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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Crooked Brook is a regional centre in Western Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 272, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 169 km from the Perth CBD, Crooked Brook is a regional area in Western Australia. The median household income is $114,816 per year.
Strong household incomes in Crooked Brook underpin solid property demand. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.
Official Australia Post postcode for Crooked Brook. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Crooked Brook on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Crooked Brook is a smaller community of 272 — about 5% of the Western Australia suburb median (5,605) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Median household income of $114,816/year runs 15% above the Western Australia suburb median of $99,736, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. Median rent of $280/week (~$1,213/month) covers only 56% of the median mortgage of $2,184/month — the remaining $971/month must be funded from other income, so this suburb tilts toward capital growth rather than yield. Crooked Brook is 169 km from Perth, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Crooked Brook stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Crooked Brook sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Crooked Brook | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 272 | 5,605 | -95% |
| Median household income | $114,816/yr | $99,736/yr | +15% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $280 | $350 | -20% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,184 | $1,902 | +15% |
| Distance to CBD | 169 km | 20 km | +745% |
| Separate houses | 86% | 79% | +7pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Crooked Brook — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 272 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Western Australia market over full cycles.
Weak cash flow: $280/week rent covers only 56% of the $2,184/month median mortgage — a $971/month gap that must be funded from other income. This suburb is a capital-growth play, not a yield play.
With 86% houses in a 272-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Crooked Brook are modest for 2026 — incomes 15% above the WA median of $99,736 and a population of 272 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~56% of the typical mortgage ($1,213/month rent vs $2,184/month repayment), meaning investors will rely on capital growth rather than yield. The EquitySight investment score of 51/100 places Crooked Brook in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Crooked Brook scores 51/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 272, median household income of $114,816/year and median weekly rent of $280. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Crooked Brook are an above-state-median household income of $114,816/year, a dwelling mix that is 86% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Crooked Brook has a usual resident population of approximately 272, compared with a Western Australia suburb median of 5,605 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Crooked Brook sits 169 km straight-line from the Perth CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $280 in Crooked Brook, equating to approximately $14,560/year in gross rental income (state median $350/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Crooked Brook is $2,184, or approximately $26,208/year (vs $1,902/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $280 works out to $1,213/month, covering 56% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,184/month. That leaves a $971/month shortfall (around $11,652/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (272 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,184 median mortgage, the broader Western Australia market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.