Durack vs Lake Argyle

In both, most households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Lake Argyle, about half of homes are flats or apartments.

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

Lake Argyle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 35/100)

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

Renters

Lake Argyle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($85/wk vs $136/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Durack

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (2381 min vs 2428 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (3166.3 km vs 3185.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Durack has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 8%)
  • Lake Argyle carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 35/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Durack Lake Argyle
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.

Durack Lake Argyle
Walkability 0 / 0
Durack — Walkability: 0/100 Lake Argyle — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 79
Durack — Safety: 65/100 Lake Argyle — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 45 / 39
Durack — Low fire risk: 45/100 Lake Argyle — Low fire risk: 39/100
Low flood risk 90 / 100
Durack — Low flood risk: 90/100 Lake Argyle — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Durack rents higher ($136/wk vs $85/wk); Durack has higher household incomes ($61,724 vs $48,048).

Durack Lake Argyle
Population 169 205
+21% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.1% —
Median age 32
same for both
Median household income $61,724/yr
+22% vs other
 $48,048/yr
Median weekly rent $136/wk
+38% vs other
 $85/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Durack Lake Argyle
0-4 5.9% / 8.8%
Durack — 0-4: 5.9% Lake Argyle — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 13.6% / 9.8%
Durack — 5-14: 13.6% Lake Argyle — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 5.9% / 4.4%
Durack — 15-19: 5.9% Lake Argyle — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 7.7% / 7.3%
Durack — 20-24: 7.7% Lake Argyle — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 19.5% / 22.9%
Durack — 25-34: 19.5% Lake Argyle — 25-34: 22.9%
35-44 13.6% / 16.1%
Durack — 35-44: 13.6% Lake Argyle — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 11.8% / 8.3%
Durack — 45-54: 11.8% Lake Argyle — 45-54: 8.3%
55-64 10.7% / 11.2%
Durack — 55-64: 10.7% Lake Argyle — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 9.5% / 6.3%
Durack — 65-74: 9.5% Lake Argyle — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 3.6% / 1.5%
Durack — 75-84: 3.6% Lake Argyle — 75-84: 1.5%
85+ — / —
Durack — 85+: not among its largest Lake Argyle — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Durack 46.9% lone person
Durack — Lone Person: 46.9% Durack — One Parent Families: 34.4% Durack — Couple Families: 18.8%
Lake Argyle 50.0% lone person
Lake Argyle — Lone Person: 50.0% Lake Argyle — One Parent Families: 22.7% Lake Argyle — Couple Families: 27.3%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Durack 80.0% renting
Durack — Owned Outright: 20.0% Durack — Mortgage: 0.0% Durack — Renting: 80.0%
Lake Argyle 73.8% renting
Lake Argyle — Owned Outright: 26.2% Lake Argyle — Mortgage: 0.0% Lake Argyle — Renting: 73.8%
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.

Durack Lake Argyle
France 3.0% / 2.0%
Durack — France: 3.0% Lake Argyle — France: 2.0%
New Zealand 2.4% / 2.4%
Durack — New Zealand: 2.4% Lake Argyle — New Zealand: 2.4%
England 1.8% / 2.0%
Durack — England: 1.8% Lake Argyle — England: 2.0%
Thailand 3.6% / —
Durack — Thailand: 3.6% Lake Argyle — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

Qualifications

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

Durack Lake Argyle
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 16.1%
Durack — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Lake Argyle — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 7.3%
Durack — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Lake Argyle — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 4.4%
Durack — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Lake Argyle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 1.5%
Durack — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Lake Argyle — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Durack 50.0% houses
Durack — Houses: 50.0% Durack — Flats / Apartments: 35.3% Durack — Townhouses: 14.7%
Lake Argyle 52.8% houses
Lake Argyle — Houses: 52.8% Lake Argyle — Flats / Apartments: 47.2% Lake Argyle — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Development activity

Durack Lake Argyle
New dwellings approved 58
across Wyndham-East Kimberley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Durack Lake Argyle
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of WA Higher than 8% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of WA Higher than 39% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of WA Higher than 31% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of WA Higher than 23% of WA

Liveability

Durack Lake Argyle
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Durack carries more flood risk (10 vs 0); Durack carries more crime risk (35 vs 21).

Durack Lake Argyle
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Low
21/100
Flood Low
10/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion Low
35/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Durack Lake Argyle
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Durack

  • Dawul Remote Community School Government · Primary

Schools in Lake Argyle

  • Jungdranung Remote Community School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Durack Lake Argyle
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 45 19

Mobility

Lake Argyle sits further from the CBD (3185.2 km vs 3166.3 km).

Durack Lake Argyle
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 3166.3 km 3185.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 2381 min 2428 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6743
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 20
postcode 6743
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.

Durack Lake Argyle
Walked Only 48.3% / 35.8%
Durack — Walked Only: 48.3% Lake Argyle — Walked Only: 35.8%
Car (driver) 37.9% / 16.4%
Durack — Car (driver): 37.9% Lake Argyle — Car (driver): 16.4%
Car (passenger) 13.8% / 11.9%
Durack — Car (passenger): 13.8% Lake Argyle — Car (passenger): 11.9%
Worked from Home — / 22.4%
Durack — Worked from Home: not among its largest Lake Argyle — Worked from Home: 22.4%
Bus — / 13.4%
Durack — Bus: not among its largest Lake Argyle — Bus: 13.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.3%).

Setting

Durack Lake Argyle
Elevation 434 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 87 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Durack Lake Argyle
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
58 premises
 0%
37 premises

Council rates

Durack Lake Argyle
Average residential rate $4,494/yr
same for both
Council Wyndham-East Kimberley
same for both

Federal electorate

Durack Lake Argyle
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Durack Lake Argyle
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Durack

Multicultural Rural

Lake Argyle

Rural Young Families

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