Lake Toolbrunup vs Cranbrook

Lake Toolbrunup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 44 in Cranbrook. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lake Toolbrunup, the large majority of households are couple families. In Cranbrook, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Lake Toolbrunup tends to suit families with children and couples, while Cranbrook suits 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

Lake Toolbrunup

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 65/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 47%)
  • But Cranbrook has more parks and reserves (11 vs 2)

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

Lake Toolbrunup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($75/wk vs $174/wk)
  • But Cranbrook has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Cranbrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (223 min vs 257 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (317.3 km vs 353.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lake Toolbrunup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 65/100)

Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Lake Toolbrunup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.2% vs 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lake Toolbrunup Cranbrook
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.

Lake Toolbrunup Cranbrook
Walkability 0 / 0
Lake Toolbrunup — Walkability: 0/100 Cranbrook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 35
Lake Toolbrunup — Safety: 81/100 Cranbrook — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 100 / 58
Lake Toolbrunup — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cranbrook — Low fire risk: 58/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Lake Toolbrunup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Cranbrook — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cranbrook has more residents (505 vs 76); Cranbrook rents higher ($174/wk vs $75/wk).

Lake Toolbrunup Cranbrook
Population 76 505
+564% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.2% +1.8%
Median age 34 44
Median household income $97,500/yr
+38% vs other
 $60,632/yr
Median weekly rent $75/wk $174/wk
+132% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lake Toolbrunup Cranbrook
0-4 5.3% / 6.9%
Lake Toolbrunup — 0-4: 5.3% Cranbrook — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 30.3% / 15.6%
Lake Toolbrunup — 5-14: 30.3% Cranbrook — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 — / 5.0%
Lake Toolbrunup — 15-19: not among its largest Cranbrook — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 5.3% / 3.6%
Lake Toolbrunup — 20-24: 5.3% Cranbrook — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 14.5% / 7.9%
Lake Toolbrunup — 25-34: 14.5% Cranbrook — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 13.2% / 12.5%
Lake Toolbrunup — 35-44: 13.2% Cranbrook — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 6.6% / 12.3%
Lake Toolbrunup — 45-54: 6.6% Cranbrook — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 14.5% / 14.3%
Lake Toolbrunup — 55-64: 14.5% Cranbrook — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 — / 12.3%
Lake Toolbrunup — 65-74: not among its largest Cranbrook — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 — / 8.7%
Lake Toolbrunup — 75-84: not among its largest Cranbrook — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ — / 0.8%
Lake Toolbrunup — 85+: not among its largest Cranbrook — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lake Toolbrunup 75.0% couple families
Lake Toolbrunup — Couple Families: 75.0% Lake Toolbrunup — Lone Person: 25.0% Lake Toolbrunup — One Parent Families: 0.0% Lake Toolbrunup — Group Household: 0.0%
Cranbrook 31.9% couple families
Cranbrook — Couple Families: 31.9% Cranbrook — Lone Person: 48.3% Cranbrook — One Parent Families: 15.5% Cranbrook — Group Household: 4.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lake Toolbrunup 23.5% renting
Lake Toolbrunup — Owned Outright: 58.8% Lake Toolbrunup — Mortgage: 17.6% Lake Toolbrunup — Renting: 23.5%
Cranbrook 33.9% renting
Cranbrook — Owned Outright: 47.3% Cranbrook — Mortgage: 18.8% Cranbrook — Renting: 33.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lake Toolbrunup 100.0% houses
Lake Toolbrunup — Houses: 100.0% Lake Toolbrunup — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Cranbrook 94.0% houses
Cranbrook — Houses: 94.0% Cranbrook — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Lake Toolbrunup Cranbrook
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 13.3%
Lake Toolbrunup — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Cranbrook — Certificate III & IV: 13.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 5.0%
Lake Toolbrunup — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Cranbrook — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 3.8%
Lake Toolbrunup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Cranbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Lake Toolbrunup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cranbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Property market

Lake Toolbrunup Cranbrook
Median house price — $282,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Lake Toolbrunup Cranbrook
New dwellings approved 6
across Broomehill-Tambellup
 6
across Cranbrook

Ranking within WA

Lake Toolbrunup Cranbrook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 18% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 44% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of WA Higher than 55% of WA

Liveability

Lake Toolbrunup Cranbrook
Grade — D
Score — 26/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Cranbrook carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0); Cranbrook carries more crime risk (65 vs 19).

Lake Toolbrunup Cranbrook
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Moderate
65/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Lake Toolbrunup Cranbrook
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 Lake Toolbrunup

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

Schools in Cranbrook

  • Cranbrook Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lake Toolbrunup Cranbrook
Parks & reserves 2 11
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Waterways 2 10

Mobility

Lake Toolbrunup sits further from the CBD (353.4 km vs 317.3 km).

Lake Toolbrunup Cranbrook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 353.4 km
+10% vs other
 317.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 257 min 223 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6320
 0.0%
postcode 6321
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 6320
 26
postcode 6321

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.

Lake Toolbrunup Cranbrook
Car (driver) 57.9% / 64.6%
Lake Toolbrunup — Car (driver): 57.9% Cranbrook — Car (driver): 64.6%
Worked from Home 26.3% / 22.4%
Lake Toolbrunup — Worked from Home: 26.3% Cranbrook — Worked from Home: 22.4%
Walked Only 15.8% / 8.3%
Lake Toolbrunup — Walked Only: 15.8% Cranbrook — Walked Only: 8.3%
Car (passenger) — / 2.6%
Lake Toolbrunup — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cranbrook — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Bus — / 2.1%
Lake Toolbrunup — Bus: not among its largest Cranbrook — Bus: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.6%).

Setting

Lake Toolbrunup Cranbrook
Elevation 254 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 255 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lake Toolbrunup Cranbrook
Connectivity score 16/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
21 premises
 0%
277 premises

Federal electorate

Lake Toolbrunup Cranbrook
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lake Toolbrunup Cranbrook
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lake Toolbrunup

Family Rural

Cranbrook

Affordable Family Rural

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