Bindoon vs Lennard Brook

Lennard Brook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Bindoon. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lennard Brook, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bindoon tends to suit older residents.

Bindoon is a larger, more established community of 1215 people, while Lennard Brook is a smaller settlement of 209. Lennard Brook sits slightly closer to Perth's CBD at 77.9 km versus Bindoon's 83.4 km, and offers a modest rental advantage at $275 per week compared to $300. Bindoon has a lower bushfire risk rating of 51 against Lennard Brook's 59, though Bindoon carries a notably higher crime risk score of 39 compared to 14. Both suburbs are equally remote in walkability terms and have comparable median household incomes, making the choice largely dependent on whether you prioritise a quieter, smaller-town feel or prefer lower crime exposure.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bindoon has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • Lennard Brook carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 39/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bindoon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lennard Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Lennard Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (77.9 km vs 83.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bindoon

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 15%)
  • But Lennard Brook carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Lennard Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.7% vs 2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bindoon 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.

Bindoon 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.

Bindoon Lennard Brook
Walkability 0 / 0
Bindoon — Walkability: 0/100 Lennard Brook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 86
Bindoon — Safety: 61/100 Lennard Brook — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 49 / 41
Bindoon — Low fire risk: 49/100 Lennard Brook — Low fire risk: 41/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bindoon — Low flood risk: 100/100 Lennard Brook — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bindoon has more residents (1,215 vs 209); Bindoon skews older (49 vs 45).

Bindoon Lennard Brook
Population 1,215
+83% vs other
 209
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% +7.7%
Median age 49 45
Median household income $71,500/yr $73,892/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+8% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bindoon Lennard Brook
0-4 4.6% / 3.8%
Bindoon — 0-4: 4.6% Lennard Brook — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 13.1% / 11.5%
Bindoon — 5-14: 13.1% Lennard Brook — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 7.1% / 9.1%
Bindoon — 15-19: 7.1% Lennard Brook — 15-19: 9.1%
20-24 2.4% / 2.9%
Bindoon — 20-24: 2.4% Lennard Brook — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 7.4% / 11.0%
Bindoon — 25-34: 7.4% Lennard Brook — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 9.3% / 10.5%
Bindoon — 35-44: 9.3% Lennard Brook — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 13.7% / 12.4%
Bindoon — 45-54: 13.7% Lennard Brook — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 16.5% / 19.1%
Bindoon — 55-64: 16.5% Lennard Brook — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 15.5% / 6.7%
Bindoon — 65-74: 15.5% Lennard Brook — 65-74: 6.7%
75-84 8.0% / 8.1%
Bindoon — 75-84: 8.0% Lennard Brook — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ 2.3% / —
Bindoon — 85+: 2.3% Lennard Brook — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bindoon 42.9% couple families
Bindoon — Couple Families: 42.9% Bindoon — Lone Person: 37.5% Bindoon — One Parent Families: 15.7% Bindoon — Group Household: 1.9% Bindoon — Other Families: 1.9%
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% Lennard Brook — Group Household: 0.0% Lennard Brook — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bindoon 14.8% renting
Bindoon — Owned Outright: 46.8% Bindoon — Mortgage: 38.3% Bindoon — Renting: 14.8%
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.

Bindoon Lennard Brook
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 13.9%
Bindoon — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Lennard Brook — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 7.7%
Bindoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Lennard Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 8.6%
Bindoon — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Lennard Brook — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 1.4%
Bindoon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Lennard Brook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Bindoon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Lennard Brook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

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.

Bindoon Lennard Brook
England 9.4% / 9.1%
Bindoon — England: 9.4% Lennard Brook — England: 9.1%
New Zealand 3.6% / 2.9%
Bindoon — New Zealand: 3.6% Lennard Brook — New Zealand: 2.9%
South Africa 1.0% / 2.9%
Bindoon — South Africa: 1.0% Lennard Brook — South Africa: 2.9%
Zimbabwe — / 3.3%
Bindoon — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Lennard Brook — Zimbabwe: 3.3%
Vietnam — / 2.9%
Bindoon — Vietnam: not among its largest Lennard Brook — Vietnam: 2.9%
Philippines 1.0% / —
Bindoon — Philippines: 1.0% Lennard Brook — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland 0.7% / —
Bindoon — Scotland: 0.7% Lennard Brook — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bindoon 96.0% houses
Bindoon — Houses: 96.0% Bindoon — Flats / Apartments: 3.3% Bindoon — Townhouses: 0.7%
Lennard Brook 100.0% houses
Lennard Brook — Houses: 100.0% Lennard Brook — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Lennard Brook — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bindoon Lennard Brook
Median house price $872,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $950,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 14 sales
 —

Development activity

Bindoon Lennard Brook
New dwellings approved 104
across Chittering
 128
across Gingin
Approvals change year on year -22% -18%

Ranking within WA

Bindoon Lennard Brook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 33% of WA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of WA Higher than 59% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 72% of WA Higher than 59% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of WA Higher than 64% of WA

Liveability

Bindoon Lennard Brook
Grade C —
Score 42/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bindoon carries more crime risk (39 vs 14).

Bindoon Lennard Brook
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
14/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bindoon Lennard Brook
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bindoon

  • Bindoon Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Edmund Rice College Catholic · Secondary

Schools in Lennard Brook

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Bindoon Lennard Brook
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 22 0

Mobility

Bindoon sits further from the CBD (83.4 km vs 77.9 km).

Bindoon Lennard Brook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 83.4 km
+7% vs other
 77.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 66 min 62 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6502
 0.5%
postcode 6503
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 87
postcode 6502
 78
postcode 6503

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.

Bindoon Lennard Brook
Car (driver) 75.4% / 66.3%
Bindoon — Car (driver): 75.4% Lennard Brook — Car (driver): 66.3%
Worked from Home 12.1% / 21.7%
Bindoon — Worked from Home: 12.1% Lennard Brook — Worked from Home: 21.7%
Walked Only 6.3% / 6.0%
Bindoon — Walked Only: 6.3% Lennard Brook — Walked Only: 6.0%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 6.0%
Bindoon — Car (passenger): 4.8% Lennard Brook — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Bus 1.4% / —
Bindoon — Bus: 1.4% Lennard Brook — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).

Setting

Bindoon Lennard Brook
Elevation 146 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Bindoon 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

Bindoon Lennard Brook
Average residential rate $3,215/yr $2,630/yr
Council Chittering Gingin

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bindoon

Retirees Rural

Lennard Brook

Rural

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