Brimpaen vs Laharum

Brimpaen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Laharum. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brimpaen, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Laharum tends to suit older residents.

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

Laharum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 35/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Brimpaen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $185/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Laharum

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (200 min vs 224 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (289 km vs 306.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Laharum

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 9%)
  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 35/100)

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

Investors

Brimpaen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.3% vs -17.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brimpaen Laharum
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.

Brimpaen Laharum
Walkability 0 / 0
Brimpaen — Walkability: 0/100 Laharum — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 84
Brimpaen — Safety: 65/100 Laharum — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 20 / 30
Brimpaen — Low fire risk: 20/100 Laharum — Low fire risk: 30/100
Low flood risk 68 / 40
Brimpaen — Low flood risk: 68/100 Laharum — Low flood risk: 40/100

Demographics

Laharum has more residents (162 vs 80); Laharum rents higher ($185/wk vs $115/wk).

Brimpaen Laharum
Population 80 162
+102% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.3% -17.3%
Median age 49 52
Median household income $74,724/yr $82,836/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $115/wk $185/wk
+61% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brimpaen Laharum
0-4 — / 2.5%
Brimpaen — 0-4: not among its largest Laharum — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 7.5% / 9.9%
Brimpaen — 5-14: 7.5% Laharum — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 5.0% / 7.4%
Brimpaen — 15-19: 5.0% Laharum — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 15.0% / 6.2%
Brimpaen — 20-24: 15.0% Laharum — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 5.0% / 2.5%
Brimpaen — 25-34: 5.0% Laharum — 25-34: 2.5%
35-44 6.2% / 11.1%
Brimpaen — 35-44: 6.2% Laharum — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 22.5% / 14.2%
Brimpaen — 45-54: 22.5% Laharum — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 21.2% / 22.8%
Brimpaen — 55-64: 21.2% Laharum — 55-64: 22.8%
65-74 8.8% / 14.8%
Brimpaen — 65-74: 8.8% Laharum — 65-74: 14.8%
75-84 — / 6.8%
Brimpaen — 75-84: not among its largest Laharum — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / —
Brimpaen — 85+: not among its largest Laharum — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brimpaen 52.6% couple families
Brimpaen — Couple Families: 52.6% Brimpaen — Lone Person: 47.4% Brimpaen — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Laharum 44.8% couple families
Laharum — Couple Families: 44.8% Laharum — Lone Person: 44.8% Laharum — One Parent Families: 10.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brimpaen 12.5% renting
Brimpaen — Owned Outright: 70.8% Brimpaen — Mortgage: 16.7% Brimpaen — Renting: 12.5%
Laharum 8.3% renting
Laharum — Owned Outright: 61.7% Laharum — Mortgage: 30.0% Laharum — Renting: 8.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Brimpaen Laharum
England 5.0% / 2.5%
Brimpaen — England: 5.0% Laharum — England: 2.5%
Thailand — / 5.6%
Brimpaen — Thailand: not among its largest Laharum — Thailand: 5.6%
Netherlands — / 3.1%
Brimpaen — Netherlands: not among its largest Laharum — Netherlands: 3.1%
Zimbabwe — / 1.9%
Brimpaen — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Laharum — Zimbabwe: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

Qualifications

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

Brimpaen Laharum
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 13.0%
Brimpaen — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Laharum — Certificate III & IV: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 12.3%
Brimpaen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Laharum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 6.8%
Brimpaen — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Laharum — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 8.6%
Brimpaen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Laharum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.0% / 1.9%
Brimpaen — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0% Laharum — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brimpaen 100.0% houses
Brimpaen — Houses: 100.0%
Laharum 100.0% houses
Laharum — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Brimpaen Laharum
Rural and farming 76% 75%
Parks and recreation 24%
same for both
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Brimpaen Laharum
New dwellings approved 94
across Horsham
same for both
Approvals change year on year +57%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Brimpaen Laharum
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC

Liveability

Brimpaen Laharum
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Brimpaen carries more crime risk (35 vs 16); Laharum carries more flood risk (60 vs 32).

Brimpaen Laharum
Bushfire High
80/100
 High
70/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Low
16/100
Flood Low
32/100
 Moderate
60/100
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

Brimpaen Laharum
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Brimpaen

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

Schools in Laharum

  • Laharum Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Brimpaen Laharum
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 3 10

Mobility

Brimpaen sits further from the CBD (306.4 km vs 289 km).

Brimpaen Laharum
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 306.4 km
+6% vs other
 289 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 224 min 200 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3401
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3401
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.

Brimpaen Laharum
Car (driver) 62.8% / 50.0%
Brimpaen — Car (driver): 62.8% Laharum — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 30.2% / 34.1%
Brimpaen — Worked from Home: 30.2% Laharum — Worked from Home: 34.1%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 5.7%
Brimpaen — Car (passenger): 7.0% Laharum — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only — / 10.2%
Brimpaen — Walked Only: not among its largest Laharum — Walked Only: 10.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.8%).

Setting

Brimpaen Laharum
Elevation 198 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 201 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Brimpaen Laharum
Connectivity score 15/100 19/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
52 premises

Climate

Brimpaen Laharum
Annual rainfall 383 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Brimpaen Laharum
Average residential rate $2,228/yr
same for both
Council Horsham
same for both

Federal electorate

Brimpaen Laharum
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brimpaen Laharum
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brimpaen

Rural Students

Laharum

Rural

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