Cranbrook vs Tenterden

Cranbrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 49 in Tenterden. 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 Tenterden, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tenterden: a median of $594,000, against $282,000 in Cranbrook, though rent is higher in Cranbrook. On these figures, Cranbrook tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Tenterden 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

Cranbrook

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 77/100)
  • But Tenterden is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 47%)

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

First-home buyers

Cranbrook

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($282,500 vs $594,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 21%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cranbrook has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 14%)
  • Tenterden has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $174/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cranbrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (223 min vs 253 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (317.3 km vs 343.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Cranbrook carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 77/100)
  • Tenterden has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 22%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Tenterden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.1% vs 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cranbrook and Tenterden 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 Tenterden
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 Tenterden
Walkability 0 / 0
Cranbrook — Walkability: 0/100 Tenterden — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 23
Cranbrook — Safety: 35/100 Tenterden — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 58 / 57
Cranbrook — Low fire risk: 58/100 Tenterden — Low fire risk: 57/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Cranbrook — Low flood risk: 100/100 Tenterden — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cranbrook has more residents (505 vs 240); Tenterden skews older (49 vs 44).

Cranbrook Tenterden
Population 505
+52% vs other
 240
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.8% +7.1%
Median age 44 49
Median household income $60,632/yr $61,724/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $174/wk
+8% vs other
 $160/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cranbrook Tenterden
0-4 6.9% / 7.1%
Cranbrook — 0-4: 6.9% Tenterden — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 15.6% / 10.8%
Cranbrook — 5-14: 15.6% Tenterden — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 5.0% / 5.4%
Cranbrook — 15-19: 5.0% Tenterden — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 3.6% / 4.6%
Cranbrook — 20-24: 3.6% Tenterden — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 7.9% / 5.8%
Cranbrook — 25-34: 7.9% Tenterden — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 12.5% / 10.4%
Cranbrook — 35-44: 12.5% Tenterden — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 12.3% / 14.2%
Cranbrook — 45-54: 12.3% Tenterden — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 14.3% / 12.5%
Cranbrook — 55-64: 14.3% Tenterden — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 12.3% / 17.1%
Cranbrook — 65-74: 12.3% Tenterden — 65-74: 17.1%
75-84 8.7% / 9.6%
Cranbrook — 75-84: 8.7% Tenterden — 75-84: 9.6%
85+ 0.8% / 2.9%
Cranbrook — 85+: 0.8% Tenterden — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

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%
Tenterden 55.1% couple families
Tenterden — Couple Families: 55.1% Tenterden — Lone Person: 34.7% Tenterden — One Parent Families: 10.2% Tenterden — 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%
Tenterden 14.1% renting
Tenterden — Owned Outright: 62.8% Tenterden — Mortgage: 23.1% Tenterden — Renting: 14.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cranbrook Tenterden
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 14.6%
Cranbrook — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Tenterden — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 8.3%
Cranbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Tenterden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 5.4%
Cranbrook — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Tenterden — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Cranbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Tenterden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

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.

Cranbrook Tenterden
England 5.7% / 10.4%
Cranbrook — England: 5.7% Tenterden — England: 10.4%
New Zealand 3.6% / 2.5%
Cranbrook — New Zealand: 3.6% Tenterden — New Zealand: 2.5%
South Africa — / 1.2%
Cranbrook — South Africa: not among its largest Tenterden — South Africa: 1.2%
India 0.6% / —
Cranbrook — India: 0.6% Tenterden — India: not among its largest
Philippines 0.6% / —
Cranbrook — Philippines: 0.6% Tenterden — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Property market

Cranbrook Tenterden
Median house price $282,500 $594,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Cranbrook Tenterden
New dwellings approved 6
across Cranbrook
same for both

Ranking within WA

Cranbrook Tenterden
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of WA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of WA Higher than 56% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of WA Higher than 58% of WA

Liveability

Cranbrook Tenterden
Grade D —
Score 26/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Tenterden carries more crime risk (77 vs 65).

Cranbrook Tenterden
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 High
77/100
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 Tenterden
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 Tenterden

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

Amenities in the suburb

Cranbrook Tenterden
Parks & reserves 11 2
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Waterways 10 3

Mobility

Tenterden sits further from the CBD (343.3 km vs 317.3 km).

Cranbrook Tenterden
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 317.3 km 343.3 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 223 min 253 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6321
 0.0%
postcode 6322
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 26
postcode 6321
 44
postcode 6322

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 Tenterden
Car (driver) 64.6% / 68.8%
Cranbrook — Car (driver): 64.6% Tenterden — Car (driver): 68.8%
Worked from Home 22.4% / 19.5%
Cranbrook — Worked from Home: 22.4% Tenterden — Worked from Home: 19.5%
Walked Only 8.3% / 5.2%
Cranbrook — Walked Only: 8.3% Tenterden — Walked Only: 5.2%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / 6.5%
Cranbrook — Car (passenger): 2.6% Tenterden — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Bus 2.1% / —
Cranbrook — Bus: 2.1% Tenterden — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.8%).

Setting

Cranbrook Tenterden
Elevation 255 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 242 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cranbrook Tenterden
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
277 premises
 0%
135 premises

Climate

Cranbrook Tenterden
Annual rainfall 619 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Cranbrook Tenterden
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

Tenterden

Retirees Rural

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