Located in Western Australia, North Dandalup sits 81 km from Perth CBD, around 1 hour 5 minutes by car. The suburb has 863 residents, a median age of 40, and a median household income of $116,584 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. The suburb grew 21.2% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $250 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,200. North Dandalup is characterised by high bushfire risk. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.
Is North Dandalup a good suburb?
North Dandalup scores a D (30/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on transit and safety.
Mixed results
1 school
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 81 km · 66 min drive to Perth
Median available
Median $1.22M
High bushfire risk
Fire 81/100 · Crime 57/100 · Flood 53/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 40 · 863 residents
Liveability Rating
30 / 100 · Ranked #445 in WAEach bar is North Dandalup's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
30 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataNorth Dandalup's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.22 million, roughly 26% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,220,000
Based on 54 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 27 days — median across 19 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 6 sales $775K
- 4 bed 30 sales $1.3M
- 5 bed 7 sales $1.53M
Land
$595,000
Based on 20 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 23 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in North Dandalup are currently listed at around $1 million on average. Based on 10 houses listed in the past six months.
$1M
10 houses listed in the last 6 months.
10 of the suburb's 269 dwellings (3.7%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in North Dandalup rent for around $1,000 a week on average, based on 3 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$1,000/wk
3 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$1,000/week ($52,000 a year) on a $1 million median
Based on a small sample (3 listings) — indicative only.
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
10 active Airbnb listings: 10 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 3.4% 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
One school serve North Dandalup, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 172 students in one school (avg 172)
Primary
Walkability
North Dandalup is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
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 North Dandalup.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 413
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
Murray: 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
North Dandalup is home to 863 residents, with a median age of 40, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $117,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.6%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
863
Median Age
40
Median Household Income
$116,584/yr
Census Median Rent
$250/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,200/mo
Avg Household Size
3.0
Median Personal Income
$40,196/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.6%
Unoccupied Dwellings
7.1%
Total Dwellings
269
Owner-Occupier Rate
91.9%
Houses
95.9%
Rental Stress
11.2%
Mortgage Stress
22.6%
Work From Home
8.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 75.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 92.2%
- Employment Rate
- 60.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 31.5%
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.
0 residents (0.0%) 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 797 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
3% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (14 of 403).
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 $2,572 a year through Murray based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Murray
In the year to August 2026, 647 new dwellings were approved across Murray. That mix is 611 houses and 36 units. Approvals are up 121.7% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Karnet, 13.7 kmHigh rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 36 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 20.3 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 1.5% of addresses
- 11 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 1,013 mm
- 88 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.0°C
- 16 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 7.0°C
- 1 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.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 4.7 km
EV adoption
In postcode 6207, 13 of 1,713 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.2% (20 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6207, 525 rooftop-solar systems totalling 4.0 MW have been installed since 2001. 44 went up in the last year.
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 $1,220,000 this is $420,000 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 2026-10-27 — 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 Andrew Hastie Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Andrew Hastie | 43.5% | 56.5% | -5.3 |
| 2022 | Andrew Hastie | 46.4% | 53.6% | -8.0 |
| 2019 | Andrew Hastie | 38.5% | 61.5% | +4.8 |
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 David Bolt Liberal Party
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | David Bolt LP | 51.7% |
| 2021 | Robyn Clarke ALP | 67.2% |
| 2017 | Robyn Clarke ALP | 51.4% |
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
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Common questions about North Dandalup
Is North Dandalup a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in North Dandalup is moderate (57/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect North Dandalup?
North Dandalup has a high recorded bushfire history (81/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (53/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is North Dandalup a good place to live?
North Dandalup has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (30/100), 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 North Dandalup?
North Dandalup, WA had a population of 863 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for North Dandalup, WA?
The postcode for North Dandalup, WA is 6207.
How far is North Dandalup from Perth?
North Dandalup is 81 km from Perth CBD by road, about 66 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in North Dandalup?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in North Dandalup was $116,584 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 North Dandalup?
The median advertised rent in North Dandalup is $1,000 a week for houses (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in North Dandalup?
The median age of residents in North Dandalup was 40 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is North Dandalup at risk of bushfire?
North Dandalup 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 North Dandalup?
There is 1 school inside the North Dandalup boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the weather like in North Dandalup?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to North Dandalup, Karnet (13.7 km away), summer days average 30°C, winter nights 7°C, 1,013 mm of rain a year over 88 rainy days, and 16 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in North Dandalup?
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 North Dandalup belong to?
North Dandalup sits within the Murray local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in North Dandalup?
The average residential rates bill through Murray is $2,572 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near North Dandalup?
Across Murray, 647 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 121.7% 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 North Dandalup in?
North Dandalup sits within the federal Division of Canning, currently held by Andrew Hastie (Liberal).
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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
- 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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