Boorara Brook vs Northcliffe
Northcliffe is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 55 in Boorara Brook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boorara Brook, most households are people living alone. In Northcliffe, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Boorara Brook tends to suit people living alone and 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
Northcliffe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 38%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Boorara Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($145/wk vs $188/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Northcliffe
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (250 min vs 259 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (349.7 km vs 358.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Boorara Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 23%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Boorara Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.5% vs -4.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Boorara Brook and Northcliffe drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Northcliffe has more residents (288 vs 143); Northcliffe rents higher ($188/wk vs $145/wk).
| Boorara Brook | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 143 | 288 +101% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.5% | -4.0% |
| Median age | 55 | 50 |
| Median household income | $46,800/yr | $56,160/yr +20% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $145/wk | $188/wk +30% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Boorara Brook | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $365,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 44 days from 6 sales |
Development activity
| Boorara Brook | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 43 across Manjimup same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +300% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Boorara Brook | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 7% of WA | Higher than 13% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 63% of WA | Higher than 35% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of WA | Higher than 20% of WA |
Liveability
| Boorara Brook | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| Boorara Brook | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 80/100 | High 73/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 41/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Boorara Brook | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Boorara Brook
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Northcliffe
- Northcliffe District High School Government · Combined below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Boorara Brook | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 6 | 1 |
Mobility
Boorara Brook sits further from the CBD (358.8 km vs 349.7 km).
| Boorara Brook | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 358.8 km +3% vs other | 349.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 259 min | 250 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6262 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 6262 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.8%).
Setting
| Boorara Brook | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 137 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 100 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 20.3 km | 20.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Boorara Brook | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 56 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| Boorara Brook | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,066 mm | 1,144 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.2°C | 26.8°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.0°C | 7.7°C |
Council rates
| Boorara Brook | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,453/yr same for both | |
| Council | Manjimup same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Boorara Brook | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Boorara Brook | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Northcliffe
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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