Broomehill West vs Lumeah

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Broomehill West, most households are couple families. In Lumeah, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Broomehill West tends to suit families with children, while Lumeah suits young adults and people living alone.

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

Broomehill West

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Lumeah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (4% vs 18%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Broomehill West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Lumeah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (201 min vs 239 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (282 km vs 310.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Broomehill West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.9% vs 8.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Broomehill West Lumeah
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.

Broomehill West Lumeah
Walkability 0 / 0
Broomehill West — Walkability: 0/100 Lumeah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 68
Broomehill West — Safety: 76/100 Lumeah — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 80 / 100
Broomehill West — Low fire risk: 80/100 Lumeah — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Broomehill West — Low flood risk: 100/100 Lumeah — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Broomehill West has more residents (173 vs 86).

Broomehill West Lumeah
Population 173
+50% vs other
 86
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.9% +8.9%
Median age 38 37
Median household income $110,500/yr $113,724/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $160/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Broomehill West Lumeah
0-4 4.6% / 9.3%
Broomehill West — 0-4: 4.6% Lumeah — 0-4: 9.3%
5-14 22.0% / 5.8%
Broomehill West — 5-14: 22.0% Lumeah — 5-14: 5.8%
15-19 4.6% / —
Broomehill West — 15-19: 4.6% Lumeah — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 2.3% / 11.6%
Broomehill West — 20-24: 2.3% Lumeah — 20-24: 11.6%
25-34 11.0% / 15.1%
Broomehill West — 25-34: 11.0% Lumeah — 25-34: 15.1%
35-44 17.9% / 10.5%
Broomehill West — 35-44: 17.9% Lumeah — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 15.0% / 14.0%
Broomehill West — 45-54: 15.0% Lumeah — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 12.7% / 16.3%
Broomehill West — 55-64: 12.7% Lumeah — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 11.0% / 7.0%
Broomehill West — 65-74: 11.0% Lumeah — 65-74: 7.0%
75-84 — / 4.7%
Broomehill West — 75-84: not among its largest Lumeah — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ — / —
Broomehill West — 85+: not among its largest Lumeah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

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.

Broomehill West Lumeah
England — / 7.0%
Broomehill West — England: not among its largest Lumeah — England: 7.0%
New Zealand 1.7% / —
Broomehill West — New Zealand: 1.7% Lumeah — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Broomehill West 56.4% couple families
Broomehill West — Couple Families: 56.4% Broomehill West — Lone Person: 28.2% Broomehill West — One Parent Families: 15.4% Broomehill West — Group Household: 0.0%
Lumeah 50.0% couple families
Lumeah — Couple Families: 50.0% Lumeah — Lone Person: 36.4% Lumeah — One Parent Families: 0.0% Lumeah — Group Household: 13.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Broomehill West 101.8% houses
Broomehill West — Houses: 101.8%
Lumeah 103.8% houses
Lumeah — Houses: 103.8%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Broomehill West Lumeah
Bachelor Degree 14.5% / 19.8%
Broomehill West — Bachelor Degree: 14.5% Lumeah — Bachelor Degree: 19.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 14.0%
Broomehill West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Lumeah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.0%
Certificate III & IV 9.2% / 8.1%
Broomehill West — Certificate III & IV: 9.2% Lumeah — Certificate III & IV: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.7%
Broomehill West — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Lumeah — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Broomehill West 27.8% renting
Broomehill West — Owned Outright: 53.7% Broomehill West — Mortgage: 18.5% Broomehill West — Renting: 27.8%
Lumeah 13.8% renting
Lumeah — Owned Outright: 58.6% Lumeah — Mortgage: 27.6% Lumeah — Renting: 13.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Broomehill West Lumeah
New dwellings approved 6
across Broomehill-Tambellup
 3
across Kojonup

Ranking within WA

Broomehill West Lumeah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of WA Higher than 80% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of WA Higher than 5% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 8% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of WA Higher than 43% of WA

Liveability

Broomehill West Lumeah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Broomehill West carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0).

Broomehill West Lumeah
Bushfire Low
20/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
32/100
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
same for both

Schools

Broomehill West Lumeah
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

Broomehill West Lumeah
Parks & reserves 5 1
Waterways 3 5

Mobility

Broomehill West sits further from the CBD (310.4 km vs 282 km).

Broomehill West Lumeah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 310.4 km
+9% vs other
 282 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 239 min 201 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 6318
 0.1%
postcode 6395
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 6318
 36
postcode 6395

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.

Broomehill West Lumeah
Car (driver) 60.0% / 61.5%
Broomehill West — Car (driver): 60.0% Lumeah — Car (driver): 61.5%
Worked from Home 24.4% / 17.9%
Broomehill West — Worked from Home: 24.4% Lumeah — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Walked Only 6.7% / 20.5%
Broomehill West — Walked Only: 6.7% Lumeah — Walked Only: 20.5%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / —
Broomehill West — Car (passenger): 5.6% Lumeah — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 3.3% / —
Broomehill West — Bicycle: 3.3% Lumeah — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.5%).

Setting

Broomehill West Lumeah
Elevation 309 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 328 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Broomehill West Lumeah
Connectivity score 23/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
61 premises
 0%
29 premises

Climate

Broomehill West Lumeah
Annual rainfall 495 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Federal electorate

Broomehill West Lumeah
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Broomehill West Lumeah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Broomehill West

Family Rural

Lumeah

Rural Young Families

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