Crooked Brook vs Dardanup West
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 $1.14 million in Dardanup West, though rent is higher in Dardanup West. On these figures, Dardanup West tends to suit 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 68%)
- Dardanup West carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 59/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Dardanup West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,142,500 vs $1,550,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Dardanup West
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (120 min vs 138 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (174 km vs 185.1 km)
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%)
- Dardanup West carries lower crime risk (20/100 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 -0.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Crooked Brook and Dardanup West 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
Dardanup West has more residents (669 vs 272).
| Crooked Brook | Dardanup West | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 272 | 669 +146% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +38.8% | -0.4% |
| Median age | 48 | 49 |
| Median household income | $114,816/yr +6% vs other | $108,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk | $300/wk +7% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).
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 (22.7%).
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 (8.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Crooked Brook | Dardanup West | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,550,000 | $1,142,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 106 days from 4 sales | 46 days from 4 sales |
Development activity
| Crooked Brook | Dardanup West | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 83 across Dardanup same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -80% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Crooked Brook | Dardanup West | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 80% of WA | Higher than 74% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of WA | Higher than 51% 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
| Crooked Brook | Dardanup West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 54/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Crooked Brook carries more crime risk (59 vs 20); Crooked Brook carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 25).
| Crooked Brook | Dardanup West | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 64/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 59/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Flood | Low 17/100 | Low 23/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 8 within 5 km |
Schools
| Crooked Brook | Dardanup West | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Dardanup West | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 0 |
Mobility
Crooked Brook sits further from the CBD (185.1 km vs 174 km).
| Crooked Brook | Dardanup West | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 185.1 km +6% vs other | 174 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 138 min | 120 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.6%).
Setting
| Crooked Brook | Dardanup West | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 132 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 20 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.5 km | 9.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Crooked Brook | Dardanup West | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 106 premises | 0% 281 premises |
Climate
| Crooked Brook | Dardanup West | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 West | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,797/yr same for both | |
| Council | Dardanup same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Crooked Brook | Dardanup West | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Forrest same for both | |
| Member | Ben Small same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Crooked Brook | Dardanup West | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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