Dumberning vs Narrogin Valley
Dumberning is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 50 in Narrogin Valley. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Narrogin Valley, most households are couple families. On these figures, Narrogin Valley 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
Dumberning
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 45/100)
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
- has a shorter drive in (151 min vs 169 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (195.4 km vs 217.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Dumberning carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 45/100)
- Narrogin Valley has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)
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 -13.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dumberning and Narrogin Valley drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Dumberning has more residents (193 vs 102); Narrogin Valley skews older (50 vs 37).
| Dumberning | Narrogin Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 193 +47% vs other | 102 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.0% | -13.6% |
| Median age | 37 | 50 |
| Median household income | $102,648/yr | $107,224/yr +4% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk | $420/wk +5% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Dumberning | Narrogin Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 6 across Narrogin same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Dumberning | Narrogin Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 69% of WA | Higher than 72% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 32% of WA | Higher than 34% 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 56% of WA |
Liveability
| Dumberning | Narrogin Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Narrogin Valley carries more crime risk (45 vs 17); Narrogin Valley carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 15).
| Dumberning | Narrogin Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | Low 29/100 |
| Crime | Low 17/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| 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 | Narrogin Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Narrogin Valley
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Dumberning | Narrogin Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Narrogin Valley sits further from the CBD (217.1 km vs 195.4 km).
| Dumberning | Narrogin Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 195.4 km | 217.1 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 151 min | 169 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).
Setting
| Dumberning | Narrogin Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 333 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 320 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Dumberning | Narrogin Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 68 premises | 2% 50 premises |
Climate
| Dumberning | Narrogin Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Narrogin Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,644/yr same for both | |
| Council | Narrogin same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dumberning | Narrogin Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dumberning | Narrogin Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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