Median price trend for houses
Based on 11 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,100,000
Down 17.2% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.53m
- 4 bed
- $1.6m
- 5+ bed
- $2.11m
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The quick read on
Darling Downs
WA 6122 · Serpentine-Jarrahdale
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,100,000
- Median unit
- $446,000
- Population
- 1,591
- Postcode
- 6122
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ABS 2021
Darling Downs, Western Australia
Property market insights for Darling Downs
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Darling Downs WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 10 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$678 per week
Down 26.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Darling Downs, WA is currently $1,100,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Darling Downs has a 12-month growth rate of -17.2% for houses and 10.8% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,530,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,600,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,110,000 in Darling Downs.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Darling Downs is $678 per week. The median house rent has decreased 26.7% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Darling Downs is $446,000, which has increased 10.8% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $446,000 in Darling Downs.
Crime and safety
Is Darling Downs safe?
The overall rate for Darling Downs is 7,122 offences per 100,000 residents — 9% below the Greater Perth benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Darling Downs.
Overall crime rate
7,122
offences per 100,000 residents
9% belowGreater Perth
Darling DownsGreater Perth: 7,809
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Darling Downs?
Darling Downs WA 6122 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
1,591 people call Darling Downs home, with an average of 3 people per household and a median household income of $2,480 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,591
- Median age
- 39 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,172 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $400 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.2%Above
15–3424.0%Below
35–5426.1%Below
55–7424.6%Above
75 and over4.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses96.9%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments3.5%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright31.8%Above
Paying a mortgage61.8%Above
Renting6.5%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.2%Below
One car14.3%Below
Two cars40.0%In line
Three or more44.7%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home9.7%Above
Drove to work64.5%Above
Train, tram or bus2.3%Below
Walked or cycled1.0%Below
What stands out in Darling Downs
9.7% of workers in Darling Downs worked from home on Census day.
9.1% of Darling Downs residents were born in England.
44.7% of people in Darling Downs described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Darling Downs
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Darling Downs WA 6122.
Is Darling Downs family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.2% of Darling Downs's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
459 family households lived in Darling Downs; 51.2% were couple families and 6.5% were one-parent families.
34.4% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Darling Downs?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Darling Downs had 1,591 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
28.5% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Darling Downs?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 96.9% of occupied private dwellings in Darling Downs.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 3.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Darling Downs?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
31.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
61.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
6.5% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Darling Downs?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Darling Downs had 3.0 people.
One-person households made up 14.0% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Two-person households represented 32.7%, while 34.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Darling Downs?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
9.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
64.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
2.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Darling Downs?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
One-car households formed 14.3% of the total.
84.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Darling Downs, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
64.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 35.9% reported a different address.
24.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Darling Downs?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.6% of residents used only English at home.
7.2% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.5% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Darling Downs residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
24.7% of Darling Downs's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 75.3% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
1.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Darling Downs?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 45.9% of ancestry responses in Darling Downs.
Australian ancestry made up 37.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Darling Downs?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
13.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Managers accounted for 11.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 17.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.4% of workers, and education and training employed 9.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Darling Downs?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 70.4%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
42.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.1%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Darling Downs show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
62.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.6% reported asthma, 7.1% arthritis and 4.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Darling Downs?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
19.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 48.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Darling Downs?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,480 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,172.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $400 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Darling Downs compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 9.7% in Darling Downs, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 31.8% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 6.5% in Darling Downs, against 27.5% across Greater Perth.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Darling Downs
Is Darling Downs expensive?
The median house price is $1,100,000, while units and apartments sit at $446,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Darling Downs good for families?
The Census counted 459 local families, and 20.2% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Darling Downs?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,530,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Darling Downs
45 streets in Darling Downs
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Andalusian Ave
- Appaloosa Ave
- Aquanita
- Bernborough
- Bruns Dr
- Butcher Road
- Choctaw Pl
- Comic Court Cct
- Cottage Close
- Dalray Ct
- Delta Ct
- Doriemus Ch
- Eleventh Rd
- Empire Rose Ct
- Evening Peal Ct
- Foxzami Dr
- Giara Ln
- Gloaming
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- Gurners Ln
- Harwood
- Hilbert Rd
- Hopkinson Rd
- Keenan St
- Kentucky Dr
- Kentucky Dr West
- Lord Fury Ct
- Manikato Street
- Masters Rd
- Nokota St
- Phar Lap Dr
- Phizam Pl
- Rain Lover Ct
- Redzel Place
- Rivette Ct
- Rivose Cr
- Rowley Rd
- South Western Hwy
- Thomas Rd
- Thoroughbred Dr
- Tiara Ct
- Todman Gr
- Tulloch
- Winx Ave
- Woodstock Pl
- Wungong South Rd
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