Pingelly vs West Pingelly
West Pingelly is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 54 in Pingelly. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pingelly, most households are people living alone. In West Pingelly, most households are couple families. On these figures, Pingelly tends to suit people living alone, while West Pingelly suits families with children and 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
West Pingelly
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 87/100)
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
- is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 40%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
West Pingelly
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
West Pingelly
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Pingelly is more walkable (53/100 vs 0/100)
- West Pingelly sits closer to the CBD (152.6 km vs 154.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Pingelly
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (53/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- But West Pingelly carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 87/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Pingelly and West Pingelly drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Pingelly has more residents (722 vs 100); West Pingelly has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $43,940).
| Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 722 +86% vs other | 100 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -10.8% | -12.3% |
| Median age | 54 | 49 |
| Median household income | $43,940/yr | $84,500/yr +92% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +40% vs other | $120/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $335,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $65,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 30 days from 11 sales | — |
Development activity
| Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3 across Pingelly same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 5% of WA | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 84% of WA | Higher than 47% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 13% of WA | Higher than 12% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 66% of WA | Higher than 46% of WA |
Liveability
Pingelly is more walkable (53 vs 0).
| Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 40/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
West Pingelly carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0); Pingelly carries more crime risk (87 vs 27).
| Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Crime | High 87/100 | Low 27/100 |
| 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
| Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Pingelly
- Pingelly Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in West Pingelly
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 6 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
Pingelly sits further from the CBD (154.9 km vs 152.6 km).
| Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 53/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 154.9 km +1% vs other | 152.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 116 min | 115 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 6308 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 6308 same for both | |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).
Setting
| Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 298 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 360 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 41/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 590 premises | 0% 48 premises |
Climate
| Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 415 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $4,750/yr same for both | |
| Council | Pingelly same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pingelly | West Pingelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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