Dayton, WA 6055
City Of Swan, Western Australia
Good to Know
Dayton, WA 6055 is a rapidly-growing house market in the City Of Swan area, currently positioned as a rapid-growth capital growth submarket. Located north-east of the Perth CBD, Dayton is home to roughly 5,507 adults across 2,997 dwellings and currently records a vacancy rate of 2.58%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Dayton is exhibiting a tension between strong price momentum and expanding supply. Stock on Market sits at 0.44% and Inventory at 6.72 months — well above the ~3-month balanced-market threshold — driving +18.8% YoY price growth and +9.4% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
Dayton shows notable capital momentum: one-year house prices are up 18.8% while rents have risen 9.4%, and the indicative gross yield sits at 3.98%. That split — rapidly rising prices with solid rent growth — suggests buyers have been active, but the market is now seeing expanding supply with Inventory at 6.72 months, which can moderate future price acceleration. For a visual of comparable momentum across markets see the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap.
Who lives in Dayton — and why it matters for investors
Dayton sits at IRSAD decile 7, indicating relatively advantaged socioeconomic conditions that tend to support lower long-run volatility and stronger demand for owner-occupation. The renter/owner split is 22% renters (neutral), so the market is owner-dominant; the units/houses mix is only 2% (opportune), confirming a predominantly house-based suburb with less competition from multi-unit supply. See the IRSAD Crossover study for why these distributional effects matter.
Why suburb-level data matters for Dayton
Council or LGA averages can blend diverse pockets; investment decisions should rest on Dayton's own metrics. Dayton's typical house price is $937,571, with an indicative gross yield of 3.98%, Stock on Market at 0.44% (neutral), Inventory at 6.72 months (unfavourable) and median days on market of 52 days (neutral). These suburb-level readings reveal the balance of capital momentum and rising supply investors need to weigh. Read more about why localised screening matters in our LGA vs Suburb research.
Download the full Dayton data guide for a complete, exportable summary.
What's behind the RCS™ score of 61
The HtAG RCS™ bundles three independent dimensions — risk minimisation, capital-growth potential and cashflow resilience — into a single composite. Dayton's overall RCS™ of 61 reflects a market with solid growth history but some supply and affordability constraints to monitor; reviewing the individual sub-scores helps match the suburb to your strategy. Learn more about how the RCS™ is built.
Forward signals to watch
The vacancy rate — currently 2.58%: sustained readings in the balanced band can support rent growth, but a move higher would signal softer tenant demand and pressure on yields over 12–24 months.
The building approvals ratio — currently 0.46%: this neutral-level pipeline suggests supply additions are moderate; a rising approvals trend would increase future inventory and cap capital growth.
The Perth cycle phase: a city-wide shift from expansion to slowdown would likely moderate local momentum in Dayton, while a renewed expansion phase would support further price gains.
Does this area meet your investment goals?
Get full accessCritical to know
RCS Breakdown
Dayton's RCS™ headline is an overall signal — but it doesn't tell you why. The three sub-scores below reveal whether that score is earned through risk minimisation, capital growth, or cashflow — and which portfolio brief it fits.
starter
Investor
Pro
Critical to know
Market Trends
Dayton's headline values — $937K to buy and $718PW to rent, a 3.98% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 151.42% and rents 100.00% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$937K is today. The 10-year trajectory reveals whether that's the top of a run, the start of a new leg, or somewhere mid-cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
$718PW today, with rent growth at (+9.39% YoY) compared to price growth (+18.77%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Dayton in its cycle - and is the 3.98% yield holding?
Cycle phase tells you whether you're buying near the bottom (room to run) or top (compression ahead). Yield trajectory tells you whether cashflow is durable or being eroded — the single most important question for a long-hold thesis.
Cycle Phase
Cycle Position
Yield Trajectory
Rent vs Price Spread
Investor
Pro
Area Risks
Property data alone won't flag the structural risks that can erode a long-hold position. Bushfire overlays, flood-zone exposure, and economic concentration sit outside the price feed but determine whether your capital is insurable, defensible, and structurally protected. Unlock to see.
Are there hidden structural risks shaping Dayton's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Dayton carries risk signals a median can't show — hazard exposure from bushfire and flood overlays, and how narrowly local employment leans on a handful of sectors (the concentration the EDI score quantifies). Together these separate insurable, defensible long-holds from those carrying tail-risk that never surfaces in the headline number.
MADI Risk
EDI Risk
Bushfire
Flood
Investor
Pro
Critical to know
Supply & Demand
Dayton's headline numbers show where the market is today. The two cards below answer where it's heading. Direction is what separates a buy from a wait.
Is housing supply tightening or building up?
Stock on Market is one number — the trend is what matters. SoM, inventory, building approvals and hold period together reveal whether the market is starving for stock (price pressure up) or quietly building a pipeline (pressure down).
Stock on Market
Inventory
Building Approvals
Hold Period
Is buyer and renter demand heating up or cooling off?
Vacancy is one signal — the real question is whether demand is still building or quietly peaking. Days on market, vacancy, search index and clearance rate are the four pulse-points — when they diverge, they signal a turning point.
Days on Market
Vacancy Rate
Search Index
Clearance Rate
Investor
Pro
Critical to know
Fundamentals
Dayton can look solid on the surface — but the three layers below separate markets that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Is Dayton genuinely stable - or just expensive?
IRSAD hints at affluence, but socio-economic strength alone doesn't guarantee resilience. Combined with the renter-to-owner balance and unit-to-house ratio, you get the three signals that separate a tightly-held submarket from one carrying hidden volatility.
IRSAD
Renter to Owner
Units to Houses
Where do Dayton prices go over the next 12 months?
Today's headline price is just a snapshot. Projected ROI and the volatility index tell you whether to commit capital now, wait for a softer entry, or rotate into a steadie submarket.
Projected Annual ROI
Volatility Index
Can you actually buy into Dayton - and exit cleanly?
Tightly-held areas reward long-hold investors but punish anyone who needs liquidity. Annual sales and rental volume reveal whether your capital can reposition — or sits structurally locked in.
Annual Sales Volume
Annual Rental Volume
Investor
Pro
Important to know
Education & Infrastructure
Dayton looks tightly-held and stable on the surface — but the three layers below separate areas that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Does Dayton's school catchment + infrastructure pipeline justify the price?
School ranks anchor family demand and tenant quality. The active infrastructure pipeline shifts a suburb's price ceiling over the next 5–10 years. Together they tell you whether Dayton has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
School Rank
Hospitals & Employment
Infrastructure Spend
Transport Projects
Investor
Pro
Full HtAG Intelligence
Dayton shows potential. The platform tells you whether it's the best fit for your portfolio.
Price and yield are only the surface. HtAG reads the forces underneath — supply tightening or loosening, demand heating or cooling, and the risks that move slowly but decide long-term growth. Together they show whether Dayton has the structural support for its next leg — or whether the numbers are running ahead of the fundamentals.
The total adult population (15 years or older) of Dayton 6055 WA is 4,057, with a median age of 30. Of those, 53.12% are married, 8.55% are divorced or separated, 36.97% are single and 1.38% are widowed.
The average household size is 3.0 people per dwelling, and the median household monthly income is estimated to be $8,864. The median monthly mortgage repayment for households in this suburb is $2,000 which is 22.56% of their earnings.
Source: ABS Census Data (2021)