Dulbelling vs Quairading

Dulbelling is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 59 in Quairading. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Dulbelling tends to suit people living alone, while Quairading 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

Quairading

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 81/100)
  • But Dulbelling has more separate houses rather than flats (125% vs 96%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

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

Quairading

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($137/wk vs $1,500/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 60%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Dulbelling

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (152.3 km vs 167.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (129 min vs 138 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Quairading

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (41% vs 21%)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Dulbelling

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.0% vs -3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dulbelling Quairading
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.

Dulbelling Quairading
Walkability 0 / 4
Dulbelling — Walkability: 0/100 Quairading — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 19 / 33
Dulbelling — Safety: 19/100 Quairading — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 83
Dulbelling — Low fire risk: 100/100 Quairading — Low fire risk: 83/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Dulbelling — Low flood risk: 100/100 Quairading — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Quairading has more residents (619 vs 52); Dulbelling rents higher ($1,500/wk vs $137/wk).

Dulbelling Quairading
Population 52 619
+1090% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.0% -3.4%
Median age 51 59
Median household income $129,948/yr
+62% vs other
 $49,348/yr
Median weekly rent $1,500/wk
+91% vs other
 $137/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dulbelling Quairading
0-4 — / 3.7%
Dulbelling — 0-4: not among its largest Quairading — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 17.3% / 9.0%
Dulbelling — 5-14: 17.3% Quairading — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 — / 2.9%
Dulbelling — 15-19: not among its largest Quairading — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 — / 2.4%
Dulbelling — 20-24: not among its largest Quairading — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 5.8% / 7.8%
Dulbelling — 25-34: 5.8% Quairading — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 7.7% / 7.9%
Dulbelling — 35-44: 7.7% Quairading — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 40.4% / 9.5%
Dulbelling — 45-54: 40.4% Quairading — 45-54: 9.5%
55-64 21.2% / 16.2%
Dulbelling — 55-64: 21.2% Quairading — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 15.4% / 24.6%
Dulbelling — 65-74: 15.4% Quairading — 65-74: 24.6%
75-84 5.8% / 10.8%
Dulbelling — 75-84: 5.8% Quairading — 75-84: 10.8%
85+ — / 5.5%
Dulbelling — 85+: not among its largest Quairading — 85+: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (40.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dulbelling 100.0% lone person
Dulbelling — Lone Person: 100.0% Dulbelling — Couple Families: 0.0% Dulbelling — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Quairading 64.9% lone person
Quairading — Lone Person: 64.9% Quairading — Couple Families: 19.1% Quairading — One Parent Families: 16.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dulbelling 0.0% renting
Dulbelling — Owned Outright: 57.1% Dulbelling — Mortgage: 42.9% Dulbelling — Renting: 0.0%
Quairading 19.3% renting
Quairading — Owned Outright: 59.4% Quairading — Mortgage: 21.3% Quairading — Renting: 19.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dulbelling 125.0% houses
Dulbelling — Houses: 125.0% Dulbelling — Townhouses: 0.0% Dulbelling — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Quairading 95.8% houses
Quairading — Houses: 95.8% Quairading — Townhouses: 2.8% Quairading — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Dulbelling Quairading
Certificate III & IV 9.6% / 11.8%
Dulbelling — Certificate III & IV: 9.6% Quairading — Certificate III & IV: 11.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 3.4%
Dulbelling — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Quairading — Bachelor Degree: 3.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.0%
Dulbelling — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Quairading — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Dulbelling — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Quairading — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.6%
Dulbelling — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Quairading — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.8%).

Property market

Dulbelling Quairading
Median house price — $250,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $30,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Dulbelling Quairading
New dwellings approved 5
across Quairading
same for both

Ranking within WA

Dulbelling Quairading
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 91% of WA Higher than 9% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of WA Higher than 67% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of WA Higher than 31% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of WA Higher than 24% of WA

Liveability

Dulbelling Quairading
Grade — C
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Quairading carries more bushfire risk (17 vs 0); Dulbelling carries more crime risk (81 vs 67).

Dulbelling Quairading
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
17/100
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
67/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Dulbelling Quairading
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Dulbelling

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

Schools in Quairading

  • Quairading District High School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dulbelling Quairading
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 7
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

Quairading sits further from the CBD (167.3 km vs 152.3 km).

Dulbelling Quairading
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Perth 152.3 km 167.3 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 129 min 138 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6383
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 6383
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.

Dulbelling Quairading
Worked from Home 100.0% / 6.2%
Dulbelling — Worked from Home: 100.0% Quairading — Worked from Home: 6.2%
Car (driver) — / 75.8%
Dulbelling — Car (driver): not among its largest Quairading — Car (driver): 75.8%
Walked Only — / 12.5%
Dulbelling — Walked Only: not among its largest Quairading — Walked Only: 12.5%
Car (passenger) — / 5.5%
Dulbelling — Car (passenger): not among its largest Quairading — Car (passenger): 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Dulbelling Quairading
Elevation 283 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 287 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dulbelling Quairading
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
12 premises
 0%
93 premises

Climate

Dulbelling Quairading
Annual rainfall 384 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Dulbelling Quairading
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dulbelling Quairading
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dulbelling

Multicultural Rural

Quairading

Affordable Retirees Rural

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