Dandaragan vs Yathroo

Yathroo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Dandaragan. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dandaragan, about half of households are people living alone. In Yathroo, most households are couple families. On these figures, Dandaragan tends to suit people living alone, while Yathroo suits families with children and couples.

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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 87%)
  • But Yathroo carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 68/100)

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

Renters

Yathroo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $205/wk)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Yathroo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (110 min vs 125 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (149.5 km vs 169.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yathroo

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (13% vs 1%)
  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 68/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Dandaragan Yathroo
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.

Dandaragan Yathroo
Walkability 0 / 0
Dandaragan — Walkability: 0/100 Yathroo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 32 / 79
Dandaragan — Safety: 32/100 Yathroo — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 62 / 53
Dandaragan — Low fire risk: 62/100 Yathroo — Low fire risk: 53/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Dandaragan — Low flood risk: 100/100 Yathroo — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dandaragan rents higher ($205/wk vs $0/wk); Dandaragan has more residents (292 vs 82).

Dandaragan Yathroo
Population 292
+72% vs other
 82
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.1% -15.5%
Median age 48 43
Median household income $97,500/yr $108,316/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $205/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dandaragan Yathroo
0-4 5.8% / 12.2%
Dandaragan — 0-4: 5.8% Yathroo — 0-4: 12.2%
5-14 11.0% / 11.0%
Dandaragan — 5-14: 11.0% Yathroo — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 4.5% / —
Dandaragan — 15-19: 4.5% Yathroo — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 5.1% / 4.9%
Dandaragan — 20-24: 5.1% Yathroo — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 11.6% / 11.0%
Dandaragan — 25-34: 11.6% Yathroo — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 9.6% / 15.9%
Dandaragan — 35-44: 9.6% Yathroo — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 14.0% / 8.5%
Dandaragan — 45-54: 14.0% Yathroo — 45-54: 8.5%
55-64 18.2% / 8.5%
Dandaragan — 55-64: 18.2% Yathroo — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 11.6% / 19.5%
Dandaragan — 65-74: 11.6% Yathroo — 65-74: 19.5%
75-84 10.6% / 4.9%
Dandaragan — 75-84: 10.6% Yathroo — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / —
Dandaragan — 85+: not among its largest Yathroo — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dandaragan 43.5% couple families
Dandaragan — Couple Families: 43.5% Dandaragan — Lone Person: 50.0% Dandaragan — One Parent Families: 6.5%
Yathroo 72.7% couple families
Yathroo — Couple Families: 72.7% Yathroo — Lone Person: 27.3% Yathroo — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dandaragan 22.3% renting
Dandaragan — Owned Outright: 52.4% Dandaragan — Mortgage: 25.2% Dandaragan — Renting: 22.3%
Yathroo 15.0% renting
Yathroo — Owned Outright: 65.0% Yathroo — Mortgage: 20.0% Yathroo — Renting: 15.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dandaragan Yathroo
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 14.6%
Dandaragan — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% Yathroo — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 9.8%
Dandaragan — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Yathroo — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 8.5%
Dandaragan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Yathroo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 3.7%
Dandaragan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Yathroo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / —
Dandaragan — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Yathroo — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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.

Dandaragan Yathroo
Germany — / 7.3%
Dandaragan — Germany: not among its largest Yathroo — Germany: 7.3%
Scotland 1.4% / 4.9%
Dandaragan — Scotland: 1.4% Yathroo — Scotland: 4.9%
South Africa 3.8% / —
Dandaragan — South Africa: 3.8% Yathroo — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand 2.7% / —
Dandaragan — New Zealand: 2.7% Yathroo — New Zealand: not among its largest
Zimbabwe 1.4% / —
Dandaragan — Zimbabwe: 1.4% Yathroo — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
England 1.0% / —
Dandaragan — England: 1.0% Yathroo — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dandaragan 99.1% houses
Dandaragan — Houses: 99.1% Dandaragan — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Yathroo 86.7% houses
Yathroo — Houses: 86.7% Yathroo — Flats / Apartments: 13.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

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

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Dandaragan Yathroo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of WA Higher than 55% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of WA Higher than 42% of WA

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Dandaragan carries more crime risk (68 vs 21).

Dandaragan Yathroo
Bushfire Low
38/100
 Moderate
47/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Low
21/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Schools in Dandaragan

  • Dandaragan Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Yathroo

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

Amenities in the suburb

Dandaragan Yathroo
Parks & reserves 4 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Dandaragan sits further from the CBD (169.8 km vs 149.5 km).

Dandaragan Yathroo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 169.8 km
+12% vs other
 149.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 125 min 110 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.

Dandaragan Yathroo
Car (driver) 61.3% / 42.6%
Dandaragan — Car (driver): 61.3% Yathroo — Car (driver): 42.6%
Worked from Home 24.4% / 57.4%
Dandaragan — Worked from Home: 24.4% Yathroo — Worked from Home: 57.4%
Walked Only 9.4% / —
Dandaragan — Walked Only: 9.4% Yathroo — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 3.1% / —
Dandaragan — Car (passenger): 3.1% Yathroo — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.9% / —
Dandaragan — Bus: 1.9% Yathroo — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Dandaragan Yathroo
Elevation 194 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Dandaragan Yathroo
Annual rainfall 417 mm 347 mm
Summer max (Jan) 34.0°C —
Winter min (Jul) 8.0°C —

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Dandaragan

Rural

Yathroo

Family Rural Young Families

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