Lort River vs Dalyup
Lort River is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Dalyup. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lort River, the large majority of households are couple families. In Dalyup, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Lort River tends to suit young adults and couples, while Dalyup suits 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Lort River is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 54%)
- Dalyup has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lort River
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 21%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Lort River
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $175/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Dalyup
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (458 min vs 472 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (663.4 km vs 674.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lort River
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (46.3% vs -15.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lort River and Dalyup 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
Dalyup has more residents (150 vs 60); Dalyup rents higher ($175/wk vs $115/wk).
| Lort River | Dalyup | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60 | 150 +150% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +46.3% | -15.3% |
| Median age | 36 | 43 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr | $109,200/yr +12% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $115/wk | $175/wk +52% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (6.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Lort River | Dalyup | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 55 across Esperance same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -11% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Lort River | Dalyup | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 75% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 57% of WA | Higher than 14% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 6% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 32% of WA | Higher than 8% of WA |
Liveability
| Lort River | Dalyup | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Lort River | Dalyup | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 60/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 40/100 | Low 35/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | High 78/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Lort River | Dalyup | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Lort River | Dalyup | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 6 |
| Beaches | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 2 | 10 |
Mobility
Lort River sits further from the CBD (674.9 km vs 663.4 km).
| Lort River | Dalyup | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 674.9 km +2% vs other | 663.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 472 min | 458 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6447 | 0.1% postcode 6450 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | — | 22 postcode 6450 |
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 (60.6%).
Setting
| Lort River | Dalyup | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 161 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 74 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lort River | Dalyup | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 8 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Climate
| Lort River | Dalyup | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 351 mm | 512 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.7°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.2°C | — |
Council rates
| Lort River | Dalyup | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $4,175/yr same for both | |
| Council | Esperance same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lort River | Dalyup | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lort River | Dalyup | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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