Brookton vs Jelcobine

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

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

Jelcobine

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 4)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 45%)
  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

Jelcobine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Brookton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 12%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Jelcobine

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (108.4 km vs 135.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (90 min vs 105 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Jelcobine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 80/100)

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

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

Brookton Jelcobine
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.

Brookton Jelcobine
Walkability 0 / 0
Brookton — Walkability: 0/100 Jelcobine — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 20 / 47
Brookton — Safety: 20/100 Jelcobine — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 87 / 45
Brookton — Low fire risk: 87/100 Jelcobine — Low fire risk: 45/100
Low flood risk 84 / 100
Brookton — Low flood risk: 84/100 Jelcobine — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Brookton has more residents (732 vs 154); Jelcobine has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $61,828).

Brookton Jelcobine
Population 732
+79% vs other
 154
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.2% -4.3%
Median age 51
same for both
Median household income $61,828/yr $87,724/yr
+42% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brookton Jelcobine
0-4 6.7% / 3.2%
Brookton — 0-4: 6.7% Jelcobine — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 10.4% / 13.6%
Brookton — 5-14: 10.4% Jelcobine — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 3.7% / 1.9%
Brookton — 15-19: 3.7% Jelcobine — 15-19: 1.9%
20-24 4.0% / 1.9%
Brookton — 20-24: 4.0% Jelcobine — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 7.8% / 1.9%
Brookton — 25-34: 7.8% Jelcobine — 25-34: 1.9%
35-44 10.2% / 13.6%
Brookton — 35-44: 10.2% Jelcobine — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 13.0% / 19.5%
Brookton — 45-54: 13.0% Jelcobine — 45-54: 19.5%
55-64 14.9% / 9.7%
Brookton — 55-64: 14.9% Jelcobine — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 13.5% / 18.2%
Brookton — 65-74: 13.5% Jelcobine — 65-74: 18.2%
75-84 10.2% / 9.7%
Brookton — 75-84: 10.2% Jelcobine — 75-84: 9.7%
85+ 5.2% / —
Brookton — 85+: 5.2% Jelcobine — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brookton 36.0% couple families
Brookton — Couple Families: 36.0% Brookton — Lone Person: 49.4% Brookton — One Parent Families: 9.3% Brookton — Other Families: 3.5% Brookton — Group Household: 1.7%
Jelcobine 68.2% couple families
Jelcobine — Couple Families: 68.2% Jelcobine — Lone Person: 18.2% Jelcobine — One Parent Families: 13.6% Jelcobine — Other Families: 0.0% Jelcobine — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brookton 25.6% renting
Brookton — Owned Outright: 53.3% Brookton — Mortgage: 21.1% Brookton — Renting: 25.6%
Jelcobine 11.9% renting
Jelcobine — Owned Outright: 73.8% Jelcobine — Mortgage: 14.3% Jelcobine — Renting: 11.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Brookton Jelcobine
New Zealand 1.8% / 2.6%
Brookton — New Zealand: 1.8% Jelcobine — New Zealand: 2.6%
England 2.7% / —
Brookton — England: 2.7% Jelcobine — England: not among its largest
Scotland 1.2% / —
Brookton — Scotland: 1.2% Jelcobine — Scotland: not among its largest
Thailand 0.5% / —
Brookton — Thailand: 0.5% Jelcobine — Thailand: not among its largest
India 0.4% / —
Brookton — India: 0.4% Jelcobine — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

Qualifications

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

Brookton Jelcobine
Certificate III & IV 13.4% / 13.6%
Brookton — Certificate III & IV: 13.4% Jelcobine — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 5.8%
Brookton — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Jelcobine — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 1.9%
Brookton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Jelcobine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Brookton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Jelcobine — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Brookton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Jelcobine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brookton 97.3% houses
Brookton — Houses: 97.3% Brookton — Townhouses: 3.8%
Jelcobine 100.0% houses
Jelcobine — Houses: 100.0% Jelcobine — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Brookton Jelcobine
Median house price $367,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $129,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 7 sales
 —

Development activity

Brookton Jelcobine
New dwellings approved 3
across Brookton
same for both

Ranking within WA

Brookton Jelcobine
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of WA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of WA Higher than 18% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of WA Higher than 11% of WA

Liveability

Brookton Jelcobine
Grade D —
Score 27/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Brookton carries more flood risk (16 vs 0); Jelcobine carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 13).

Brookton Jelcobine
Bushfire Low
13/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime High
80/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood Low
16/100
 None
0/100
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

Brookton Jelcobine
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Brookton

  • Brookton District High School Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Jelcobine

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Brookton Jelcobine
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 4 8
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 13 3

Mobility

Brookton sits further from the CBD (135.5 km vs 108.4 km).

Brookton Jelcobine
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 135.5 km
+20% vs other
 108.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 105 min 90 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6306
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 6306
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.

Brookton Jelcobine
Car (driver) 64.4% / 60.0%
Brookton — Car (driver): 64.4% Jelcobine — Car (driver): 60.0%
Worked from Home 14.2% / 40.0%
Brookton — Worked from Home: 14.2% Jelcobine — Worked from Home: 40.0%
Walked Only 16.2% / —
Brookton — Walked Only: 16.2% Jelcobine — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 5.1% / —
Brookton — Car (passenger): 5.1% Jelcobine — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.4%).

Setting

Brookton Jelcobine
Elevation 238 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 303 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Brookton Jelcobine
Connectivity score 29/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
508 premises
 0%
49 premises

Climate

Brookton Jelcobine
Annual rainfall 397 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.9°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Brookton Jelcobine
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brookton Jelcobine
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brookton

Affordable Retirees Rural

Jelcobine

Retirees Rural

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