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Darch 6065

A free data profile of Darch, Perth — home to about 7,314 people across 2,710 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Darch

Darch is a large Perth suburb, home to about 7,314 people across 2,710 properties. Residents have a median age of 36, younger than the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $2,435/week, above the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Darch records about 21 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), well below the Perth median of 69 — notably safer than the typical Perth suburb.

It has 3 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Ashdale Primary School, Landsdale Gardens Primary School, Landsdale Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 16% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone.

On the NBN, Darch was only in small pockets served by fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) as of July 2020 — about 1% of the built-up area — with the rest on older fixed-line or wireless technologies. For health services, the suburb has 1 pathology (blood-test) centre within its bounds.

Generated from WA Police, WA Health, ABS Census 2021, Digital Earth Australia (green cover), ACCC (mobile) and infrastructure.gov.au open data, compared to Perth-metro medians. Housing, tenure & commute: Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0). Green cover © DEA/Geoscience Australia (CC BY 4.0). Informational only.

Explore the neighbourhood — Darch

Demographic, employment and income insights of 7,347 residents living in Darch, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
7,347
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$2,403/wk

Age profile

Median age 35
Under 15 22%15 to 64 69%Over 65 9%

Household type

Majority are families (89%)
Family 89%Single 10%Group 1%

Occupancy

84% own their home, 14% rent
Owned outright 26%With a mortgage 58%Renter 14%Not stated & other 2%

How it has changed

Population+20% since 2011
2011
6,118
→
2016
7,086
→
2021
7,347
Median household income (wk)+19% since 2011
2011
$2,019
→
2016
$2,124
→
2021
$2,403
Median rent (wk)+5% since 2011
2011
$440
→
2016
$470
→
2021
$460
Median age+17% since 2011
2011
30
→
2016
33
→
2021
35

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011, 2016 & 2021 (CC BY 4.0). Suburb-level figures; boundaries differ a little between census years, so trends are indicative.

Who lives here

Population
7,314
2021 Census
Properties
2,710
addressed dwellings
Median age
36
years
Household income
$2,435
median, weekly
Median rent
$487
weekly
Household size
3.4
people avg
SEIFA
7/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$2,000
monthly repayment
Median rent
$460
weekly
Owned outright
26%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
58%
of dwellings
Rented
14%
of dwellings
Separate house
94%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
6%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
0%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
28%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
83%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
8%
of workers
Public transport / active
9%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

3 schools in Darch · nearest nearby:

  • Kingsway Christian Collegein suburb
  • Ashdale Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Ashdale Secondary Collegein suburb
  • Landsdale Gardens Primary School229 m
  • Landsdale Primary School588 m
  • Madeley Primary School609 m
  • Rawlinson Primary School725 m
  • Landsdale Christian School979 m
Public school catchment

Primary: Ashdale Primary School, Landsdale Gardens Primary School, Landsdale Primary School, Madeley Primary School, Rawlinson Primary School

Secondary: Ashdale Secondary College, Girrawheen Senior High School

The exact catchment depends on the address — open a specific property on the map to confirm.

Safety & crime

Crime rate
21/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
156
in the year

Health & medical

Blood-test
1

Environment

Bushfire prone
16%
of suburb area
Green cover
39%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
29
in suburb
Nearest airport
18.2 km
Perth Airport

Internet (NBN, 2020)

NBN fibre (FTTP)
1%
of area, July 2020

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