South Yunderup vs Dawesville

Dawesville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in South Yunderup. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dawesville, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Dawesville: a median of $870,000, against $775,000 in South Yunderup.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

South Yunderup

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($409,750 vs $1,105,000)
  • has cheaper land ($305,000 vs $640,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($775,000 vs $870,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • South Yunderup sits closer to the CBD (83 km vs 86.8 km)
  • Dawesville is more walkable (61/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dawesville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

South Yunderup Dawesville
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.

South Yunderup Dawesville
Walkability 10 / 61
South Yunderup — Walkability: 10/100 Dawesville — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 49 / 40
South Yunderup — Safety: 49/100 Dawesville — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 58 / 80
South Yunderup — Low fire risk: 58/100 Dawesville — Low fire risk: 80/100
Low flood risk 6 / 50
South Yunderup — Low flood risk: 6/100 Dawesville — Low flood risk: 50/100

Demographics

Dawesville has more residents (7,143 vs 3,860); South Yunderup skews older (47 vs 43).

South Yunderup Dawesville
Population 3,860 7,143
+85% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.0% +22.6%
Median age 47 43
Median household income $78,936/yr
+3% vs other
 $76,388/yr
Median weekly rent $335/wk $350/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

South Yunderup Dawesville
0-4 5.3% / 5.4%
South Yunderup — 0-4: 5.3% Dawesville — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 12.2% / 14.8%
South Yunderup — 5-14: 12.2% Dawesville — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 5.1% / 6.0%
South Yunderup — 15-19: 5.1% Dawesville — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 4.6% / 3.9%
South Yunderup — 20-24: 4.6% Dawesville — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 11.1% / 9.7%
South Yunderup — 25-34: 11.1% Dawesville — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 9.7% / 12.0%
South Yunderup — 35-44: 9.7% Dawesville — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 12.0% / 12.7%
South Yunderup — 45-54: 12.0% Dawesville — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 13.9% / 12.3%
South Yunderup — 55-64: 13.9% Dawesville — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 16.1% / 15.3%
South Yunderup — 65-74: 16.1% Dawesville — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 8.4% / 7.0%
South Yunderup — 75-84: 8.4% Dawesville — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 1.5% / 0.9%
South Yunderup — 85+: 1.5% Dawesville — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

South Yunderup 41.4% couple families
South Yunderup — Couple Families: 41.4% South Yunderup — Lone Person: 35.3% South Yunderup — One Parent Families: 18.0% South Yunderup — Group Household: 3.8% South Yunderup — Other Families: 1.4%
Dawesville 50.1% couple families
Dawesville — Couple Families: 50.1% Dawesville — Lone Person: 29.9% Dawesville — One Parent Families: 16.7% Dawesville — Group Household: 2.6% Dawesville — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

South Yunderup 22.4% renting
South Yunderup — Owned Outright: 38.9% South Yunderup — Mortgage: 38.6% South Yunderup — Renting: 22.4%
Dawesville 15.2% renting
Dawesville — Owned Outright: 38.7% Dawesville — Mortgage: 46.0% Dawesville — Renting: 15.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

South Yunderup Dawesville
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 19.7%
South Yunderup — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Dawesville — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 7.6%
South Yunderup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Dawesville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 7.4%
South Yunderup — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Dawesville — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 1.5%
South Yunderup — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Dawesville — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.1%
South Yunderup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Dawesville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

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.

South Yunderup Dawesville
England 8.6% / 12.7%
South Yunderup — England: 8.6% Dawesville — England: 12.7%
New Zealand 3.2% / 3.2%
South Yunderup — New Zealand: 3.2% Dawesville — New Zealand: 3.2%
South Africa 1.0% / 1.8%
South Yunderup — South Africa: 1.0% Dawesville — South Africa: 1.8%
Scotland 0.8% / 1.2%
South Yunderup — Scotland: 0.8% Dawesville — Scotland: 1.2%
Philippines — / 0.5%
South Yunderup — Philippines: not among its largest Dawesville — Philippines: 0.5%
Netherlands 0.4% / —
South Yunderup — Netherlands: 0.4% Dawesville — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

South Yunderup 95.5% houses
South Yunderup — Houses: 95.5% South Yunderup — Flats / Apartments: 2.1% South Yunderup — Townhouses: 2.4%
Dawesville 94.1% houses
Dawesville — Houses: 94.1% Dawesville — Flats / Apartments: 3.8% Dawesville — Townhouses: 2.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

South Yunderup Dawesville
Median house price $775,000 $870,000
Median unit price $409,750 $1,105,000
Median land price $305,000 $640,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 110 sales
 28 days
from 113 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

South Yunderup Dawesville
3 bed $750K / $778K
South Yunderup — 3 bed: $750K (59 sales) Dawesville — 3 bed: $778K (62 sales)

59 vs 62 sales

4 bed $788K / $882K
South Yunderup — 4 bed: $788K (153 sales) Dawesville — 4 bed: $882K (138 sales)

153 vs 138 sales

5 bed $948K / $935K
South Yunderup — 5 bed: $948K (10 sales) Dawesville — 5 bed: $935K (21 sales)

10 vs 21 sales

Development activity

South Yunderup Dawesville
New dwellings approved 647
across Murray
 1,482
across Mandurah
Approvals change year on year +122% +20%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

South Yunderup Dawesville
Houses 3.7%
$630/wk on $889K
 3.6%
$650/wk on $949K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

South Yunderup Dawesville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 41% of WA Higher than 39% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of WA Higher than 87% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 63% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 82% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 18% of WA Higher than 15% of WA

Liveability

Dawesville is more walkable (61 vs 10); Dawesville scores higher overall (40 vs 24).

South Yunderup Dawesville
Grade D C
Score 24/100 40/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

South Yunderup carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 20); South Yunderup carries more flood risk (94 vs 50).

South Yunderup Dawesville
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood High
94/100
 Moderate
50/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
54/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

South Yunderup Dawesville
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in South Yunderup

  • Austin Cove Baptist College Independent · Primary above peers
  • Austin Cove Baptist College - California Crescent Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Dawesville

  • St Damien's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Ocean Road Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

South Yunderup Dawesville
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 3 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 6 0

Mobility

Dawesville sits further from the CBD (86.8 km vs 83 km).

South Yunderup Dawesville
Walkability score 10/100 61/100
Distance to Perth 83 km 86.8 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 70 min 73 min
Public transport score 27/100
Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 7.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 108.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6208
 0.6%
postcode 6211
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 6208
 75
postcode 6211

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.

South Yunderup Dawesville
Car (driver) 77.8% / 75.5%
South Yunderup — Car (driver): 77.8% Dawesville — Car (driver): 75.5%
Worked from Home 8.5% / 10.0%
South Yunderup — Worked from Home: 8.5% Dawesville — Worked from Home: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 6.7%
South Yunderup — Car (passenger): 6.5% Dawesville — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Bus 2.9% / 4.5%
South Yunderup — Bus: 2.9% Dawesville — Bus: 4.5%
Train 2.4% / 2.5%
South Yunderup — Train: 2.4% Dawesville — Train: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.8%).

Setting

South Yunderup Dawesville
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.2 km 1.8 km
1.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

South Yunderup Dawesville
Connectivity score 83/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
1,685 premises
 44%
4,066 premises

Climate

South Yunderup Dawesville
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

South Yunderup Dawesville
Average residential rate $2,572/yr $2,186/yr
Council Murray Mandurah

Federal electorate

South Yunderup Dawesville
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

South Yunderup Dawesville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

South Yunderup

Acreage Retirees

Dawesville

Coastal Large Blocks Quiet

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