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Dayton WA 6055

3,078 addresses · 126 streets

Hasluck Electorate › Swan LGA › Dayton · 15 km from Perth

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Living Here

Dayton is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 5,507 people, with a median age of 30. The typical household earns around $2,133 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Indian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

5,507Population
30Median age
$2,133Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Beechboro statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dayton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Whiteman Park, 2.3 km north-west · Tram stop: Whiteman Park Entrance Tram Stop, 2.2 km north-west · Bus interchange: Midland Bus Station, 4.8 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Mandoon Jetty, 2.5 km south-east · Airport: Perth Airport, 9.9 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 4.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dayton

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

Tree cover measures, Dayton WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 78%

Population by age in Dayton
Population by age, Dayton WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4667
5-14779
15-19258
20-24328
25-341,377
35-441,154
45-54504
55-64253
65-74143
75-8426
85+6
Dwelling types in Dayton
Dwelling types, Dayton WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,716
Townhouse49
Apartment9
Other0
Households by weekly income in Dayton
Households by weekly income, Dayton WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65081
$650-1,499365
$1,500-2,999819
$3,000+375
Top ancestries in Dayton
Top ancestries, Dayton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Other1,577
English1,143
Australian1,105
Indian822
Filipino643
Irish230
Housing tenure in Dayton
Housing tenure, Dayton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned86
Mortgage1,287
Rented391
Other7
Cars per household in Dayton
Cars per household, Dayton WA (ABS Census 2021)
026
1533
2878
3247
4+86
Commute to work in Dayton
Commute to work, Dayton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,258
Train37
Bus42
Tram/ferry0
Walked14
Bicycle6
Home116
Top countries of birth in Dayton
Top countries of birth, Dayton WA (ABS Census 2021)
India804
Philippines558
New Zealand160
England111
Mauritius97
South Africa75
Languages used at home in Dayton
Languages used at home, Dayton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi554
Tagalog339
Gujarati205
Hindi177
Filipino168
Vietnamese93

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

44,383 bird observations recorded near Dayton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dayton

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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