King River vs Millbrook
Millbrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in King River. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In King River, about half of households are couple families. In Millbrook, most households are couple families. On these figures, Millbrook tends to suit families with children and 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
Millbrook
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 50/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (101% vs 83%)
- is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 57%)
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
King River
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($273/wk vs $360/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Millbrook
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (404.3 km vs 414.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (282 min vs 288 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- King River has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 5%)
- Millbrook carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 50/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
King River and Millbrook 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
Millbrook rents higher ($360/wk vs $273/wk); Millbrook has higher household incomes ($107,692 vs $91,936).
| King River | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 278 | 284 +2% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.3% | +4.4% |
| Median age | 50 | 46 |
| Median household income | $91,936/yr | $107,692/yr +17% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $273/wk | $360/wk +32% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
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 (6.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| King River | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,100,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| King River | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 271 across Albany same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -28% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| King River | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 56% of WA | Higher than 73% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 44% of WA | Higher than 40% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 39% of WA | Higher than 38% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of WA | Higher than 61% of WA |
Liveability
| King River | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
King River carries more flood risk (16 vs 0); King River carries more crime risk (50 vs 12).
| King River | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 63/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 50/100 | Low 12/100 |
| Flood | Low 16/100 | 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 | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| King River | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| King River | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
King River sits further from the CBD (414.8 km vs 404.3 km).
| King River | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 414.8 km +3% vs other | 404.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 288 min | 282 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 6330 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 31 postcode 6330 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 (88.8%).
Setting
| King River | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 23 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.9 km | 8.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| King River | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 113 premises | 0% 98 premises |
Climate
| King River | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 859 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| King River | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,591/yr same for both | |
| Council | Albany same for both | |
Federal electorate
| King River | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| King River | Millbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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