Daglish vs Subiaco

In Daglish, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Subiaco, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. Subiaco is closer to the city centre: 4.1 km, against 5.8 km. On these figures, Subiaco tends to suit renters and people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Daglish carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 69/100)
  • Subiaco has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Daglish

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($554,000 vs $735,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Daglish

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $438/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
  • But Subiaco has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 34%)

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

Commuting to the city

Subiaco

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 79/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Subiaco

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (61% vs 40%)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 79/100)
  • But Daglish carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Daglish Subiaco
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.

Daglish Subiaco
Walkability 79 / 96
Daglish — Walkability: 79/100 Subiaco — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 60 / 31
Daglish — Safety: 60/100 Subiaco — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Daglish — Low fire risk: 100/100 Subiaco — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Daglish — Low flood risk: 100/100 Subiaco — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Subiaco has more residents (9,940 vs 1,551); Subiaco rents higher ($438/wk vs $295/wk).

Daglish Subiaco
Population 1,551 9,940
+541% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.3% +8.0%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $110,968/yr $115,388/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk $438/wk
+48% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Daglish Subiaco
0-4 5.6% / 4.5%
Daglish — 0-4: 5.6% Subiaco — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 11.7% / 9.7%
Daglish — 5-14: 11.7% Subiaco — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 7.2% / 3.8%
Daglish — 15-19: 7.2% Subiaco — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 7.1% / 5.8%
Daglish — 20-24: 7.1% Subiaco — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 11.6% / 18.4%
Daglish — 25-34: 11.6% Subiaco — 25-34: 18.4%
35-44 14.1% / 14.6%
Daglish — 35-44: 14.1% Subiaco — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 14.8% / 11.8%
Daglish — 45-54: 14.8% Subiaco — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 11.4% / 12.2%
Daglish — 55-64: 11.4% Subiaco — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 9.5% / 11.3%
Daglish — 65-74: 9.5% Subiaco — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 5.8% / 6.0%
Daglish — 75-84: 5.8% Subiaco — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 1.1% / 1.9%
Daglish — 85+: 1.1% Subiaco — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Daglish 39.9% lone person
Daglish — Lone Person: 39.9% Daglish — Couple Families: 44.1% Daglish — One Parent Families: 10.2% Daglish — Group Household: 3.8% Daglish — Other Families: 1.9%
Subiaco 54.2% lone person
Subiaco — Lone Person: 54.2% Subiaco — Couple Families: 28.8% Subiaco — One Parent Families: 9.4% Subiaco — Group Household: 6.3% Subiaco — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Daglish 34.2% renting
Daglish — Owned Outright: 36.4% Daglish — Mortgage: 29.4% Daglish — Renting: 34.2%
Subiaco 46.0% renting
Subiaco — Owned Outright: 29.4% Subiaco — Mortgage: 24.6% Subiaco — Renting: 46.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Daglish Subiaco
Bachelor Degree 24.3% / 30.0%
Daglish — Bachelor Degree: 24.3% Subiaco — Bachelor Degree: 30.0%
Postgraduate Degree 15.2% / 14.5%
Daglish — Postgraduate Degree: 15.2% Subiaco — Postgraduate Degree: 14.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.0%
Daglish — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Subiaco — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Certificate III & IV 5.4% / 5.3%
Daglish — Certificate III & IV: 5.4% Subiaco — Certificate III & IV: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / 3.8%
Daglish — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Subiaco — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.0%).

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.

