Millbrook vs Willyung

Willyung is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Millbrook. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Willyung: a median of $1.5 million, against $1.1 million in Millbrook, though rent is higher in Millbrook. On these figures, Millbrook tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 36/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (101% vs 88%)

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

First-home buyers

Millbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $1,500,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Willyung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/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

  • has a shorter drive in (282 min vs 294 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (404.3 km vs 411 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Millbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 36/100)

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

Investors

Willyung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.4% vs 4.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Millbrook and Willyung 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 Willyung
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 Willyung
Walkability 0 / 0
Millbrook — Walkability: 0/100 Willyung — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 64
Millbrook — Safety: 88/100 Willyung — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 62 / 100
Millbrook — Low fire risk: 62/100 Willyung — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 67
Millbrook — Low flood risk: 100/100 Willyung — Low flood risk: 67/100

Demographics

Willyung has more residents (635 vs 284); Millbrook rents higher ($360/wk vs $250/wk).

Millbrook Willyung
Population 284 635
+124% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.4% +10.4%
Median age 46 43
Median household income $107,692/yr
+2% vs other
 $105,144/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+31% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Millbrook Willyung
0-4 4.9% / 3.3%
Millbrook — 0-4: 4.9% Willyung — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 18.7% / 17.2%
Millbrook — 5-14: 18.7% Willyung — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 6.3% / 7.2%
Millbrook — 15-19: 6.3% Willyung — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 1.1% / 3.6%
Millbrook — 20-24: 1.1% Willyung — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 9.5% / 7.7%
Millbrook — 25-34: 9.5% Willyung — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 7.4% / 12.6%
Millbrook — 35-44: 7.4% Willyung — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 14.4% / 15.0%
Millbrook — 45-54: 14.4% Willyung — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 15.1% / 16.1%
Millbrook — 55-64: 15.1% Willyung — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 13.0% / 12.4%
Millbrook — 65-74: 13.0% Willyung — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 5.6% / 3.1%
Millbrook — 75-84: 5.6% Willyung — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 1.4% / 1.7%
Millbrook — 85+: 1.4% Willyung — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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% Millbrook — Group Household: 0.0%
Willyung 65.3% couple families
Willyung — Couple Families: 65.3% Willyung — Lone Person: 29.8% Willyung — One Parent Families: 2.5% Willyung — Group Household: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Willyung 14.9% renting
Willyung — Owned Outright: 37.1% Willyung — Mortgage: 48.0% Willyung — Renting: 14.9%
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 Willyung
England 6.7% / 7.2%
Millbrook — England: 6.7% Willyung — England: 7.2%
New Zealand 2.1% / 1.6%
Millbrook — New Zealand: 2.1% Willyung — New Zealand: 1.6%
South Africa — / 2.7%
Millbrook — South Africa: not among its largest Willyung — South Africa: 2.7%
Scotland — / 2.4%
Millbrook — Scotland: not among its largest Willyung — Scotland: 2.4%
Netherlands — / 0.8%
Millbrook — Netherlands: not among its largest Willyung — Netherlands: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

Qualifications

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

Millbrook Willyung
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 18.9%
Millbrook — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Willyung — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 6.5%
Millbrook — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Willyung — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 6.8%
Millbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Willyung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 0.9%
Millbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Willyung — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Millbrook — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Willyung — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

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 — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Millbrook — Townhouses: 4.8%
Willyung 87.9% houses
Willyung — Houses: 87.9% Willyung — Flats / Apartments: 12.1% Willyung — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Millbrook Willyung
Median house price $1,100,000 $1,500,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Millbrook Willyung
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of WA Higher than 36% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of WA Higher than 65% of WA

Liveability

Millbrook Willyung
Grade — B
Score — 51/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Millbrook carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 0); Willyung carries more flood risk (33 vs 0).

Millbrook Willyung
Bushfire Low
38/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
36/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
33/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Millbrook Willyung
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 Willyung
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Willyung sits further from the CBD (411 km vs 404.3 km).

Millbrook Willyung
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 404.3 km 411 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 282 min 294 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 Willyung
Car (driver) 88.8% / 84.6%
Millbrook — Car (driver): 88.8% Willyung — Car (driver): 84.6%
Worked from Home 4.7% / 9.6%
Millbrook — Worked from Home: 4.7% Willyung — Worked from Home: 9.6%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 5.7%
Millbrook — Car (passenger): 6.5% Willyung — Car (passenger): 5.7%

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

Setting

Millbrook Willyung
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 124 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.0 km 8.9 km

NBN connectivity

Millbrook Willyung
Connectivity score 30/100 37/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
98 premises
 9%
243 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Millbrook

Family Rural

Willyung

Premium Rural

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