Lake Darlot vs Wiluna
In Wiluna, the large majority of households rent, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Lake Darlot tends to suit young adults.
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 4 things we measure here
- Lake Darlot carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 95/100)
- Wiluna has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
Weighs schools, crime, parks, and childcare.
Renters
Wiluna
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 156%)
- has cheaper rent ($118/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Lake Darlot sits closer to the CBD (958.6 km vs 991.5 km)
- Wiluna has a shorter drive in (689 min vs 705 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Lake Darlot carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 95/100)
- Wiluna has more residents already 65 and over (10% vs 3%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lake Darlot
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (270.8% vs -27.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lake Darlot and Wiluna drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Wiluna has higher household incomes ($56,628 vs $11,700); Lake Darlot rents higher ($350/wk vs $118/wk).
| Lake Darlot | Wiluna | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 178 | 521 +193% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +270.8% | -27.6% |
| Median age | 34 | 35 |
| Median household income | $11,700/yr | $56,628/yr +384% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +66% vs other | $118/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (38.2%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.8%).
Ranking within WA
| Lake Darlot | Wiluna | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 1% of WA | Higher than 13% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 19% of WA | Higher than 3% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 11% of WA | Higher than 2% of WA |
Liveability
| Lake Darlot | Wiluna | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 11/100 |
| Socio-economic band | — | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Wiluna carries more crime risk (95 vs 33); Wiluna carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 33).
| Lake Darlot | Wiluna | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 33/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| Crime | Low 33/100 | High 95/100 |
| 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
| Lake Darlot | Wiluna | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Lake Darlot
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Wiluna
- Wiluna Remote Community School Government · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Lake Darlot | Wiluna | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 6 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 5 |
Mobility
Wiluna sits further from the CBD (991.5 km vs 958.6 km).
| Lake Darlot | Wiluna | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 958.6 km | 991.5 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 705 min | 689 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6438 | 0.0% postcode 6646 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 20 postcode 6438 | 9 postcode 6646 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.8%).
Setting
| Lake Darlot | Wiluna | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 445 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 561 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lake Darlot | Wiluna | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 9 premises | 0% 44 premises |
Federal electorate
| Lake Darlot | Wiluna | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lake Darlot | Wiluna | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Lake Darlot
Wiluna
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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