Denbarker vs Mount Barker

Denbarker is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Mount Barker. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Denbarker, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Denbarker tends to suit families with children and couples, while Mount Barker suits older residents.

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

Denbarker

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 75/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 54%)
  • But Mount Barker has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Barker

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Denbarker

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $225/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Mount Barker

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (253 min vs 283 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (363.9 km vs 397.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Denbarker carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 75/100)
  • Mount Barker has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 9%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Denbarker

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.0% vs 4.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Denbarker and Mount Barker drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Denbarker Mount Barker
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.

Denbarker Mount Barker
Walkability 0 / 4
Denbarker — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Barker — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 78 / 25
Denbarker — Safety: 78/100 Mount Barker — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 28 / 64
Denbarker — Low fire risk: 28/100 Mount Barker — Low fire risk: 64/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Denbarker — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mount Barker — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Barker has more residents (2,855 vs 93); Mount Barker rents higher ($225/wk vs $125/wk).

Denbarker Mount Barker
Population 93 2,855
+2970% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.0% +4.2%
Median age 41 48
Median household income $67,132/yr
+14% vs other
 $57,408/yr
Median weekly rent $125/wk $225/wk
+80% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Denbarker Mount Barker
0-4 3.2% / 5.0%
Denbarker — 0-4: 3.2% Mount Barker — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 21.5% / 12.5%
Denbarker — 5-14: 21.5% Mount Barker — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 — / 6.2%
Denbarker — 15-19: not among its largest Mount Barker — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 4.3% / 3.7%
Denbarker — 20-24: 4.3% Mount Barker — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 5.4% / 8.7%
Denbarker — 25-34: 5.4% Mount Barker — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 18.3% / 10.1%
Denbarker — 35-44: 18.3% Mount Barker — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 18.3% / 12.9%
Denbarker — 45-54: 18.3% Mount Barker — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 14.0% / 15.9%
Denbarker — 55-64: 14.0% Mount Barker — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 8.6% / 14.5%
Denbarker — 65-74: 8.6% Mount Barker — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 — / 6.7%
Denbarker — 75-84: not among its largest Mount Barker — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ — / 3.4%
Denbarker — 85+: not among its largest Mount Barker — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Denbarker 51.9% couple families
Denbarker — Couple Families: 51.9% Denbarker — Lone Person: 37.0% Denbarker — One Parent Families: 11.1% Denbarker — Group Household: 0.0% Denbarker — Other Families: 0.0%
Mount Barker 39.1% couple families
Mount Barker — Couple Families: 39.1% Mount Barker — Lone Person: 42.2% Mount Barker — One Parent Families: 14.7% Mount Barker — Group Household: 2.8% Mount Barker — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Denbarker 0.0% renting
Denbarker — Owned Outright: 63.3% Denbarker — Mortgage: 36.7% Denbarker — Renting: 0.0%
Mount Barker 25.5% renting
Mount Barker — Owned Outright: 43.0% Mount Barker — Mortgage: 31.5% Mount Barker — Renting: 25.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Denbarker Mount Barker
England 6.5% / 6.4%
Denbarker — England: 6.5% Mount Barker — England: 6.4%
Afghanistan — / 2.7%
Denbarker — Afghanistan: not among its largest Mount Barker — Afghanistan: 2.7%
New Zealand — / 1.9%
Denbarker — New Zealand: not among its largest Mount Barker — New Zealand: 1.9%
Philippines — / 1.2%
Denbarker — Philippines: not among its largest Mount Barker — Philippines: 1.2%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Denbarker — South Africa: not among its largest Mount Barker — South Africa: 0.8%

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

Qualifications

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

Denbarker Mount Barker
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 15.6%
Denbarker — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Mount Barker — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 6.9%
Denbarker — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Mount Barker — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 7.0%
Denbarker — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Mount Barker — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Denbarker — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mount Barker — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Denbarker — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mount Barker — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Denbarker 100.0% houses
Denbarker — Houses: 100.0% Denbarker — Townhouses: 0.0% Denbarker — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mount Barker 95.4% houses
Mount Barker — Houses: 95.4% Mount Barker — Townhouses: 2.5% Mount Barker — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Denbarker Mount Barker
Median house price — $582,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $322,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 18 sales

Development activity

Denbarker Mount Barker
New dwellings approved 37
across Plantagenet
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Denbarker Mount Barker
Houses — 3.4%
$420/wk on $650K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Denbarker Mount Barker
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 24% of WA Higher than 14% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of WA Higher than 66% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 12% of WA

Liveability

Denbarker Mount Barker
Grade — D
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Mount Barker carries more crime risk (75 vs 22); Denbarker carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 36).

Denbarker Mount Barker
Bushfire High
72/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Low
22/100
 High
75/100
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

Denbarker Mount Barker
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Denbarker

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Mount Barker

  • Mount Barker Community College Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Denbarker Mount Barker
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Denbarker sits further from the CBD (397.5 km vs 363.9 km).

Denbarker Mount Barker
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Perth 397.5 km
+8% vs other
 363.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 283 min 253 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6324
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 6324
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.

Denbarker Mount Barker
Car (driver) 60.0% / 79.7%
Denbarker — Car (driver): 60.0% Mount Barker — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 34.0% / 8.3%
Denbarker — Worked from Home: 34.0% Mount Barker — Worked from Home: 8.3%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 7.1%
Denbarker — Car (passenger): 6.0% Mount Barker — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Walked Only — / 4.2%
Denbarker — Walked Only: not among its largest Mount Barker — Walked Only: 4.2%
Bus — / 0.4%
Denbarker — Bus: not among its largest Mount Barker — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.7%).

Setting

Denbarker Mount Barker
Elevation 193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 265 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.2 km 46.2 km

NBN connectivity

Denbarker Mount Barker
Connectivity score 18/100 47/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 18%
1,498 premises

Climate

Denbarker Mount Barker
Annual rainfall 619 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Denbarker Mount Barker
Average residential rate $3,167/yr
same for both
Council Plantagenet
same for both

Federal electorate

Denbarker Mount Barker
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Denbarker Mount Barker
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Denbarker

Family Rural

Mount Barker

Affordable Rural

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