Daglish Subiaco
England 7.5% / 8.1%
Daglish — England: 7.5% Subiaco — England: 8.1%
Malaysia 2.1% / 2.0%
Daglish — Malaysia: 2.1% Subiaco — Malaysia: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.9% / 1.8%
Daglish — New Zealand: 1.9% Subiaco — New Zealand: 1.8%
China 2.0% / 1.6%
Daglish — China: 2.0% Subiaco — China: 1.6%
India 1.3% / 1.5%
Daglish — India: 1.3% Subiaco — India: 1.5%
Ireland — / 1.7%
Daglish — Ireland: not among its largest Subiaco — Ireland: 1.7%
South Africa — / 1.7%
Daglish — South Africa: not among its largest Subiaco — South Africa: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Daglish 59.7% houses
Daglish — Houses: 59.7% Daglish — Flats / Apartments: 21.0% Daglish — Townhouses: 19.3%
Subiaco 38.8% houses
Subiaco — Houses: 38.8% Subiaco — Flats / Apartments: 42.0% Subiaco — Townhouses: 19.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Daglish Subiaco
Median house price $2,026,000 $2,000,000
Median unit price $554,000 $735,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 13 sales
 37 days
from 99 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Daglish Subiaco
3 bed $2.02M / $1.97M
Daglish — 3 bed: $2.02M (18 sales) Subiaco — 3 bed: $1.97M (74 sales)

18 vs 74 sales

4 bed $2.05M / $2.65M
Daglish — 4 bed: $2.05M (5 sales) Subiaco — 4 bed: $2.65M (46 sales)

5 vs 46 sales

Development activity

Daglish Subiaco
New dwellings approved 79
across Subiaco
same for both
Approvals change year on year -99%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Daglish Subiaco
Houses 4.7%
$900/wk on $1M
 5.1%
$1,125/wk on $1.15M
Units — 5.4%
$778/wk on $749K

Ranking within WA

Daglish Subiaco
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of WA —
Schools — Higher than 95% of WA
Walkability Higher than 94% of WA Higher than 100% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of WA Higher than 85% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 85% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 49% of WA

Liveability

Subiaco is more walkable (96 vs 79).

Daglish Subiaco
Grade A+
same for both
Score 93/100
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Subiaco carries more crime risk (69 vs 40).

Daglish Subiaco
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
69/100
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 15
within 5 km
 17
within 5 km

Schools

Daglish Subiaco
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of Western Australia, 3.9 km
 3
ECU City Campus, 3.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 5.0% 3.0%

Schools in Daglish

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

Schools in Subiaco

  • Bob Hawke College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Subiaco Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Perth Modern School Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Daglish Subiaco
Supermarkets 0 6
Cafes & restaurants 0 67
Parks & reserves 4 14
Childcare 1 4
GPs 0 7
Pharmacies 0 8
Hospitals 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 7
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 6

Mobility

Daglish Subiaco
Walkability score 79/100 96/100
Distance to Perth 5.8 km
+29% vs other
 4.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 13 min 10 min
Public transport score 53/100
Bus
 95/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 17.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 302.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.9%
postcode 6008
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 6008
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.

Daglish Subiaco
Car (driver) 53.9% / 49.1%
Daglish — Car (driver): 53.9% Subiaco — Car (driver): 49.1%
Worked from Home 12.7% / 13.8%
Daglish — Worked from Home: 12.7% Subiaco — Worked from Home: 13.8%
Train 11.7% / 9.2%
Daglish — Train: 11.7% Subiaco — Train: 9.2%
Bus 6.7% / 10.3%
Daglish — Bus: 6.7% Subiaco — Bus: 10.3%
Walked Only 5.9% / 9.4%
Daglish — Walked Only: 5.9% Subiaco — Walked Only: 9.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.9%).

Setting

Daglish Subiaco
Elevation 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.3 km 6.7 km

NBN connectivity

Daglish Subiaco
Connectivity score 74/100 73/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
736 premises
 18%
8,023 premises

Climate

Daglish Subiaco
Annual rainfall 650 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Daglish Subiaco
Average residential rate $3,924/yr
same for both
Council Subiaco
same for both

Federal electorate

Daglish Subiaco
Division Curtin
same for both
Member Kate Chaney
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Daglish Subiaco
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Daglish

Inner Parks Premium Professionals

Subiaco

Apartments Cafe Culture Easy Commute Inner Nightlife Parks Professionals Trains Transport Hub Urban

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