Carbunup River vs Marybrook

Carbunup River is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Marybrook. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Carbunup River, the large majority of households are couple families. In Marybrook, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Carbunup River tends to suit families with children and couples, while Marybrook suits people living alone.

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

Carbunup River

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 84/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% 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

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

Marybrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $373/wk)

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

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 164 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (237.1 km vs 242.5 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 20%)
  • But Carbunup River carries lower crime risk (36/100 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

Carbunup River 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.

Carbunup River 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.

Carbunup River Marybrook
Walkability 0 / 10
Carbunup River — Walkability: 0/100 Marybrook — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 64 / 16
Carbunup River — Safety: 64/100 Marybrook — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 86 / 100
Carbunup River — Low fire risk: 86/100 Marybrook — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Carbunup River — Low flood risk: 100/100 Marybrook — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Marybrook has more residents (229 vs 112); Carbunup River has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $61,048).

Carbunup River Marybrook
Population 112 229
+104% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.4% -2.1%
Median age 45 48
Median household income $84,500/yr
+28% vs other
 $61,048/yr
Median weekly rent $373/wk
+20% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carbunup River Marybrook
0-4 11.6% / 3.1%
Carbunup River — 0-4: 11.6% Marybrook — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 8.9% / 12.2%
Carbunup River — 5-14: 8.9% Marybrook — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 6.2% / 7.4%
Carbunup River — 15-19: 6.2% Marybrook — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 — / 1.3%
Carbunup River — 20-24: not among its largest Marybrook — 20-24: 1.3%
25-34 10.7% / 7.9%
Carbunup River — 25-34: 10.7% Marybrook — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 8.9% / 9.6%
Carbunup River — 35-44: 8.9% Marybrook — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 16.1% / 13.5%
Carbunup River — 45-54: 16.1% Marybrook — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 22.3% / 14.0%
Carbunup River — 55-64: 22.3% Marybrook — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 8.0% / 14.4%
Carbunup River — 65-74: 8.0% Marybrook — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 6.2% / 10.0%
Carbunup River — 75-84: 6.2% Marybrook — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ 5.4% / 2.2%
Carbunup River — 85+: 5.4% Marybrook — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carbunup River 76.0% couple families
Carbunup River — Couple Families: 76.0% Carbunup River — Lone Person: 24.0% Carbunup River — One Parent Families: 0.0% Carbunup River — 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.

Carbunup River 22.2% renting
Carbunup River — Owned Outright: 44.4% Carbunup River — Mortgage: 33.3% Carbunup River — Renting: 22.2%
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.

Carbunup River Marybrook
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 15.3%
Carbunup River — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Marybrook — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 8.7%
Carbunup River — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Marybrook — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 9.2%
Carbunup River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Marybrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 8.0% / 2.2%
Carbunup River — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0% Marybrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Carbunup River Marybrook
England 15.2% / 6.1%
Carbunup River — England: 15.2% Marybrook — England: 6.1%
Zimbabwe — / 2.6%
Carbunup River — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Marybrook — Zimbabwe: 2.6%
India — / 2.2%
Carbunup River — India: not among its largest Marybrook — India: 2.2%
Afghanistan — / 2.2%
Carbunup River — Afghanistan: not among its largest Marybrook — Afghanistan: 2.2%
Germany — / 1.3%
Carbunup River — Germany: not among its largest Marybrook — Germany: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carbunup River 100.0% houses
Carbunup River — Houses: 100.0% Carbunup River — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Carbunup River — 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

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

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Carbunup River Marybrook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of WA Higher than 18% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of WA Higher than 72% of WA

Liveability

Marybrook is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Carbunup River Marybrook
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Carbunup River carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Marybrook carries more crime risk (84 vs 36).

Carbunup River Marybrook
Bushfire Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
36/100
 High
84/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
63/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Carbunup River 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

Carbunup River Marybrook
Parks & reserves 2 1

Mobility

Carbunup River sits further from the CBD (242.5 km vs 237.1 km).

Carbunup River Marybrook
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Perth 242.5 km
+2% vs other
 237.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 164 min 158 min
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.

Carbunup River Marybrook
Car (driver) 50.8% / 65.2%
Carbunup River — Car (driver): 50.8% Marybrook — Car (driver): 65.2%
Worked from Home 35.4% / 13.5%
Carbunup River — Worked from Home: 35.4% Marybrook — Worked from Home: 13.5%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / 11.2%
Carbunup River — Car (passenger): 7.7% Marybrook — Car (passenger): 11.2%
Walked Only 6.2% / 10.1%
Carbunup River — Walked Only: 6.2% Marybrook — Walked Only: 10.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.2%).

Setting

Carbunup River Marybrook
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.7 km 2.3 km
5.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Carbunup River Marybrook
Connectivity score 30/100 54/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
70 premises
 22%
145 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Carbunup River Marybrook
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Carbunup River

Rural Young Families

Marybrook

Coastal Retirees Rural

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