Dalkeith, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Dalkeith is a leafy, affluent riverside suburb of Perth, set on a peninsula of the Swan River within the City of Nedlands and consistently ranked among the city's most expensive places to buy a home. It takes its name from Dalkeith Cottage, built in 1833 by Captain Adam Armstrong, an early settler who had once managed the Earl of Dalkeith's estate in Scotland and carried the name across to his new house. On a farm later owned by James Gallop stands Gallop House, a two-storey home raised around 1872 and now the oldest surviving private residence in the suburb; long neglected, it was restored in the 1960s. Overlooking the water is the former Sunset Hospital, opened in 1904 and closed in 1995, several of whose heritage-listed buildings still stand among the gardens.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Dalkeith is more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1192, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Dalkeith a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Dalkeith from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
99/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (99/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
1/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $802 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 1% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Dalkeith at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4,398
- Median age
- 45
- Median weekly household income
- $4,672
- SEIFA score
- 1192
- Local government area
- Nedlands
- Coordinates
- -31.9969, 115.7999
Map of Dalkeith
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Housing & property in Dalkeith
What it costs to live in Dalkeith and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $802
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $5,000
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 82%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 16%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Dalkeith demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Dalkeith demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Dalkeith using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 28% and 39% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 825 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 655 | 15% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 713 | 16% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,241 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 976 | 22% |
Share of the 4,410 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 782 | 55% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 387 | 27% |
| Rented | 228 | 16% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,370 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 50 | 4% |
| Flats & apartments | 3 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,423 occupied private dwellings in Dalkeith.
- Average household size
- 3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $4,861
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,403
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 1,678 (39%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 829 (19%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 14 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 2,935 (88%)
- Labour-force participation
- 61.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3%
- Employed full-time
- 1,132
- Employed part-time
- 912
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Dalkeith
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Dalkeith is February (average daytime high around 29.9°C) and the coolest is August (around 17.6°C). The area receives roughly 624 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.8°C | 18.9°C | 23 mm |
| Feb | 29.9°C | 19°C | 20 mm |
| Mar | 28.2°C | 18.1°C | 40 mm |
| Apr | 24.2°C | 14.9°C | 42 mm |
| May | 20.7°C | 12°C | 78 mm |
| Jun | 18.2°C | 10.5°C | 99 mm |
| Jul | 17.2°C | 10.4°C | 112 mm |
| Aug | 17.6°C | 9.7°C | 97 mm |
| Sep | 19.1°C | 10.7°C | 47 mm |
| Oct | 21.6°C | 12.5°C | 37 mm |
| Nov | 25°C | 14.9°C | 21 mm |
| Dec | 28.1°C | 17.4°C | 8 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Dalkeith
Is Dalkeith a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Dalkeith rates 66/100 overall (Strong on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Dalkeith?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Dalkeith was $802, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $5,000. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Dalkeith?
Dalkeith is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Nedlands local government area.
What is the population of Dalkeith?
At the 2021 Census, Dalkeith had a population of about 4,398.
Is Dalkeith an advantaged area?
Dalkeith has an ABS SEIFA score of 1192, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 99 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Dalkeith?
Dalkeith has average daytime highs of about 23.3°C and overnight lows of about 14.1°C, with roughly 624 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Dalkeith have high household incomes?
Dalkeith has the highest median weekly household income of any suburb in Western Australia with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($4,672 per week).
Where Dalkeith ranks
Dalkeith appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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