Katrine vs Dumbarton

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Katrine, most households are couple families. On these figures, Katrine tends to suit couples.

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

Katrine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 65/100)

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

First-home buyers

Dumbarton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Katrine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $312/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Dumbarton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (90.2 km vs 95.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Katrine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 65/100)

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

Investors

Katrine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (53.5% vs 22.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Katrine Dumbarton
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.

Katrine Dumbarton
Walkability 0 / 0
Katrine — Walkability: 0/100 Dumbarton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 35
Katrine — Safety: 79/100 Dumbarton — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 86 / 50
Katrine — Low fire risk: 86/100 Dumbarton — Low fire risk: 50/100
Low flood risk 56 / 59
Katrine — Low flood risk: 56/100 Dumbarton — Low flood risk: 59/100

Demographics

Dumbarton rents higher ($312/wk vs $0/wk); Dumbarton has more residents (266 vs 66).

Katrine Dumbarton
Population 66 266
+303% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +53.5% +22.0%
Median age 49 51
Median household income $86,632/yr
+9% vs other
 $79,092/yr
Median weekly rent — $312/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Katrine Dumbarton
0-4 7.6% / 4.9%
Katrine — 0-4: 7.6% Dumbarton — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 12.1% / 12.4%
Katrine — 5-14: 12.1% Dumbarton — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 9.1% / 8.3%
Katrine — 15-19: 9.1% Dumbarton — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 — / 3.0%
Katrine — 20-24: not among its largest Dumbarton — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 10.6% / 7.9%
Katrine — 25-34: 10.6% Dumbarton — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 10.6% / 7.1%
Katrine — 35-44: 10.6% Dumbarton — 35-44: 7.1%
45-54 12.1% / 14.3%
Katrine — 45-54: 12.1% Dumbarton — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 18.2% / 21.1%
Katrine — 55-64: 18.2% Dumbarton — 55-64: 21.1%
65-74 18.2% / 15.0%
Katrine — 65-74: 18.2% Dumbarton — 65-74: 15.0%
75-84 6.1% / 7.5%
Katrine — 75-84: 6.1% Dumbarton — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ — / 2.3%
Katrine — 85+: not among its largest Dumbarton — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Katrine 70.0% couple families
Katrine — Couple Families: 70.0% Katrine — Lone Person: 30.0% Katrine — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Dumbarton 41.7% couple families
Dumbarton — Couple Families: 41.7% Dumbarton — Lone Person: 35.0% Dumbarton — One Parent Families: 23.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Katrine 0.0% renting
Katrine — Owned Outright: 42.9% Katrine — Mortgage: 57.1% Katrine — Renting: 0.0%
Dumbarton 12.5% renting
Dumbarton — Owned Outright: 42.5% Dumbarton — Mortgage: 45.0% Dumbarton — Renting: 12.5%
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.

Katrine Dumbarton
England 7.6% / 4.5%
Katrine — England: 7.6% Dumbarton — England: 4.5%
New Zealand — / 3.4%
Katrine — New Zealand: not among its largest Dumbarton — New Zealand: 3.4%
South Africa — / 1.5%
Katrine — South Africa: not among its largest Dumbarton — South Africa: 1.5%
Italy — / 1.1%
Katrine — Italy: not among its largest Dumbarton — Italy: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

Qualifications

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

Katrine Dumbarton
Certificate III & IV 25.8% / 15.8%
Katrine — Certificate III & IV: 25.8% Dumbarton — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 6.0%
Katrine — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Dumbarton — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 7.9%
Katrine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Dumbarton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / 1.1%
Katrine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Dumbarton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.6%
Katrine — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Dumbarton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Katrine 100.0% houses
Katrine — Houses: 100.0%
Dumbarton 100.0% houses
Dumbarton — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Katrine Dumbarton
Median house price — $699,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Katrine Dumbarton
New dwellings approved 85
across Northam
 37
across Toodyay
Approvals change year on year -68% +10%

Ranking within WA

Katrine Dumbarton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 41% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 25% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of WA Higher than 34% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 56% of WA

Liveability

Katrine Dumbarton
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Dumbarton carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 14); Dumbarton carries more crime risk (65 vs 21).

Katrine Dumbarton
Bushfire Low
14/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Low
21/100
 Moderate
65/100
Flood Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
41/100
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

Katrine Dumbarton
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Katrine Dumbarton
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Katrine sits further from the CBD (95.9 km vs 90.2 km).

Katrine Dumbarton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 95.9 km
+6% vs other
 90.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6401
 0.3%
postcode 6566
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 6401
 76
postcode 6566

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.

Katrine Dumbarton
Car (driver) 70.0% / 81.5%
Katrine — Car (driver): 70.0% Dumbarton — Car (driver): 81.5%
Worked from Home 30.0% / 13.6%
Katrine — Worked from Home: 30.0% Dumbarton — Worked from Home: 13.6%
Car (passenger) — / 4.9%
Katrine — Car (passenger): not among its largest Dumbarton — Car (passenger): 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Katrine Dumbarton
Elevation 222 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 179 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Katrine Dumbarton
Connectivity score 25/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
133 premises

Climate

Katrine Dumbarton
Annual rainfall 399 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Katrine Dumbarton
Average residential rate $2,471/yr $3,530/yr
Council Northam Toodyay

Federal electorate

Katrine Dumbarton
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Katrine Dumbarton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Katrine

Rural

Dumbarton

Rural

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