Dalyup vs West Beach
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dalyup, about half of households are people living alone. In West Beach, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Dalyup tends to suit people living alone, while West Beach suits 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
West Beach
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 35/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Dalyup
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $350/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 17%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Dalyup
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (458 min vs 484 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (663.4 km vs 699.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
West Beach
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 9%)
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 35/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
West Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-0.3% vs -15.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dalyup and West Beach 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
West Beach has more residents (1,483 vs 150); West Beach rents higher ($350/wk vs $175/wk).
| Dalyup | West Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 150 | 1,483 +889% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -15.3% | -0.3% |
| Median age | 43 | 44 |
| Median household income | $109,200/yr | $109,460/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk | $350/wk +100% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Dalyup | West Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $660,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $277,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 50 days from 10 sales |
Development activity
| Dalyup | West Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 55 across Esperance same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -11% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Dalyup | West Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.0% $700/wk on $1.2M |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Dalyup | West Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 75% of WA same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 14% of WA | Higher than 23% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 6% of WA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 8% of WA | Higher than 70% of WA |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 8% of WA |
Liveability
| Dalyup | West Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 49/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Dalyup carries more crime risk (35 vs 17); West Beach carries more bushfire risk (71 vs 54).
| Dalyup | West Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 54/100 | High 71/100 |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | Low 17/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 78/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Dalyup | West Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 2 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Dalyup
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in West Beach
- Esperance Anglican Community School Independent · Secondary at peers
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Dalyup | West Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 8 |
| Beaches | 2 | 1 |
| Waterways | 10 | 0 |
Mobility
West Beach sits further from the CBD (699.5 km vs 663.4 km).
| Dalyup | West Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 663.4 km | 699.5 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 458 min | 484 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 6450 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 22 postcode 6450 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.3%).
Setting
| Dalyup | West Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 74 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 38 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 15.4 km | 1.1 km 1.5 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Dalyup | West Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 50/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 28 premises | 9% 759 premises |
Climate
| Dalyup | West Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 512 mm | 606 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 25.8°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 9.0°C |
Council rates
| Dalyup | West Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $4,175/yr same for both | |
| Council | Esperance same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dalyup | West Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dalyup | West Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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