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Dalkeith, 6009

Est. population · Jun 2025

5,111

Growth (1 yr)

+1.6%

Growth (5 yr)

+11.6%

Median age

45

Median income

$4,672/wk

Employment rate

59.3%

University qualified

58.4%

Work from home

16.6%

Languages at home

19.2%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

46.7/100
Average

Top 32% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 95% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Marina
  • Inner city
What Dalkeith is known for: Beach, Marina, Inner city

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Suburb profile

Dalkeith is an inner metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Nedlands Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. Notable landmarks include Nedlands War Memorial and St Lawrence's Anglican Church & Rectory.

Open-space access is exceptionally strong, with park access 101% above the peer median. University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 48% above the peer median. Crime in the wider Perth Police District remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 30% year on year, and space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The clearer weaknesses are limited school access and higher rents, with school access 71% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising open space and university qualifications over school access.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Inner metropolitan suburb · compared with inner metropolitan suburbs in Western Australia (67)

Strengths

  • Open-space access is exceptionally strong
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group

Weaknesses

  • School access is sparse
  • Rents run above those in comparable places

What stands out

  • Dalkeith Beach
  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Nedlands War Memorial
  • St Lawrence's Anglican Church & Rectory
  • Crime in the wider Perth Police District remains above typical levels but is improving
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Dalkeith compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$800/wk

Population (ERP)

5,111

+1.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

9.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#22

among Metro Perth · Mature

Pop. growth

61st

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

16%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

99th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
46.7/100 — Average
State standing
Top 32% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
2721st in Australia
State rank
219th in WA
Peer rank
#22 among Metro Perth · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#151 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data confidence
95%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
$800
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
1,694

Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

  • WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated · Monthly bond summaries

Population

Estimated resident population

5,111(June 2025)

+1.6% annual · +11.6% over 5 years · 61th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.6%
5-year growth
+11.6%
Change in 1 year
+81
Change in 5 years
+529
Growth rank in WA
61th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~5,400), extrapolated at +1.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
4,398
Median age
45
Median household income / week
$4,672
Dwelling vacancy
9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
141 of 1,568
Median monthly mortgage
$5,000
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$802
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
56% / 27.7% / 16.3%
Employment rate
59.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
16.6% / 4.1% / 65.6%
Walked or cycled to work
2.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,370 / 50 / 3

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

58.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 3.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified58.4% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified7.1% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational3.1% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below31.3% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce25.9%
  • Health25.1%
  • Society and culture16.4%
  • Engineering and related technologies10.1%
  • Natural and physical sciences6.8%
  • Education5.5%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$69,720

84th percentile in WA · +19% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$65,463

57th percentile in WA · +1% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
19.0%

95th percentile in WA · +38% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$115,200

96th percentile in WA · +82% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

76th percentile in WA · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6009 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
12,738
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,425
Median net rent
$3,777
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,330
Taxable income vs state median
+15%
Salary / wages vs state median
+4%
Rental investment vs state median
+58%
Super vs state median
+81%
Business income vs state median
+25%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in WA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

19.2% speak a language other than English at home; 38.9% born overseas

Language at home
3,485 English only · 829 other
Non-English at home
19.2%
Born overseas
1,678 (38.9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
14 (0.3%)
Australian citizens
3,870
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
16

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Mandarin124 · 39.1%
  • Cantonese40 · 12.6%
  • Indonesian37 · 11.7%
  • German14 · 4.4%
  • Greek14 · 4.4%
  • Italian14 · 4.4%
  • Tamil14 · 4.4%
  • Hindi13 · 4.1%

Religion

51.8%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 51.8%, while 35.5% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion35.5%42.5%
Christianity51.8%41.1%
Hinduism3%2%
Other / not stated9.7%14.5%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic21.4%18.7%
Anglican16.6%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)3.8%3.4%
Uniting Church3.3%1.6%
Eastern Orthodox2.2%0.9%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Perth Police District, not this suburb alone.

