Balladong vs Daliak

Balladong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 60 in Daliak. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Balladong, about half of households are people living alone. In Daliak, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Daliak tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Balladong

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 55/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 29%)
  • But Daliak has more separate houses rather than flats (110% vs 95%)

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

First-home buyers

Balladong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Balladong

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 76%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $550/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Balladong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (81 min vs 89 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (93.6 km vs 100.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Balladong carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 55/100)
  • Daliak has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Balladong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.8% vs -9.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Balladong and Daliak drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Balladong Daliak
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.

Balladong Daliak
Walkability 4 / 4
Balladong — Walkability: 4/100 Daliak — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 83 / 45
Balladong — Safety: 83/100 Daliak — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Balladong — Low fire risk: 100/100 Daliak — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 66 / 100
Balladong — Low flood risk: 66/100 Daliak — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Balladong has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $37,700); Daliak rents higher ($550/wk vs $250/wk).

Balladong Daliak
Population 93
+38% vs other
 58
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.8% -9.4%
Median age 53 60
Median household income $93,184/yr
+60% vs other
 $37,700/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $550/wk
+120% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Balladong Daliak
0-4 3.2% / 6.9%
Balladong — 0-4: 3.2% Daliak — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 12.9% / 6.9%
Balladong — 5-14: 12.9% Daliak — 5-14: 6.9%
15-19 5.4% / —
Balladong — 15-19: 5.4% Daliak — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.3% / —
Balladong — 20-24: 4.3% Daliak — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.5% / 6.9%
Balladong — 25-34: 6.5% Daliak — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 14.0% / —
Balladong — 35-44: 14.0% Daliak — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 15.1% / 6.9%
Balladong — 45-54: 15.1% Daliak — 45-54: 6.9%
55-64 18.3% / 25.9%
Balladong — 55-64: 18.3% Daliak — 55-64: 25.9%
65-74 16.1% / 20.7%
Balladong — 65-74: 16.1% Daliak — 65-74: 20.7%
75-84 5.4% / 10.3%
Balladong — 75-84: 5.4% Daliak — 75-84: 10.3%
85+ — / 8.6%
Balladong — 85+: not among its largest Daliak — 85+: 8.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Balladong 52.2% lone person
Balladong — Lone Person: 52.2% Balladong — Couple Families: 34.8% Balladong — One Parent Families: 13.0%
Daliak 70.6% lone person
Daliak — Lone Person: 70.6% Daliak — Couple Families: 29.4% Daliak — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Balladong 0.0% renting
Balladong — Owned Outright: 51.6% Balladong — Mortgage: 48.4% Balladong — Renting: 0.0%
Daliak 0.0% renting
Daliak — Owned Outright: 82.4% Daliak — Mortgage: 17.6% Daliak — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Balladong Daliak
England 7.5% / 8.6%
Balladong — England: 7.5% Daliak — England: 8.6%
New Zealand 6.5% / —
Balladong — New Zealand: 6.5% Daliak — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 6.5% / —
Balladong — South Africa: 6.5% Daliak — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.6%).

Qualifications

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

Balladong Daliak
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 13.8%
Balladong — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Daliak — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 15.5%
Balladong — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Daliak — Bachelor Degree: 15.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.9% / —
Balladong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.9% Daliak — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / —
Balladong — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Daliak — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Balladong 94.6% houses
Balladong — Houses: 94.6% Balladong — Flats / Apartments: 5.4%
Daliak 110.5% houses
Daliak — Houses: 110.5% Daliak — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Balladong Daliak
New dwellings approved 31
across York
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Balladong Daliak
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 3% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 66% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 28% of WA Higher than 27% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 54% of WA

Liveability

Balladong Daliak
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Balladong carries more flood risk (34 vs 0); Daliak carries more crime risk (55 vs 17).

Balladong Daliak
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
17/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood Low
34/100
 None
0/100
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

Balladong Daliak
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Balladong

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Daliak

  • York District High School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Balladong Daliak
GPs 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Daliak sits further from the CBD (100.1 km vs 93.6 km).

Balladong Daliak
Walkability score 4/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 93.6 km 100.1 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 89 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6302
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 6302
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.

Balladong Daliak
Car (driver) 70.0% / 100.0%
Balladong — Car (driver): 70.0% Daliak — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 16.7% / —
Balladong — Worked from Home: 16.7% Daliak — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 13.3% / —
Balladong — Car (passenger): 13.3% Daliak — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Balladong Daliak
Elevation 245 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 278 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Balladong Daliak
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 0%
44 premises

Climate

Balladong Daliak
Annual rainfall 399 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Balladong Daliak
Average residential rate $4,433/yr
same for both
Council York
same for both

Federal electorate

Balladong Daliak
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Balladong Daliak
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Balladong

Rural

Daliak

Retirees Rural

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