Dayton vs Bennett Springs

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bennett Springs: a median of $900,000, against $800,000 in Dayton, and rent is higher there too. Bennett Springs is closer to the city centre: 17.8 km, against 20.6 km. On these figures, Dayton tends to suit young adults.

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

Bennett Springs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 7)

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

First-home buyers

Dayton

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($650,500 vs $933,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($800,500 vs $900,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dayton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $418/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Dayton is more walkable (64/100 vs 50/100)
  • Bennett Springs sits closer to the CBD (17.8 km vs 20.6 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Dayton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 50/100)

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

Investors

Dayton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (94.3% vs 11.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dayton Bennett Springs
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.

Dayton Bennett Springs
Walkability 64 / 50
Dayton — Walkability: 64/100 Bennett Springs — Walkability: 50/100
Safety 51 / 60
Dayton — Safety: 51/100 Bennett Springs — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 100 / 45
Dayton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bennett Springs — Low fire risk: 45/100
Low flood risk 100 / 72
Dayton — Low flood risk: 100/100 Bennett Springs — Low flood risk: 72/100

Demographics

Bennett Springs rents higher ($418/wk vs $360/wk); Bennett Springs skews older (32 vs 30).

Dayton Bennett Springs
Population 5,507 5,929
+8% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +94.3% +11.9%
Median age 30 32
Median household income $110,916/yr
+3% vs other
 $108,004/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk $418/wk
+16% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dayton Bennett Springs
0-4 12.1% / 7.1%
Dayton — 0-4: 12.1% Bennett Springs — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 14.1% / 16.9%
Dayton — 5-14: 14.1% Bennett Springs — 5-14: 16.9%
15-19 4.7% / 8.0%
Dayton — 15-19: 4.7% Bennett Springs — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 6.0% / 7.1%
Dayton — 20-24: 6.0% Bennett Springs — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 25.0% / 14.7%
Dayton — 25-34: 25.0% Bennett Springs — 25-34: 14.7%
35-44 21.0% / 16.5%
Dayton — 35-44: 21.0% Bennett Springs — 35-44: 16.5%
45-54 9.2% / 13.1%
Dayton — 45-54: 9.2% Bennett Springs — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 4.6% / 9.7%
Dayton — 55-64: 4.6% Bennett Springs — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 2.6% / 4.8%
Dayton — 65-74: 2.6% Bennett Springs — 65-74: 4.8%
75-84 0.5% / 1.8%
Dayton — 75-84: 0.5% Bennett Springs — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 0.1% / 0.3%
Dayton — 85+: 0.1% Bennett Springs — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dayton 62.6% couple families
Dayton — Couple Families: 62.6% Dayton — Lone Person: 19.9% Dayton — One Parent Families: 11.7% Dayton — Group Household: 3.7% Dayton — Other Families: 2.2%
Bennett Springs 64.6% couple families
Bennett Springs — Couple Families: 64.6% Bennett Springs — Lone Person: 14.2% Bennett Springs — One Parent Families: 16.3% Bennett Springs — Group Household: 3.5% Bennett Springs — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dayton 22.2% renting
Dayton — Owned Outright: 4.9% Dayton — Mortgage: 73.0% Dayton — Renting: 22.2%
Bennett Springs 16.1% renting
Bennett Springs — Owned Outright: 18.7% Bennett Springs — Mortgage: 65.1% Bennett Springs — Renting: 16.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dayton Bennett Springs
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 12.4%
Dayton — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Bennett Springs — Certificate III & IV: 12.4%
Bachelor Degree 14.6% / 10.4%
Dayton — Bachelor Degree: 14.6% Bennett Springs — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 6.5%
Dayton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Bennett Springs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 2.9%
Dayton — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Bennett Springs — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.1%
Dayton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Bennett Springs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

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.

