Dalyup WA 6450

Dalyup is a rural locality in Western Australia, 663 km from Perth CBD, around 7 hours 40 minutes by car. Population is 150; the median age is 43 and the median household income is $109,200 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population fell 15.3% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $175 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,950. The area shows high coastal erosion risk and no recorded flood exposure. Walkability is low.

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Rental Market

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

147 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 20% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6450.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Short-Stay Rentals

No active Airbnb listings.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months.

Coastal Erosion

100
monitoring points
within 5 km
60
actively eroding
> 0.1 m/yr retreat
-0.75
worst rate (m/yr)
Significant
15.4 km
nearest coastline
monitoring point

Shoreline Change Summary

1988–2025
Stable or accreting 70 (70%)
Moderate erosion (0.1–0.3 m/yr) 25 (25%)
Significant erosion (> 0.3 m/yr) 5 (5%)

Nearest Eroding Coastline

Distance
15.7 km
Rate
-0.02 m/yr
Net Movement
-8.1 m
Certainty
likely rocky coastline

Data Quality

High certainty: 61 of 100 points (61%)

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Dalyup is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 14% in WA
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Dalyup.

15
connectivity score / 100
Bottom 8% in WA
Most common
Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
28
Technology mix
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 100%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
6 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
2 in locality
Waterways
10 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Esperance: council population

The whole council area, not just Dalyup · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
14,663
+0.3% in a year
Change
+45
people since 2024
Density
0.3
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+58
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-60
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+47
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
9/10
9/10 within WA
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
9/10
9/10 within WA
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
8/10
8/10 within WA
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Dalyup is home to 150 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $109,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

150

15.3% since 2016

Median Age

43

34.4% since 2016

Median Household Income

$109,200/yr

50.1% since 2016
Top 25% in WA

Census Median Rent

$175/wk

Census Median Mortgage

$1,950/mo

77.6% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

10.7% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$55,692/yr

26.0% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

16.7%

45.8% since 2016

Total Dwellings

54

38.5% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

73.6%

35.5% since 2016

Houses

94.4%

5.2% since 2016

Rental Stress

8.3%

Mortgage Stress

21.4%

18.2% since 2016

Work From Home

34.6%

21.0% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 51 (94.4%)
Flats / Apartments 3 (5.6%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 22 (41.5%)
Mortgage 17 (32.1%)
Renting 14 (26.4%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
73.3%
English Spoken at Home
82.7%
Employment Rate
66.9%
23.2% since 2016
Completed Year 12
38.0%

Occupations

Managers 41 (48.8%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 11 (13.1%)
Labourers 8 (9.5%)
Professionals 7 (8.3%)
Technicians & Trades 6 (7.1%)
Community & Personal Service 4 (4.8%)

Religion

No Religion 75 (50.0%)
Christianity 55 (36.7%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

New Zealand 9 (6.0%)
England 4 (2.7%)

Age Distribution

0-4 10 (6.7%)
5-14 17 (11.3%)
15-19 10 (6.7%)
20-24 11 (7.3%)
25-34 16 (10.7%)
35-44 10 (6.7%)
45-54 25 (16.7%)
55-64 30 (20.0%)
65-74 11 (7.3%)
85+ 3 (2.0%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 19 (54.3%)
Lone Person 16 (45.7%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 46 (59.0%)
Worked from Home 27 (34.6%)
Walked Only 5 (6.4%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 17 (11.3%)
Bachelor Degree 12 (8.0%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9 (6.0%)
Postgraduate Degree 5 (3.3%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 11 (20.4%)
2 cars 16 (29.6%)
3 cars 12 (22.2%)
4+ cars 16 (29.6%)

Council Rates

Esperance
FY 2023-24

Households face an average residential rates bill of $4,175 a year through Esperance based on 2023 figures.

Avg residential rate
$4,175/yr
Valuation basis
Gross Rental Value / Unimproved Value
GRV for urban, UV for rural/mining

Building Approvals: Esperance

The whole council area, not just Dalyup · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 55 new dwellings were approved across Esperance. That mix is 41 houses and 14 units. Approvals are down 11.1% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
55dwellings
-11.1% YoY
Houses
41
detached dwellings
Units
14
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Esperance Downs Research Stn, 21.2 km

Moderate rainfall.

Elevation
74 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
15.4 km
Annual rainfall
512 mm
73 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.1%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.0 points this year
Bottom 6% in WA

In postcode 6450, 18 of 13,104 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.8% (238 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.0%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.02%
2023
0.02%
2024
0.10%
2025
0.14%

Rooftop solar

22
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.8 kW each

In postcode 6450, 1,299 rooftop-solar systems totalling 8.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,824 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 53 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
77
2020
175
2021
75
2022
94
2023
24
2024
146
2025
132
2026
25

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $800,000.

Cap is $800,000 SOUTH of the 26th parallel (which includes all of metropolitan Perth) and $1,000,000 NORTH of it. We store the southern figure because that is where almost every buyer is; the northern cap is higher, so the stored value never overstates eligibility. The southern cap rose from $750,000 on 7 May 2026 in the 2026-27 Housing Taxation Package. The same package moved the first home owner RATE OF DUTY thresholds, which is a different scheme and lives in the web repo's app/stamp_duty.py.

Verify eligibility with Department of Finance WA

Federal Electorate

Division of O'connor

Currently held by Rick Wilson Liberal

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Rick Wilson 36.7% 63.3% -6.6
2022 Rick Wilson 43.0% 57.0% -8.4
2019 Rick Wilson 35.5% 64.5% -0.6

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Roe District

Currently held by Peter Rundle The Nationals WA

Next state election: 10 March 2029.

Year Winner Won with
2025 Peter Rundle NP 75.1%
2021 Peter Rundle NP 61.1%
2017 Peter Rundle NP 64.4%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.

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Common questions about Dalyup

Is Dalyup a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Dalyup is low (35/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Dalyup?

Dalyup has a moderate recorded bushfire history (54/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). No mapped flood overlay applies. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Dalyup?

Dalyup, WA had a population of 150 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Dalyup, WA?

The postcode for Dalyup, WA is 6450.

How far is Dalyup from Perth?

Dalyup is 663 km from Perth CBD by road, about 458 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Dalyup?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Dalyup was $109,200 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Dalyup?

There are too few current rental listings in Dalyup for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $175, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Dalyup?

The median age of residents in Dalyup was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Dalyup at risk of bushfire?

Dalyup has a moderate recorded bushfire history (54/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

What is the weather like in Dalyup?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Dalyup, Esperance Downs Research Stn (21.2 km away), 512 mm of rain a year over 73 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Dalyup?

First-home buyers in WA may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $800,000. The grant is administered by Department of Finance WA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Dalyup belong to?

Dalyup sits within the Esperance local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Dalyup?

The average residential rates bill through Esperance is $4,175 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Dalyup?

Across Esperance, 55 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 11.1% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Dalyup in?

Dalyup sits within the federal Division of O'connor, currently held by Rick Wilson (Liberal).

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