Scaddan vs Dalyup

Scaddan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Dalyup. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone.

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

Scaddan

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 35/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Dalyup has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)

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

Renters

Scaddan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $175/wk)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Dalyup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (663.4 km vs 719.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (458 min vs 495 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Scaddan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 35/100)

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

Investors

Dalyup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-15.3% vs -23.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Scaddan 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.

Scaddan Dalyup
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.

Scaddan Dalyup
Walkability 0 / 0
Scaddan — Walkability: 0/100 Dalyup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 65
Scaddan — Safety: 83/100 Dalyup — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 37 / 46
Scaddan — Low fire risk: 37/100 Dalyup — Low fire risk: 46/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Scaddan — Low flood risk: 100/100 Dalyup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dalyup rents higher ($175/wk vs $0/wk); Dalyup has more residents (150 vs 96).

Scaddan Dalyup
Population 96 150
+56% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -23.2% -15.3%
Median age 36 43
Median household income $97,500/yr $109,200/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent — $175/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Scaddan Dalyup
0-4 9.4% / 6.7%
Scaddan — 0-4: 9.4% Dalyup — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 12.5% / 11.3%
Scaddan — 5-14: 12.5% Dalyup — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 3.1% / 6.7%
Scaddan — 15-19: 3.1% Dalyup — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 8.3% / 7.3%
Scaddan — 20-24: 8.3% Dalyup — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 15.6% / 10.7%
Scaddan — 25-34: 15.6% Dalyup — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 15.6% / 6.7%
Scaddan — 35-44: 15.6% Dalyup — 35-44: 6.7%
45-54 15.6% / 16.7%
Scaddan — 45-54: 15.6% Dalyup — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 12.5% / 20.0%
Scaddan — 55-64: 12.5% Dalyup — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 7.3% / 7.3%
Scaddan — 65-74: 7.3% Dalyup — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 — / —
Scaddan — 75-84: not among its largest Dalyup — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 2.0%
Scaddan — 85+: not among its largest Dalyup — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Scaddan Dalyup
New Zealand 5.2% / 6.0%
Scaddan — New Zealand: 5.2% Dalyup — New Zealand: 6.0%
England — / 2.7%
Scaddan — England: not among its largest Dalyup — England: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Scaddan 54.2% couple families
Scaddan — Couple Families: 54.2% Scaddan — Lone Person: 45.8%
Dalyup 54.3% couple families
Dalyup — Couple Families: 54.3% Dalyup — Lone Person: 45.7%
Couple Families Lone Person

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Scaddan 84.8% houses
Scaddan — Houses: 84.8% Scaddan — Flats / Apartments: 15.2%
Dalyup 94.4% houses
Dalyup — Houses: 94.4% Dalyup — Flats / Apartments: 5.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Scaddan Dalyup
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 11.3%
Scaddan — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Dalyup — Certificate III & IV: 11.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 8.0%
Scaddan — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Dalyup — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.1% / 6.0%
Scaddan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1% Dalyup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.3%
Scaddan — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Dalyup — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Scaddan 20.0% renting
Scaddan — Owned Outright: 80.0% Scaddan — Mortgage: 0.0% Scaddan — Renting: 20.0%
Dalyup 26.4% renting
Dalyup — Owned Outright: 41.5% Dalyup — Mortgage: 32.1% Dalyup — Renting: 26.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Scaddan Dalyup
New dwellings approved 55
across Esperance
same for both
Approvals change year on year -11%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Scaddan Dalyup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of WA Higher than 75% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of WA Higher than 14% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 6% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 7% of WA Higher than 8% of WA

Liveability

Scaddan Dalyup
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Dalyup carries more crime risk (35 vs 17).

Scaddan Dalyup
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Low
17/100
 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

Scaddan Dalyup
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 Scaddan

  • Scaddan Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Dalyup

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

Amenities in the suburb

Scaddan Dalyup
Parks & reserves 3 6
Beaches 0 2
Waterways 1 10

Mobility

Scaddan sits further from the CBD (719.2 km vs 663.4 km).

Scaddan Dalyup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 719.2 km
+8% vs other
 663.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 495 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.

Scaddan Dalyup
Car (driver) 57.1% / 59.0%
Scaddan — Car (driver): 57.1% Dalyup — Car (driver): 59.0%
Worked from Home 28.6% / 34.6%
Scaddan — Worked from Home: 28.6% Dalyup — Worked from Home: 34.6%
Walked Only 14.3% / 6.4%
Scaddan — Walked Only: 14.3% Dalyup — Walked Only: 6.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.0%).

Setting

Scaddan Dalyup
Elevation 185 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 47.2 km 15.4 km

NBN connectivity

Scaddan Dalyup
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Scaddan Dalyup
Annual rainfall 512 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Scaddan Dalyup
Average residential rate $4,175/yr
same for both
Council Esperance
same for both

Federal electorate

Scaddan Dalyup
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Scaddan Dalyup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Scaddan

Rural Young Families

Dalyup

Rural

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