Crooked Brook vs Ferguson

Crooked Brook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 55 in Ferguson. 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 Ferguson: a median of $1.93 million, against $1.55 million in Crooked Brook, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Crooked Brook tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Ferguson suits people living alone.

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 67%)
  • Ferguson carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 59/100)

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

First-home buyers

Crooked Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,550,000 vs $1,930,000)

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

Ferguson

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (126 min vs 138 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (183 km vs 185.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ferguson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 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 -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Crooked Brook and Ferguson 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 Ferguson
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 Ferguson
Walkability 0 / 0
Crooked Brook — Walkability: 0/100 Ferguson — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 41 / 52
Crooked Brook — Safety: 41/100 Ferguson — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 36 / 22
Crooked Brook — Low fire risk: 36/100 Ferguson — Low fire risk: 22/100
Low flood risk 83 / 100
Crooked Brook — Low flood risk: 83/100 Ferguson — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ferguson skews older (55 vs 48).

Crooked Brook Ferguson
Population 272
+14% vs other
 233
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +38.8% -2.1%
Median age 48 55
Median household income $114,816/yr
+2% vs other
 $112,632/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk $300/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Crooked Brook Ferguson
0-4 3.7% / 5.2%
Crooked Brook — 0-4: 3.7% Ferguson — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 9.9% / 8.6%
Crooked Brook — 5-14: 9.9% Ferguson — 5-14: 8.6%
15-19 5.9% / 4.3%
Crooked Brook — 15-19: 5.9% Ferguson — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 5.1% / 1.7%
Crooked Brook — 20-24: 5.1% Ferguson — 20-24: 1.7%
25-34 9.6% / 6.9%
Crooked Brook — 25-34: 9.6% Ferguson — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 11.8% / 7.7%
Crooked Brook — 35-44: 11.8% Ferguson — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 16.5% / 16.3%
Crooked Brook — 45-54: 16.5% Ferguson — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 14.3% / 25.8%
Crooked Brook — 55-64: 14.3% Ferguson — 55-64: 25.8%
65-74 16.2% / 13.3%
Crooked Brook — 65-74: 16.2% Ferguson — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 4.4% / 9.0%
Crooked Brook — 75-84: 4.4% Ferguson — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ 2.6% / 1.3%
Crooked Brook — 85+: 2.6% Ferguson — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

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%
Ferguson 56.5% couple families
Ferguson — Couple Families: 56.5% Ferguson — Lone Person: 32.6% Ferguson — One Parent Families: 10.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent 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%
Ferguson 7.1% renting
Ferguson — Owned Outright: 61.9% Ferguson — Mortgage: 31.0% Ferguson — Renting: 7.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Crooked Brook Ferguson
Bachelor Degree 14.0% / 16.3%
Crooked Brook — Bachelor Degree: 14.0% Ferguson — Bachelor Degree: 16.3%
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 15.9%
Crooked Brook — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Ferguson — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.1% / 8.6%
Crooked Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.1% Ferguson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 4.3%
Crooked Brook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Ferguson — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 3.4%
Crooked Brook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Ferguson — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

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 Ferguson
England 4.8% / 8.2%
Crooked Brook — England: 4.8% Ferguson — England: 8.2%
New Zealand 3.7% / —
Crooked Brook — New Zealand: 3.7% Ferguson — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 2.6%
Crooked Brook — Netherlands: not among its largest Ferguson — Netherlands: 2.6%
South Africa 1.5% / —
Crooked Brook — South Africa: 1.5% Ferguson — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 1.5% / —
Crooked Brook — Scotland: 1.5% Ferguson — Scotland: not among its largest
Ireland 1.1% / —
Crooked Brook — Ireland: 1.1% Ferguson — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Crooked Brook 100.0% houses
Crooked Brook — Houses: 100.0%
Ferguson 100.0% houses
Ferguson — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Crooked Brook Ferguson
Median house price $1,550,000 $1,930,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 106 days
from 4 sales
 —

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Crooked Brook Ferguson
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of WA Higher than 42% 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 46% of WA

Liveability

Crooked Brook Ferguson
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Crooked Brook carries more flood risk (17 vs 0); Crooked Brook carries more crime risk (59 vs 48).

Crooked Brook Ferguson
Bushfire Moderate
64/100
 High
78/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
48/100
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 Ferguson
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 Ferguson
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Crooked Brook sits further from the CBD (185.1 km vs 183 km).

Crooked Brook Ferguson
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 185.1 km
+1% vs other
 183 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 138 min 126 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 Ferguson
Car (driver) 76.3% / 75.3%
Crooked Brook — Car (driver): 76.3% Ferguson — Car (driver): 75.3%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 17.5%
Crooked Brook — Worked from Home: 21.2% Ferguson — Worked from Home: 17.5%
Walked Only — / 4.1%
Crooked Brook — Walked Only: not among its largest Ferguson — Walked Only: 4.1%
Bus — / 3.1%
Crooked Brook — Bus: not among its largest Ferguson — Bus: 3.1%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / —
Crooked Brook — Car (passenger): 2.5% Ferguson — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.3%).

Setting

Crooked Brook Ferguson
Elevation 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.5 km 21.0 km

NBN connectivity

Crooked Brook Ferguson
Connectivity score 26/100 22/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
106 premises
 0%
70 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Crooked Brook

Rural

Ferguson

Rural

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