Pithara vs Dalwallinu

Dalwallinu is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 45 in Pithara. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and 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

Dalwallinu

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dalwallinu

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 12%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($231/wk vs $275/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Pithara

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (235 km vs 248.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (165 min vs 173 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Pithara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.3% vs 5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pithara Dalwallinu
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.

Pithara Dalwallinu
Walkability 0 / 4
Pithara — Walkability: 0/100 Dalwallinu — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 77 / 81
Pithara — Safety: 77/100 Dalwallinu — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 75 / 75
Pithara — Low fire risk: 75/100 Dalwallinu — Low fire risk: 75/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Pithara — Low flood risk: 100/100 Dalwallinu — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dalwallinu has more residents (826 vs 129); Dalwallinu has higher household incomes ($98,124 vs $73,632).

Pithara Dalwallinu
Population 129 826
+540% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.3% +5.0%
Median age 45 36
Median household income $73,632/yr $98,124/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+16% vs other
 $231/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pithara Dalwallinu
0-4 3.9% / 8.6%
Pithara — 0-4: 3.9% Dalwallinu — 0-4: 8.6%
5-14 18.6% / 14.0%
Pithara — 5-14: 18.6% Dalwallinu — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 4.7% / 3.1%
Pithara — 15-19: 4.7% Dalwallinu — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 7.0% / 5.4%
Pithara — 20-24: 7.0% Dalwallinu — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 11.6% / 14.5%
Pithara — 25-34: 11.6% Dalwallinu — 25-34: 14.5%
35-44 8.5% / 16.1%
Pithara — 35-44: 8.5% Dalwallinu — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 12.4% / 9.8%
Pithara — 45-54: 12.4% Dalwallinu — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 20.9% / 12.0%
Pithara — 55-64: 20.9% Dalwallinu — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 11.6% / 7.6%
Pithara — 65-74: 11.6% Dalwallinu — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 3.9% / 5.1%
Pithara — 75-84: 3.9% Dalwallinu — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ — / 3.0%
Pithara — 85+: not among its largest Dalwallinu — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pithara 47.8% couple families
Pithara — Couple Families: 47.8% Pithara — Lone Person: 39.1% Pithara — One Parent Families: 13.0% Pithara — Group Household: 0.0% Pithara — Other Families: 0.0%
Dalwallinu 53.3% couple families
Dalwallinu — Couple Families: 53.3% Dalwallinu — Lone Person: 33.5% Dalwallinu — One Parent Families: 6.6% Dalwallinu — Group Household: 4.9% Dalwallinu — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pithara 11.8% renting
Pithara — Owned Outright: 73.5% Pithara — Mortgage: 14.7% Pithara — Renting: 11.8%
Dalwallinu 33.1% renting
Dalwallinu — Owned Outright: 32.6% Dalwallinu — Mortgage: 34.3% Dalwallinu — Renting: 33.1%
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.

Pithara Dalwallinu
Philippines — / 10.5%
Pithara — Philippines: not among its largest Dalwallinu — Philippines: 10.5%
England 3.9% / 3.3%
Pithara — England: 3.9% Dalwallinu — England: 3.3%
South Africa — / 2.1%
Pithara — South Africa: not among its largest Dalwallinu — South Africa: 2.1%
New Zealand — / 1.7%
Pithara — New Zealand: not among its largest Dalwallinu — New Zealand: 1.7%
Ireland — / 0.6%
Pithara — Ireland: not among its largest Dalwallinu — Ireland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.5%).

Qualifications

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

Pithara Dalwallinu
Certificate III & IV 10.9% / 9.4%
Pithara — Certificate III & IV: 10.9% Dalwallinu — Certificate III & IV: 9.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 5.9%
Pithara — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Dalwallinu — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.3% / 4.4%
Pithara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3% Dalwallinu — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Pithara — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Dalwallinu — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.5%
Pithara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Dalwallinu — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pithara 90.6% houses
Pithara — Houses: 90.6% Pithara — Flats / Apartments: 9.4% Pithara — Townhouses: 0.0%
Dalwallinu 89.8% houses
Dalwallinu — Houses: 89.8% Dalwallinu — Flats / Apartments: 5.9% Dalwallinu — Townhouses: 4.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Pithara Dalwallinu
Median house price — $450,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $115,300

Development activity

Pithara Dalwallinu
New dwellings approved 4
across Dalwallinu
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Pithara Dalwallinu
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 35% of WA Higher than 65% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 68% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of WA Higher than 64% of WA

Liveability

Pithara Dalwallinu
Grade — B
Score — 59/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Pithara Dalwallinu
Bushfire Low
25/100
same for both
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
19/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Pithara Dalwallinu
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Pithara

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

Schools in Dalwallinu

  • Dalwallinu District High School Government · Combined below peers
  • OneSchool Global WA - Dalwallinu Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Pithara Dalwallinu
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 2

Mobility

Dalwallinu sits further from the CBD (248.6 km vs 235 km).

Pithara Dalwallinu
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Perth 235 km 248.6 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 165 min 173 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6608
 0.0%
postcode 6609
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 55
postcode 6609

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.

Pithara Dalwallinu
Car (driver) 58.5% / 79.0%
Pithara — Car (driver): 58.5% Dalwallinu — Car (driver): 79.0%
Worked from Home 28.3% / 5.2%
Pithara — Worked from Home: 28.3% Dalwallinu — Worked from Home: 5.2%
Walked Only 13.2% / 10.1%
Pithara — Walked Only: 13.2% Dalwallinu — Walked Only: 10.1%
Car (passenger) — / 5.7%
Pithara — Car (passenger): not among its largest Dalwallinu — Car (passenger): 5.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.0%).

Setting

Pithara Dalwallinu
Elevation 305 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 349 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Pithara Dalwallinu
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
73 premises
 0%
430 premises

Federal electorate

Pithara Dalwallinu
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pithara Dalwallinu
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pithara

Family Rural

Dalwallinu

Affordable Family Rural Young Families

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