WA · Dundas Council

Balladonia, 6443

  • Heritage area
What Balladonia is known for: Heritage area

Suburb profile

In Dundas Council, Balladonia keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Genuine distance from the metro area around Perth is part of the character: quiet streets, big skies and a town that looks after itself. The community skews younger, with plenty of residents in steady employment.

Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets.

Homes are neither a bargain nor a premium buy against the wider market. Reported crime has been falling recently.

At a glance

Balladonia snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

No data available

Median rent

No data available

Population (ERP)

No data available

Dwelling vacancy

No data available

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Safety

40th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
0
Median age
29
Median household income / week
$0
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 0
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
100%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
6,479
Against the person
2,215
Against property
2,879
Rate per 1,000 residents
18,889.2
State safety percentile
40.2th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-13.3%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Family)1034
  • Assault (Non-Family)461
  • Drug Offences953
  • Property Damage726
  • Stealing1012

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • WA Police district crime statisticsWestern Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Health access

Nearest hospital
Norseman Hospital (227.8 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
6
Participants per 1,000 residents
17.5

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
32° / 15°
Rainfall
62 mm · ~8 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
26° / 11°
Rainfall
74 mm · ~9 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
19° / 5°
Rainfall
62 mm · ~8 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
26° / 9°
Rainfall
59 mm · ~7 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Balladonia Telegraph Station (fmr)Eyre Hwy, Balladonia761

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage registerState heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
O'Connor
Member of Parliament
Rick WILSON (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
122,006
Turnout (2025)
86.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-6.6 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 63.3%Labor 36.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 288.6 km away).

Coalition 63.0%Labor 37.0%

0.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -8.4 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • NorsemanLabor 49.6% · Coalition 50.4% TPP (2025)211.7 km away
  • Kambalda WestLabor 44.4% · Coalition 55.6% TPP (2025)253.6 km away
  • GibsonLabor 11.4% · Coalition 88.6% TPP (2025)262.5 km away
  • CastletownLabor 23.9% · Coalition 76.1% TPP (2025)267.8 km away
  • Special Hospital Team 6Labor 44.9% · Coalition 55.1% TPP (2025)270.6 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

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