Crooked Brook vs North Boyanup

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 $1.21 million in North Boyanup, though rent is higher in North Boyanup. On these figures, North Boyanup 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

North Boyanup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 59/100)

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

First-home buyers

North Boyanup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,210,000 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 $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

North Boyanup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (123 min vs 138 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (178.7 km vs 185.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

North Boyanup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 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 -5.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Crooked Brook and North Boyanup 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 North Boyanup
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 North Boyanup
Walkability 0 / 0
Crooked Brook — Walkability: 0/100 North Boyanup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 41 / 84
Crooked Brook — Safety: 41/100 North Boyanup — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 36 / 73
Crooked Brook — Low fire risk: 36/100 North Boyanup — Low fire risk: 73/100
Low flood risk 83 / 79
Crooked Brook — Low flood risk: 83/100 North Boyanup — Low flood risk: 79/100

Demographics

North Boyanup rents higher ($340/wk vs $280/wk).

Crooked Brook North Boyanup
Population 272 323
+19% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +38.8% -5.8%
Median age 48 49
Median household income $114,816/yr
+5% vs other
 $108,732/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk $340/wk
+21% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Crooked Brook North Boyanup
0-4 3.7% / 4.3%
Crooked Brook — 0-4: 3.7% North Boyanup — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 9.9% / 9.3%
Crooked Brook — 5-14: 9.9% North Boyanup — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 5.9% / 6.8%
Crooked Brook — 15-19: 5.9% North Boyanup — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 5.1% / 5.0%
Crooked Brook — 20-24: 5.1% North Boyanup — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 9.6% / 10.8%
Crooked Brook — 25-34: 9.6% North Boyanup — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 11.8% / 9.3%
Crooked Brook — 35-44: 11.8% North Boyanup — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 16.5% / 14.6%
Crooked Brook — 45-54: 16.5% North Boyanup — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 14.3% / 22.9%
Crooked Brook — 55-64: 14.3% North Boyanup — 55-64: 22.9%
65-74 16.2% / 13.0%
Crooked Brook — 65-74: 16.2% North Boyanup — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 4.4% / 5.0%
Crooked Brook — 75-84: 4.4% North Boyanup — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 2.6% / 1.5%
Crooked Brook — 85+: 2.6% North Boyanup — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

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%
North Boyanup 67.8% couple families
North Boyanup — Couple Families: 67.8% North Boyanup — Lone Person: 20.3% North Boyanup — One Parent Families: 11.9%
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%
North Boyanup 11.9% renting
North Boyanup — Owned Outright: 45.5% North Boyanup — Mortgage: 42.6% North Boyanup — Renting: 11.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Crooked Brook North Boyanup
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 26.0%
Crooked Brook — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% North Boyanup — Certificate III & IV: 26.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.1% / 10.8%
Crooked Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.1% North Boyanup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8%
Bachelor Degree 14.0% / 7.1%
Crooked Brook — Bachelor Degree: 14.0% North Boyanup — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 0.9%
Crooked Brook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% North Boyanup — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / —
Crooked Brook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% North Boyanup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

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 North Boyanup
England 4.8% / 5.6%
Crooked Brook — England: 4.8% North Boyanup — England: 5.6%
New Zealand 3.7% / 2.8%
Crooked Brook — New Zealand: 3.7% North Boyanup — New Zealand: 2.8%
South Africa 1.5% / 2.8%
Crooked Brook — South Africa: 1.5% North Boyanup — South Africa: 2.8%
Netherlands — / 1.9%
Crooked Brook — Netherlands: not among its largest North Boyanup — Netherlands: 1.9%
Scotland 1.5% / —
Crooked Brook — Scotland: 1.5% North Boyanup — Scotland: not among its largest
Ireland 1.1% / —
Crooked Brook — Ireland: 1.1% North Boyanup — Ireland: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.9%
Crooked Brook — Canada: not among its largest North Boyanup — Canada: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Crooked Brook 100.0% houses
Crooked Brook — Houses: 100.0%
North Boyanup 100.0% houses
North Boyanup — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Crooked Brook North Boyanup
Median house price $1,550,000 $1,210,000
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 North Boyanup
New dwellings approved 83
across Dardanup
 226
across Capel
Approvals change year on year -80% +52%

Ranking within WA

Crooked Brook North Boyanup
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 52% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 46% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of WA Higher than 63% of WA

Liveability

Crooked Brook North Boyanup
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Crooked Brook carries more crime risk (59 vs 16); Crooked Brook carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 27).

Crooked Brook North Boyanup
Bushfire Moderate
64/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Low
16/100
Flood Low
17/100
 Low
21/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Crooked Brook North Boyanup
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 North Boyanup
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Crooked Brook sits further from the CBD (185.1 km vs 178.7 km).

Crooked Brook North Boyanup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 185.1 km
+3% vs other
 178.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 138 min 123 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6236
 0.4%
postcode 6237
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 6236
 76
postcode 6237

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 North Boyanup
Car (driver) 76.3% / 76.5%
Crooked Brook — Car (driver): 76.3% North Boyanup — Car (driver): 76.5%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 15.0%
Crooked Brook — Worked from Home: 21.2% North Boyanup — Worked from Home: 15.0%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 2.6%
Crooked Brook — Car (passenger): 2.5% North Boyanup — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Walked Only — / 3.3%
Crooked Brook — Walked Only: not among its largest North Boyanup — Walked Only: 3.3%
Bus — / 2.6%
Crooked Brook — Bus: not among its largest North Boyanup — Bus: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.5%).

Setting

Crooked Brook North Boyanup
Elevation 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.5 km 8.4 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Crooked Brook North Boyanup
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 North Boyanup
Average residential rate $2,797/yr $2,343/yr
Council Dardanup Capel

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Crooked Brook

Rural

North Boyanup

Rural

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