Darlington WA 6070
Darlington sits 29 km from Perth CBD in Western Australia, around 35 minutes by car. Census data records 3,725 residents with a median age of 44 and a median household income of $124,176 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb grew 1.9% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $420 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,100. Darlington is characterised by high bushfire risk and no recorded flood exposure. 3 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Darlington a good suburb?
Darlington scores a B (52/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on schools and safety.
Below the state average
3 schools · Bottom 25% in WA
Somewhat walkable
Walkability 36/100 · 28.6 km · 35 min drive to Perth
Median available
Median $1.23M
High bushfire risk
Fire 81/100 · Crime 26/100 · Flood 0/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 44 · 3,725 residents
Liveability Rating
52 / 100 · Ranked #236 in WAEach bar is Darlington's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
52 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataDarlington's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.23 million, roughly 27% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,230,000
27% above its 6 neighbours (median $970,000)
Based on 69 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 24 days — median across 34 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 25 sales $1.12M
- 4 bed 32 sales $1.38M
- 5 bed 7 sales $1.5M
Land
$1,040,000
Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Darlington are currently listed at around $1.25 million on average. Based on 19 houses listed in the past six months.
$1.25M
19 houses listed in the last 6 months.
19 of the suburb's 1,305 dwellings (1.5%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Short-Stay Rentals
7 active Airbnb listings: 7 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.5% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Schools
Three schools serve Darlington, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 528 students across 2 schools (avg 264)
- • Sectors: 2 Independent, 1 Government
- • ICSEA 1083-1117, median 1100 (well above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Darlington Primary School (375 students)
Primary
Combined
Walkability
Darlington is car-dependent on foot — at 36/100, most errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Darlington.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 37.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 21.3 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 18.9 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 18.3 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Darlington.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 2%
- Premises covered
- 1,498
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
Mundaring: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 9 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Darlington is home to about 3,700 residents, with a median age of 44, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $124,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
3,725
Median Age
44
Median Household Income
$124,176/yr
Census Median Rent
$420/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,100/mo
Avg Household Size
2.7
Median Personal Income
$48,776/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
7.0%
Total Dwellings
1,305
Owner-Occupier Rate
93.8%
Houses
98.1%
Rental Stress
17.6%
Mortgage Stress
20.3%
Work From Home
16.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 68.2%
- English Spoken at Home
- 91.8%
- Employment Rate
- 63.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 53.1%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
59 residents (1.6%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 3,542 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
16% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (305 of 1,873).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,151 a year through Mundaring based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Mundaring
In the year to August 2026, 216 new dwellings were approved across Mundaring. That mix is 214 houses and 2 units. Approvals are down 54.7% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Perth Airport, 9.8 kmModerate rainfall — very hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 110 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 30.7 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 4.0% of addresses
- 62 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 663 mm
- 77 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 32.3°C
- 38 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 8.5°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb 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
In postcode 6070, 93 of 3,340 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.0% (101 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6070, 942 rooftop-solar systems totalling 5.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,395 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 41 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.
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.
Mortgage repayments
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueWA
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $800,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Department of Finance WA.
At $1,230,000 this is $430,000 above the $800,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Department of Finance WA.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Trish Cook Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Trish Cook | 50.5% | 49.5% | -2.8 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Adam Hort Liberal Party
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Adam Hort LP | 50.1% |
| 2021 | Matthew Hughes ALP | 61.8% |
| 2017 | Matthew Hughes ALP | 52.5% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.
Looking at a specific address in Darlington?
Every figure above is a suburb average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 3,725 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Darlington
Is Darlington a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Darlington is low (26/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Darlington?
Darlington has a high recorded bushfire history (81/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). No mapped flood overlay applies. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Darlington a good place to live?
Darlington has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (52/100), ranked against other WA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Darlington?
Darlington, WA had a population of 3,725 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Darlington, WA?
The postcode for Darlington, WA is 6070.
How far is Darlington from Perth?
Darlington is 29 km from Perth CBD by road, about 35 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Darlington?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Darlington was $124,176 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 Darlington?
There are too few current rental listings in Darlington for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $420, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Darlington?
The median age of residents in Darlington was 44 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Darlington at risk of bushfire?
Darlington has a high recorded bushfire history (81/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb 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.
How are the schools in Darlington?
There are 3 schools inside the Darlington boundary: 2 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Darlington walkable?
Darlington scores 36/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Darlington?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Darlington, Perth Airport (9.8 km away), summer days average 32.3°C, winter nights 8.5°C, 663 mm of rain a year over 77 rainy days, and 38 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Darlington?
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 Darlington belong to?
Darlington sits within the Mundaring local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Darlington?
The average residential rates bill through Mundaring is $2,151 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Darlington?
Across Mundaring, 216 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 54.7% 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 Darlington in?
Darlington sits within the federal Division of Bullwinkel, currently held by Trish Cook (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2023–24
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2025
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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