Mayanup vs Scotts Brook

Scotts Brook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 48 in Mayanup. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mayanup, about half of households are people living alone. In Scotts Brook, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Mayanup tends to suit people living alone, while Scotts Brook suits 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

Scotts Brook

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 45/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 55%)

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

Scotts Brook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $240/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mayanup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (198 min vs 219 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (286 km vs 306.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Mayanup has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)
  • Scotts Brook carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 45/100)

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

Investors

Scotts Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (34.8% vs 6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mayanup Scotts Brook
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.

Mayanup Scotts Brook
Walkability 0 / 0
Mayanup — Walkability: 0/100 Scotts Brook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 77
Mayanup — Safety: 55/100 Scotts Brook — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 44 / 49
Mayanup — Low fire risk: 44/100 Scotts Brook — Low fire risk: 49/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Mayanup — Low flood risk: 100/100 Scotts Brook — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mayanup has more residents (174 vs 89); Scotts Brook has higher household incomes ($101,816 vs $74,724).

Mayanup Scotts Brook
Population 174
+49% vs other
 89
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% +34.8%
Median age 48 36
Median household income $74,724/yr $101,816/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $240/wk
+17% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mayanup Scotts Brook
0-4 9.2% / 9.0%
Mayanup — 0-4: 9.2% Scotts Brook — 0-4: 9.0%
5-14 9.8% / 28.1%
Mayanup — 5-14: 9.8% Scotts Brook — 5-14: 28.1%
15-19 5.2% / 4.5%
Mayanup — 15-19: 5.2% Scotts Brook — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 — / —
Mayanup — 20-24: not among its largest Scotts Brook — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 5.7% / 7.9%
Mayanup — 25-34: 5.7% Scotts Brook — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 13.2% / 19.1%
Mayanup — 35-44: 13.2% Scotts Brook — 35-44: 19.1%
45-54 15.5% / 10.1%
Mayanup — 45-54: 15.5% Scotts Brook — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 18.4% / 9.0%
Mayanup — 55-64: 18.4% Scotts Brook — 55-64: 9.0%
65-74 11.5% / 4.5%
Mayanup — 65-74: 11.5% Scotts Brook — 65-74: 4.5%
75-84 9.2% / 11.2%
Mayanup — 75-84: 9.2% Scotts Brook — 75-84: 11.2%
85+ — / —
Mayanup — 85+: not among its largest Scotts Brook — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mayanup 55.0% couple families
Mayanup — Couple Families: 55.0% Mayanup — Lone Person: 45.0%
Scotts Brook 75.0% couple families
Scotts Brook — Couple Families: 75.0% Scotts Brook — Lone Person: 25.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mayanup 10.0% renting
Mayanup — Owned Outright: 75.0% Mayanup — Mortgage: 15.0% Mayanup — Renting: 10.0%
Scotts Brook 17.6% renting
Scotts Brook — Owned Outright: 64.7% Scotts Brook — Mortgage: 17.6% Scotts Brook — Renting: 17.6%
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.

Mayanup Scotts Brook
England 1.7% / 4.5%
Mayanup — England: 1.7% Scotts Brook — England: 4.5%
New Zealand 2.3% / —
Mayanup — New Zealand: 2.3% Scotts Brook — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 2.3% / —
Mayanup — South Africa: 2.3% Scotts Brook — South Africa: not among its largest
Canada 1.7% / —
Mayanup — Canada: 1.7% Scotts Brook — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Qualifications

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

Mayanup Scotts Brook
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 13.5%
Mayanup — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Scotts Brook — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 11.2%
Mayanup — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Scotts Brook — Bachelor Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 7.9%
Mayanup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Scotts Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / —
Mayanup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Scotts Brook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mayanup 100.0% houses
Mayanup — Houses: 100.0%
Scotts Brook 108.3% houses
Scotts Brook — Houses: 108.3%
Houses

Property market

Mayanup Scotts Brook
Median house price $5,300,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Mayanup Scotts Brook
New dwellings approved 9
across Boyup Brook
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Mayanup Scotts Brook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of WA Higher than 68% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of WA Higher than 44% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 12% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of WA Higher than 26% of WA

Liveability

Mayanup Scotts Brook
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mayanup carries more crime risk (45 vs 23).

Mayanup Scotts Brook
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Low
23/100
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

Mayanup Scotts Brook
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

Mayanup Scotts Brook
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Scotts Brook sits further from the CBD (306.6 km vs 286 km).

Mayanup Scotts Brook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 286 km 306.6 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 198 min 219 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6244
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 6244
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.

Mayanup Scotts Brook
Worked from Home 56.1% / 45.2%
Mayanup — Worked from Home: 56.1% Scotts Brook — Worked from Home: 45.2%
Car (driver) 39.0% / 45.2%
Mayanup — Car (driver): 39.0% Scotts Brook — Car (driver): 45.2%
Walked Only 4.9% / 9.5%
Mayanup — Walked Only: 4.9% Scotts Brook — Walked Only: 9.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.1%).

Setting

Mayanup Scotts Brook
Elevation 226 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 253 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mayanup Scotts Brook
Connectivity score 21/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
81 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Mayanup Scotts Brook
Annual rainfall 691 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Mayanup Scotts Brook
Average residential rate $4,342/yr
same for both
Council Boyup Brook
same for both

Federal electorate

Mayanup Scotts Brook
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mayanup Scotts Brook
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mayanup

Rural Young Families

Scotts Brook

Family Rural Young Families

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