WA

Liveability

Needilup Pingrup
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Needilup carries more crime risk (39 vs 14); Needilup carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 26).

Needilup Pingrup
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
14/100
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

Needilup Pingrup
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Needilup

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Pingrup

  • Pingrup Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Needilup Pingrup
Parks & reserves 4 14
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Needilup sits further from the CBD (427.3 km vs 386.2 km).

Needilup Pingrup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 427.3 km
+10% vs other
 386.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 303 min 287 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6336
 0.0%
postcode 6343
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 6336
 21
postcode 6343

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.

Needilup Pingrup
Car (driver) 39.1% / 52.8%
Needilup — Car (driver): 39.1% Pingrup — Car (driver): 52.8%
Worked from Home 60.9% / 29.2%
Needilup — Worked from Home: 60.9% Pingrup — Worked from Home: 29.2%
Walked Only — / 17.9%
Needilup — Walked Only: not among its largest Pingrup — Walked Only: 17.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.9%).

Setting

Needilup Pingrup
Elevation 325 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 351 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Needilup Pingrup
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
49 premises

Climate

Needilup Pingrup
Annual rainfall 375 mm 334 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.8°C 31.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.8°C 4.6°C

Federal electorate

Needilup Pingrup
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Needilup Pingrup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Needilup

Family Rural Young Families

Pingrup

Family Rural Young Families

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