Darling Downs
WA 6122 · Serpentine-Jarrahdale
1,591 (2021) → 2,024 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Darling Downs is a high growth suburb in Serpentine-Jarrahdale, WA 6122, about 30km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Darling Downs are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 50/100, and is about 20km inland. Darling Downs has an overall score of 40/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 71/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: England (9.11%), New Zealand (3.52%), India (1.51%), South Africa (1.51%), Netherlands (1.38%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (1.07%), Italian (0.88%), Punjabi (0.75%), Hindi (0.5%), Urdu (0.44%)
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:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Reasonable school mix
Around the national average — a reasonable mix of schools, though the strongest options may require some travel.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 992 (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)
- Marri Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 972
- Australian Christian College - Darling DownsCombined · Independent · 2.6kmICSEA 1043
- West Byford Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 1004
- Salvado Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 3.2kmICSEA 1033
- Byford Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 983
- Byford Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 973
- Byford John Calvin SchoolPrimary · Independent · 3.6kmICSEA 1035
- Gwynne Park Education Support CentrePrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 974
- Gwynne Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 785
- Xavier Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.8kmICSEA 1014
- Dale Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · 3.9kmICSEA 1015
- Woodland Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 998
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
Fitness
Few fitness options
Very few fitness facilities in and around this suburb.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
Some green space
Around the national average — a reasonable amount of parks and outdoor space nearby.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
Limited cultural access
Below average — fewer cultural venues nearby.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for WA. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Darling Downs
Is Darling Downs safe?
Darling Downs has a residential safety score of 71/100, 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 6,424 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Darling Downs from Perth CBD?
Darling Downs is about 29.8 km from Perth CBD, an estimated 101 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Darling Downs?
Darling Downs has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Darling Downs?
Darling Downs has a transport score of 50/100 and 15 bus stops.