Pallinup vs Nyabing

Pallinup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 37 in Nyabing. 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, Pallinup tends to suit young adults and people living alone.

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

Nyabing

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (20 vs 1)

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

Renters

Nyabing

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($95/wk vs $112/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nyabing

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (318.7 km vs 336.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (232 min vs 237 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Pallinup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.1% vs -12.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pallinup Nyabing
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.

Pallinup Nyabing
Walkability 4 / 0
Pallinup — Walkability: 4/100 Nyabing — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 84
Pallinup — Safety: 77/100 Nyabing — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 100 / 79
Pallinup — Low fire risk: 100/100 Nyabing — Low fire risk: 79/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Pallinup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Nyabing — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Nyabing has more residents (260 vs 90); Pallinup has higher household incomes ($121,316 vs $91,832).

Pallinup Nyabing
Population 90 260
+189% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.1% -12.2%
Median age 29 37
Median household income $121,316/yr
+24% vs other
 $91,832/yr
Median weekly rent $112/wk
+15% vs other
 $95/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pallinup Nyabing
0-4 15.6% / 9.2%
Pallinup — 0-4: 15.6% Nyabing — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 7.8% / 16.2%
Pallinup — 5-14: 7.8% Nyabing — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 4.4% / 5.4%
Pallinup — 15-19: 4.4% Nyabing — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 10.0% / 7.3%
Pallinup — 20-24: 10.0% Nyabing — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 32.2% / 8.8%
Pallinup — 25-34: 32.2% Nyabing — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 11.1% / 16.2%
Pallinup — 35-44: 11.1% Nyabing — 35-44: 16.2%
45-54 10.0% / 15.4%
Pallinup — 45-54: 10.0% Nyabing — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 16.7% / 9.6%
Pallinup — 55-64: 16.7% Nyabing — 55-64: 9.6%
65-74 6.7% / 6.9%
Pallinup — 65-74: 6.7% Nyabing — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 — / 3.8%
Pallinup — 75-84: not among its largest Nyabing — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / —
Pallinup — 85+: not among its largest Nyabing — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pallinup 55.6% couple families
Pallinup — Couple Families: 55.6% Pallinup — Lone Person: 44.4% Pallinup — Group Household: 0.0% Pallinup — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Nyabing 55.7% couple families
Nyabing — Couple Families: 55.7% Nyabing — Lone Person: 34.3% Nyabing — Group Household: 5.7% Nyabing — One Parent Families: 4.3%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pallinup 13.6% renting
Pallinup — Owned Outright: 54.5% Pallinup — Mortgage: 31.8% Pallinup — Renting: 13.6%
Nyabing 22.7% renting
Nyabing — Owned Outright: 58.7% Nyabing — Mortgage: 18.7% Nyabing — Renting: 22.7%
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.

Pallinup Nyabing
New Zealand 3.3% / —
Pallinup — New Zealand: 3.3% Nyabing — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 2.3%
Pallinup — England: not among its largest Nyabing — England: 2.3%
South Africa — / 1.9%
Pallinup — South Africa: not among its largest Nyabing — South Africa: 1.9%
India — / 1.5%
Pallinup — India: not among its largest Nyabing — India: 1.5%
Germany — / 1.2%
Pallinup — Germany: not among its largest Nyabing — Germany: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Qualifications

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

Pallinup Nyabing
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 13.1%
Pallinup — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Nyabing — Certificate III & IV: 13.1%
Bachelor Degree 17.8% / 5.8%
Pallinup — Bachelor Degree: 17.8% Nyabing — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.8%
Pallinup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Nyabing — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.3%
Pallinup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Nyabing — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Pallinup — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Nyabing — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pallinup 96.4% houses
Pallinup — Houses: 96.4% Pallinup — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Nyabing 93.5% houses
Nyabing — Houses: 93.5% Nyabing — Flats / Apartments: 6.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Pallinup Nyabing
Median house price — $205,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Pallinup Nyabing
New dwellings approved 2
across Gnowangerup
 3
across Kent
Approvals change year on year +0% —

Ranking within WA

Pallinup Nyabing
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of WA Higher than 55% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of WA Higher than 22% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 35% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of WA Higher than 13% of WA

Liveability

Pallinup Nyabing
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Nyabing carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0).

Pallinup Nyabing
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
16/100
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

Pallinup Nyabing
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Pallinup

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

Schools in Nyabing

  • Nyabing Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Pallinup Nyabing
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 20
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 3

Mobility

Pallinup sits further from the CBD (336.9 km vs 318.7 km).

Pallinup Nyabing
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 336.9 km
+5% vs other
 318.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 237 min 232 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6335
 0.0%
postcode 6341
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 6335
 31
postcode 6341

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.

Pallinup Nyabing
Car (driver) 62.7% / 65.2%
Pallinup — Car (driver): 62.7% Nyabing — Car (driver): 65.2%
Worked from Home 37.3% / 22.6%
Pallinup — Worked from Home: 37.3% Nyabing — Worked from Home: 22.6%
Walked Only — / 12.2%
Pallinup — Walked Only: not among its largest Nyabing — Walked Only: 12.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.2%).

Setting

Pallinup Nyabing
Elevation 292 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 355 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Pallinup Nyabing
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
66 premises

Federal electorate

Pallinup Nyabing
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pallinup Nyabing
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pallinup

Family Rural Young Families

Nyabing

Family Rural Young Families

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