Dardanup West
WA 6236 · Dardanup
669 (2021) → 742 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Dardanup West is a high growth suburb in Dardanup, WA 6236, about 161km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Dardanup West are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 10km inland. Dardanup West has an overall score of 20/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (8.82%), New Zealand (1.2%), South Africa (1.2%), USA (1.05%), India (0.75%)
Top languages: French (0.45%), Turkish (0.45%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
WAdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: WA Police (regional aggregate) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 976 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Our Lady of Lourdes SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.8kmICSEA 1038
- Dardanup Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 1010
- Djidi Djidi Aboriginal SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 720
- Picton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.8kmICSEA 935
- Bunbury Regional Community CollegeSecondary · Independent · 6.9kmICSEA 941
- Manea Senior CollegeSecondary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 1033
- Grace Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · 7.5kmICSEA 1062
- Bunbury Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 8.1kmICSEA 1049
- Eaton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.2kmICSEA 965
- Bunbury Cathedral Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 8.2kmICSEA 1105
- Eaton Community CollegeSecondary · Government · 8.3kmICSEA 957
- SEDA College WA (Withers Rotary Av.)Secondary · Independent · 8.3km
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Dardanup West
Is Dardanup West safe?
Dardanup West has a residential safety score of 5/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 84,294 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Dardanup West from Perth CBD?
Dardanup West is about 160.9 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Dardanup West?
Dardanup West has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Dardanup West?
Dardanup West has a transport score of 0/100.