Durack vs Warmun

Warmun is the younger of the two, with a median age of 26 against 32 in Durack. In both, the large majority of households rent. In Durack, about half of households are people living alone. In Warmun, the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Durack tends to suit people living alone, while Warmun suits renters and families with children.

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

Warmun

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (78% vs 50%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 53%)
  • But Durack carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 92/100)

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

Renters

Warmun

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($90/wk vs $136/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 80%)

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

Commuting to the city

Warmun

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (1968 min vs 2381 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (3003.2 km vs 3166.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Durack

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 5%)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 92/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (50% vs 22%)
  • But Warmun is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Warmun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.9% vs -10.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Durack and Warmun 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 Warmun
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 Warmun
Walkability 0 / 13
Durack — Walkability: 0/100 Warmun — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 65 / 8
Durack — Safety: 65/100 Warmun — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 45 / 100
Durack — Low fire risk: 45/100 Warmun — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 90 / 26
Durack — Low flood risk: 90/100 Warmun — Low flood risk: 26/100

Demographics

Warmun has more residents (457 vs 169); Durack rents higher ($136/wk vs $90/wk).

Durack Warmun
Population 169 457
+170% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.1% +24.9%
Median age 32 26
Median household income $61,724/yr $66,612/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $136/wk
+34% vs other
 $90/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Durack Warmun
0-4 5.9% / 10.7%
Durack — 0-4: 5.9% Warmun — 0-4: 10.7%
5-14 13.6% / 13.8%
Durack — 5-14: 13.6% Warmun — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 5.9% / 10.5%
Durack — 15-19: 5.9% Warmun — 15-19: 10.5%
20-24 7.7% / 11.6%
Durack — 20-24: 7.7% Warmun — 20-24: 11.6%
25-34 19.5% / 17.3%
Durack — 25-34: 19.5% Warmun — 25-34: 17.3%
35-44 13.6% / 12.7%
Durack — 35-44: 13.6% Warmun — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 11.8% / 12.7%
Durack — 45-54: 11.8% Warmun — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 10.7% / 5.5%
Durack — 55-64: 10.7% Warmun — 55-64: 5.5%
65-74 9.5% / 2.8%
Durack — 65-74: 9.5% Warmun — 65-74: 2.8%
75-84 3.6% / 1.8%
Durack — 75-84: 3.6% Warmun — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ — / —
Durack — 85+: not among its largest Warmun — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Durack 34.4% one parent families
Durack — One Parent Families: 34.4% Durack — Lone Person: 46.9% Durack — Couple Families: 18.8%
Warmun 45.0% one parent families
Warmun — One Parent Families: 45.0% Warmun — Lone Person: 20.7% Warmun — Couple Families: 34.2%
One Parent Families Lone Person 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%
Warmun 100.0% renting
Warmun — Owned Outright: 0.0% Warmun — Mortgage: 0.0% Warmun — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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%
Warmun 77.7% houses
Warmun — Houses: 77.7% Warmun — Flats / Apartments: 17.0% Warmun — Townhouses: 5.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Durack Warmun
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 10.7%
Durack — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Warmun — Certificate III & IV: 10.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 2.2%
Durack — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Warmun — Bachelor Degree: 2.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 0.7%
Durack — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Warmun — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 0.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 1.3%
Durack — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Warmun — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Durack Warmun
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of WA Higher than 24% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of WA Higher than 72% 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 21% of WA

Liveability

Warmun is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Durack Warmun
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 bushfire risk (55 vs 0); Warmun carries more flood risk (74 vs 10).

Durack Warmun
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
35/100
 High
92/100
Flood Low
10/100
 High
74/100
Coastal erosion Low
35/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Durack Warmun
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 1

Schools in Durack

  • Dawul Remote Community School Government · Primary

Schools in Warmun

  • Ngalangangpum School Catholic · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Durack Warmun
Parks & reserves 1 0
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 45 0

Mobility

Durack sits further from the CBD (3166.3 km vs 3003.2 km).

Durack Warmun
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Perth 3166.3 km
+5% vs other
 3003.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 2381 min 1968 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 Warmun
Walked Only 48.3% / 35.2%
Durack — Walked Only: 48.3% Warmun — Walked Only: 35.2%
Car (driver) 37.9% / 36.3%
Durack — Car (driver): 37.9% Warmun — Car (driver): 36.3%
Car (passenger) 13.8% / 22.0%
Durack — Car (passenger): 13.8% Warmun — Car (passenger): 22.0%
Bus — / 6.6%
Durack — Bus: not among its largest Warmun — Bus: 6.6%

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

Setting

Durack Warmun
Elevation 434 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 204 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Durack Warmun
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Durack

Multicultural Rural

Warmun

Family Multicultural Rural Students Young Families

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