Crowea vs Northcliffe
Northcliffe is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 56 in Crowea. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Crowea, most households are people living alone. In Northcliffe, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Crowea tends to suit couples.
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
Crowea
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (114% vs 99%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Crowea
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($68/wk vs $188/wk)
- But Northcliffe has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 8%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Crowea
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (241 min vs 250 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (339.4 km vs 349.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Northcliffe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-4.0% vs -21.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Crowea and Northcliffe 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
Northcliffe has more residents (288 vs 97); Northcliffe rents higher ($188/wk vs $68/wk).
| Crowea | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 97 | 288 +197% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -21.1% | -4.0% |
| Median age | 56 | 50 |
| Median household income | $76,648/yr +27% vs other | $56,160/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $68/wk | $188/wk +176% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (17.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Crowea | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $365,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 44 days from 6 sales |
Development activity
| Crowea | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 43 across Manjimup same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +300% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Crowea | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 39% of WA | Higher than 13% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 28% of WA | Higher than 35% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 16% of WA | Higher than 20% of WA |
Liveability
| Crowea | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| Crowea | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 67/100 | High 73/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 57/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Crowea | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Crowea
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Northcliffe
- Northcliffe District High School Government · Combined below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Crowea | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 | 1 |
Mobility
Northcliffe sits further from the CBD (349.7 km vs 339.4 km).
| Crowea | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 339.4 km | 349.7 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 241 min | 250 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6262 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 6262 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 (66.7%).
Setting
| Crowea | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 161 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 100 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 29.1 km | 20.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Crowea | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 44 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| Crowea | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,144 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Crowea | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,453/yr same for both | |
| Council | Manjimup same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Crowea | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Crowea | Northcliffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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