Kokeby vs Brookton

Brookton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 57 in Kokeby. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kokeby, most households are people living alone. In Brookton, about half of households are people living alone.

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

Brookton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Kokeby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kokeby

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($138/wk vs $200/wk)
  • But Brookton has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Kokeby is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • Brookton sits closer to the CBD (135.5 km vs 141.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kokeby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Kokeby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.9% vs -3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kokeby Brookton
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.

Kokeby Brookton
Walkability 8 / 0
Kokeby — Walkability: 8/100 Brookton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 20
Kokeby — Safety: 24/100 Brookton — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 75 / 87
Kokeby — Low fire risk: 75/100 Brookton — Low fire risk: 87/100
Low flood risk 100 / 84
Kokeby — Low flood risk: 100/100 Brookton — Low flood risk: 84/100

Demographics

Brookton has more residents (732 vs 90); Brookton rents higher ($200/wk vs $138/wk).

Kokeby Brookton
Population 90 732
+713% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.9% -3.2%
Median age 57 51
Median household income $87,724/yr
+30% vs other
 $61,828/yr
Median weekly rent $138/wk $200/wk
+45% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kokeby Brookton
0-4 — / 6.7%
Kokeby — 0-4: not among its largest Brookton — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 3.3% / 10.4%
Kokeby — 5-14: 3.3% Brookton — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 — / 3.7%
Kokeby — 15-19: not among its largest Brookton — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 3.3% / 4.0%
Kokeby — 20-24: 3.3% Brookton — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 12.2% / 7.8%
Kokeby — 25-34: 12.2% Brookton — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 7.8% / 10.2%
Kokeby — 35-44: 7.8% Brookton — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 13.3% / 13.0%
Kokeby — 45-54: 13.3% Brookton — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 30.0% / 14.9%
Kokeby — 55-64: 30.0% Brookton — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 25.6% / 13.5%
Kokeby — 65-74: 25.6% Brookton — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 5.6% / 10.2%
Kokeby — 75-84: 5.6% Brookton — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ — / 5.2%
Kokeby — 85+: not among its largest Brookton — 85+: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kokeby 57.1% lone person
Kokeby — Lone Person: 57.1% Kokeby — Couple Families: 42.9% Kokeby — One Parent Families: 0.0% Kokeby — Other Families: 0.0% Kokeby — Group Household: 0.0%
Brookton 49.4% lone person
Brookton — Lone Person: 49.4% Brookton — Couple Families: 36.0% Brookton — One Parent Families: 9.3% Brookton — Other Families: 3.5% Brookton — Group Household: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kokeby 8.8% renting
Kokeby — Owned Outright: 61.8% Kokeby — Mortgage: 29.4% Kokeby — Renting: 8.8%
Brookton 25.6% renting
Brookton — Owned Outright: 53.3% Brookton — Mortgage: 21.1% Brookton — Renting: 25.6%
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.

Kokeby Brookton
England 11.1% / 2.7%
Kokeby — England: 11.1% Brookton — England: 2.7%
New Zealand 3.3% / 1.8%
Kokeby — New Zealand: 3.3% Brookton — New Zealand: 1.8%
Scotland — / 1.2%
Kokeby — Scotland: not among its largest Brookton — Scotland: 1.2%
Thailand — / 0.5%
Kokeby — Thailand: not among its largest Brookton — Thailand: 0.5%
India — / 0.4%
Kokeby — India: not among its largest Brookton — India: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.1%).

Qualifications

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

Kokeby Brookton
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 13.4%
Kokeby — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Brookton — Certificate III & IV: 13.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.1% / 5.3%
Kokeby — Bachelor Degree: 11.1% Brookton — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.3% / 4.2%
Kokeby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3% Brookton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.6% / 0.8%
Kokeby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.6% Brookton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Kokeby — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Brookton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kokeby 106.1% houses
Kokeby — Houses: 106.1% Kokeby — Townhouses: 0.0%
Brookton 97.3% houses
Brookton — Houses: 97.3% Brookton — Townhouses: 3.8%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Kokeby Brookton
Median house price — $367,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $129,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 28 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Kokeby Brookton
New dwellings approved 54
across Beverley
 3
across Brookton
Approvals change year on year +100% —

Ranking within WA

Kokeby Brookton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 52% of WA Higher than 20% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of WA Higher than 62% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 11% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of WA Higher than 58% of WA

Liveability

Kokeby is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Kokeby Brookton
Grade — D
Score — 27/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Brookton carries more flood risk (16 vs 0); Kokeby carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 13).

Kokeby Brookton
Bushfire Low
25/100
 Low
13/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
80/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
16/100
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

Kokeby Brookton
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 Kokeby

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

Schools in Brookton

  • Brookton District High School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kokeby Brookton
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 2 13

Mobility

Kokeby sits further from the CBD (141.5 km vs 135.5 km).

Kokeby Brookton
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 141.5 km
+4% vs other
 135.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 108 min 105 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6304
 0.0%
postcode 6306
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 6304
 49
postcode 6306

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.

Kokeby Brookton
Car (driver) 62.1% / 64.4%
Kokeby — Car (driver): 62.1% Brookton — Car (driver): 64.4%
Worked from Home 37.9% / 14.2%
Kokeby — Worked from Home: 37.9% Brookton — Worked from Home: 14.2%
Walked Only — / 16.2%
Kokeby — Walked Only: not among its largest Brookton — Walked Only: 16.2%
Car (passenger) — / 5.1%
Kokeby — Car (passenger): not among its largest Brookton — Car (passenger): 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.4%).

Setting

Kokeby Brookton
Elevation 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 238 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kokeby Brookton
Connectivity score 19/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
44 premises
 0%
508 premises

Climate

Kokeby Brookton
Annual rainfall 384 mm 397 mm
Summer max (Jan) 34.3°C 32.8°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C 4.9°C

Federal electorate

Kokeby Brookton
Division Bullwinkel O'connor
Member Trish Cook Rick Wilson
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Kokeby Brookton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kokeby

Retirees Rural

Brookton

Affordable Retirees Rural

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