Crooked Brook vs Dardanup

Dardanup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Crooked Brook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Crooked Brook, most households are couple families. In Dardanup, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Crooked Brook: a median of $1.55 million, against $730,000 in Dardanup. On these figures, Crooked Brook tends to suit couples, while Dardanup suits people living alone, 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Crooked Brook is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 63%)
  • Dardanup has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Dardanup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($730,000 vs $1,550,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dardanup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 4%)

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

Commuting to the city

Dardanup

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (121 min vs 138 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (174.7 km vs 185.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dardanup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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 17.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Crooked Brook Dardanup
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.

Crooked Brook Dardanup
Walkability 0 / 13
Crooked Brook — Walkability: 0/100 Dardanup — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 41 / 41
Crooked Brook — Safety: 41/100 Dardanup — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 36 / 39
Crooked Brook — Low fire risk: 36/100 Dardanup — Low fire risk: 39/100
Low flood risk 83 / 100
Crooked Brook — Low flood risk: 83/100 Dardanup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dardanup has more residents (588 vs 272); Crooked Brook has higher household incomes ($114,816 vs $88,452).

Crooked Brook Dardanup
Population 272 588
+116% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +38.8% +17.1%
Median age 48 41
Median household income $114,816/yr
+23% vs other
 $88,452/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk $285/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Crooked Brook Dardanup
0-4 3.7% / 7.3%
Crooked Brook — 0-4: 3.7% Dardanup — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 9.9% / 13.3%
Crooked Brook — 5-14: 9.9% Dardanup — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 5.9% / 6.5%
Crooked Brook — 15-19: 5.9% Dardanup — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.1% / 6.0%
Crooked Brook — 20-24: 5.1% Dardanup — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 9.6% / 10.9%
Crooked Brook — 25-34: 9.6% Dardanup — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 11.8% / 11.1%
Crooked Brook — 35-44: 11.8% Dardanup — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 16.5% / 14.6%
Crooked Brook — 45-54: 16.5% Dardanup — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 14.3% / 11.7%
Crooked Brook — 55-64: 14.3% Dardanup — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 16.2% / 10.7%
Crooked Brook — 65-74: 16.2% Dardanup — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 4.4% / 7.1%
Crooked Brook — 75-84: 4.4% Dardanup — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 2.6% / 1.9%
Crooked Brook — 85+: 2.6% Dardanup — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Crooked Brook 65.3% couple families
Crooked Brook — Couple Families: 65.3% Crooked Brook — Lone Person: 22.4% Crooked Brook — One Parent Families: 12.2% Crooked Brook — Other Families: 0.0% Crooked Brook — Group Household: 0.0%
Dardanup 46.4% couple families
Dardanup — Couple Families: 46.4% Dardanup — Lone Person: 32.7% Dardanup — One Parent Families: 17.0% Dardanup — Other Families: 2.0% Dardanup — Group Household: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Crooked Brook 3.8% renting
Crooked Brook — Owned Outright: 45.0% Crooked Brook — Mortgage: 51.2% Crooked Brook — Renting: 3.8%
Dardanup 18.0% renting
Dardanup — Owned Outright: 34.6% Dardanup — Mortgage: 47.5% Dardanup — Renting: 18.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Crooked Brook Dardanup
England 4.8% / 7.5%
Crooked Brook — England: 4.8% Dardanup — England: 7.5%
New Zealand 3.7% / 2.0%
Crooked Brook — New Zealand: 3.7% Dardanup — New Zealand: 2.0%
South Africa 1.5% / 1.7%
Crooked Brook — South Africa: 1.5% Dardanup — South Africa: 1.7%
Scotland 1.5% / 1.4%
Crooked Brook — Scotland: 1.5% Dardanup — Scotland: 1.4%
Ireland 1.1% / —
Crooked Brook — Ireland: 1.1% Dardanup — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

Qualifications

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

Crooked Brook Dardanup
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 21.8%
Crooked Brook — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Dardanup — Certificate III & IV: 21.8%
Bachelor Degree 14.0% / 8.3%
Crooked Brook — Bachelor Degree: 14.0% Dardanup — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.1% / 6.5%
Crooked Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.1% Dardanup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.2%
Crooked Brook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Dardanup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / —
Crooked Brook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Dardanup — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Crooked Brook 100.0% houses
Crooked Brook — Houses: 100.0% Crooked Brook — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Dardanup 99.5% houses
Dardanup — Houses: 99.5% Dardanup — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Crooked Brook Dardanup
Median house price $1,550,000 $730,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 106 days
from 4 sales
 30 days
from 6 sales

Development activity

Crooked Brook Dardanup
New dwellings approved 83
across Dardanup
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Crooked Brook Dardanup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 53% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 52% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 63% of WA

Liveability

Dardanup is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Crooked Brook Dardanup
Grade — C
Score — 34/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Crooked Brook carries more flood risk (17 vs 0).

Crooked Brook Dardanup
Bushfire Moderate
64/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
same for both
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
same for both

Schools

Crooked Brook Dardanup
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Crooked Brook

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

Schools in Dardanup

  • Dardanup Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Our Lady of Lourdes School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Crooked Brook Dardanup
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Crooked Brook sits further from the CBD (185.1 km vs 174.7 km).

Crooked Brook Dardanup
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Perth 185.1 km
+6% vs other
 174.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 138 min 121 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6236
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 6236
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.

Crooked Brook Dardanup
Car (driver) 76.3% / 83.7%
Crooked Brook — Car (driver): 76.3% Dardanup — Car (driver): 83.7%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 5.9%
Crooked Brook — Worked from Home: 21.2% Dardanup — Worked from Home: 5.9%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 3.3%
Crooked Brook — Car (passenger): 2.5% Dardanup — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only — / 4.2%
Crooked Brook — Walked Only: not among its largest Dardanup — Walked Only: 4.2%
Bus — / 2.9%
Crooked Brook — Bus: not among its largest Dardanup — Bus: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.7%).

Setting

Crooked Brook Dardanup
Elevation 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.5 km 13.1 km

NBN connectivity

Crooked Brook Dardanup
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
106 premises
 0%
261 premises

Climate

Crooked Brook Dardanup
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 Dardanup
Average residential rate $2,797/yr
same for both
Council Dardanup
same for both

Federal electorate

Crooked Brook Dardanup
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Crooked Brook Dardanup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Crooked Brook

Rural

Dardanup

Acreage

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