Pingaring vs Karlgarin

Karlgarin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 46 in Pingaring. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pingaring, most households are couple families. In Karlgarin, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Pingaring tends to suit 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

They split

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

  • Pingaring carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 39/100)
  • Karlgarin has more separate houses rather than flats (112% vs 100%)

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

First-home buyers

Karlgarin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (4% vs 10%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Karlgarin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($80/wk vs $163/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Karlgarin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (236 min vs 245 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (326.5 km vs 336.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Pingaring carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 39/100)
  • Karlgarin has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Karlgarin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.9% vs -21.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Pingaring and Karlgarin 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 Karlgarin
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 Karlgarin
Walkability 0 / 0
Pingaring — Walkability: 0/100 Karlgarin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 61
Pingaring — Safety: 77/100 Karlgarin — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 65 / 100
Pingaring — Low fire risk: 65/100 Karlgarin — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Pingaring — Low flood risk: 100/100 Karlgarin — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pingaring rents higher ($163/wk vs $80/wk); Karlgarin has more residents (105 vs 60).

Pingaring Karlgarin
Population 60 105
+75% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.1% +12.9%
Median age 46 36
Median household income $106,600/yr
+24% vs other
 $80,600/yr
Median weekly rent $163/wk
+51% vs other
 $80/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pingaring Karlgarin
0-4 11.7% / 6.7%
Pingaring — 0-4: 11.7% Karlgarin — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 8.3% / 13.3%
Pingaring — 5-14: 8.3% Karlgarin — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 5.0% / 6.7%
Pingaring — 15-19: 5.0% Karlgarin — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 8.3% / 3.8%
Pingaring — 20-24: 8.3% Karlgarin — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 11.7% / 11.4%
Pingaring — 25-34: 11.7% Karlgarin — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 13.3% / 9.5%
Pingaring — 35-44: 13.3% Karlgarin — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 15.0% / 20.0%
Pingaring — 45-54: 15.0% Karlgarin — 45-54: 20.0%
55-64 6.7% / 12.4%
Pingaring — 55-64: 6.7% Karlgarin — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 16.7% / 8.6%
Pingaring — 65-74: 16.7% Karlgarin — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 — / 10.5%
Pingaring — 75-84: not among its largest Karlgarin — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ — / 4.8%
Pingaring — 85+: not among its largest Karlgarin — 85+: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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%
Karlgarin 50.0% couple families
Karlgarin — Couple Families: 50.0% Karlgarin — Lone Person: 34.6% Karlgarin — One Parent Families: 15.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent 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%
Karlgarin 18.8% renting
Karlgarin — Owned Outright: 53.1% Karlgarin — Mortgage: 28.1% Karlgarin — Renting: 18.8%
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 Karlgarin
South Africa 6.7% / —
Pingaring — South Africa: 6.7% Karlgarin — South Africa: not among its largest
England — / 2.9%
Pingaring — England: not among its largest Karlgarin — England: 2.9%
New Zealand — / 2.9%
Pingaring — New Zealand: not among its largest Karlgarin — New Zealand: 2.9%

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

Qualifications

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

Pingaring Karlgarin
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 10.5%
Pingaring — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Karlgarin — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 6.7%
Pingaring — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Karlgarin — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 2.9%
Pingaring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Karlgarin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9%

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%
Karlgarin 112.1% houses
Karlgarin — Houses: 112.1%
Houses

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Pingaring Karlgarin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of WA Higher than 43% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of WA Higher than 40% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 11% of WA Higher than 23% of WA

Liveability

Pingaring Karlgarin
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Pingaring carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0); Karlgarin carries more crime risk (39 vs 23).

Pingaring Karlgarin
Bushfire Low
35/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
39/100
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 Karlgarin
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

Pingaring Karlgarin
Parks & reserves 7 9
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Pingaring sits further from the CBD (336.1 km vs 326.5 km).

Pingaring Karlgarin
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 336.1 km
+3% vs other
 326.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 245 min 236 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6357
 0.0%
postcode 6358

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 Karlgarin
Car (driver) 45.5% / 50.0%
Pingaring — Car (driver): 45.5% Karlgarin — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 45.5% / 32.6%
Pingaring — Worked from Home: 45.5% Karlgarin — Worked from Home: 32.6%
Walked Only 9.1% / 17.4%
Pingaring — Walked Only: 9.1% Karlgarin — Walked Only: 17.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.0%).

Setting

Pingaring Karlgarin
Elevation 377 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 384 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Pingaring Karlgarin
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

Karlgarin

Rural

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Pingaring

Pingaring vs Hyden Pingaring vs Lake Biddy

Other comparisons with Karlgarin

Karlgarin vs Hyden Karlgarin vs Kondinin Karlgarin vs South Kumminin
Full data on Pingaring Full data on Karlgarin
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or