Crooked Brook vs Donnybrook

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. Houses cost more in Crooked Brook: a median of $1.55 million, against $690,000 in Donnybrook, though rent is higher in Donnybrook. On these figures, Crooked Brook tends to suit couples, while Donnybrook 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

Donnybrook

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 59/100)
  • But Crooked Brook is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Donnybrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($690,000 vs $1,550,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Crooked Brook leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 24%)
  • Donnybrook has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 4%)

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

Commuting to the city

Crooked Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (185.1 km vs 199.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Donnybrook

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 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 7.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Crooked Brook and Donnybrook 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 Donnybrook
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 Donnybrook
Walkability 0 / 4
Crooked Brook — Walkability: 0/100 Donnybrook — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 41 / 57
Crooked Brook — Safety: 41/100 Donnybrook — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 36 / 24
Crooked Brook — Low fire risk: 36/100 Donnybrook — Low fire risk: 24/100
Low flood risk 83 / 28
Crooked Brook — Low flood risk: 83/100 Donnybrook — Low flood risk: 28/100

Demographics

Donnybrook has more residents (3,035 vs 272); Crooked Brook has higher household incomes ($114,816 vs $66,508).

Crooked Brook Donnybrook
Population 272 3,035
+1016% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +38.8% +7.5%
Median age 48 46
Median household income $114,816/yr
+42% vs other
 $66,508/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk $300/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Crooked Brook Donnybrook
0-4 3.7% / 5.7%
Crooked Brook — 0-4: 3.7% Donnybrook — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 9.9% / 12.7%
Crooked Brook — 5-14: 9.9% Donnybrook — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 5.9% / 5.6%
Crooked Brook — 15-19: 5.9% Donnybrook — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.1% / 3.8%
Crooked Brook — 20-24: 5.1% Donnybrook — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 9.6% / 9.3%
Crooked Brook — 25-34: 9.6% Donnybrook — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 11.8% / 11.8%
Crooked Brook — 35-44: 11.8% Donnybrook — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 16.5% / 11.8%
Crooked Brook — 45-54: 16.5% Donnybrook — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 14.3% / 13.8%
Crooked Brook — 55-64: 14.3% Donnybrook — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 16.2% / 13.9%
Crooked Brook — 65-74: 16.2% Donnybrook — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 4.4% / 8.5%
Crooked Brook — 75-84: 4.4% Donnybrook — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 2.6% / 3.3%
Crooked Brook — 85+: 2.6% Donnybrook — 85+: 3.3%

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 — Group Household: 0.0% Crooked Brook — Other Families: 0.0%
Donnybrook 37.0% couple families
Donnybrook — Couple Families: 37.0% Donnybrook — Lone Person: 41.5% Donnybrook — One Parent Families: 16.6% Donnybrook — Group Household: 4.0% Donnybrook — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Donnybrook 19.3% renting
Donnybrook — Owned Outright: 41.2% Donnybrook — Mortgage: 39.5% Donnybrook — Renting: 19.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Crooked Brook Donnybrook
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 17.1%
Crooked Brook — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Donnybrook — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 14.0% / 6.6%
Crooked Brook — Bachelor Degree: 14.0% Donnybrook — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.1% / 6.8%
Crooked Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.1% Donnybrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.6%
Crooked Brook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Donnybrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 1.0%
Crooked Brook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Donnybrook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

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

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 Donnybrook
England 4.8% / 6.5%
Crooked Brook — England: 4.8% Donnybrook — England: 6.5%
New Zealand 3.7% / 2.4%
Crooked Brook — New Zealand: 3.7% Donnybrook — New Zealand: 2.4%
Scotland 1.5% / 0.9%
Crooked Brook — Scotland: 1.5% Donnybrook — Scotland: 0.9%
South Africa 1.5% / —
Crooked Brook — South Africa: 1.5% Donnybrook — South Africa: not among its largest
Ireland 1.1% / —
Crooked Brook — Ireland: 1.1% Donnybrook — Ireland: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.9%
Crooked Brook — Italy: not among its largest Donnybrook — Italy: 0.9%
Taiwan — / 0.7%
Crooked Brook — Taiwan: not among its largest Donnybrook — Taiwan: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Crooked Brook 100.0% houses
Crooked Brook — Houses: 100.0% Crooked Brook — Townhouses: 0.0% Crooked Brook — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Donnybrook 95.5% houses
Donnybrook — Houses: 95.5% Donnybrook — Townhouses: 3.3% Donnybrook — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Crooked Brook Donnybrook
Median house price $1,550,000 $690,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $442,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 106 days
from 4 sales
 39 days
from 25 sales

Development activity

Crooked Brook Donnybrook
New dwellings approved 83
across Dardanup
 35
across Donnybrook-Balingup
Approvals change year on year -80% +50%

Ranking within WA

Crooked Brook Donnybrook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 24% of WA
Schools — Higher than 72% of WA
Walkability Higher than 4% of WA Higher than 67% 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 76% of WA

Liveability

Crooked Brook Donnybrook
Grade — D
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Donnybrook carries more flood risk (72 vs 17); Crooked Brook carries more crime risk (59 vs 43).

Crooked Brook Donnybrook
Bushfire Moderate
64/100
 High
76/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
43/100
Flood Low
17/100
 High
72/100
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 Donnybrook
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
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 Donnybrook

  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Donnybrook District High School Government · Combined at peers
  • Donnybrook District High School - Junior Campus (K-6) Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Crooked Brook Donnybrook
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 9
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 4
same for both

Mobility

Donnybrook sits further from the CBD (199.2 km vs 185.1 km).

Crooked Brook Donnybrook
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Perth 185.1 km 199.2 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 138 min 134 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.

Crooked Brook Donnybrook
Car (driver) 76.3% / 78.8%
Crooked Brook — Car (driver): 76.3% Donnybrook — Car (driver): 78.8%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 6.2%
Crooked Brook — Worked from Home: 21.2% Donnybrook — Worked from Home: 6.2%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 8.6%
Crooked Brook — Car (passenger): 2.5% Donnybrook — Car (passenger): 8.6%
Walked Only — / 4.5%
Crooked Brook — Walked Only: not among its largest Donnybrook — Walked Only: 4.5%
Bus — / 1.5%
Crooked Brook — Bus: not among its largest Donnybrook — Bus: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.8%).

Setting

Crooked Brook Donnybrook
Elevation 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.5 km 25.2 km

NBN connectivity

Crooked Brook Donnybrook
Connectivity score 26/100 62/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
106 premises
 35%
1,614 premises

Climate

Crooked Brook Donnybrook
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 Donnybrook
Average residential rate $2,797/yr $2,680/yr
Council Dardanup Donnybrook-Balingup

Federal electorate

Crooked Brook Donnybrook
Division Forrest O'connor
Member Ben Small Rick Wilson
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Crooked Brook

Rural

Donnybrook

Acreage Retirees River

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