Picton East vs Pelican Point

Pelican Point is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 62 in Picton East. In both, most households own their home. In Picton East, most homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Pelican Point, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Picton East tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Pelican Point 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

Pelican Point

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 7%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (88% vs 30%)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 88/100)

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

First-home buyers

Pelican Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 60%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Picton East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $410/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 18%)
  • But Pelican Point leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Pelican Point

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (41/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (162.3 km vs 168.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Picton East has more units and townhouses to downsize into (70% vs 12%)
  • Pelican Point is more walkable (41/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Picton East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.5% vs 6.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Picton East Pelican Point
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.

Picton East Pelican Point
Walkability 0 / 41
Picton East — Walkability: 0/100 Pelican Point — Walkability: 41/100
Safety 12 / 54
Picton East — Safety: 12/100 Pelican Point — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 54 / 43
Picton East — Low fire risk: 54/100 Pelican Point — Low fire risk: 43/100
Low flood risk 49 / 5
Picton East — Low flood risk: 49/100 Pelican Point — Low flood risk: 5/100

Demographics

Pelican Point has more residents (929 vs 141); Pelican Point has higher household incomes ($102,284 vs $38,428).

Picton East Pelican Point
Population 141 929
+559% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.5% +6.3%
Median age 62 53
Median household income $38,428/yr $102,284/yr
+166% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $410/wk
+105% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Picton East Pelican Point
0-4 — / 4.0%
Picton East — 0-4: not among its largest Pelican Point — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 4.3% / 10.4%
Picton East — 5-14: 4.3% Pelican Point — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 3.5% / 5.8%
Picton East — 15-19: 3.5% Pelican Point — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 — / 2.9%
Picton East — 20-24: not among its largest Pelican Point — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 7.1% / 6.7%
Picton East — 25-34: 7.1% Pelican Point — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 7.1% / 11.1%
Picton East — 35-44: 7.1% Pelican Point — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 15.6% / 12.1%
Picton East — 45-54: 15.6% Pelican Point — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 21.3% / 17.5%
Picton East — 55-64: 21.3% Pelican Point — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 29.8% / 18.9%
Picton East — 65-74: 29.8% Pelican Point — 65-74: 18.9%
75-84 12.1% / 9.4%
Picton East — 75-84: 12.1% Pelican Point — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ 2.8% / 0.8%
Picton East — 85+: 2.8% Pelican Point — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Picton East 93.2% lone person
Picton East — Lone Person: 93.2% Picton East — Couple Families: 6.8% Picton East — One Parent Families: 0.0% Picton East — Group Household: 0.0%
Pelican Point 35.6% lone person
Pelican Point — Lone Person: 35.6% Pelican Point — Couple Families: 54.3% Pelican Point — One Parent Families: 8.5% Pelican Point — Group Household: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Picton East 35.5% renting
Picton East — Owned Outright: 58.1% Picton East — Mortgage: 6.5% Picton East — Renting: 35.5%
Pelican Point 17.9% renting
Pelican Point — Owned Outright: 48.8% Pelican Point — Mortgage: 33.3% Pelican Point — Renting: 17.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Picton East Pelican Point
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 18.4%
Picton East — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Pelican Point — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 11.5%
Picton East — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% Pelican Point — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 8.1%
Picton East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Pelican Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.9%
Picton East — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Pelican Point — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.2%
Picton East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pelican Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

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.

Picton East Pelican Point
England 8.5% / 5.8%
Picton East — England: 8.5% Pelican Point — England: 5.8%
New Zealand 4.3% / 2.3%
Picton East — New Zealand: 4.3% Pelican Point — New Zealand: 2.3%
South Africa 2.1% / 3.3%
Picton East — South Africa: 2.1% Pelican Point — South Africa: 3.3%
India 4.3% / 0.4%
Picton East — India: 4.3% Pelican Point — India: 0.4%
Netherlands — / 1.2%
Picton East — Netherlands: not among its largest Pelican Point — Netherlands: 1.2%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Picton East — Scotland: not among its largest Pelican Point — Scotland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Picton East 29.6% houses
Picton East — Houses: 29.6% Picton East — Flats / Apartments: 70.4% Picton East — Townhouses: 0.0%
Pelican Point 87.8% houses
Pelican Point — Houses: 87.8% Pelican Point — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Pelican Point — Townhouses: 12.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Picton East Pelican Point
Median house price — $1,100,000
Median unit price — $520,000
Median land price — $860,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 36 days
from 9 sales

Development activity

Picton East Pelican Point
New dwellings approved 83
across Dardanup
 128
across Bunbury
Approvals change year on year -80% -17%

Ranking within WA

Picton East Pelican Point
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 4% of WA Higher than 68% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of WA Higher than 81% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 81% of WA Higher than 54% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of WA Higher than 71% of WA

Liveability

Pelican Point is more walkable (41 vs 0).

Picton East Pelican Point
Grade — C
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Picton East carries more crime risk (88 vs 46); Pelican Point carries more flood risk (95 vs 51).

Picton East Pelican Point
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime High
88/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood Moderate
51/100
 High
95/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 16
within 5 km
 18
within 5 km

Schools

Picton East Pelican Point
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

Picton East Pelican Point
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Picton East sits further from the CBD (168.7 km vs 162.3 km).

Picton East Pelican Point
Walkability score 0/100 41/100
Distance to Perth 168.7 km
+4% vs other
 162.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 112 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 6229
 0.5%
postcode 6230
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 48
postcode 6230

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.

Picton East Pelican Point
Car (driver) 76.5% / 79.7%
Picton East — Car (driver): 76.5% Pelican Point — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 11.8% / 6.6%
Picton East — Worked from Home: 11.8% Pelican Point — Worked from Home: 6.6%
Walked Only 11.8% / 1.1%
Picton East — Walked Only: 11.8% Pelican Point — Walked Only: 1.1%
Car (passenger) — / 10.8%
Picton East — Car (passenger): not among its largest Pelican Point — Car (passenger): 10.8%
Bus — / 1.8%
Picton East — Bus: not among its largest Pelican Point — Bus: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.7%).

Setting

Picton East Pelican Point
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 -1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.1 km 2.0 km
4.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Picton East Pelican Point
Connectivity score 30/100 53/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
105 premises
 16%
424 premises

Climate

Picton East Pelican Point
Annual rainfall 851 mm 774 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.7°C —

Council rates

Picton East Pelican Point
Average residential rate $2,797/yr $3,076/yr
Council Dardanup Bunbury

Federal electorate

Picton East Pelican Point
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Picton East Pelican Point
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Picton East

Retirees Rural

Pelican Point

Acreage Coastal Retirees

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