Dumberning vs Highbury

Dumberning is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 49 in Highbury. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Highbury, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Dumberning 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

Highbury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)

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

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

Highbury

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $400/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Dumberning

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (195.4 km vs 225.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (151 min vs 165 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

Dumberning

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.0% vs -16.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dumberning Highbury
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.

Dumberning Highbury
Walkability 0 / 0
Dumberning — Walkability: 0/100 Highbury — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 90
Dumberning — Safety: 83/100 Highbury — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 85 / 83
Dumberning — Low fire risk: 85/100 Highbury — Low fire risk: 83/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Dumberning — Low flood risk: 100/100 Highbury — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dumberning rents higher ($400/wk vs $150/wk); Dumberning has higher household incomes ($102,648 vs $69,056).

Dumberning Highbury
Population 193 247
+28% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% -16.0%
Median age 37 49
Median household income $102,648/yr
+33% vs other
 $69,056/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+62% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dumberning Highbury
0-4 1.6% / 6.9%
Dumberning — 0-4: 1.6% Highbury — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 10.4% / 10.9%
Dumberning — 5-14: 10.4% Highbury — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 29.5% / 6.5%
Dumberning — 15-19: 29.5% Highbury — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 2.1% / 3.6%
Dumberning — 20-24: 2.1% Highbury — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 5.2% / 9.3%
Dumberning — 25-34: 5.2% Highbury — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 9.3% / 12.6%
Dumberning — 35-44: 9.3% Highbury — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 10.4% / 17.0%
Dumberning — 45-54: 10.4% Highbury — 45-54: 17.0%
55-64 19.7% / 19.4%
Dumberning — 55-64: 19.7% Highbury — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 9.8% / 10.1%
Dumberning — 65-74: 9.8% Highbury — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 2.1% / 7.3%
Dumberning — 75-84: 2.1% Highbury — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ 2.6% / —
Dumberning — 85+: 2.6% Highbury — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dumberning 43.6% couple families
Dumberning — Couple Families: 43.6% Dumberning — Lone Person: 41.0% Dumberning — One Parent Families: 15.4% Dumberning — Group Household: 0.0%
Highbury 46.4% couple families
Highbury — Couple Families: 46.4% Highbury — Lone Person: 32.1% Highbury — One Parent Families: 12.5% Highbury — Group Household: 8.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dumberning 9.1% renting
Dumberning — Owned Outright: 60.0% Dumberning — Mortgage: 30.9% Dumberning — Renting: 9.1%
Highbury 10.3% renting
Highbury — Owned Outright: 59.0% Highbury — Mortgage: 30.8% Highbury — Renting: 10.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Dumberning Highbury
South Africa 8.8% / —
Dumberning — South Africa: 8.8% Highbury — South Africa: not among its largest
England 3.1% / 4.9%
Dumberning — England: 3.1% Highbury — England: 4.9%
Philippines 2.1% / —
Dumberning — Philippines: 2.1% Highbury — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.8%).

Qualifications

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

Dumberning Highbury
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 13.4%
Dumberning — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Highbury — Certificate III & IV: 13.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 8.1%
Dumberning — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Highbury — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 4.5%
Dumberning — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Highbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 1.2%
Dumberning — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Highbury — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Dumberning — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Highbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dumberning 100.0% houses
Dumberning — Houses: 100.0%
Highbury 100.0% houses
Highbury — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Dumberning Highbury
New dwellings approved 6
across Narrogin
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Dumberning Highbury
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of WA Higher than 27% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of WA Higher than 15% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of WA Higher than 43% of WA

Liveability

Dumberning Highbury
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Dumberning Highbury
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Low
17/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
10/100
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

Dumberning Highbury
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dumberning

  • Western Australian College Of Agriculture - Narrogin Government · Secondary

Schools in Highbury

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

Amenities in the suburb

Dumberning Highbury
Parks & reserves 0 7
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Highbury sits further from the CBD (225.2 km vs 195.4 km).

Dumberning Highbury
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 195.4 km 225.2 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 151 min 165 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6312
 0.0%
postcode 6313
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 6312
 48
postcode 6313

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.

Dumberning Highbury
Car (driver) 58.3% / 72.2%
Dumberning — Car (driver): 58.3% Highbury — Car (driver): 72.2%
Worked from Home 22.2% / 27.8%
Dumberning — Worked from Home: 22.2% Highbury — Worked from Home: 27.8%
Car (passenger) 11.1% / —
Dumberning — Car (passenger): 11.1% Highbury — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 8.3% / —
Dumberning — Walked Only: 8.3% Highbury — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.2%).

Setting

Dumberning Highbury
Elevation 333 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 308 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dumberning Highbury
Connectivity score 27/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
68 premises
 0%
78 premises

Climate

Dumberning Highbury
Annual rainfall 425 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Dumberning Highbury
Average residential rate $2,644/yr
same for both
Council Narrogin
same for both

Federal electorate

Dumberning Highbury
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dumberning Highbury
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dumberning

Rural Students

Highbury

Rural

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