Pingaring vs Hyden

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pingaring, most households are couple families. On these figures, Pingaring tends to suit couples, while Hyden suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Pingaring carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 61/100)
  • Hyden has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Pingaring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 18%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Pingaring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (336.1 km vs 357.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pingaring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 61/100)

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

Investors

Hyden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.9% vs -21.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pingaring Hyden
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.

Pingaring Hyden
Walkability 0 / 0
Pingaring — Walkability: 0/100 Hyden — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 39
Pingaring — Safety: 77/100 Hyden — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 65 / 29
Pingaring — Low fire risk: 65/100 Hyden — Low fire risk: 29/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Pingaring — Low flood risk: 100/100 Hyden — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hyden has more residents (384 vs 60); Pingaring has higher household incomes ($106,600 vs $71,084).

Pingaring Hyden
Population 60 384
+540% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.1% +1.9%
Median age 46 44
Median household income $106,600/yr
+33% vs other
 $71,084/yr
Median weekly rent $163/wk $175/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pingaring Hyden
0-4 11.7% / 6.5%
Pingaring — 0-4: 11.7% Hyden — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 8.3% / 12.2%
Pingaring — 5-14: 8.3% Hyden — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 5.0% / 2.6%
Pingaring — 15-19: 5.0% Hyden — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 8.3% / 3.9%
Pingaring — 20-24: 8.3% Hyden — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 11.7% / 8.1%
Pingaring — 25-34: 11.7% Hyden — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 13.3% / 16.4%
Pingaring — 35-44: 13.3% Hyden — 35-44: 16.4%
45-54 15.0% / 15.6%
Pingaring — 45-54: 15.0% Hyden — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 6.7% / 12.5%
Pingaring — 55-64: 6.7% Hyden — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 16.7% / 11.7%
Pingaring — 65-74: 16.7% Hyden — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 — / 5.5%
Pingaring — 75-84: not among its largest Hyden — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ — / 3.6%
Pingaring — 85+: not among its largest Hyden — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pingaring 66.7% couple families
Pingaring — Couple Families: 66.7% Pingaring — Lone Person: 33.3% Pingaring — One Parent Families: 0.0% Pingaring — Other Families: 0.0%
Hyden 39.3% couple families
Hyden — Couple Families: 39.3% Hyden — Lone Person: 42.7% Hyden — One Parent Families: 13.5% Hyden — Other Families: 4.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pingaring 0.0% renting
Pingaring — Owned Outright: 100.0% Pingaring — Mortgage: 0.0% Pingaring — Renting: 0.0%
Hyden 31.9% renting
Hyden — Owned Outright: 50.4% Hyden — Mortgage: 17.7% Hyden — Renting: 31.9%
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.

Pingaring Hyden
South Africa 6.7% / —
Pingaring — South Africa: 6.7% Hyden — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 3.9%
Pingaring — New Zealand: not among its largest Hyden — New Zealand: 3.9%
England — / 2.1%
Pingaring — England: not among its largest Hyden — England: 2.1%
Scotland — / 1.0%
Pingaring — Scotland: not among its largest Hyden — Scotland: 1.0%
Italy — / 0.8%
Pingaring — Italy: not among its largest Hyden — Italy: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

Qualifications

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

Pingaring Hyden
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 9.9%
Pingaring — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Hyden — Certificate III & IV: 9.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 6.2%
Pingaring — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Hyden — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 5.7%
Pingaring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Hyden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Pingaring — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Hyden — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Pingaring — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Hyden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pingaring 100.0% houses
Pingaring — Houses: 100.0% Pingaring — Townhouses: 0.0% Pingaring — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Hyden 96.0% houses
Hyden — Houses: 96.0% Hyden — Townhouses: 2.4% Hyden — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Pingaring Hyden
New dwellings approved 2
across Kulin
 1
across Kondinin
Approvals change year on year -100% —

Ranking within WA

Pingaring Hyden
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of WA Higher than 29% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of WA Higher than 61% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 11% of WA Higher than 34% of WA

Liveability

Pingaring Hyden
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Hyden carries more crime risk (61 vs 23); Hyden carries more bushfire risk (71 vs 35).

Pingaring Hyden
Bushfire Low
35/100
 High
71/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Moderate
61/100
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

Pingaring Hyden
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 Pingaring

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

Schools in Hyden

  • Hyden Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Pingaring Hyden
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 7 10
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Hyden sits further from the CBD (357.2 km vs 336.1 km).

Pingaring Hyden
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 336.1 km 357.2 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 245 min 249 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6357
 0.0%
postcode 6359
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 43
postcode 6359

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.

Pingaring Hyden
Car (driver) 45.5% / 62.6%
Pingaring — Car (driver): 45.5% Hyden — Car (driver): 62.6%
Worked from Home 45.5% / 18.4%
Pingaring — Worked from Home: 45.5% Hyden — Worked from Home: 18.4%
Walked Only 9.1% / 13.2%
Pingaring — Walked Only: 9.1% Hyden — Walked Only: 13.2%
Car (passenger) — / 2.9%
Pingaring — Car (passenger): not among its largest Hyden — Car (passenger): 2.9%
Bicycle — / 2.9%
Pingaring — Bicycle: not among its largest Hyden — Bicycle: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.6%).

Setting

Pingaring Hyden
Elevation 377 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 376 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Pingaring Hyden
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
14 premises
 0%
71 premises

Climate

Pingaring Hyden
Annual rainfall 344 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.0°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Pingaring Hyden
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pingaring Hyden
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pingaring

Rural Young Families

Hyden

Rural

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