Dayton Bennett Springs
India 14.6% / 7.7%
Dayton — India: 14.6% Bennett Springs — India: 7.7%
Philippines 10.1% / 2.2%
Dayton — Philippines: 10.1% Bennett Springs — Philippines: 2.2%
Vietnam 1.0% / 5.5%
Dayton — Vietnam: 1.0% Bennett Springs — Vietnam: 5.5%
New Zealand 2.9% / 2.6%
Dayton — New Zealand: 2.9% Bennett Springs — New Zealand: 2.6%
Afghanistan 1.3% / 3.3%
Dayton — Afghanistan: 1.3% Bennett Springs — Afghanistan: 3.3%
England 2.0% / 2.4%
Dayton — England: 2.0% Bennett Springs — England: 2.4%
Myanmar — / 2.6%
Dayton — Myanmar: not among its largest Bennett Springs — Myanmar: 2.6%
South Africa 1.4% / —
Dayton — South Africa: 1.4% Bennett Springs — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dayton 96.4% houses
Dayton — Houses: 96.4% Dayton — Townhouses: 2.8% Dayton — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Bennett Springs 96.9% houses
Bennett Springs — Houses: 96.9% Bennett Springs — Townhouses: 1.5% Bennett Springs — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dayton Bennett Springs
Median house price $800,500 $900,000
Median unit price $511,000 $503,500
Median land price $650,500 $933,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 119 sales
 26 days
from 38 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.

Dayton Bennett Springs
3 bed $768K / $860K
Dayton — 3 bed: $768K (66 sales) Bennett Springs — 3 bed: $860K (17 sales)

66 vs 17 sales

4 bed $867K / $920K
Dayton — 4 bed: $867K (79 sales) Bennett Springs — 4 bed: $920K (40 sales)

79 vs 40 sales

Development activity

Dayton Bennett Springs
New dwellings approved 2,486
across Swan
same for both
Approvals change year on year +2%
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.

Dayton Bennett Springs
Houses 5.0%
$820/wk on $849K
 4.7%
$850/wk on $949K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Dayton Bennett Springs
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 73% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 85% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of WA Higher than 92% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 83% of WA Higher than 69% of WA

Liveability

Dayton scores higher overall (74 vs 47); Dayton is more walkable (64 vs 50).

Dayton Bennett Springs
Grade A C
Score 74/100 47/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bennett Springs carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 0); Bennett Springs carries more flood risk (28 vs 0).

Dayton Bennett Springs
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
28/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

Dayton Bennett Springs
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Dayton

  • Dayton Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Emmaus Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Bennett Springs

  • Beechboro Christian School Independent · Primary at peers
  • Beechboro Christian School - Marshall Road Campus Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Dayton Bennett Springs
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 7 12
Childcare 6 5
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Dayton sits further from the CBD (20.6 km vs 17.8 km).

Dayton Bennett Springs
Walkability score 64/100 50/100
Distance to Perth 20.6 km
+14% vs other
 17.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 22 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 112.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 106.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 6055
 0.8%
postcode 6063
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 96
postcode 6055
 73
postcode 6063

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.

Dayton Bennett Springs
Car (driver) 82.8% / 81.1%
Dayton — Car (driver): 82.8% Bennett Springs — Car (driver): 81.1%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 6.6%
Dayton — Car (passenger): 4.6% Bennett Springs — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Worked from Home 4.5% / 5.7%
Dayton — Worked from Home: 4.5% Bennett Springs — Worked from Home: 5.7%
Train 5.0% / 3.1%
Dayton — Train: 5.0% Bennett Springs — Train: 3.1%
Bus 2.2% / 2.5%
Dayton — Bus: 2.2% Bennett Springs — Bus: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.8%).

Setting

Dayton Bennett Springs
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.0 km 18.3 km

NBN connectivity

Dayton Bennett Springs
Connectivity score 100/100 81/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 99%
2,354 premises
 65%
2,337 premises

Climate

Dayton Bennett Springs
Annual rainfall 663 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Dayton Bennett Springs
Average residential rate $2,699/yr
same for both
Council Swan
same for both

Federal electorate

Dayton Bennett Springs
Division Hasluck
same for both
Member Tania Lawrence
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dayton Bennett Springs
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dayton

Family Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Young Families

Bennett Springs

Family Large Blocks Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks

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