Wansbrough vs Cranbrook

Wansbrough 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 Wansbrough, the large majority of households are couple families. In Cranbrook, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Wansbrough tends to suit young adults and couples, while Cranbrook suits families with children and older residents.

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

Wansbrough

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 65/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% 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

Cranbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 20%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wansbrough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $174/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Cranbrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (223 min vs 251 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (317.3 km vs 350.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Wansbrough carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 65/100)
  • Cranbrook has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Wansbrough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (62.2% vs 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Wansbrough 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.

Wansbrough 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.

Wansbrough Cranbrook
Walkability 0 / 0
Wansbrough — Walkability: 0/100 Cranbrook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 35
Wansbrough — Safety: 77/100 Cranbrook — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 100 / 58
Wansbrough — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cranbrook — Low fire risk: 58/100
Low flood risk 85 / 100
Wansbrough — Low flood risk: 85/100 Cranbrook — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cranbrook rents higher ($174/wk vs $0/wk); Cranbrook has more residents (505 vs 60).

Wansbrough Cranbrook
Population 60 505
+742% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +62.2% +1.8%
Median age 34 44
Median household income $117,000/yr
+48% vs other
 $60,632/yr
Median weekly rent — $174/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wansbrough Cranbrook
0-4 5.0% / 6.9%
Wansbrough — 0-4: 5.0% Cranbrook — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 6.7% / 15.6%
Wansbrough — 5-14: 6.7% Cranbrook — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 8.3% / 5.0%
Wansbrough — 15-19: 8.3% Cranbrook — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 10.0% / 3.6%
Wansbrough — 20-24: 10.0% Cranbrook — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 23.3% / 7.9%
Wansbrough — 25-34: 23.3% Cranbrook — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 5.0% / 12.5%
Wansbrough — 35-44: 5.0% Cranbrook — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 5.0% / 12.3%
Wansbrough — 45-54: 5.0% Cranbrook — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 21.7% / 14.3%
Wansbrough — 55-64: 21.7% Cranbrook — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 11.7% / 12.3%
Wansbrough — 65-74: 11.7% Cranbrook — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 — / 8.7%
Wansbrough — 75-84: not among its largest Cranbrook — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ — / 0.8%
Wansbrough — 85+: not among its largest Cranbrook — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wansbrough 100.0% couple families
Wansbrough — Couple Families: 100.0% Wansbrough — Lone Person: 0.0% Wansbrough — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wansbrough — 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.

Wansbrough 0.0% renting
Wansbrough — Owned Outright: 100.0% Wansbrough — Mortgage: 0.0% Wansbrough — Renting: 0.0%
Cranbrook 33.9% renting
Cranbrook — Owned Outright: 47.3% Cranbrook — Mortgage: 18.8% Cranbrook — Renting: 33.9%
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.

Wansbrough Cranbrook
England 5.0% / 5.7%
Wansbrough — England: 5.0% Cranbrook — England: 5.7%
New Zealand — / 3.6%
Wansbrough — New Zealand: not among its largest Cranbrook — New Zealand: 3.6%
India — / 0.6%
Wansbrough — India: not among its largest Cranbrook — India: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Wansbrough — Philippines: not among its largest Cranbrook — Philippines: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Qualifications

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

Wansbrough Cranbrook
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 13.3%
Wansbrough — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Cranbrook — Certificate III & IV: 13.3%
Bachelor Degree 13.3% / 5.0%
Wansbrough — Bachelor Degree: 13.3% Cranbrook — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 3.8%
Wansbrough — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Cranbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Wansbrough — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cranbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Property market

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

Development activity

Wansbrough Cranbrook
New dwellings approved 6
across Broomehill-Tambellup
 6
across Cranbrook

Ranking within WA

Wansbrough Cranbrook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of WA Higher than 18% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of WA Higher than 44% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of WA Higher than 55% of WA

Liveability

Wansbrough 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); Wansbrough carries more flood risk (15 vs 0).

Wansbrough Cranbrook
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Moderate
65/100
Flood Low
15/100
 None
0/100
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

Wansbrough 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 Wansbrough

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

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

Mobility

Wansbrough sits further from the CBD (350.4 km vs 317.3 km).

Wansbrough Cranbrook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 350.4 km
+9% vs other
 317.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 251 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.

Wansbrough Cranbrook
Car (driver) 39.5% / 64.6%
Wansbrough — Car (driver): 39.5% Cranbrook — Car (driver): 64.6%
Worked from Home 52.6% / 22.4%
Wansbrough — Worked from Home: 52.6% Cranbrook — Worked from Home: 22.4%
Walked Only 7.9% / 8.3%
Wansbrough — Walked Only: 7.9% Cranbrook — Walked Only: 8.3%
Car (passenger) — / 2.6%
Wansbrough — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cranbrook — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Bus — / 2.1%
Wansbrough — Bus: not among its largest Cranbrook — Bus: 2.1%

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

Setting

Wansbrough Cranbrook
Elevation 243 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 255 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wansbrough Cranbrook
Connectivity score 25/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
277 premises

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Wansbrough

Rural

Cranbrook

Affordable Family Rural

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