Durack vs Ord River

In Durack, the large majority of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Ord River, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Durack tends to suit renters, while Ord River suits 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

Durack

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 51/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 42%)
  • But Ord River has more separate houses rather than flats (71% vs 50%)

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

Renters

Ord River

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($35/wk vs $136/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 12%)
  • But Durack has a bigger rental market to choose from (80% vs 44%)

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

Commuting to the city

Ord River

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (2237 min vs 2381 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (3032.4 km vs 3166.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Durack

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (50% vs 29%)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 51/100)

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

Investors

Ord River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.9% vs -10.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Durack and Ord River 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 Ord River
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 Ord River
Walkability 0 / 0
Durack — Walkability: 0/100 Ord River — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 49
Durack — Safety: 65/100 Ord River — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 45 / 38
Durack — Low fire risk: 45/100 Ord River — Low fire risk: 38/100
Low flood risk 90 / 89
Durack — Low flood risk: 90/100 Ord River — Low flood risk: 89/100

Demographics

Durack rents higher ($136/wk vs $35/wk); Durack has higher household incomes ($61,724 vs $48,048).

Durack Ord River
Population 169
+7% vs other
 158
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.1% +17.9%
Median age 32 34
Median household income $61,724/yr
+22% vs other
 $48,048/yr
Median weekly rent $136/wk
+74% vs other
 $35/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Durack Ord River
0-4 5.9% / 8.9%
Durack — 0-4: 5.9% Ord River — 0-4: 8.9%
5-14 13.6% / 13.9%
Durack — 5-14: 13.6% Ord River — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 5.9% / 8.2%
Durack — 15-19: 5.9% Ord River — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 7.7% / 9.5%
Durack — 20-24: 7.7% Ord River — 20-24: 9.5%
25-34 19.5% / 13.3%
Durack — 25-34: 19.5% Ord River — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 13.6% / 13.3%
Durack — 35-44: 13.6% Ord River — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 11.8% / 21.5%
Durack — 45-54: 11.8% Ord River — 45-54: 21.5%
55-64 10.7% / 8.2%
Durack — 55-64: 10.7% Ord River — 55-64: 8.2%
65-74 9.5% / 8.2%
Durack — 65-74: 9.5% Ord River — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 3.6% / —
Durack — 75-84: 3.6% Ord River — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Durack — 85+: not among its largest Ord River — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

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%
Ord River 57.7% lone person
Ord River — Lone Person: 57.7% Ord River — One Parent Families: 15.4% Ord River — Couple Families: 26.9%
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%
Ord River 44.0% renting
Ord River — Owned Outright: 56.0% Ord River — Mortgage: 0.0% Ord River — Renting: 44.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Durack Ord River
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 14.6%
Durack — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Ord River — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 7.0%
Durack — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Ord River — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 1.9%
Durack — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Ord River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / —
Durack — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Ord River — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

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 Ord River
Thailand 3.6% / —
Durack — Thailand: 3.6% Ord River — Thailand: not among its largest
Ireland — / 3.2%
Durack — Ireland: not among its largest Ord River — Ireland: 3.2%
France 3.0% / —
Durack — France: 3.0% Ord River — France: not among its largest
New Zealand 2.4% / —
Durack — New Zealand: 2.4% Ord River — New Zealand: not among its largest
England 1.8% / —
Durack — England: 1.8% Ord River — England: not among its largest

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

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%
Ord River 71.4% houses
Ord River — Houses: 71.4% Ord River — Flats / Apartments: 28.6% Ord River — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Development activity

Durack Ord River
New dwellings approved 58
across Wyndham-East Kimberley
 18
across Halls Creek
Approvals change year on year +0% —

Ranking within WA

Durack Ord River
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 6% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of WA Higher than 4% of WA

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Ord River carries more crime risk (51 vs 35).

Durack Ord River
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
51/100
Flood Low
10/100
 Low
11/100
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 Ord River
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 Ord River

  • Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Durack Ord River
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 45 39

Mobility

Durack sits further from the CBD (3166.3 km vs 3032.4 km).

Durack Ord River
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 3166.3 km
+4% vs other
 3032.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 2381 min 2237 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6743
 0.0%
postcode 6770
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 20
postcode 6743
 6
postcode 6770

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 Ord River
Walked Only 48.3% / 50.0%
Durack — Walked Only: 48.3% Ord River — Walked Only: 50.0%
Car (driver) 37.9% / 28.8%
Durack — Car (driver): 37.9% Ord River — Car (driver): 28.8%
Car (passenger) 13.8% / 5.8%
Durack — Car (passenger): 13.8% Ord River — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Worked from Home — / 15.4%
Durack — Worked from Home: not among its largest Ord River — Worked from Home: 15.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.0%).

Setting

Durack Ord River
Elevation 434 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 301 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

Durack Ord River
Average residential rate $4,494/yr $3,185/yr
Council Wyndham-East Kimberley Halls Creek

Federal electorate

Durack Ord River
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Durack

Multicultural Rural

Ord River

Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

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