Cataby vs Dandaragan

Cataby is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 48 in Dandaragan. In Cataby, the large majority of households rent and about half of homes are flats or apartments. In Dandaragan, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Cataby tends to suit renters and young adults.

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

Dandaragan

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 50%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Cataby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 22%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Cataby

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (112 min vs 125 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (163 km vs 169.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cataby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (50% vs 1%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Cataby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (98.1% vs -14.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cataby Dandaragan
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.

Cataby Dandaragan
Walkability 0 / 0
Cataby — Walkability: 0/100 Dandaragan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 32
Cataby — Safety: 29/100 Dandaragan — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 15 / 62
Cataby — Low fire risk: 15/100 Dandaragan — Low fire risk: 62/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Cataby — Low flood risk: 100/100 Dandaragan — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dandaragan has more residents (292 vs 103); Dandaragan skews older (48 vs 34).

Cataby Dandaragan
Population 103 292
+183% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +98.1% -14.1%
Median age 34 48
Median household income $103,948/yr
+6% vs other
 $97,500/yr
Median weekly rent $208/wk
+1% vs other
 $205/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cataby Dandaragan
0-4 6.8% / 5.8%
Cataby — 0-4: 6.8% Dandaragan — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 3.9% / 11.0%
Cataby — 5-14: 3.9% Dandaragan — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 3.9% / 4.5%
Cataby — 15-19: 3.9% Dandaragan — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 3.9% / 5.1%
Cataby — 20-24: 3.9% Dandaragan — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 33.0% / 11.6%
Cataby — 25-34: 33.0% Dandaragan — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 19.4% / 9.6%
Cataby — 35-44: 19.4% Dandaragan — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 12.6% / 14.0%
Cataby — 45-54: 12.6% Dandaragan — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 15.5% / 18.2%
Cataby — 55-64: 15.5% Dandaragan — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 — / 11.6%
Cataby — 65-74: not among its largest Dandaragan — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 — / 10.6%
Cataby — 75-84: not among its largest Dandaragan — 75-84: 10.6%
85+ — / —
Cataby — 85+: not among its largest Dandaragan — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cataby 100.0% renting
Cataby — Owned Outright: 0.0% Cataby — Mortgage: 0.0% Cataby — Renting: 100.0%
Dandaragan 22.3% renting
Dandaragan — Owned Outright: 52.4% Dandaragan — Mortgage: 25.2% Dandaragan — Renting: 22.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cataby 50.0% houses
Cataby — Houses: 50.0% Cataby — Flats / Apartments: 50.0%
Dandaragan 99.1% houses
Dandaragan — Houses: 99.1% Dandaragan — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Cataby Dandaragan
Certificate III & IV 6.8% / 15.1%
Cataby — Certificate III & IV: 6.8% Dandaragan — Certificate III & IV: 15.1%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / 10.6%
Cataby — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Dandaragan — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 7.9%
Cataby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Dandaragan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.7%
Cataby — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Dandaragan — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Cataby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Dandaragan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

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.

Cataby Dandaragan
New Zealand 4.9% / 2.7%
Cataby — New Zealand: 4.9% Dandaragan — New Zealand: 2.7%
India 4.9% / —
Cataby — India: 4.9% Dandaragan — India: not among its largest
South Africa — / 3.8%
Cataby — South Africa: not among its largest Dandaragan — South Africa: 3.8%
Scotland — / 1.4%
Cataby — Scotland: not among its largest Dandaragan — Scotland: 1.4%
Zimbabwe — / 1.4%
Cataby — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Dandaragan — Zimbabwe: 1.4%
England — / 1.0%
Cataby — England: not among its largest Dandaragan — England: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

Property market

Cataby Dandaragan
Median house price — $400,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Cataby Dandaragan
New dwellings approved 58
across Dandaragan
same for both
Approvals change year on year -21%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Cataby Dandaragan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 65% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 62% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of WA Higher than 39% of WA

Liveability

Cataby Dandaragan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cataby carries more bushfire risk (85 vs 38).

Cataby Dandaragan
Bushfire High
85/100
 Low
38/100
Crime High
71/100
 Moderate
68/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Cataby Dandaragan
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cataby

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

Schools in Dandaragan

  • Dandaragan Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cataby Dandaragan
Parks & reserves 2 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Dandaragan sits further from the CBD (169.8 km vs 163 km).

Cataby Dandaragan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 163 km 169.8 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 112 min 125 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6507
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 88
postcode 6507
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.

Cataby Dandaragan
Car (driver) 56.0% / 61.3%
Cataby — Car (driver): 56.0% Dandaragan — Car (driver): 61.3%
Walked Only 32.0% / 9.4%
Cataby — Walked Only: 32.0% Dandaragan — Walked Only: 9.4%
Worked from Home — / 24.4%
Cataby — Worked from Home: not among its largest Dandaragan — Worked from Home: 24.4%
Bus 12.0% / 1.9%
Cataby — Bus: 12.0% Dandaragan — Bus: 1.9%
Car (passenger) — / 3.1%
Cataby — Car (passenger): not among its largest Dandaragan — Car (passenger): 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.3%).

Setting

Cataby Dandaragan
Elevation 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 194 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cataby Dandaragan
Connectivity score 18/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
5 premises
 0%
110 premises

Climate

Cataby Dandaragan
Annual rainfall 417 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Cataby Dandaragan
Average residential rate $2,912/yr
same for both
Council Dandaragan
same for both

Federal electorate

Cataby Dandaragan
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cataby Dandaragan
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cataby

Multicultural Rural

Dandaragan

Rural

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