Dumbarton vs Nunile

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nunile, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Nunile: a median of $835,000, against $699,000 in Dumbarton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dumbarton tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Nunile suits 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Dumbarton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($699,000 vs $835,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dumbarton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($312/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Dumbarton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (90.2 km vs 97.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (81 min vs 87 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Nunile

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (84.8% vs 22.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dumbarton Nunile
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.

Dumbarton Nunile
Walkability 0 / 0
Dumbarton — Walkability: 0/100 Nunile — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 44
Dumbarton — Safety: 35/100 Nunile — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 50 / 100
Dumbarton — Low fire risk: 50/100 Nunile — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 59 / 82
Dumbarton — Low flood risk: 59/100 Nunile — Low flood risk: 82/100

Demographics

Dumbarton has more residents (266 vs 183); Nunile rents higher ($350/wk vs $312/wk).

Dumbarton Nunile
Population 266
+31% vs other
 183
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.0% +84.8%
Median age 51 53
Median household income $79,092/yr $82,316/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $312/wk $350/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dumbarton Nunile
0-4 4.9% / 6.0%
Dumbarton — 0-4: 4.9% Nunile — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 12.4% / 10.4%
Dumbarton — 5-14: 12.4% Nunile — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 8.3% / 4.9%
Dumbarton — 15-19: 8.3% Nunile — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 3.0% / 3.3%
Dumbarton — 20-24: 3.0% Nunile — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 7.9% / 2.7%
Dumbarton — 25-34: 7.9% Nunile — 25-34: 2.7%
35-44 7.1% / 12.0%
Dumbarton — 35-44: 7.1% Nunile — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 14.3% / 8.2%
Dumbarton — 45-54: 14.3% Nunile — 45-54: 8.2%
55-64 21.1% / 17.5%
Dumbarton — 55-64: 21.1% Nunile — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 15.0% / 20.2%
Dumbarton — 65-74: 15.0% Nunile — 65-74: 20.2%
75-84 7.5% / 9.3%
Dumbarton — 75-84: 7.5% Nunile — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 2.3% / —
Dumbarton — 85+: 2.3% Nunile — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dumbarton 41.7% couple families
Dumbarton — Couple Families: 41.7% Dumbarton — Lone Person: 35.0% Dumbarton — One Parent Families: 23.3%
Nunile 51.7% couple families
Nunile — Couple Families: 51.7% Nunile — Lone Person: 34.5% Nunile — One Parent Families: 13.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dumbarton 12.5% renting
Dumbarton — Owned Outright: 42.5% Dumbarton — Mortgage: 45.0% Dumbarton — Renting: 12.5%
Nunile 0.0% renting
Nunile — Owned Outright: 53.4% Nunile — Mortgage: 46.6% Nunile — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dumbarton Nunile
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 15.3%
Dumbarton — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Nunile — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 9.3%
Dumbarton — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Nunile — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 7.1%
Dumbarton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Nunile — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 1.6%
Dumbarton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Nunile — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.6%
Dumbarton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Nunile — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

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.

Dumbarton Nunile
England 4.5% / 11.5%
Dumbarton — England: 4.5% Nunile — England: 11.5%
New Zealand 3.4% / 5.5%
Dumbarton — New Zealand: 3.4% Nunile — New Zealand: 5.5%
Italy 1.1% / 2.2%
Dumbarton — Italy: 1.1% Nunile — Italy: 2.2%
Scotland — / 3.3%
Dumbarton — Scotland: not among its largest Nunile — Scotland: 3.3%
Malaysia — / 2.2%
Dumbarton — Malaysia: not among its largest Nunile — Malaysia: 2.2%
South Africa 1.5% / —
Dumbarton — South Africa: 1.5% Nunile — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dumbarton 100.0% houses
Dumbarton — Houses: 100.0%
Nunile 100.0% houses
Nunile — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Dumbarton Nunile
Median house price $699,000 $835,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $169,999
Typical days to sell (houses) — 59 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Dumbarton Nunile
New dwellings approved 37
across Toodyay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Dumbarton Nunile
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 41% of WA Higher than 45% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of WA Higher than 11% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of WA Higher than 73% of WA

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Dumbarton carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 0); Dumbarton carries more flood risk (41 vs 18).

Dumbarton Nunile
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
56/100
Flood Moderate
41/100
 Low
18/100
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

Dumbarton Nunile
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 Dumbarton

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

Schools in Nunile

  • Toodyay District High School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dumbarton Nunile
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Nunile sits further from the CBD (97.5 km vs 90.2 km).

Dumbarton Nunile
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 90.2 km 97.5 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 87 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6566
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 6566
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.

Dumbarton Nunile
Car (driver) 81.5% / 67.7%
Dumbarton — Car (driver): 81.5% Nunile — Car (driver): 67.7%
Worked from Home 13.6% / 18.5%
Dumbarton — Worked from Home: 13.6% Nunile — Worked from Home: 18.5%
Walked Only — / 13.8%
Dumbarton — Walked Only: not among its largest Nunile — Walked Only: 13.8%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / —
Dumbarton — Car (passenger): 4.9% Nunile — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Dumbarton Nunile
Elevation 179 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 284 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dumbarton Nunile
Connectivity score 29/100 58/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
133 premises
 37%
137 premises

Climate

Dumbarton Nunile
Annual rainfall 399 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Dumbarton Nunile
Average residential rate $3,530/yr
same for both
Council Toodyay
same for both

Federal electorate

Dumbarton Nunile
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dumbarton Nunile
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dumbarton

Rural

Nunile

Retirees Rural

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