Paynedale vs Capel River

Paynedale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 52 in Capel River. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Paynedale, most households are couple families. In Capel River, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Paynedale tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and couples, while Capel River suits older residents.

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

Capel River

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 40/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 70%)
  • But Paynedale has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 77%)

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

Paynedale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $375/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Capel River

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (142 min vs 157 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (211 km vs 213.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Capel River

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 5%)
  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 40/100)

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

Investors

Paynedale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.7% vs -2.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Paynedale Capel River
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.

Paynedale Capel River
Walkability 0 / 0
Paynedale — Walkability: 0/100 Capel River — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 83
Paynedale — Safety: 60/100 Capel River — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 36 / 55
Paynedale — Low fire risk: 36/100 Capel River — Low fire risk: 55/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Paynedale — Low flood risk: 100/100 Capel River — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Capel River rents higher ($375/wk vs $0/wk); Capel River has more residents (136 vs 60).

Paynedale Capel River
Population 60 136
+127% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.7% -2.9%
Median age 40 52
Median household income $97,500/yr
+22% vs other
 $75,816/yr
Median weekly rent — $375/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Paynedale Capel River
0-4 20.0% / 5.1%
Paynedale — 0-4: 20.0% Capel River — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 11.7% / 5.9%
Paynedale — 5-14: 11.7% Capel River — 5-14: 5.9%
15-19 — / 6.6%
Paynedale — 15-19: not among its largest Capel River — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 — / 5.9%
Paynedale — 20-24: not among its largest Capel River — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 20.0% / 8.1%
Paynedale — 25-34: 20.0% Capel River — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 11.7% / 5.1%
Paynedale — 35-44: 11.7% Capel River — 35-44: 5.1%
45-54 11.7% / 16.2%
Paynedale — 45-54: 11.7% Capel River — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 21.7% / 23.5%
Paynedale — 55-64: 21.7% Capel River — 55-64: 23.5%
65-74 5.0% / 12.5%
Paynedale — 65-74: 5.0% Capel River — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 — / 11.0%
Paynedale — 75-84: not among its largest Capel River — 75-84: 11.0%
85+ — / —
Paynedale — 85+: not among its largest Capel River — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Paynedale 70.0% couple families
Paynedale — Couple Families: 70.0% Paynedale — Lone Person: 30.0% Paynedale — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Capel River 52.2% couple families
Capel River — Couple Families: 52.2% Capel River — Lone Person: 17.4% Capel River — One Parent Families: 30.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Paynedale 0.0% renting
Paynedale — Owned Outright: 47.8% Paynedale — Mortgage: 52.2% Paynedale — Renting: 0.0%
Capel River 10.9% renting
Capel River — Owned Outright: 52.2% Capel River — Mortgage: 37.0% Capel River — Renting: 10.9%
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.

Paynedale Capel River
England 11.7% / 6.6%
Paynedale — England: 11.7% Capel River — England: 6.6%
New Zealand 5.0% / —
Paynedale — New Zealand: 5.0% Capel River — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa — / 3.7%
Paynedale — South Africa: not among its largest Capel River — South Africa: 3.7%
Canada — / 2.2%
Paynedale — Canada: not among its largest Capel River — Canada: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.7%).

Qualifications

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

Paynedale Capel River
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 19.1%
Paynedale — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Capel River — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 14.0%
Paynedale — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% Capel River — Bachelor Degree: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.7% / 10.3%
Paynedale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.7% Capel River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.7%
Paynedale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Capel River — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Paynedale 100.0% houses
Paynedale — Houses: 100.0% Paynedale — Townhouses: 0.0% Paynedale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Capel River 76.6% houses
Capel River — Houses: 76.6% Capel River — Townhouses: 12.8% Capel River — Flats / Apartments: 10.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Paynedale Capel River
New dwellings approved 35
across Donnybrook-Balingup
 226
across Capel
Approvals change year on year +50% +52%

Ranking within WA

Paynedale Capel River
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 63% of WA Higher than 38% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of WA Higher than 31% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 42% of WA Higher than 40% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of WA Higher than 46% of WA

Liveability

Paynedale Capel River
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Paynedale carries more crime risk (40 vs 17); Paynedale carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 45).

Paynedale Capel River
Bushfire Moderate
64/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
17/100
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

Paynedale Capel River
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

Paynedale Capel River
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Paynedale sits further from the CBD (213.4 km vs 211 km).

Paynedale Capel River
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 213.4 km
+1% vs other
 211 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 157 min 142 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6239
 0.4%
postcode 6271
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 6239
 69
postcode 6271

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.

Paynedale Capel River
Car (driver) 76.2% / 68.5%
Paynedale — Car (driver): 76.2% Capel River — Car (driver): 68.5%
Worked from Home 23.8% / 24.1%
Paynedale — Worked from Home: 23.8% Capel River — Worked from Home: 24.1%
Bus — / 7.4%
Paynedale — Bus: not among its largest Capel River — Bus: 7.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.2%).

Setting

Paynedale Capel River
Elevation 131 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.9 km 17.7 km

NBN connectivity

Paynedale Capel River
Connectivity score 16/100 22/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
60 premises

Climate

Paynedale Capel River
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Paynedale Capel River
Average residential rate $2,680/yr $2,343/yr
Council Donnybrook-Balingup Capel

Federal electorate

Paynedale Capel River
Division O'connor Forrest
Member Rick Wilson Ben Small
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Paynedale Capel River
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Paynedale

Family Rural Young Families

Capel River

Rural

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