Millbrook vs Napier

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Millbrook, most households are couple families. In Napier, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Millbrook tends to suit couples, while Napier 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Millbrook is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 56%)
  • Napier has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Millbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Napier

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $360/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Millbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (282 min vs 288 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Millbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.4% vs -1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Millbrook Napier
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.

Millbrook Napier
Walkability 0 / 0
Millbrook — Walkability: 0/100 Napier — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 86
Millbrook — Safety: 88/100 Napier — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 62 / 61
Millbrook — Low fire risk: 62/100 Napier — Low fire risk: 61/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Millbrook — Low flood risk: 100/100 Napier — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Millbrook rents higher ($360/wk vs $175/wk); Millbrook has higher household incomes ($107,692 vs $79,612).

Millbrook Napier
Population 284
+5% vs other
 269
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.4% -1.8%
Median age 46 48
Median household income $107,692/yr
+26% vs other
 $79,612/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+51% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Millbrook Napier
0-4 4.9% / 4.8%
Millbrook — 0-4: 4.9% Napier — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 18.7% / 15.2%
Millbrook — 5-14: 18.7% Napier — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 6.3% / 5.6%
Millbrook — 15-19: 6.3% Napier — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 1.1% / 3.3%
Millbrook — 20-24: 1.1% Napier — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 9.5% / 7.4%
Millbrook — 25-34: 9.5% Napier — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 7.4% / 11.2%
Millbrook — 35-44: 7.4% Napier — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 14.4% / 13.4%
Millbrook — 45-54: 14.4% Napier — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 15.1% / 19.3%
Millbrook — 55-64: 15.1% Napier — 55-64: 19.3%
65-74 13.0% / 12.6%
Millbrook — 65-74: 13.0% Napier — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 5.6% / 5.6%
Millbrook — 75-84: 5.6% Napier — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 1.4% / 2.2%
Millbrook — 85+: 1.4% Napier — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Millbrook 66.0% couple families
Millbrook — Couple Families: 66.0% Millbrook — Lone Person: 34.0% Millbrook — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Napier 47.4% couple families
Napier — Couple Families: 47.4% Napier — Lone Person: 43.9% Napier — One Parent Families: 8.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Millbrook 9.9% renting
Millbrook — Owned Outright: 51.9% Millbrook — Mortgage: 38.3% Millbrook — Renting: 9.9%
Napier 22.7% renting
Napier — Owned Outright: 58.0% Napier — Mortgage: 19.3% Napier — Renting: 22.7%
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.

Millbrook Napier
England 6.7% / 7.1%
Millbrook — England: 6.7% Napier — England: 7.1%
New Zealand 2.1% / 1.1%
Millbrook — New Zealand: 2.1% Napier — New Zealand: 1.1%
Philippines — / 1.9%
Millbrook — Philippines: not among its largest Napier — Philippines: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

Qualifications

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

Millbrook Napier
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 14.1%
Millbrook — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Napier — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 8.2%
Millbrook — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Napier — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 8.9%
Millbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Napier — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.0%
Millbrook — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Napier — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Millbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Napier — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Millbrook 101.2% houses
Millbrook — Houses: 101.2% Millbrook — Townhouses: 4.8%
Napier 104.2% houses
Napier — Houses: 104.2% Napier — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Millbrook Napier
Median house price $1,100,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Millbrook Napier
New dwellings approved 271
across Albany
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Millbrook Napier
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 41% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of WA Higher than 9% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of WA Higher than 36% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of WA Higher than 43% of WA

Liveability

Millbrook Napier
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Millbrook Napier
Bushfire Low
38/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
14/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Millbrook Napier
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

Millbrook Napier
Parks & reserves 1 5
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Millbrook Napier
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 404.3 km 406.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 282 min 288 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.

Millbrook Napier
Car (driver) 88.8% / 66.7%
Millbrook — Car (driver): 88.8% Napier — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 4.7% / 25.6%
Millbrook — Worked from Home: 4.7% Napier — Worked from Home: 25.6%
Walked Only — / 7.7%
Millbrook — Walked Only: not among its largest Napier — Walked Only: 7.7%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / —
Millbrook — Car (passenger): 6.5% Napier — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.8%).

Setting

Millbrook Napier
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.0 km 17.9 km

NBN connectivity

Millbrook Napier
Connectivity score 30/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
98 premises
 0%
96 premises

Climate

Millbrook Napier
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

Millbrook Napier
Average residential rate $2,591/yr
same for both
Council Albany
same for both

Federal electorate

Millbrook Napier
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Millbrook Napier
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Millbrook

Family Rural

Napier

Rural

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