Dumbarton WA 6566

Located in Western Australia, Dumbarton sits 90 km from Perth CBD, around 1 hour 20 minutes by car. The locality has 266 residents, a median age of 51, and a median household income of $79,092 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The locality grew 22.0% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $312 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,723. Dumbarton is characterised by high crime risk. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

The median house sale price in Dumbarton sits at $699,000, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only five sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$699,000

Based on only 5 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Short-Stay Rentals

1 active Airbnb listing: 1 whole home and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.9% of the locality'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

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

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

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 25% 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 Dumbarton.

29
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
133
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 90%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 10%

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
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
2 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

Toodyay: council population

The whole council area, not just Dumbarton · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
5,251
+3.0% in a year
Change
+153
people since 2024
Density
3.1
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-8
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+150
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+11
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
6/10
5/10 within WA
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
8/10
7/10 within WA
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
5/10
4/10 within WA
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Dumbarton is home to 266 residents, with a median age of 51 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $79,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

266

22.0% since 2016

Median Age

51

3.8% since 2016

Median Household Income

$79,092/yr

6.3% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$312/wk

10.2% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,723/mo

43.6% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

3.8% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$37,908/yr

7.4% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

18.9%

10.0% since 2016

Total Dwellings

90

11.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

87.5%

8.9% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

1.2% since 2016

Rental Stress

20.5%

17.8% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

26.1%

52.6% since 2016

Work From Home

13.6%

267.6% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 90 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 36 (45.0%)
Owned Outright 34 (42.5%)
Renting 10 (12.5%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
68.4%
English Spoken at Home
82.3%
Employment Rate
51.5%
0.2% since 2016
Completed Year 12
31.2%

Occupations

Professionals 21 (17.4%)
Technicians & Trades 21 (17.4%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 19 (15.7%)
Managers 17 (14.0%)
Clerical & Administrative 17 (14.0%)
Community & Personal Service 13 (10.7%)
Sales 8 (6.6%)
Labourers 6 (5.0%)

Religion

No Religion 124 (46.6%)
Christianity 71 (26.7%)
Buddhism 9 (3.4%)
Islam 6 (2.3%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 12 (4.5%)
New Zealand 9 (3.4%)
South Africa 4 (1.5%)
Italy 3 (1.1%)

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Italian 3 (1.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 13 (4.9%)
5-14 33 (12.4%)
15-19 22 (8.3%)
20-24 8 (3.0%)
25-34 21 (7.9%)
35-44 19 (7.1%)
45-54 38 (14.3%)
55-64 56 (21.1%)
65-74 40 (15.0%)
75-84 20 (7.5%)
85+ 6 (2.3%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 25 (41.7%)
Lone Person 21 (35.0%)
One Parent Families 14 (23.3%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 66 (81.5%)
Worked from Home 11 (13.6%)
Car (passenger) 4 (4.9%)

3% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (4 of 121).

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

Certificate III & IV 42 (15.8%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 21 (7.9%)
Bachelor Degree 16 (6.0%)
Postgraduate Degree 7 (2.6%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3 (1.1%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 18 (20.5%)
2 cars 36 (40.9%)
3 cars 20 (22.7%)
4+ cars 17 (19.3%)

Council Rates

Toodyay
FY 2023-24

Households face an average residential rates bill of $3,530 a year through Toodyay based on 2023 figures.

Avg residential rate
$3,530/yr
Valuation basis
Gross Rental Value / Unimproved Value
GRV for urban, UV for rural/mining

Building Approvals: Toodyay

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

In the year to August 2026, 37 new dwellings were approved across Toodyay. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 10.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
37dwellings
+10.0% YoY
Houses
37
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Northam, 15.3 km

Dry climate — very hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
179 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
399 mm
57 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
34.2°C
53 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
5.5°C
6 frost days ≤ 0°C

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

0.3%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 6566, 13 of 4,165 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.1% (47 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.4%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.08%
2024
0.23%
2025
0.31%

Rooftop solar

76
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 5.0 kW each

In postcode 6566, 1,234 rooftop-solar systems totalling 6.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,623 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 58 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
54
2020
85
2021
67
2022
81
2023
76
2024
83
2025
55
2026
34

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

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$3,646
Loan amount
$559,200
Total interest over 30 years
$753,204
Deposit
$139,800
Stamp duty
$27,218
Cash needed at settlement
$167,018

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.

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 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Bullwinkel

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 locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Central Wheatbelt District

Currently held by Lachlan Hunter The Nationals WA

Next state election: 10 March 2029.

Year Winner Won with
2025 Lachlan Hunter NP 73.3%
2021 Mia Davies NP 60.7%
2017 Mia Davies NP 72.6%

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 Dumbarton

Is Dumbarton a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Dumbarton is moderate (65/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Dumbarton?

Dumbarton has a moderate recorded bushfire history (50/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (41/100). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Dumbarton?

Dumbarton, WA had a population of 266 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Dumbarton, WA?

The postcode for Dumbarton, WA is 6566.

How far is Dumbarton from Perth?

Dumbarton is 90 km from Perth CBD by road, about 81 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Dumbarton?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Dumbarton was $79,092 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 Dumbarton?

There are too few current rental listings in Dumbarton for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $312, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Dumbarton?

The median age of residents in Dumbarton was 51 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Dumbarton at risk of bushfire?

Dumbarton has a moderate recorded bushfire history (50/100). 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 Dumbarton?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Dumbarton, Northam (15.3 km away), summer days average 34.2°C, winter nights 5.5°C, 399 mm of rain a year over 57 rainy days, and 53 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Dumbarton?

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 Dumbarton belong to?

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

How much are council rates in Dumbarton?

The average residential rates bill through Toodyay is $3,530 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Dumbarton?

Across Toodyay, 37 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 10.0% 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 Dumbarton in?

Dumbarton sits within the federal Division of Bullwinkel, currently held by Trish Cook (Australian Labor Party).

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