Cranbrook vs Lumeah
Lumeah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 44 in Cranbrook. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cranbrook, about half of households are people living alone. In Lumeah, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Cranbrook tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and older residents, while Lumeah suits young adults, share households, and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Cranbrook has more parks and reserves (11 vs 1)
- Lumeah carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 65/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lumeah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (4% vs 14%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Lumeah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 15%)
- has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $174/wk)
- But Cranbrook has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 14%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Lumeah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (282 km vs 317.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (201 min vs 223 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Cranbrook has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 12%)
- Lumeah carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 65/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lumeah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.9% vs 1.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cranbrook and Lumeah 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
Cranbrook has more residents (505 vs 86); Lumeah has higher household incomes ($113,724 vs $60,632).
| Cranbrook | Lumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 505 +83% vs other | 86 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.8% | +8.9% |
| Median age | 44 | 37 |
| Median household income | $60,632/yr | $113,724/yr +88% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $174/wk +8% vs other | $160/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (7.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cranbrook | Lumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $282,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Cranbrook | Lumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 6 across Cranbrook | 3 across Kojonup |
Ranking within WA
| Cranbrook | Lumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 18% of WA | Higher than 80% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 44% of WA | Higher than 5% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 8% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 55% of WA | Higher than 43% of WA |
Liveability
| Cranbrook | Lumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 26/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Cranbrook carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0); Cranbrook carries more crime risk (65 vs 32).
| Cranbrook | Lumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 42/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 65/100 | Low 32/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Cranbrook | Lumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Cranbrook
- Cranbrook Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Lumeah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Cranbrook | Lumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 11 | 1 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 10 | 5 |
Mobility
Cranbrook sits further from the CBD (317.3 km vs 282 km).
| Cranbrook | Lumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 317.3 km +11% vs other | 282 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 223 min | 201 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6321 | 0.1% postcode 6395 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 26 postcode 6321 | 36 postcode 6395 |
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 (64.6%).
Setting
| Cranbrook | Lumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 255 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 328 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Cranbrook | Lumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 277 premises | 0% 29 premises |
Climate
| Cranbrook | Lumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 619 mm | 495 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.5°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.9°C | — |
Federal electorate
| Cranbrook | Lumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cranbrook | Lumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.