Dalyellup vs Usher

Dalyellup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 39 in Usher. 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. Houses cost more in Dalyellup: a median of $775,000, against $600,000 in Usher, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dalyellup tends to suit families with children and couples, while Usher suits people living alone 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 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Usher

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($282,000 vs $450,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($600,000 vs $775,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Usher

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Usher

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (59/100 vs 43/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (182.1 km vs 184.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Usher

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 10%)
  • is more walkable (59/100 vs 43/100)
  • But Dalyellup carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Dalyellup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.6% vs -1.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dalyellup Usher
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.

Dalyellup Usher
Walkability 43 / 59
Dalyellup — Walkability: 43/100 Usher — Walkability: 59/100
Safety 32 / 21
Dalyellup — Safety: 32/100 Usher — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 58 / 90
Dalyellup — Low fire risk: 58/100 Usher — Low fire risk: 90/100
Low flood risk 41 / 30
Dalyellup — Low flood risk: 41/100 Usher — Low flood risk: 30/100

Demographics

Dalyellup has more residents (9,770 vs 2,137); Dalyellup has higher household incomes ($107,432 vs $72,020).

Dalyellup Usher
Population 9,770
+78% vs other
 2,137
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.6% -1.4%
Median age 34 39
Median household income $107,432/yr
+33% vs other
 $72,020/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+14% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dalyellup Usher
0-4 7.0% / 6.1%
Dalyellup — 0-4: 7.0% Usher — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 18.0% / 13.3%
Dalyellup — 5-14: 18.0% Usher — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 8.2% / 6.5%
Dalyellup — 15-19: 8.2% Usher — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.6% / 5.9%
Dalyellup — 20-24: 5.6% Usher — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 12.1% / 11.9%
Dalyellup — 25-34: 12.1% Usher — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 14.9% / 13.9%
Dalyellup — 35-44: 14.9% Usher — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 14.5% / 13.3%
Dalyellup — 45-54: 14.5% Usher — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 9.8% / 12.8%
Dalyellup — 55-64: 9.8% Usher — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 6.2% / 11.3%
Dalyellup — 65-74: 6.2% Usher — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 3.0% / 3.6%
Dalyellup — 75-84: 3.0% Usher — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 0.5% / 0.9%
Dalyellup — 85+: 0.5% Usher — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dalyellup 54.7% couple families
Dalyellup — Couple Families: 54.7% Dalyellup — Lone Person: 22.9% Dalyellup — One Parent Families: 18.8% Dalyellup — Group Household: 2.7% Dalyellup — Other Families: 0.8%
Usher 31.9% couple families
Usher — Couple Families: 31.9% Usher — Lone Person: 39.3% Usher — One Parent Families: 23.8% Usher — Group Household: 4.2% Usher — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dalyellup 28.8% renting
Dalyellup — Owned Outright: 18.0% Dalyellup — Mortgage: 53.3% Dalyellup — Renting: 28.8%
Usher 33.6% renting
Usher — Owned Outright: 24.0% Usher — Mortgage: 42.4% Usher — Renting: 33.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dalyellup Usher
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 19.9%
Dalyellup — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Usher — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 4.8%
Dalyellup — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Usher — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 4.1%
Dalyellup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Usher — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 0.8%
Dalyellup — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Usher — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 0.7%
Dalyellup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Usher — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Dalyellup Usher
England 6.0% / 4.7%
Dalyellup — England: 6.0% Usher — England: 4.7%
South Africa 5.3% / 1.5%
Dalyellup — South Africa: 5.3% Usher — South Africa: 1.5%
New Zealand 3.0% / 3.0%
Dalyellup — New Zealand: 3.0% Usher — New Zealand: 3.0%
Philippines 2.9% / 2.2%
Dalyellup — Philippines: 2.9% Usher — Philippines: 2.2%
Zimbabwe 1.5% / —
Dalyellup — Zimbabwe: 1.5% Usher — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.4%
Dalyellup — Netherlands: not among its largest Usher — Netherlands: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dalyellup 94.8% houses
Dalyellup — Houses: 94.8% Dalyellup — Townhouses: 3.3% Dalyellup — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Usher 88.3% houses
Usher — Houses: 88.3% Usher — Townhouses: 10.3% Usher — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dalyellup Usher
Median house price $775,000 $600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $450,000 $282,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 96 sales
 15 days
from 15 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.

Dalyellup Usher
3 bed $690K / $602K
Dalyellup — 3 bed: $690K (61 sales) Usher — 3 bed: $602K (30 sales)

61 vs 30 sales

4 bed $818K / $615K
Dalyellup — 4 bed: $818K (123 sales) Usher — 4 bed: $615K (35 sales)

123 vs 35 sales

Development activity

Dalyellup Usher
New dwellings approved 226
across Capel
 128
across Bunbury
Approvals change year on year +52% -17%

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.

Dalyellup Usher
Houses 4.6%
$750/wk on $844K
 4.5%
$640/wk on $739K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Dalyellup Usher
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 34% of WA
Schools Higher than 34% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 81% of WA Higher than 86% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 54% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of WA Higher than 76% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 68% of WA Higher than 58% of WA

Liveability

Usher is more walkable (59 vs 43); Dalyellup scores higher overall (28 vs 23).

Dalyellup Usher
Grade D
same for both
Score 28/100 23/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Dalyellup carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 10); Usher carries more flood risk (70 vs 59).

Dalyellup Usher
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Low
10/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 High
79/100
Flood Moderate
59/100
 High
70/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
41/100
 Low
18/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Dalyellup Usher
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 Usher

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

Amenities in the suburb

Dalyellup Usher
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 17 1
Childcare 6 0
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Dalyellup sits further from the CBD (184.8 km vs 182.1 km).

Dalyellup Usher
Walkability score 43/100 59/100
Distance to Perth 184.8 km
+1% vs other
 182.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 126 min 124 min
Public transport score 74/100
Bus
 55/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 52.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 16.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 6230
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 6230
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.

Dalyellup Usher
Car (driver) 84.0% / 84.1%
Dalyellup — Car (driver): 84.0% Usher — Car (driver): 84.1%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 8.4%
Dalyellup — Car (passenger): 7.3% Usher — Car (passenger): 8.4%
Worked from Home 4.8% / 2.1%
Dalyellup — Worked from Home: 4.8% Usher — Worked from Home: 2.1%
Bus 2.9% / 3.7%
Dalyellup — Bus: 2.9% Usher — Bus: 3.7%
Bicycle 0.4% / 1.0%
Dalyellup — Bicycle: 0.4% Usher — Bicycle: 1.0%
Walked Only 0.4% / 0.7%
Dalyellup — Walked Only: 0.4% Usher — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.1%).

Setting

Dalyellup Usher
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.3 km 1.6 km
2.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Dalyellup Usher
Connectivity score 74/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 54%
3,366 premises
 31%
960 premises

Climate

Dalyellup Usher
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 Usher
Average residential rate $2,343/yr $3,076/yr
Council Capel Bunbury

Federal electorate

Dalyellup Usher
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dalyellup Usher
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dalyellup

Coastal Family Large Blocks Parks Regional Centre

Usher

Affordable Coastal Large Blocks

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