Dalyellup vs Stratham
Dalyellup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 45 in Stratham. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dalyellup, about half of households are couple families. In Stratham, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Stratham: a median of $1.4 million, against $775,000 in Dalyellup, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dalyellup tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Dalyellup
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (17 vs 0)
- has more childcare (6 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
- But Stratham carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 68/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Dalyellup
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($775,000 vs $1,400,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Dalyellup
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 9%)
- has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $420/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Dalyellup
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (43/100 vs 16/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (184.8 km vs 188.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Stratham
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 10%)
- carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 68/100)
- But Dalyellup is more walkable (43/100 vs 16/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dalyellup and Stratham drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Dalyellup has more residents (9,770 vs 793); Stratham skews older (45 vs 34).
| Dalyellup | Stratham | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,770 +92% vs other | 793 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.6% | +11.8% |
| Median age | 34 | 45 |
| Median household income | $107,432/yr | $123,032/yr +15% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk | $420/wk +20% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Dalyellup | Stratham | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $775,000 | $1,400,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $450,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 32 days from 96 sales | 17 days from 6 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.
61 vs 5 sales
123 vs 9 sales
Development activity
| Dalyellup | Stratham | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 226 across Capel same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +52% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Dalyellup | Stratham | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.6% $750/wk on $844K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Dalyellup | Stratham | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 73% of WA | — |
| Schools | Higher than 34% of WA | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 81% of WA | Higher than 73% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 54% of WA | Higher than 46% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 87% of WA | Higher than 57% of WA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 68% of WA | — |
Liveability
Dalyellup is more walkable (43 vs 16); Stratham scores higher overall (62 vs 28).
| Dalyellup | Stratham | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | B |
| Score | 28/100 | 62/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Dalyellup carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 11); Dalyellup carries more flood risk (59 vs 24).
| Dalyellup | Stratham | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 42/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 68/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 59/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 41/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 3 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Dalyellup | Stratham | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 4 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 2 | 0 |
Schools in Dalyellup
- Dalyellup College Government · Secondary at peers
- Tuart Forest Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Bunbury Baptist College Independent · Combined below peers
- Dalyellup Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Stratham
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Dalyellup | Stratham | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 4 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 17 | 0 |
| Childcare | 6 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
Stratham sits further from the CBD (188.2 km vs 184.8 km).
| Dalyellup | Stratham | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 43/100 | 16/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 184.8 km | 188.2 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 126 min | 124 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 6230 | 0.4% postcode 6237 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 6230 | 76 postcode 6237 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.0%).
Setting
| Dalyellup | Stratham | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 31 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 13 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.3 km | 2.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Dalyellup | Stratham | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 74/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 54% 3,366 premises | 0% 293 premises |
Climate
| Dalyellup | Stratham | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 851 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Dalyellup | Stratham | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,343/yr same for both | |
| Council | Capel same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dalyellup | Stratham | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Forrest same for both | |
| Member | Ben Small same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dalyellup | Stratham | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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