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Brookton

WA 6306 · Brookton

732 (2021)748 est. (2025) · Declining

19
Overall score

Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.

732
Population
Limited sales data
Median price
5
Safety score
0
Transport score

Brookton is a declining suburb in Brookton, WA 6306, about 117km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Brookton are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 116km inland. Brookton has an overall score of 19/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.

116.6 km
To Perth CBD
116.3 km
To coast
Data not available
Median rent (house)
81.3 km
To nearest station

Demographics

732
Population
51
Median age
2.2
Avg household

Age distribution

Housing tenure

  • Owned
  • Mortgage
  • Rented

Commute to work

  • Car
  • Public transport
  • Walk/cycle
  • Work from home
Median household income (weekly)$1,189
vs NSW median-35.7%
Bachelor degree or higher19.2%
Born in Australia77.0%
Dwellings: house / unit / townhouse257 / 0 / 10

Top countries of birth: England (2.73%), New Zealand (1.78%), Scotland (1.23%), Thailand (0.55%), India (0.41%)

Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (1.37%), Malayalam (0.82%), German (0.55%), Thai (0.55%), Italian (0.41%)

Source: ABS Census 2021

Residential Safety

5
Residential

Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.

WAdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.

Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:

33
Break & enter dwelling4,508/100k
33
Steal from dwelling4,508/100k
16
Motor vehicle theft2,186/100k
119
Domestic assault16,257/100k
5
Robbery683/100k

Residential incidents over time

Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.

Area crime context

Total recorded incidents: 617 (all categories, latest year)84,294 per 100,000 residents2-yr5-yr

An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.

Source: WA Police (regional aggregate) · Updated 2025

Schools

1
Within 10km1 in suburb
1
Govt (suburb)
0
Catholic (suburb)
0
Indep. (suburb)

Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 883 (below the national average of 1000).

In suburb

  • Brookton District High SchoolCombined · GovernmentICSEA 883

Source: ACARA 2023

Transport

0
1Bus
CBD commute (est.)Data not available
Nearest train stationMeckering Stn Transwa Meckering (81.3 km)

Source: TfNSW GTFS

Liveability

30.5°C
Summer max
18.5°C
Winter max
730mm
Rainfall/yr
8h
Sun/day

Amenities within 2–3km

Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.

11 in suburbSupermarkets
22 in suburbCafes/Rest.
44 in suburbParks
11 in suburbPlaygrounds
11 in suburbPools
11 in suburbGyms
0Dog parks
00 in suburbGPs
00 in suburbPharmacies
11 in suburbChildcare
00 in suburbLibraries
1919 in suburbSports fields
11 in suburbVets
Nearest beachData not available
Nearest hospitalCunderdin Health Centre (81.5 km)
Nearest vet1.7 km
Nearest airportPerth (108.0 km)

Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap

Population & Growth

Declining
Annual growth rate0.54%
Projected population 2041728
Projected households 2041Data not available

Source: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI

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Frequently asked questions about Brookton

Is Brookton safe?

Brookton has a residential safety score of 5/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 84,294 per 100,000 across all categories.

How far is Brookton from Perth CBD?

Brookton is about 116.6 km from Perth CBD.

What schools are in Brookton?

Brookton has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 883 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.

What is public transport like in Brookton?

Brookton has a transport score of 0/100 and 1 bus stops.

Data sources: ABS Census 2021 & ERP, NSW Valuer General, BOCSAR, TfNSW, ACARA, Bureau of Meteorology, OpenStreetMap, NSW DPHI. Data refreshed quarterly.

Data shown is from public sources and may not reflect current conditions. How we calculate scores.