Roller shutters in Dawesville

Dawesville's rate sits well below the metropolitan figure. WA Police recorded 13 burglaries here in 2025, which is 1.8 per 1,000 residents, under half the metro Perth rate of 4.0. The count covers homes and businesses together.

The trend has been falling. There were 31 burglaries in 2021 and 13 in 2025, a fall of 58.1%, and 46 in 2017. The rate still uses the 2021 Census count of 7,143 residents, while the population is estimated to have grown by 23.9% between 2021 and 2025, so if anything the rate overstates.

A low count is not the same as none. A roller shutter is a physical barrier on windows and doors, and it makes forced entry slower and noisier.

Dawesville started as an unofficial name used by developers in the 1950s, for land owned by L.S. Dawe and R.L. Dawe, and it was approved as a suburb name on 16 May 1980. At the 2021 Census, 94.1% of its occupied dwellings were separate houses, and home ownership was 83.3%, well above the Greater Perth figure of 70.4%.

Houses like these suit residential roller shutters across bedrooms, living areas and big glass doors. Each one is built to the opening in our Wangara factory, from Ozroll slats with the motor fitted and tested before it leaves. Semi-detached homes and flats are only a small share here, but a strata lot still needs the strata company's written consent for visible changes not in keeping with the building.

For the outdoor area, look at the motorised Slidetrack job we did 3.9 km away in Wannanup: five blinds with Surfmist frames and 95% Storm mesh. We also make Ziptrak and cafe blinds, manual or motorised.

Dawesville is in the City of Mandurah, and no City precinct rule on screens or heritage applies here. The state exemption is the starting point: no development approval is needed for works to a single house where the R-Codes apply, the works are deemed-to-comply, and the place is not heritage protected.

Bushfire can change that. Under the state deemed provisions, the planning exemptions do not apply on bushfire prone land where the bushfire attack level is BAL-40 or BAL-FZ and the provisions require approval. If your lot has been assessed at either level, check with the City before you order.

For older residents, the WA Seniors Card Safety and Security Rebate covers security window screens or window shutters, up to $400 per household on a minimum purchase of $100.