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Crooked Brook, 6236

Est. population · Jun 2025

300

Growth (1 yr)

+2.4%

Growth (5 yr)

+12.8%

Median age

48

Median income

$2,208/wk

Employment rate

61.4%

University qualified

21.6%

Work from home

17.7%

Languages at home

1.2%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

42.4/100
Average

Top 45% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 74% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Agricultural
  • Green suburb
  • Rural living
What Crooked Brook is known for: Agricultural, Green suburb, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Crooked Brook is a rural locality in Western Australia, in Dardanup Council.

Local amenities is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for rural localities. Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 90% above the peer median, and green cover is an exceptional strength, and population has been growing faster than in comparable places, with population growth 93% above the peer median.

Crooked Brook is a better fit for people who value local amenities and socio-economic advantage.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Western Australia (596)

Strengths

  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places
  • Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places

Weaknesses

No relative weaknesses against comparable places.

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Crooked Brook compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$280/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

300

+2.4% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

17.3%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#44

among Country & regional · Mature

Pop. growth

79th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

4%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
42.4/100 — Average
State standing
Top 45% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
3802nd in Australia
State rank
308th in WA
Peer rank
#44 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#70 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
74%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Population

Estimated resident population

300(June 2025)

+2.4% annual · +12.8% over 5 years · 79th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.4%
5-year growth
+12.8%
Change in 1 year
+7
Change in 5 years
+34
Growth rank in WA
79th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~300), extrapolated at +1.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
272
Median age
48
Median household income / week
$2,208
Dwelling vacancy
17.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
18 of 104
Median monthly mortgage
$2,184
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$280
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
45% / 51.2% / 3.8%
Employment rate
61.4%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
17.7% / 0% / 66%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
89 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

21.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 16.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified21.6% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified14.2% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational16.4% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below47.8% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies25.9%
  • Management and commerce20.7%
  • Health14.7%
  • Education12.9%
  • Agriculture and environment7.8%
  • Society and culture6%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$61,123

52nd percentile in WA · +4% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$66,358

59th percentile in WA · +2% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
15.0%

80th percentile in WA · +9% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$112,700

94th percentile in WA · +78% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

48th percentile in WA · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6236 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
1,647
Taxpayers reporting net rent
243
Median net rent
$617
Taxpayers reporting business income
138
Taxable income vs state median
+1%
Salary / wages vs state median
+6%
Rental investment vs state median
+25%
Super vs state median
+77%
Business income vs state median
0%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in WA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

10.6% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 4.6× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.3% across Western Australia.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
10.6%

55th percentile in WA · +361% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
15
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 6236

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 6236 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Bunbury (SA4 501), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212888
  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1213795
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214706
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211359
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415316
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412304
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 841993
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841376
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841632
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110

Bunbury is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 141 · AFF share +361% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

1.2% speak a language other than English at home; 15.4% born overseas

Language at home
239 English only · 3 other
Non-English at home
1.2%
Born overseas
37 (15.4%)
Australian citizens
234

Religion

44.1%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 44.1%, while 40.1% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion40.1%42.5%
Christianity44.1%41.1%
Other / not stated15.8%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic25%18.7%
Anglican13.2%10.1%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the South West Police District, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
8,011
Against the person
2,104
Against property
3,892
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
49.6
State crime-rate percentile
13.6th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-35%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Family)
  • Breach Of Violence Restraint Order
  • Drug Offences
  • Property Damage
  • Stealing

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Amenities

4 mapped amenities

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(4)
  • Dardanup Conservation ParkNature reserve
  • NTWA Bushland covenant (0022) Conservation CovenantNature reserve
  • Crooked Brook ForestPicnic area
  • Public toilets

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
33%
Woodland / forest cover
33%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
6
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
26°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
St John of God Hospital (17.8 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
6
Participants per 1,000 residents
20.0

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
26° / 13°
Rainfall
51 mm · ~6 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
22° / 11°
Rainfall
179 mm · ~22 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
15° / 6°
Rainfall
396 mm · ~50 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 8°
Rainfall
189 mm · ~24 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain mapping against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Forrest
Member of Parliament
Ben SMALL (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
117,485
Turnout (2025)
89.3%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+1.9 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 52.2%Labor 47.8%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 19.3 km away).

Coalition 63.0%Labor 37.0%

10.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.5 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • FergusonLabor 32.4% · Coalition 67.6% TPP (2025)5.3 km away
  • BoyanupLabor 39.0% · Coalition 61.0% TPP (2025)7.6 km away
  • DardanupLabor 33.5% · Coalition 66.5% TPP (2025)9.8 km away
  • BurekupLabor 36.1% · Coalition 63.9% TPP (2025)18.4 km away
  • Glen IrisLabor 51.6% · Coalition 48.4% TPP (2025)18.8 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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