Pannawonica WA 6716
Pannawonica is a rural locality in Western Australia, 1,422 km from Perth CBD, around 15 hours 15 minutes by car. Population is 685; the median age is 30 and the median household income is $124,176 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. The locality fell 1.4% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $28 per week. Pannawonica is characterised by high bushfire risk and no recorded flood exposure. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Pannawonica a good place to live?
Pannawonica scores a C (33/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit and safety.
Mixed results
1 school
Car-dependent
Walkability 13/100 · 1422.1 km · 915 min drive to Perth
High bushfire risk
Fire 89/100 · Crime 23/100 · Flood 0/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 4/10 · median age 30 · 685 residents
Liveability Rating
33 / 100 · Ranked #423 in WAEach bar is Pannawonica's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Pannawonica?
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Our score
33 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Short-Stay Rentals
No active Airbnb listings.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Schools
One school serve Pannawonica, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 169 students in one school (avg 169)
Combined
Walkability
Pannawonica is very car-dependent on foot — at 13/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Pannawonica.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 16
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Ashburton: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Pannawonica is home to 685 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 30 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $124,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
685
Median Age
30
Median Household Income
$124,176/yr
Census Median Rent
$28/wk
Census Median Mortgage
—
Avg Household Size
2.9
Median Personal Income
$109,460/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
123.5%
Total Dwellings
51
Owner-Occupier Rate
—
Houses
62.7%
Rental Stress
1.2%
Mortgage Stress
—
Work From Home
6.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 80.0%
- English Spoken at Home
- 86.9%
- Employment Rate
- 78.5%
- Completed Year 12
- 33.4%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
13 residents (1.9%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
37.0% of residents (213) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Perth (207).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 576 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
2% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (7 of 352).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Building Approvals: Ashburton
In the year to August 2026, 9 new dwellings were approved across Ashburton. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 50.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Pannawonica, 0.7 kmDry climate.
- Elevation
- 200 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Annual rainfall
- 421 mm
- 32 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 6716, 0 of 400 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.8% (3 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6716, 6 rooftop-solar systems totalling 0.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 134 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $800,000.
Cap is $800,000 SOUTH of the 26th parallel (which includes all of metropolitan Perth) and $1,000,000 NORTH of it. We store the southern figure because that is where almost every buyer is; the northern cap is higher, so the stored value never overstates eligibility. The southern cap rose from $750,000 on 7 May 2026 in the 2026-27 Housing Taxation Package. The same package moved the first home owner RATE OF DUTY thresholds, which is a different scheme and lives in the web repo's app/stamp_duty.py.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Melissa Price Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Melissa Price | 39.9% | 60.1% | -5.5 |
| 2022 | Melissa Price | 45.7% | 54.3% | -9.2 |
| 2019 | Melissa Price | 35.2% | 64.8% | +3.7 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Kevin Michel WA Labor
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kevin Michel ALP | 50.6% |
| 2021 | Kevin Michel ALP | 70.3% |
| 2017 | Kevin Michel ALP | 52.3% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.
Looking at a specific address in Pannawonica?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 685 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Nearby suburbs
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Common questions about Pannawonica
Is Pannawonica a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Pannawonica is low (23/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Pannawonica?
Pannawonica has a high recorded bushfire history (89/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). No mapped flood overlay applies. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Pannawonica a good place to live?
Pannawonica has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (33/100), ranked against other WA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Pannawonica?
Pannawonica, WA had a population of 685 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Pannawonica, WA?
The postcode for Pannawonica, WA is 6716.
How far is Pannawonica from Perth?
Pannawonica is 1,422 km from Perth CBD by road, about 915 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Pannawonica?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Pannawonica was $124,176 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Pannawonica?
There are too few current rental listings in Pannawonica for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $28, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Pannawonica?
The median age of residents in Pannawonica was 30 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Pannawonica at risk of bushfire?
Pannawonica has a high recorded bushfire history (89/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Pannawonica?
There is 1 school inside the Pannawonica boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Pannawonica walkable?
Pannawonica scores 13/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Pannawonica?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Pannawonica, Pannawonica (0.7 km away), 421 mm of rain a year over 32 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Pannawonica?
First-home buyers in WA may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $800,000. The grant is administered by Department of Finance WA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Pannawonica belong to?
Pannawonica sits within the Ashburton local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much is being built near Pannawonica?
Across Ashburton, 9 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 50.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Pannawonica in?
Pannawonica sits within the federal Division of Durack, currently held by Melissa Price (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Council rates · FY 2023–24
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2025
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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