Median price trend for houses
Based on 19 sales in the preceding 12 months
$440,000
Up 33.3% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $355k
- 3 bed
- $533k
- 4 bed
- $556k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Brookton
WA 6306 · Brookton
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $440,000
- Population
- 732
- Postcode
- 6306
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Brookton, Western Australia
Property market insights for Brookton
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Brookton WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$385 per week
Up 2.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Brookton, WA is currently $440,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Brookton has a 12-month growth rate of 33.3% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $355,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $533,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $556,000 in Brookton.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Brookton is $385 per week. The median house rent has increased 2.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Brookton safe?
The overall rate for Brookton is 14,596 offences per 100,000 residents — 62% above the Rest of WA benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Brookton.
Overall crime rate
14,596
offences per 100,000 residents
62% aboveRest of WA
BrooktonRest of WA: 9,006
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Brookton?
Brookton WA 6306 is in Western Australia, within Rest of WA.
732 people call Brookton home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,189 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 732
- Median age
- 51 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,300 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $200 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of WA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.1%Below
15–3415.4%Below
35–5423.2%Below
55–7428.4%Above
75 and over15.4%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses96.6%Above
Townhouses3.8%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright53.3%Above
Paying a mortgage21.1%Below
Renting25.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car5.8%Above
One car30.0%Below
Two cars38.8%In line
Three or more28.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home12.5%Above
Drove to work56.6%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled14.2%Above
What stands out in Brookton
12.5% of workers in Brookton worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Rest of WA.
2.7% of Brookton residents were born in England, about half the rate across Rest of WA.
41.8% of people in Brookton described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Brookton
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Brookton WA 6306.
Is Brookton family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.1% of Brookton's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of WA average.
180 family households lived in Brookton; 34.4% were couple families and 8.9% were one-parent families.
26.7% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Rest of WA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Brookton?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Brookton had 732 residents at the 2021 Census.
18.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
43.9% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Brookton?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 96.6% of occupied private dwellings in Brookton.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Brookton?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
53.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
21.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
25.6% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of WA average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Brookton?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Brookton had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 32.2% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Rest of WA average.
Two-person households represented 38.3%, while 16.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Brookton?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
12.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Rest of WA average.
56.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of WA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 14.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Brookton?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
5.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of WA average.
One-car households formed 30.0% of the total.
66.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Brookton, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
63.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 37.0% reported a different address.
11.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Rest of WA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Brookton?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
82.4% of residents used only English at home.
5.5% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Brookton residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
11.7% of Brookton's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 88.3% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 84.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Brookton?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 38.5% of ancestry responses in Brookton.
Australian ancestry made up 43.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Brookton?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
9.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of WA average.
Managers accounted for 25.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.8% of workers, and education and training employed 12.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Brookton?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 50.7%, compared with 59.4% across Rest of WA.
26.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.5%, compared with 4.2% across Rest of WA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Brookton show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
47.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.8% reported asthma, 17.3% arthritis and 6.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Brookton?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
13.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of WA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 10.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 40.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Brookton?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,189 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $200 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Brookton compare with Rest of WA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 12.5% in Brookton, compared with 7.1% across Rest of WA.
Outright ownership was 53.3% locally and 34.1% across Rest of WA. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
Renting accounted for 25.6% in Brookton, against 32.2% across Rest of WA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Brookton
Is Brookton expensive?
The median house price is $440,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Brookton good for families?
The Census counted 180 local families, and 17.1% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Brookton?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $556,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Brookton
69 streets in Brookton
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Avery Rd
- Avonbank Cl
- Bartram St
- Bennier Rd
- Bilya Rise
- Bodey St
- Boyagarra Rd
- Brookton-Corrigin Rd
- Brookton Hwy
- Brookton-Kweda Road
- Chittleborough Rd West
- Collard St
- Copping Rd
- Corberding Rd
- Cumming St
- Dale Kokeby Rd
- Davis Rd
- Draper St
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- Edenvale Rd
- Falls St
- Fancote Rd
- Gaynor St
- Glenester Rd
- Great Southern Hwy
- Groser St
- Grover Rd
- Hillcroft Rd
- Hobbs Rd
- Humphry St
- Jose St
- King St
- Koorrnong Dr
- Kulyaling Rd
- Langley Rd
- Lefroy St
- Lennard St
- Marlak Court
- Marsh Ave
- Matthew St
- Mattingly Rd
- Mccabe Rd
- Mcgrath Rd
- Mcgrath St
- Monger St
- Montgomery St
- Moorumbine Rd
- Narkland Rd
- Noack St
- Reynolds St
- Richardson St
- Robinson Rd
- Rogers Ct
- Severin Rd
- Sewell St
- Smart Rd
- Smith St
- Survey St
- Tiller St
- Tyrer Rd
- Walwalling Rd
- Wandoo Rd
- White Rd
- White St
- Whittington St
- Williams St
- Withall St
- Yeo Road
- York-Williams Rd
- Youraling Rd
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