Dinninup vs Benjinup

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dinninup, about half of households are people living alone. In Benjinup, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Dinninup tends to suit people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Dinninup carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 48/100)
  • Benjinup is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 49%)

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

First-home buyers

Dinninup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dinninup

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 9%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $233/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Benjinup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (267.2 km vs 285.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (193 min vs 199 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dinninup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 48/100)

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

Investors

Dinninup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.8% vs -0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dinninup Benjinup
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.

Dinninup Benjinup
Walkability 0 / 0
Dinninup — Walkability: 0/100 Benjinup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 74 / 52
Dinninup — Safety: 74/100 Benjinup — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 64 / 61
Dinninup — Low fire risk: 64/100 Benjinup — Low fire risk: 61/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Dinninup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Benjinup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dinninup has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $72,540); Benjinup rents higher ($233/wk vs $210/wk).

Dinninup Benjinup
Population 161
+11% vs other
 143
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +29.8% -0.7%
Median age 44 43
Median household income $95,316/yr
+24% vs other
 $72,540/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk $233/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dinninup Benjinup
0-4 7.5% / 6.3%
Dinninup — 0-4: 7.5% Benjinup — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 15.5% / 19.6%
Dinninup — 5-14: 15.5% Benjinup — 5-14: 19.6%
15-19 5.6% / 3.5%
Dinninup — 15-19: 5.6% Benjinup — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 4.3% / 4.2%
Dinninup — 20-24: 4.3% Benjinup — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 6.2% / 2.8%
Dinninup — 25-34: 6.2% Benjinup — 25-34: 2.8%
35-44 14.3% / 16.1%
Dinninup — 35-44: 14.3% Benjinup — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 17.4% / 11.2%
Dinninup — 45-54: 17.4% Benjinup — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 12.4% / 10.5%
Dinninup — 55-64: 12.4% Benjinup — 55-64: 10.5%
65-74 14.3% / 14.0%
Dinninup — 65-74: 14.3% Benjinup — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 2.5% / 7.0%
Dinninup — 75-84: 2.5% Benjinup — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ — / —
Dinninup — 85+: not among its largest Benjinup — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

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.

Dinninup Benjinup
New Zealand 6.8% / 4.9%
Dinninup — New Zealand: 6.8% Benjinup — New Zealand: 4.9%
England 5.6% / 3.5%
Dinninup — England: 5.6% Benjinup — England: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dinninup 48.6% couple families
Dinninup — Couple Families: 48.6% Dinninup — Lone Person: 51.4% Dinninup — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Benjinup 45.2% couple families
Benjinup — Couple Families: 45.2% Benjinup — Lone Person: 38.7% Benjinup — One Parent Families: 16.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dinninup 103.5% houses
Dinninup — Houses: 103.5%
Benjinup 100.0% houses
Benjinup — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Dinninup Benjinup
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 19.6%
Dinninup — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Benjinup — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 12.6%
Dinninup — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Benjinup — Bachelor Degree: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 4.2%
Dinninup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Benjinup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.5%
Dinninup — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Benjinup — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dinninup 19.6% renting
Dinninup — Owned Outright: 45.1% Dinninup — Mortgage: 35.3% Dinninup — Renting: 19.6%
Benjinup 9.3% renting
Benjinup — Owned Outright: 53.5% Benjinup — Mortgage: 37.2% Benjinup — Renting: 9.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Dinninup Benjinup
Median house price $395,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Dinninup Benjinup
New dwellings approved 9
across Boyup Brook
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Dinninup Benjinup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 34% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of WA Higher than 5% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 11% of WA Higher than 25% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of WA Higher than 45% of WA

Liveability

Dinninup Benjinup
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Benjinup carries more crime risk (48 vs 26).

Dinninup Benjinup
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Moderate
48/100
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

Dinninup Benjinup
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Dinninup Benjinup
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Dinninup sits further from the CBD (285.7 km vs 267.2 km).

Dinninup Benjinup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 285.7 km
+6% vs other
 267.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 199 min 193 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6244
 0.2%
postcode 6255
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 6244
 51
postcode 6255

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.

Dinninup Benjinup
Car (driver) 63.0% / 50.8%
Dinninup — Car (driver): 63.0% Benjinup — Car (driver): 50.8%
Worked from Home 37.0% / 44.6%
Dinninup — Worked from Home: 37.0% Benjinup — Worked from Home: 44.6%
Walked Only — / 4.6%
Dinninup — Walked Only: not among its largest Benjinup — Walked Only: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.0%).

Setting

Dinninup Benjinup
Elevation 212 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 250 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dinninup Benjinup
Connectivity score 18/100 22/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
44 premises

Climate

Dinninup Benjinup
Annual rainfall 691 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Dinninup Benjinup
Average residential rate $4,342/yr
same for both
Council Boyup Brook
same for both

Federal electorate

Dinninup Benjinup
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dinninup Benjinup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dinninup

Family Rural

Benjinup

Family Rural

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