Dwellingup vs Teesdale

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Teesdale, about half of households are couple families.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Dwellingup has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Teesdale carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 60/100)

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

First-home buyers

Dwellingup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Teesdale

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $274/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Teesdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (82 min vs 88 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (105.4 km vs 111.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Teesdale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 60/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 25%)

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

Investors

Dwellingup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-5.9% vs -13.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dwellingup Teesdale
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.

Dwellingup Teesdale
Walkability 0 / 0
Dwellingup — Walkability: 0/100 Teesdale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 40 / 77
Dwellingup — Safety: 40/100 Teesdale — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 10 / 12
Dwellingup — Low fire risk: 10/100 Teesdale — Low fire risk: 12/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Dwellingup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Teesdale — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dwellingup has more residents (524 vs 89); Dwellingup rents higher ($274/wk vs $200/wk).

Dwellingup Teesdale
Population 524
+83% vs other
 89
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.9% -13.6%
Median age 49 51
Median household income $69,836/yr $84,500/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $274/wk
+27% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dwellingup Teesdale
0-4 4.2% / 3.4%
Dwellingup — 0-4: 4.2% Teesdale — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 12.8% / 13.5%
Dwellingup — 5-14: 12.8% Teesdale — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 4.2% / 4.5%
Dwellingup — 15-19: 4.2% Teesdale — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 1.9% / —
Dwellingup — 20-24: 1.9% Teesdale — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.9% / 11.2%
Dwellingup — 25-34: 9.9% Teesdale — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 10.1% / 6.7%
Dwellingup — 35-44: 10.1% Teesdale — 35-44: 6.7%
45-54 13.7% / 16.9%
Dwellingup — 45-54: 13.7% Teesdale — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 16.4% / 15.7%
Dwellingup — 55-64: 16.4% Teesdale — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 15.8% / 25.8%
Dwellingup — 65-74: 15.8% Teesdale — 65-74: 25.8%
75-84 6.1% / 4.5%
Dwellingup — 75-84: 6.1% Teesdale — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 3.1% / —
Dwellingup — 85+: 3.1% Teesdale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dwellingup 44.9% couple families
Dwellingup — Couple Families: 44.9% Dwellingup — Lone Person: 43.3% Dwellingup — One Parent Families: 8.7% Dwellingup — Group Household: 3.1%
Teesdale 45.8% couple families
Teesdale — Couple Families: 45.8% Teesdale — Lone Person: 41.7% Teesdale — One Parent Families: 12.5% Teesdale — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dwellingup 20.2% renting
Dwellingup — Owned Outright: 43.3% Dwellingup — Mortgage: 36.5% Dwellingup — Renting: 20.2%
Teesdale 0.0% renting
Teesdale — Owned Outright: 83.3% Teesdale — Mortgage: 16.7% Teesdale — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dwellingup 101.6% houses
Dwellingup — Houses: 101.6%
Teesdale 100.0% houses
Teesdale — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Dwellingup Teesdale
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 16.9%
Dwellingup — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Teesdale — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 10.1%
Dwellingup — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Teesdale — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 10.1%
Dwellingup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Teesdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 3.4%
Dwellingup — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Teesdale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Dwellingup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Teesdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Property market

Dwellingup Teesdale
Median house price $755,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 6 sales
 —

Development activity

Dwellingup Teesdale
New dwellings approved 647
across Murray
same for both
Approvals change year on year +122%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Dwellingup Teesdale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of WA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of WA Higher than 40% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of WA Higher than 52% of WA

Liveability

Dwellingup Teesdale
Grade D —
Score 21/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Dwellingup carries more crime risk (60 vs 23).

Dwellingup Teesdale
Bushfire High
90/100
 High
88/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Low
23/100
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

Dwellingup Teesdale
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dwellingup

  • Dwellingup Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Teesdale

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

Amenities in the suburb

Dwellingup Teesdale
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Dwellingup sits further from the CBD (111.6 km vs 105.4 km).

Dwellingup Teesdale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 111.6 km
+6% vs other
 105.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 88 min 82 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6213
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 6213
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.

Dwellingup Teesdale
Car (driver) 65.3% / 60.0%
Dwellingup — Car (driver): 65.3% Teesdale — Car (driver): 60.0%
Worked from Home 10.4% / 30.0%
Dwellingup — Worked from Home: 10.4% Teesdale — Worked from Home: 30.0%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 10.0%
Dwellingup — Car (passenger): 6.2% Teesdale — Car (passenger): 10.0%
Walked Only 9.8% / —
Dwellingup — Walked Only: 9.8% Teesdale — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 3.6% / —
Dwellingup — Bicycle: 3.6% Teesdale — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.3%).

Setting

Dwellingup Teesdale
Elevation 257 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 270 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 40.8 km 35.8 km

NBN connectivity

Dwellingup Teesdale
Connectivity score 28/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
314 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Dwellingup Teesdale
Annual rainfall 1,037 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Dwellingup Teesdale
Average residential rate $2,572/yr
same for both
Council Murray
same for both

Federal electorate

Dwellingup Teesdale
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dwellingup Teesdale
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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