Dianella WA 6059
Dianella sits 8 km from Perth CBD in Western Australia, around 15 minutes by car. Census data records 24,169 residents with a median age of 43 and a median household income of $87,568 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 2.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $340 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,000. The area shows no recorded flood exposure. Of 12 schools within the suburb boundary, 6 rank above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Dianella a good suburb?
Dianella scores a A (79/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on schools, transit, and community.
Above the state average
12 schools · 6 above peer schools · Top 14% in WA
Walkable and central
Walkability 79/100 · 8.2 km · 15 min drive to Perth
Median available
Median $1.09M
Moderate crime risk
Fire 34/100 · Crime 41/100 · Flood 0/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 8/10 · median age 43 · 24,169 residents
Liveability Rating
79 / 100 · Ranked #64 in WAEach bar is Dianella's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
79 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataDianella's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.09 million, roughly 27% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,092,500
21% above its 8 neighbours (median $900,000)
Based on 423 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 34 days — median across 266 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 36 sales $676K
- 3 bed 214 sales $986K
- 4 bed 132 sales $1.35M
- 5 bed 36 sales $1.6M
Units
$605,000
3% above its 7 neighbours (median $590,000)
Based on 42 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 30 days — median across 20 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 7 sales $452K
- 2 bed 19 sales $595K
- 3 bed 16 sales $746K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Dianella are currently listed at around $1 million on average. Based on 110 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$1M
110 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$700K
8 units listed in the last 6 months.
118 of the suburb's 9,579 dwellings (1.2%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Dianella rent for around $800 a week on average, based on 119 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$800/wk
7% above its 8 neighbours (median $750/wk)
119 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$675/wk
10 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
129 rentals advertised against an estimated 2,385 rented homes (5.4%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- All rentals
- $710/wk
- 123 bonds
- +29% since 2023
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. WA's bond data does not record bedrooms or dwelling type, so it covers all rentals together.Change since 2023 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202594 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 32% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6059.
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.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$800/week ($42,000 a year) on a $1 million median
$675/week ($35,000 a year) on a $700,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
34 active Airbnb listings: 20 whole homes and 14 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.2% 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
Twelve schools serve Dianella, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Australian Islamic College (Dianella) and Dianella Heights Primary School lead the pack.
- • 4,805 students across 12 schools (avg 400)
- • Sectors: 8 Government, 3 Independent, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 945-1102, median 1038 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Australian Islamic College (Dianella) (868 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Universities nearby
- 7.4 kmECU City CampusEdith Cowan University · 73 courses
- 7.4 kmSCU PerthSouthern Cross University · 92 courses
3.1% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Dianella is very walkable on foot — at 79/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 2 supermarkets, 28 parks and 10 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Dianella.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 553.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 369.8 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 273.7 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 19.8 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 0 min wait
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 Dianella.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 48%
- Premises covered
- 11,463
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
Stirling: 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 57 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 8 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Dianella is home to about 24,200 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $88,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.7%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
24,169
Median Age
43
Median Household Income
$87,568/yr
Census Median Rent
$340/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,000/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$41,028/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.7%
Unoccupied Dwellings
6.9%
Total Dwellings
9,579
Owner-Occupier Rate
75.1%
Houses
71.5%
Rental Stress
20.2%
Mortgage Stress
27.4%
Work From Home
9.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
212 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 56 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 2,310 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 56.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 63.9%
- Employment Rate
- 59.5%
- Completed Year 12
- 52.9%
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.
947 residents (3.9%) 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 22,963 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
29% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (3,584 of 12,159).
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.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 2,870 people work here; 12,159 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.2 jobs per working resident. At least 76% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,615 a year through Stirling based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Stirling
In the year to August 2026, 1,557 new dwellings were approved across Stirling. That mix is 748 houses and 809 units. Approvals are up 22.7% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Subiaco Treatment Plant, 10.6 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 26 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 11.1 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 5.9% of addresses
- 734 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 650 mm
- 75 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
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.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
9 facilities within 5 km- 2.0 km
- 2.2 km
- 4.2 kmOther Petroleum and Coal Product ManufacturingTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
- 4.2 km
- 4.2 km
EV adoption
In postcode 6059, 265 of 19,384 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.4% (854 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6059, 4,629 rooftop-solar systems totalling 25.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 10,243 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 256 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
14 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb.
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 $1,092,500 this is $292,500 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 Anne Aly Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Anne Aly | 63.6% | 36.4% | +3.7 |
| 2022 | Anne Aly | 60.8% | 39.2% | -10.0 |
| 2019 | Anne Aly | 50.8% | 49.2% | -0.1 |
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 Amber-Jade Sanderson WA Labor
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Amber-Jade Sanderson ALP | 62.0% |
| 2021 | Amber-Jade Sanderson ALP | 78.6% |
| 2017 | Amber-Jade Sanderson ALP | 61.4% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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- #5 in Where the Maltese community lives in Perth
- #6 in Best Perth suburbs for good public high schools
- #8 in Where the Greek community lives in Perth
- #8 in Where the Italian community lives in Perth
- #8 in Where the Turkish community lives in Perth
- #10 in Perth suburbs where the most Italian is spoken at home
- #10 in Where the Macedonian community lives in Perth
- #13 in Perth suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- #14 in Where the Serbian community lives in Perth
- #14 in Where the Vietnamese community lives in Perth
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Common questions about Dianella
Is Dianella a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Dianella is moderate (41/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Dianella?
Dianella has a low recorded bushfire history (34/100, 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 Dianella a good place to live?
Dianella has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (79/100), 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 Dianella?
Dianella, WA had a population of 24,169 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Dianella, WA?
The postcode for Dianella, WA is 6059.
How far is Dianella from Perth?
Dianella is 8 km from Perth CBD by road, about 15 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Dianella?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Dianella was $87,568 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 Dianella?
The median advertised rent in Dianella is $800 a week for houses (119 listings) and $675 a week for units (10 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Dianella?
The median age of residents in Dianella was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Dianella at risk of bushfire?
Dianella has a low recorded bushfire history (34/100). 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 Dianella?
There are 12 schools inside the Dianella boundary: 6 above and 4 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Dianella walkable?
Dianella scores 79/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. 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 Dianella?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Dianella, Subiaco Treatment Plant (10.6 km away), 650 mm of rain a year over 75 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Dianella?
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 Dianella belong to?
Dianella sits within the Stirling local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Dianella?
The average residential rates bill through Stirling is $1,615 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Dianella?
Across Stirling, 1,557 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 22.7% 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 Dianella in?
Dianella sits within the federal Division of Cowan, currently held by Anne Aly (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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