Bambun vs Lennard Brook

Lennard Brook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 53 in Bambun. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bambun, most households are couple families. In Lennard Brook, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bambun tends to suit young adults and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Lennard Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 56/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Bambun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bambun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $275/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Bambun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (74.3 km vs 77.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lennard Brook

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 56/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 8%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Bambun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.0% vs 7.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bambun and Lennard Brook drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bambun Lennard Brook
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bambun Lennard Brook
Walkability 0 / 0
Bambun — Walkability: 0/100 Lennard Brook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 44 / 86
Bambun — Safety: 44/100 Lennard Brook — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 24 / 41
Bambun — Low fire risk: 24/100 Lennard Brook — Low fire risk: 41/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bambun — Low flood risk: 100/100 Lennard Brook — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lennard Brook rents higher ($275/wk vs $0/wk); Lennard Brook has more residents (209 vs 60).

Bambun Lennard Brook
Population 60 209
+248% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.0% +7.7%
Median age 53 45
Median household income $97,448/yr
+24% vs other
 $73,892/yr
Median weekly rent — $275/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bambun Lennard Brook
0-4 — / 3.8%
Bambun — 0-4: not among its largest Lennard Brook — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 8.3% / 11.5%
Bambun — 5-14: 8.3% Lennard Brook — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 — / 9.1%
Bambun — 15-19: not among its largest Lennard Brook — 15-19: 9.1%
20-24 6.7% / 2.9%
Bambun — 20-24: 6.7% Lennard Brook — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 18.3% / 11.0%
Bambun — 25-34: 18.3% Lennard Brook — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 5.0% / 10.5%
Bambun — 35-44: 5.0% Lennard Brook — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 21.7% / 12.4%
Bambun — 45-54: 21.7% Lennard Brook — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 25.0% / 19.1%
Bambun — 55-64: 25.0% Lennard Brook — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 8.3% / 6.7%
Bambun — 65-74: 8.3% Lennard Brook — 65-74: 6.7%
75-84 — / 8.1%
Bambun — 75-84: not among its largest Lennard Brook — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / —
Bambun — 85+: not among its largest Lennard Brook — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bambun 66.7% couple families
Bambun — Couple Families: 66.7% Bambun — Lone Person: 33.3% Bambun — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lennard Brook 52.6% couple families
Lennard Brook — Couple Families: 52.6% Lennard Brook — Lone Person: 31.6% Lennard Brook — One Parent Families: 15.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bambun 0.0% renting
Bambun — Owned Outright: 70.0% Bambun — Mortgage: 30.0% Bambun — Renting: 0.0%
Lennard Brook 16.7% renting
Lennard Brook — Owned Outright: 40.9% Lennard Brook — Mortgage: 42.4% Lennard Brook — Renting: 16.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bambun Lennard Brook
Certificate III & IV 25.0% / 13.9%
Bambun — Certificate III & IV: 25.0% Lennard Brook — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 8.6%
Bambun — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Lennard Brook — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 7.7%
Bambun — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Lennard Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Bambun — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Lennard Brook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bambun Lennard Brook
England 23.3% / 9.1%
Bambun — England: 23.3% Lennard Brook — England: 9.1%
Vietnam 5.0% / 2.9%
Bambun — Vietnam: 5.0% Lennard Brook — Vietnam: 2.9%
France 6.7% / —
Bambun — France: 6.7% Lennard Brook — France: not among its largest
Zimbabwe — / 3.3%
Bambun — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Lennard Brook — Zimbabwe: 3.3%
New Zealand — / 2.9%
Bambun — New Zealand: not among its largest Lennard Brook — New Zealand: 2.9%
South Africa — / 2.9%
Bambun — South Africa: not among its largest Lennard Brook — South Africa: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bambun 100.0% houses
Bambun — Houses: 100.0%
Lennard Brook 100.0% houses
Lennard Brook — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Bambun Lennard Brook
New dwellings approved 128
across Gingin
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bambun Lennard Brook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of WA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of WA Higher than 59% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 59% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of WA Higher than 64% of WA

Liveability

Bambun Lennard Brook
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bambun carries more crime risk (56 vs 14); Bambun carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 59).

Bambun Lennard Brook
Bushfire High
76/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Low
14/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bambun Lennard Brook
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bambun Lennard Brook
Parks & reserves 2 0

Mobility

Lennard Brook sits further from the CBD (77.9 km vs 74.3 km).

Bambun Lennard Brook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 74.3 km 77.9 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 58 min 62 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 6503
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 6503
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bambun Lennard Brook
Car (driver) 41.9% / 66.3%
Bambun — Car (driver): 41.9% Lennard Brook — Car (driver): 66.3%
Worked from Home 38.7% / 21.7%
Bambun — Worked from Home: 38.7% Lennard Brook — Worked from Home: 21.7%
Walked Only 19.4% / 6.0%
Bambun — Walked Only: 19.4% Lennard Brook — Walked Only: 6.0%
Car (passenger) — / 6.0%
Bambun — Car (passenger): not among its largest Lennard Brook — Car (passenger): 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.3%).

Setting

Bambun Lennard Brook
Elevation 68 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.7 km 35.6 km

NBN connectivity

Bambun Lennard Brook
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
89 premises

Climate

Bambun Lennard Brook
Annual rainfall 592 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Bambun Lennard Brook
Average residential rate $2,630/yr
same for both
Council Gingin
same for both

Federal electorate

Bambun Lennard Brook
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bambun Lennard Brook
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bambun

Rural

Lennard Brook

Rural

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