Cranbrook vs Ryansbrook

Ryansbrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 22 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 Ryansbrook, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Cranbrook tends to suit people living alone, while Ryansbrook suits families with children 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

Ryansbrook

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 47%)
  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 65/100)
  • But Cranbrook has more parks and reserves (11 vs 0)

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

Cranbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($174/wk vs $280/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Ryansbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (300.1 km vs 317.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ryansbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 65/100)

Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Cranbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.8% vs -16.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cranbrook Ryansbrook
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.

Cranbrook Ryansbrook
Walkability 0 / 0
Cranbrook — Walkability: 0/100 Ryansbrook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 58
Cranbrook — Safety: 35/100 Ryansbrook — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 58 / 100
Cranbrook — Low fire risk: 58/100 Ryansbrook — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Cranbrook — Low flood risk: 100/100 Ryansbrook — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cranbrook has more residents (505 vs 56); Cranbrook skews older (44 vs 22).

Cranbrook Ryansbrook
Population 505
+89% vs other
 56
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.8% -16.4%
Median age 44 22
Median household income $60,632/yr $117,000/yr
+93% vs other
Median weekly rent $174/wk $280/wk
+61% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cranbrook Ryansbrook
0-4 6.9% / 14.3%
Cranbrook — 0-4: 6.9% Ryansbrook — 0-4: 14.3%
5-14 15.6% / 32.1%
Cranbrook — 5-14: 15.6% Ryansbrook — 5-14: 32.1%
15-19 5.0% / —
Cranbrook — 15-19: 5.0% Ryansbrook — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.6% / 12.5%
Cranbrook — 20-24: 3.6% Ryansbrook — 20-24: 12.5%
25-34 7.9% / 5.4%
Cranbrook — 25-34: 7.9% Ryansbrook — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 12.5% / 30.4%
Cranbrook — 35-44: 12.5% Ryansbrook — 35-44: 30.4%
45-54 12.3% / —
Cranbrook — 45-54: 12.3% Ryansbrook — 45-54: not among its largest
55-64 14.3% / 5.4%
Cranbrook — 55-64: 14.3% Ryansbrook — 55-64: 5.4%
65-74 12.3% / —
Cranbrook — 65-74: 12.3% Ryansbrook — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 8.7% / —
Cranbrook — 75-84: 8.7% Ryansbrook — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 0.8% / —
Cranbrook — 85+: 0.8% Ryansbrook — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cranbrook 31.9% couple families
Cranbrook — Couple Families: 31.9% Cranbrook — Lone Person: 48.3% Cranbrook — One Parent Families: 15.5% Cranbrook — Group Household: 4.3%
Ryansbrook 76.5% couple families
Ryansbrook — Couple Families: 76.5% Ryansbrook — Lone Person: 23.5% Ryansbrook — One Parent Families: 0.0% Ryansbrook — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cranbrook 33.9% renting
Cranbrook — Owned Outright: 47.3% Cranbrook — Mortgage: 18.8% Cranbrook — Renting: 33.9%
Ryansbrook 0.0% renting
Ryansbrook — Owned Outright: 100.0% Ryansbrook — Mortgage: 0.0% Ryansbrook — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cranbrook 94.0% houses
Cranbrook — Houses: 94.0% Cranbrook — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Ryansbrook 100.0% houses
Ryansbrook — Houses: 100.0% Ryansbrook — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Cranbrook Ryansbrook
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 16.1%
Cranbrook — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Ryansbrook — Bachelor Degree: 16.1%
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 5.4%
Cranbrook — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Ryansbrook — Certificate III & IV: 5.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 5.4%
Cranbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Ryansbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 5.4%
Cranbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Ryansbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Property market

Cranbrook Ryansbrook
Median house price $282,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Cranbrook Ryansbrook
New dwellings approved 6
across Cranbrook
 3
across Kojonup

Ranking within WA

Cranbrook Ryansbrook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of WA Higher than 82% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of WA Higher than 3% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 8% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of WA Higher than 2% of WA

Liveability

Cranbrook Ryansbrook
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 42).

Cranbrook Ryansbrook
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
42/100
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 Ryansbrook
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 Ryansbrook

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

Amenities in the suburb

Cranbrook Ryansbrook
Parks & reserves 11 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Waterways 10 0

Mobility

Cranbrook sits further from the CBD (317.3 km vs 300.1 km).

Cranbrook Ryansbrook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 317.3 km
+5% vs other
 300.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 223 min 220 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.

Cranbrook Ryansbrook
Car (driver) 64.6% / 59.1%
Cranbrook — Car (driver): 64.6% Ryansbrook — Car (driver): 59.1%
Worked from Home 22.4% / 40.9%
Cranbrook — Worked from Home: 22.4% Ryansbrook — Worked from Home: 40.9%
Walked Only 8.3% / —
Cranbrook — Walked Only: 8.3% Ryansbrook — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 2.6% / —
Cranbrook — Car (passenger): 2.6% Ryansbrook — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 2.1% / —
Cranbrook — Bus: 2.1% Ryansbrook — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.6%).

Setting

Cranbrook Ryansbrook
Elevation 255 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 331 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cranbrook Ryansbrook
Connectivity score 28/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
277 premises
 0%
15 premises

Climate

Cranbrook Ryansbrook
Annual rainfall 619 mm 495 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.5°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C —

Federal electorate

Cranbrook Ryansbrook
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cranbrook Ryansbrook
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cranbrook

Affordable Family Rural

Ryansbrook

Family Rural Young Families

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