Dumberning vs Minigin

Dumberning is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 45 in Minigin. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Minigin, most households are couple families. On these figures, Minigin tends to suit couples and 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

Minigin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Minigin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 19%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Minigin

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 9%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Minigin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (141 min vs 151 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (187.8 km vs 195.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Minigin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dumberning and Minigin 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 Minigin
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 Minigin
Walkability 0 / 0
Dumberning — Walkability: 0/100 Minigin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 81
Dumberning — Safety: 83/100 Minigin — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 85 / 68
Dumberning — Low fire risk: 85/100 Minigin — Low fire risk: 68/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Dumberning — Low flood risk: 100/100 Minigin — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dumberning has more residents (193 vs 78); Dumberning rents higher ($400/wk vs $250/wk).

Dumberning Minigin
Population 193
+60% vs other
 78
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% -1.3%
Median age 37 45
Median household income $102,648/yr $112,632/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+38% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dumberning Minigin
0-4 1.6% / —
Dumberning — 0-4: 1.6% Minigin — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.4% / 15.4%
Dumberning — 5-14: 10.4% Minigin — 5-14: 15.4%
15-19 29.5% / 6.4%
Dumberning — 15-19: 29.5% Minigin — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 2.1% / 5.1%
Dumberning — 20-24: 2.1% Minigin — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 5.2% / 5.1%
Dumberning — 25-34: 5.2% Minigin — 25-34: 5.1%
35-44 9.3% / 11.5%
Dumberning — 35-44: 9.3% Minigin — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 10.4% / 16.7%
Dumberning — 45-54: 10.4% Minigin — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 19.7% / 9.0%
Dumberning — 55-64: 19.7% Minigin — 55-64: 9.0%
65-74 9.8% / 16.7%
Dumberning — 65-74: 9.8% Minigin — 65-74: 16.7%
75-84 2.1% / 9.0%
Dumberning — 75-84: 2.1% Minigin — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ 2.6% / —
Dumberning — 85+: 2.6% Minigin — 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%
Minigin 56.2% couple families
Minigin — Couple Families: 56.2% Minigin — Lone Person: 43.8% Minigin — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

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%
Minigin 32.0% renting
Minigin — Owned Outright: 56.0% Minigin — Mortgage: 12.0% Minigin — Renting: 32.0%
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 Minigin
England 3.1% / 9.0%
Dumberning — England: 3.1% Minigin — England: 9.0%
South Africa 8.8% / —
Dumberning — South Africa: 8.8% Minigin — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany — / 3.8%
Dumberning — Germany: not among its largest Minigin — Germany: 3.8%
Philippines 2.1% / —
Dumberning — Philippines: 2.1% Minigin — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.0%).

Qualifications

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

Dumberning Minigin
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 16.7%
Dumberning — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Minigin — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 9.0%
Dumberning — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Minigin — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 3.8%
Dumberning — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Minigin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 5.1%
Dumberning — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Minigin — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dumberning 100.0% houses
Dumberning — Houses: 100.0%
Minigin 100.0% houses
Minigin — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Dumberning Minigin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of WA Higher than 61% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of WA Higher than 49% of WA

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Minigin carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 15).

Dumberning Minigin
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
19/100
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 Minigin
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 Minigin

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

Amenities in the suburb

Dumberning Minigin
Parks & reserves 0 3

Mobility

Dumberning sits further from the CBD (195.4 km vs 187.8 km).

Dumberning Minigin
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 195.4 km
+4% vs other
 187.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 151 min 141 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6312
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 6312
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.

Dumberning Minigin
Car (driver) 58.3% / 79.5%
Dumberning — Car (driver): 58.3% Minigin — Car (driver): 79.5%
Worked from Home 22.2% / 13.6%
Dumberning — Worked from Home: 22.2% Minigin — Worked from Home: 13.6%
Car (passenger) 11.1% / 6.8%
Dumberning — Car (passenger): 11.1% Minigin — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only 8.3% / —
Dumberning — Walked Only: 8.3% Minigin — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.5%).

Setting

Dumberning Minigin
Elevation 333 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 331 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dumberning Minigin
Connectivity score 27/100 24/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
68 premises
 0%
37 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Dumberning

Rural Students

Minigin

Retirees Rural

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