Crooked Brook vs Argyle
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Crooked Brook: a median of $1.55 million, against $1.08 million in Argyle, though rent is higher in Argyle. On these figures, Argyle tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Argyle
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 59/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Argyle
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,080,000 vs $1,550,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Crooked Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Crooked Brook sits closer to the CBD (185.1 km vs 193.9 km)
- Argyle has a shorter drive in (130 min vs 138 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Crooked Brook has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)
- Argyle carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 59/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Crooked Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (38.8% vs 5.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Crooked Brook and Argyle 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
Argyle has more residents (575 vs 272); Argyle rents higher ($350/wk vs $280/wk).
| Crooked Brook | Argyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 272 | 575 +111% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +38.8% | +5.5% |
| Median age | 48 | 47 |
| Median household income | $114,816/yr +3% vs other | $111,644/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk | $350/wk +25% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
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 (5.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Crooked Brook | Argyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,550,000 | $1,080,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $795,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 106 days from 4 sales | — |
Development activity
| Crooked Brook | Argyle | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 83 across Dardanup | 35 across Donnybrook-Balingup |
| Approvals change year on year | -80% | +50% |
Ranking within WA
| Crooked Brook | Argyle | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 80% of WA | Higher than 78% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of WA | Higher than 38% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 51% of WA | Higher than 42% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of WA | Higher than 61% of WA |
Liveability
| Crooked Brook | Argyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 52/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Crooked Brook carries more flood risk (17 vs 0); Crooked Brook carries more crime risk (59 vs 13).
| Crooked Brook | Argyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 64/100 | High 71/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 59/100 | Low 13/100 |
| Flood | Low 17/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Crooked Brook | Argyle | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Crooked Brook | Argyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 0 |
Mobility
Argyle sits further from the CBD (193.9 km vs 185.1 km).
| Crooked Brook | Argyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 185.1 km | 193.9 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 138 min | 130 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 6236 | 0.4% postcode 6239 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 75 postcode 6236 | 75 postcode 6239 |
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 (84.9%).
Setting
| Crooked Brook | Argyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 132 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 53 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.5 km | 20.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Crooked Brook | Argyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 106 premises | 0% 229 premises |
Climate
| Crooked Brook | Argyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 851 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Crooked Brook | Argyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,797/yr | $2,680/yr |
| Council | Dardanup | Donnybrook-Balingup |
Federal electorate
| Crooked Brook | Argyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Forrest | O'connor |
| Member | Ben Small | Rick Wilson |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Crooked Brook | Argyle | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.