Crooked Brook, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Crooked Brook is more socio-economically advantaged than about 87% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1061, 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.
Crooked Brook at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 272
- Median age
- 48
- Median weekly household income
- $2,208
- SEIFA score
- 1061
- Coordinates
- -33.4764, 115.7875
Crooked Brook demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Crooked Brook 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 31%, 4% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 37 | 14% |
| Youth (15–24) | 30 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 58 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 84 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 63 | 23% |
Share of the 272 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 36 | 43% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 41 | 49% |
| Rented | 3 | 4% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 89 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 89 occupied private dwellings in Crooked Brook.
- Median weekly rent
- $280
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,184
- Average household size
- 2.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,250
- Median weekly personal income
- $893
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 37 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 3 (1%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 112 (51%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Employed full-time
- 83
- Employed part-time
- 53
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.
Weather and climate in Crooked Brook
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Crooked Brook is January (average daytime high around 30.3°C) and the coolest is August (around 16.1°C). The area receives roughly 702 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.3°C | 16.1°C | 11 mm |
| Feb | 29.7°C | 16.3°C | 19 mm |
| Mar | 27°C | 15.6°C | 38 mm |
| Apr | 22.7°C | 12.9°C | 48 mm |
| May | 18.9°C | 10.5°C | 87 mm |
| Jun | 16.5°C | 9.2°C | 105 mm |
| Jul | 15.7°C | 8.8°C | 139 mm |
| Aug | 16.1°C | 8.3°C | 110 mm |
| Sep | 17.5°C | 8.9°C | 73 mm |
| Oct | 20°C | 10.2°C | 44 mm |
| Nov | 24.1°C | 12.2°C | 20 mm |
| Dec | 28.1°C | 14.5°C | 8 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Crooked Brook
Where is Crooked Brook?
Crooked Brook is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Crooked Brook?
At the 2021 Census, Crooked Brook had a population of about 272.
Is Crooked Brook an advantaged area?
Crooked Brook has an ABS SEIFA score of 1061, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 87 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 87% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Crooked Brook?
Crooked Brook has average daytime highs of about 22.2°C and overnight lows of about 12°C, with roughly 702 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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