Kealy vs Marybrook

Kealy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 48 in Marybrook. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Kealy, about half of households are couple families. In Marybrook, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Kealy tends to suit young adults, families with children, and couples, while Marybrook suits people living alone and 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

Kealy

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 84/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 41%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 61%)

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

First-home buyers

Kealy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Marybrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kealy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (233.5 km vs 237.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Marybrook

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (39% vs 8%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 10%)
  • But Kealy carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Kealy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (192.2% vs -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kealy Marybrook
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.

Kealy Marybrook
Walkability 14 / 10
Kealy — Walkability: 14/100 Marybrook — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 90 / 16
Kealy — Safety: 90/100 Marybrook — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 63 / 100
Kealy — Low fire risk: 63/100 Marybrook — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Kealy — Low flood risk: 100/100 Marybrook — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kealy has more residents (1,119 vs 229); Kealy has higher household incomes ($98,540 vs $61,048).

Kealy Marybrook
Population 1,119
+80% vs other
 229
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +192.2% -2.1%
Median age 30 48
Median household income $98,540/yr
+38% vs other
 $61,048/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+29% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kealy Marybrook
0-4 10.3% / 3.1%
Kealy — 0-4: 10.3% Marybrook — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 15.9% / 12.2%
Kealy — 5-14: 15.9% Marybrook — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 4.6% / 7.4%
Kealy — 15-19: 4.6% Marybrook — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 7.1% / 1.3%
Kealy — 20-24: 7.1% Marybrook — 20-24: 1.3%
25-34 22.2% / 7.9%
Kealy — 25-34: 22.2% Marybrook — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 15.2% / 9.6%
Kealy — 35-44: 15.2% Marybrook — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 8.5% / 13.5%
Kealy — 45-54: 8.5% Marybrook — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 7.1% / 14.0%
Kealy — 55-64: 7.1% Marybrook — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 6.6% / 14.4%
Kealy — 65-74: 6.6% Marybrook — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 2.6% / 10.0%
Kealy — 75-84: 2.6% Marybrook — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ 0.4% / 2.2%
Kealy — 85+: 0.4% Marybrook — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kealy 52.6% couple families
Kealy — Couple Families: 52.6% Kealy — Lone Person: 26.7% Kealy — One Parent Families: 15.1% Kealy — Group Household: 5.6%
Marybrook 32.4% couple families
Marybrook — Couple Families: 32.4% Marybrook — Lone Person: 53.5% Marybrook — One Parent Families: 8.5% Marybrook — Group Household: 5.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kealy 23.5% renting
Kealy — Owned Outright: 14.7% Kealy — Mortgage: 61.9% Kealy — Renting: 23.5%
Marybrook 39.6% renting
Marybrook — Owned Outright: 47.3% Marybrook — Mortgage: 13.2% Marybrook — Renting: 39.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kealy Marybrook
Certificate III & IV 21.2% / 15.3%
Kealy — Certificate III & IV: 21.2% Marybrook — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 8.7%
Kealy — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Marybrook — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 9.2%
Kealy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Marybrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 2.2%
Kealy — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Marybrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / —
Kealy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Marybrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

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.

Kealy Marybrook
England 6.3% / 6.1%
Kealy — England: 6.3% Marybrook — England: 6.1%
New Zealand 2.8% / —
Kealy — New Zealand: 2.8% Marybrook — New Zealand: not among its largest
Zimbabwe — / 2.6%
Kealy — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Marybrook — Zimbabwe: 2.6%
India — / 2.2%
Kealy — India: not among its largest Marybrook — India: 2.2%
Afghanistan — / 2.2%
Kealy — Afghanistan: not among its largest Marybrook — Afghanistan: 2.2%
South Africa 1.9% / —
Kealy — South Africa: 1.9% Marybrook — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.3%
Kealy — Germany: not among its largest Marybrook — Germany: 1.3%
Nepal 0.8% / —
Kealy — Nepal: 0.8% Marybrook — Nepal: not among its largest
Philippines 0.7% / —
Kealy — Philippines: 0.7% Marybrook — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kealy 91.9% houses
Kealy — Houses: 91.9% Kealy — Flats / Apartments: 5.6% Kealy — Townhouses: 2.5%
Marybrook 61.4% houses
Marybrook — Houses: 61.4% Marybrook — Flats / Apartments: 33.7% Marybrook — Townhouses: 5.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kealy Marybrook
Median house price — $4,160,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Kealy Marybrook
New dwellings approved 440
across Busselton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Kealy Marybrook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of WA Higher than 18% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of WA Higher than 72% of WA

Liveability

Kealy Marybrook
Grade B —
Score 55/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kealy carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 0); Marybrook carries more crime risk (84 vs 10).

Kealy Marybrook
Bushfire Low
37/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
10/100
 High
84/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
63/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Kealy Marybrook
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

Kealy Marybrook
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Marybrook sits further from the CBD (237.1 km vs 233.5 km).

Kealy Marybrook
Walkability score 14/100 10/100
Distance to Perth 233.5 km 237.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 155 min 158 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 27/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 2.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 14 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6280
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 6280
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.

Kealy Marybrook
Car (driver) 83.5% / 65.2%
Kealy — Car (driver): 83.5% Marybrook — Car (driver): 65.2%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / 11.2%
Kealy — Car (passenger): 8.2% Marybrook — Car (passenger): 11.2%
Worked from Home 4.5% / 13.5%
Kealy — Worked from Home: 4.5% Marybrook — Worked from Home: 13.5%
Walked Only 1.2% / 10.1%
Kealy — Walked Only: 1.2% Marybrook — Walked Only: 10.1%
Bus 2.5% / —
Kealy — Bus: 2.5% Marybrook — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.5%).

Setting

Kealy Marybrook
Elevation -1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.1 km
2.4 km to a named beach
 2.3 km
5.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Kealy Marybrook
Connectivity score 99/100 54/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 98%
454 premises
 22%
145 premises

Climate

Kealy Marybrook
Annual rainfall 624 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Kealy Marybrook
Average residential rate $3,028/yr
same for both
Council Busselton
same for both

Federal electorate

Kealy Marybrook
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kealy Marybrook
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kealy

Acreage Coastal Family Young Families

Marybrook

Coastal Retirees Rural

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