Dianella vs Yokine
Yokine is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Dianella. In both, most households own their home. In Dianella, most homes are detached houses. In Yokine, about half of households are people living alone. Yokine is closer to the city centre: 7 km, against 8.2 km. On these figures, Yokine tends to suit people living alone.
Dianella is nearly twice the size of Yokine with 24,169 residents compared to 12,706, and sits slightly further from the CBD at 8.2 km versus 7.0 km. Both suburbs are similarly affluent with a socio-economic decile of 8, though Yokine has a marginally higher median household income at $89,284 versus $87,568. Dianella offers better walkability (79 versus 74) and lower crime risk (41 versus 57), but carries notably higher bushfire risk at 34 compared to 16. House prices are comparable, though Dianella's median unit price of $610,000 is higher than Yokine's $557,500, reflecting stronger rental yields for units at 5.0 percent.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
Dianella
ahead on 6 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (6 vs 1)
- has more parks and reserves (28 vs 7)
- has more childcare (12 vs 6)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Yokine
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper land ($855,000 vs $1,227,000)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Yokine
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 25%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Dianella carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 57/100)
- Yokine has more units and townhouses to downsize into (59% vs 29%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Yokine
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.1% vs 2.9%)
Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.
Where they sit
Dianella and Yokine 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
Dianella has more residents (24,169 vs 12,706); Dianella skews older (43 vs 38).
| Dianella | Yokine | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 24,169 +47% vs other | 12,706 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.9% | +10.1% |
| Median age | 43 | 38 |
| Median household income | $87,568/yr | $89,284/yr +2% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $340/wk +4% vs other | $325/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
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 (4.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Dianella | Yokine | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,092,500 | $1,132,500 |
| Median unit price | $605,000 | $555,000 |
| Median land price | $1,227,000 | $855,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 34 days from 266 sales | 24 days from 99 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.
36 vs 15 sales
214 vs 101 sales
132 vs 48 sales
Unit price by bedroom count
Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.
7 vs 7 sales
19 vs 48 sales
16 vs 7 sales
Development activity
| Dianella | Yokine | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,557 across Stirling same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +23% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Dianella | Yokine | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.2% $800/wk on $1M | 4.2% $750/wk on $925K |
| Units | 5.0% $675/wk on $700K | 5.1% $680/wk on $699K |
Ranking within WA
| Dianella | Yokine | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 51% of WA | Higher than 53% of WA |
| Schools | Higher than 86% of WA | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 94% of WA | Higher than 92% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 89% of WA | Higher than 87% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 91% of WA | Higher than 83% of WA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 35% of WA | Higher than 39% of WA |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 32% of WA | Higher than 33% of WA |
Liveability
| Dianella | Yokine | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A same for both | |
| Score | 79/100 | 78/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Dianella carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 16); Yokine carries more crime risk (57 vs 41).
| Dianella | Yokine | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 34/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 41/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| 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 | 9 within 5 km | 5 within 5 km |
Schools
| Dianella | Yokine | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 12 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 6 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 4 | 1 |
| Universities within 10 km | 2 ECU City Campus, 7.4 km | 3 ECU City Campus, 5.9 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 3.1% | 2.9% |
Schools in Dianella
- Australian Islamic College (Dianella) Independent · Combined above peers
- Dianella Heights Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- Dianella Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
- Our Lady's Assumption School Catholic · Primary above peers
- St Andrew's Grammar Independent · Combined above peers
- Sutherland Dianella Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Yokine
- Yokine Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- Carmel School Independent · Combined below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Dianella | Yokine | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 4 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 10 | 3 |
| Parks & reserves | 28 | 7 |
| Childcare | 12 | 6 |
| GPs | 4 | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 3 | 4 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 3 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 2 |
Mobility
| Dianella | Yokine | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 79/100 | 74/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 8.2 km +15% vs other | 7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 15 min | 13 min |
| Public transport score | 94/100 Bus same for both | |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 553.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 333.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.4% postcode 6059 | 1.2% postcode 6060 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 45 postcode 6059 | 24 postcode 6060 |
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 (74.9%).
Setting
| Dianella | Yokine | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 26 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 11.1 km | 9.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Dianella | Yokine | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 78/100 | 70/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 48% 11,463 premises | 35% 6,909 premises |
Climate
| Dianella | Yokine | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 650 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Dianella | Yokine | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,615/yr same for both | |
| Council | Stirling same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dianella | Yokine | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Cowan | Perth |
| Member | Anne Aly | Patrick Gorman |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dianella | Yokine | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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