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Dalkeith WA 6009

1,931 addresses · 63 streets

Curtin Electorate › Nedlands LGA › Dalkeith · 8 km from Perth

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Living Here

Dalkeith is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 4,398 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $4,672 a week, with median rent near $802 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

4,398Population
45Median age
$4,672Median household income / wk
$802Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Nedlands - Dalkeith - Crawley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dalkeith itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Claremont, 2.3 km north-west · Metro station: Perth Underground, 7.4 km north-east · Bus interchange: Booragoon Bus Station, 5.8 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Mends Street Jetty, 5.9 km north-east · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 13.2 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 15.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dalkeith

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Dalkeith WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202126.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3% · Labour-force participation 61.2%

Population by age in Dalkeith
Population by age, Dalkeith WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4148
5-14677
15-19378
20-24277
25-34261
35-44452
45-54657
55-64584
65-74565
75-84319
85+92
Dwelling types in Dalkeith
Dwelling types, Dalkeith WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,370
Townhouse50
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Dalkeith
Households by weekly income, Dalkeith WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650110
$650-1,499143
$1,500-2,999208
$3,000+833
Top ancestries in Dalkeith
Top ancestries, Dalkeith WA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,483
Australian1,114
Chinese846
Other499
Irish491
Scottish445
Housing tenure in Dalkeith
Housing tenure, Dalkeith WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned782
Mortgage387
Rented228
Other19
Cars per household in Dalkeith
Cars per household, Dalkeith WA (ABS Census 2021)
025
1245
2659
3299
4+180
Commute to work in Dalkeith
Commute to work, Dalkeith WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,379
Train8
Bus80
Tram/ferry0
Walked28
Bicycle32
Home353
Top countries of birth in Dalkeith
Top countries of birth, Dalkeith WA (ABS Census 2021)
England263
Malaysia232
China145
South Africa110
Singapore107
Indonesia75
Languages used at home in Dalkeith
Languages used at home, Dalkeith WA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin265
Cantonese96
Indonesian81
Italian40
Hindi29
German27

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

117,120 bird observations recorded near Dalkeith — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dalkeith

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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