Anniebrook vs Marybrook

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Anniebrook, the large majority of households are couple families. In Marybrook, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Anniebrook tends to suit families with children and couples, while Marybrook suits older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Anniebrook

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 84/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 41%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 61%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Marybrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (35% vs 45%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Anniebrook

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Marybrook

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (158 min vs 163 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (237.1 km vs 241.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Marybrook

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 15%)
  • But Anniebrook carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 84/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Anniebrook and Marybrook drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Anniebrook Marybrook
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Anniebrook Marybrook
Walkability 0 / 10
Anniebrook — Walkability: 0/100 Marybrook — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 74 / 16
Anniebrook — Safety: 74/100 Marybrook — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 87 / 100
Anniebrook — Low fire risk: 87/100 Marybrook — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 80 / 100
Anniebrook — Low flood risk: 80/100 Marybrook — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Marybrook has more residents (229 vs 53); Marybrook rents higher ($300/wk vs $225/wk).

Anniebrook Marybrook
Population 53 229
+332% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.9% -2.1%
Median age 49 48
Median household income $71,448/yr
+15% vs other
 $61,048/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk $300/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Anniebrook Marybrook
0-4 9.4% / 3.1%
Anniebrook — 0-4: 9.4% Marybrook — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 20.8% / 12.2%
Anniebrook — 5-14: 20.8% Marybrook — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 5.7% / 7.4%
Anniebrook — 15-19: 5.7% Marybrook — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 — / 1.3%
Anniebrook — 20-24: not among its largest Marybrook — 20-24: 1.3%
25-34 11.3% / 7.9%
Anniebrook — 25-34: 11.3% Marybrook — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 — / 9.6%
Anniebrook — 35-44: not among its largest Marybrook — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 18.9% / 13.5%
Anniebrook — 45-54: 18.9% Marybrook — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 22.6% / 14.0%
Anniebrook — 55-64: 22.6% Marybrook — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 15.1% / 14.4%
Anniebrook — 65-74: 15.1% Marybrook — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 — / 10.0%
Anniebrook — 75-84: not among its largest Marybrook — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ — / 2.2%
Anniebrook — 85+: not among its largest Marybrook — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Anniebrook 100.0% couple families
Anniebrook — Couple Families: 100.0% Anniebrook — Lone Person: 0.0% Anniebrook — One Parent Families: 0.0% Anniebrook — Group Household: 0.0%
Marybrook 32.4% couple families
Marybrook — Couple Families: 32.4% Marybrook — Lone Person: 53.5% Marybrook — One Parent Families: 8.5% Marybrook — Group Household: 5.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Anniebrook 0.0% renting
Anniebrook — Owned Outright: 73.3% Anniebrook — Mortgage: 26.7% Anniebrook — Renting: 0.0%
Marybrook 39.6% renting
Marybrook — Owned Outright: 47.3% Marybrook — Mortgage: 13.2% Marybrook — Renting: 39.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Anniebrook Marybrook
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 15.3%
Anniebrook — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% Marybrook — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 8.7%
Anniebrook — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Marybrook — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 9.2%
Anniebrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Marybrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.2%
Anniebrook — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Marybrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Anniebrook Marybrook
Thailand 11.3% / —
Anniebrook — Thailand: 11.3% Marybrook — Thailand: not among its largest
England — / 6.1%
Anniebrook — England: not among its largest Marybrook — England: 6.1%
Zimbabwe — / 2.6%
Anniebrook — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Marybrook — Zimbabwe: 2.6%
India — / 2.2%
Anniebrook — India: not among its largest Marybrook — India: 2.2%
Afghanistan — / 2.2%
Anniebrook — Afghanistan: not among its largest Marybrook — Afghanistan: 2.2%
Germany — / 1.3%
Anniebrook — Germany: not among its largest Marybrook — Germany: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Anniebrook 100.0% houses
Anniebrook — Houses: 100.0% Anniebrook — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Anniebrook — Townhouses: 0.0%
Marybrook 61.4% houses
Marybrook — Houses: 61.4% Marybrook — Flats / Apartments: 33.7% Marybrook — Townhouses: 5.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Anniebrook Marybrook
Median house price — $4,160,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Anniebrook Marybrook
New dwellings approved 440
across Busselton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Anniebrook Marybrook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 30% of WA Higher than 18% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of WA Higher than 45% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 72% of WA

Liveability

Marybrook is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Anniebrook Marybrook
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Anniebrook carries more flood risk (20 vs 0); Anniebrook carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0).

Anniebrook Marybrook
Bushfire Low
13/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
26/100
 High
84/100
Flood Low
20/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion High
72/100
 Moderate
63/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Anniebrook Marybrook
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Anniebrook Marybrook
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Anniebrook sits further from the CBD (241.4 km vs 237.1 km).

Anniebrook Marybrook
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Perth 241.4 km
+2% vs other
 237.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 163 min 158 min
Public transport score 22/100
Bus
 27/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 2.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6280
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 6280
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Anniebrook Marybrook
Car (driver) 77.8% / 65.2%
Anniebrook — Car (driver): 77.8% Marybrook — Car (driver): 65.2%
Worked from Home 22.2% / 13.5%
Anniebrook — Worked from Home: 22.2% Marybrook — Worked from Home: 13.5%
Car (passenger) — / 11.2%
Anniebrook — Car (passenger): not among its largest Marybrook — Car (passenger): 11.2%
Walked Only — / 10.1%
Anniebrook — Walked Only: not among its largest Marybrook — Walked Only: 10.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.8%).

Setting

Anniebrook Marybrook
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.2 km 2.3 km
5.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Anniebrook Marybrook
Connectivity score 35/100 54/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 22%
145 premises

Climate

Anniebrook Marybrook
Annual rainfall 624 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Anniebrook Marybrook
Average residential rate $3,028/yr
same for both
Council Busselton
same for both

Federal electorate

Anniebrook Marybrook
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Anniebrook Marybrook
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Anniebrook

Family Rural Young Families

Marybrook

Coastal Retirees Rural

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