Cranbrook (WA), WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Cranbrook is a small town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 320km south of Perth between Katanning, Kojonup and Mount Barker. To the Noongar people the area is known as Twonkup or Dwangup and was a traditional meeting place of the Menang, Goreng and Kaneang groups; the European name was taken from Cranbrook in Kent, England, and is thought to have been chosen by a manager of the Western Australian Land Company that built the railway. The town grew around a station on the Great Southern Railway from 1889 and was gazetted in 1899. Farming sustains the district, with a Cooperative Bulk Handling grain receival point in town, and Cranbrook bills itself as the Gateway to the Stirlings for the nearby Stirling Range National Park.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Cranbrook (WA) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 9% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 884, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Cranbrook (WA) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 505
- Median age
- 44
- Median weekly household income
- $1,166
- SEIFA score
- 884
- Coordinates
- -34.2272, 117.4157
Cranbrook (WA) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Cranbrook (WA) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 27%, 30% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 114 | 23% |
| Youth (15–24) | 43 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 103 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 134 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 110 | 22% |
Share of the 504 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 78 | 42% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 31 | 17% |
| Rented | 56 | 30% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 173 | 95% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 3 | 2% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 183 occupied private dwellings in Cranbrook (WA).
- Median weekly rent
- $174
- Median monthly mortgage
- $719
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,518
- Median weekly personal income
- $705
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 66 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 19 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 21 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 136 (36%)
- Labour-force participation
- 59.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Employed full-time
- 133
- Employed part-time
- 70
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Cranbrook (WA)
Where is Cranbrook (WA)?
Cranbrook (WA) is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Cranbrook (WA)?
At the 2021 Census, Cranbrook (WA) had a population of about 505.
Is Cranbrook (WA) an advantaged area?
Cranbrook (WA) has an ABS SEIFA score of 884, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 9 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 9% of Australian suburbs.
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