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

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
12,251
Against the person
2,990
Against property
6,391
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
96.4
State crime-rate percentile
72.3th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-34.1%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Non-Family)
  • Drug Offences
  • Fraud & Related Offences
  • Property Damage
  • Stealing

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
2
Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
1,181.5
Median ICSEA percentile
99th
School list
  • Dalkeith Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1183 · 99th percentile · LBOTE 42% · 330 students · Top SEA quarter 73% · 0.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Nedlands Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1180 · 98th percentile · LBOTE 62% · 473 students · Top SEA quarter 73% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Kidz Galorechildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

36 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Melvista Av After Doonan Rd
  • Waratah Av After Curlew Rd
  • Waratah Av After Hobbs Av
  • Waratah Av After Wavell Rd
  • Waratah Av Dalkeith Shop Ctr

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

184 mapped amenities

1 restaurants · 1 cafes · 1 supermarkets · 1 places of worship · 5 playgrounds · 68 swimming pools · 2 beaches

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Reasonably walkable — many shops and services reachable on foot or by bus
  • Great for outdoor family life — 15 parks mapped in suburb, 5 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 36 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 74 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
59/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.23
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.45
Parks per 1,000 residents
3.41
Food & drink(2)
  • Archie & MaxCafe
  • The Local On WaratahRestaurant
Shopping(3)
  • BWSBottle shop
  • Dalkeith VillageShopping centre

    81 Waratah Avenue

  • IGASupermarket

    81 Waratah Avenue

Community(2)
  • Kidz GaloreChildcare
  • Dalkeith Primary SchoolSchool

    44 Circe Circle, Dalkeith

Sport & outdoors(104)
  • BBQ (2)
  • Beach (2)
  • Boat ramp
  • Edward Bruce Foreshore PathCycling route
  • Fremantle Railway PSPCycling route
  • Mosman Park & North Fremantle LTCN Primary RouteCycling route
  • Ride around the Rivers Ride 3 - Nedlands to Mosman ParkCycling route
  • Drinking water

    Victoria Avenue

  • Drinking water (3)
  • Drinking Water FountainDrinking water
  • Nedlands Yacht ClubMarina
  • Beaton ParkPark
  • Birdwood Parade ReservePark
  • Birdwood ParkPark
  • Blain ParkPark
  • Brockman ReservePark
  • Genesta ParkPark
  • Mason GardensPark
  • Park (4)
  • Paul Hasluck ReservePark
  • Point Resolution ReservePark
  • Shirly Fyfe ParkPark
  • Blain Park PlaygroundPlayground
  • Nature PlaygroundPlayground
  • Playground (3)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (68)
Entertainment(2)
  • Gallop HouseMuseum

    21A Birdwood Parade, Dalkeith

  • Viewpoint
Transport(34)

34 bus stops

Other(10)
  • Sunset Heritage PrecinctAttraction
  • Bench (6)
  • Bicycle Parking (9)
  • Carmelite MonasteryMonastery

    100 Adelma Road, Dalkeith

  • Parking (14)
  • Picnic Table (2)
  • Dalkeith Baptist ChurchPlace of worship

    123 Waratah Avenue, Dalkeith

  • Telstra PayphonePost Box
  • Telstra PayphoneTelephone

    83 Waratah Avenue, Dalkeith

  • Track

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Nedlands Yacht Club

    Sailing

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

10 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Beaton ParkPark
  • Birdwood Parade ReservePark
  • Birdwood ParkPark
  • Blain ParkPark
  • Brockman ReservePark
  • Genesta ParkPark
  • Mason GardensPark
  • Paul Hasluck ReservePark
  • Point Resolution ReservePark
  • Shirly Fyfe ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
13.4%
Woodland / forest cover
0.1%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
18
Parks (OSM)
15
Typical summer maximum
29°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Dalkeith Baptist Church

    123 Waratah Avenue, Dalkeith

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Bethesda Hospital (2.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
56
Participants per 1,000 residents
11.0

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
29° / 16°
Rainfall
51 mm · ~6 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
24° / 13°
Rainfall
198 mm · ~25 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
17° / 8°
Rainfall
552 mm · ~69 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
21° / 10°
Rainfall
212 mm · ~26 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

5 heritage places

  • Chisholm House (fmr)32 Genesta Cr, Dalkeith4651
  • Nedlands War MemorialCnr Waratah Av & Birdwood Pde, Dalkeith13617
  • St Lawrence's Anglican Church & RectoryCnr Viking & Alexander Rds, Dalkeith4576
  • Sunset HospitalBirdwood Pde, Dalkeith3374
  • Gallop House21A Birdwood Pde, Dalkeith1834

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain mapping against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Curtin
Member of Parliament
Kate CHANEY (Independent)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
117,244
Turnout (2025)
91.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.5 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 52.2%Labor 47.8%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.6 km away).

Coalition 63.9%Labor 36.1%

11.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +7.5 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • DalkeithLabor 35.6% · Coalition 64.4% TPP (2025)0.2 km away
  • Nedlands SouthLabor 48.9% · Coalition 51.1% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
  • ClaremontLabor 40.5% · Coalition 59.5% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
  • Nedlands CentralLabor 72.3% · Coalition 27.6% TPP (2025)2.9 km away
  • Nedlands NorthLabor 54.9% · Coalition 45.1% TPP (2025)3.1 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

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