Ellenbrook vs The Vines

Ellenbrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 39 in The Vines. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ellenbrook, about half of households are couple families. In The Vines, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in The Vines: a median of $1.14 million, against $800,000 in Ellenbrook, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Ellenbrook tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while The Vines suits 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

Ellenbrook

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (19 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (10 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (42 vs 5)
  • But The Vines carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 79/100)

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

First-home buyers

Ellenbrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($790,000 vs $1,580,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($800,000 vs $1,140,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ellenbrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $430/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ellenbrook

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (32 min vs 37 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (30.7 km vs 33.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ellenbrook

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (8 vs 0)
  • But The Vines carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

The Vines

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.5% vs 8.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ellenbrook The Vines
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.

Ellenbrook The Vines
Walkability 77 / 0
Ellenbrook — Walkability: 77/100 The Vines — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 21 / 64
Ellenbrook — Safety: 21/100 The Vines — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 34 / 36
Ellenbrook — Low fire risk: 34/100 The Vines — Low fire risk: 36/100
Low flood risk 100 / 74
Ellenbrook — Low flood risk: 100/100 The Vines — Low flood risk: 74/100

Demographics

Ellenbrook has more residents (24,668 vs 5,848); The Vines has higher household incomes ($133,588 vs $95,992).

Ellenbrook The Vines
Population 24,668
+76% vs other
 5,848
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.8% +20.5%
Median age 32 39
Median household income $95,992/yr $133,588/yr
+39% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $430/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ellenbrook The Vines
0-4 8.1% / 5.9%
Ellenbrook — 0-4: 8.1% The Vines — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 18.2% / 16.1%
Ellenbrook — 5-14: 18.2% The Vines — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 7.0% / 8.0%
Ellenbrook — 15-19: 7.0% The Vines — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 6.2% / 5.0%
Ellenbrook — 20-24: 6.2% The Vines — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 14.2% / 9.1%
Ellenbrook — 25-34: 14.2% The Vines — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 16.0% / 14.2%
Ellenbrook — 35-44: 16.0% The Vines — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 12.8% / 15.8%
Ellenbrook — 45-54: 12.8% The Vines — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 7.9% / 13.5%
Ellenbrook — 55-64: 7.9% The Vines — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 4.9% / 8.2%
Ellenbrook — 65-74: 4.9% The Vines — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 3.3% / 3.5%
Ellenbrook — 75-84: 3.3% The Vines — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 1.4% / 0.6%
Ellenbrook — 85+: 1.4% The Vines — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ellenbrook 51.5% couple families
Ellenbrook — Couple Families: 51.5% Ellenbrook — Lone Person: 24.3% Ellenbrook — One Parent Families: 20.1% Ellenbrook — Group Household: 2.7% Ellenbrook — Other Families: 1.4%
The Vines 70.4% couple families
The Vines — Couple Families: 70.4% The Vines — Lone Person: 16.5% The Vines — One Parent Families: 10.6% The Vines — Group Household: 1.6% The Vines — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ellenbrook 25.2% renting
Ellenbrook — Owned Outright: 15.5% Ellenbrook — Mortgage: 59.4% Ellenbrook — Renting: 25.2%
The Vines 10.3% renting
The Vines — Owned Outright: 26.2% The Vines — Mortgage: 63.5% The Vines — Renting: 10.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ellenbrook The Vines
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 16.9%
Ellenbrook — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% The Vines — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 10.3%
Ellenbrook — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% The Vines — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 9.2%
Ellenbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% The Vines — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 2.9%
Ellenbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% The Vines — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.7%
Ellenbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% The Vines — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

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.

Ellenbrook The Vines
England 6.1% / 12.5%
Ellenbrook — England: 6.1% The Vines — England: 12.5%
New Zealand 4.7% / 4.0%
Ellenbrook — New Zealand: 4.7% The Vines — New Zealand: 4.0%
South Africa 2.0% / 3.9%
Ellenbrook — South Africa: 2.0% The Vines — South Africa: 3.9%
India 3.6% / 0.8%
Ellenbrook — India: 3.6% The Vines — India: 0.8%
Scotland 0.9% / 2.2%
Ellenbrook — Scotland: 0.9% The Vines — Scotland: 2.2%
Zimbabwe 0.9% / 1.1%
Ellenbrook — Zimbabwe: 0.9% The Vines — Zimbabwe: 1.1%
Philippines 1.5% / —
Ellenbrook — Philippines: 1.5% The Vines — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ellenbrook 89.3% houses
Ellenbrook — Houses: 89.3% Ellenbrook — Townhouses: 9.0% Ellenbrook — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
The Vines 95.1% houses
The Vines — Houses: 95.1% The Vines — Townhouses: 4.8% The Vines — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ellenbrook The Vines
Median house price $800,000 $1,140,000
Median unit price $548,000 —
Median land price $790,000 $1,580,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 216 sales
 38 days
from 45 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Ellenbrook The Vines
3 bed $750K / $775K
Ellenbrook — 3 bed: $750K (139 sales) The Vines — 3 bed: $775K (18 sales)

139 vs 18 sales

4 bed $850K / $1.18M
Ellenbrook — 4 bed: $850K (203 sales) The Vines — 4 bed: $1.18M (51 sales)

203 vs 51 sales

5 bed $1M / $1.45M
Ellenbrook — 5 bed: $1M (15 sales) The Vines — 5 bed: $1.45M (11 sales)

15 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Ellenbrook The Vines
New dwellings approved 2,486
across Swan
same for both
Approvals change year on year +2%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Ellenbrook The Vines
Houses 4.8%
$760/wk on $829K
 4.4%
$900/wk on $1.07M
Units 5.5%
$610/wk on $582K
 —

Ranking within WA

Ellenbrook The Vines
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 92% of WA
Schools Higher than 78% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 15% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 80% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 86% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 49% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 51% of WA —

Liveability

Ellenbrook is more walkable (77 vs 0).

Ellenbrook The Vines
Grade B
same for both
Score 50/100 48/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

The Vines carries more flood risk (26 vs 0); Ellenbrook carries more crime risk (79 vs 36).

Ellenbrook The Vines
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime High
79/100
 Low
36/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
26/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Ellenbrook The Vines
Inside the suburb 10 0
Rated above peers 4 0
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Ellenbrook

  • Ellen Stirling Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Ellenbrook Christian College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Ellenbrook Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Malvern Springs Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Anne Hamersley Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Ellenbrook Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in The Vines

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

Amenities in the suburb

Ellenbrook The Vines
Supermarkets 6 0
Cafes & restaurants 13 0
Parks & reserves 42 5
Childcare 19 0
GPs 8 0
Pharmacies 5 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 0
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 3 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

The Vines sits further from the CBD (33.8 km vs 30.7 km).

Ellenbrook The Vines
Walkability score 77/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 30.7 km 33.8 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 32 min 37 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 60/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 563.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 15.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 6069
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 6069
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.

Ellenbrook The Vines
Car (driver) 81.0% / 79.0%
Ellenbrook — Car (driver): 81.0% The Vines — Car (driver): 79.0%
Worked from Home 6.0% / 10.8%
Ellenbrook — Worked from Home: 6.0% The Vines — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / 4.8%
Ellenbrook — Car (passenger): 6.4% The Vines — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Train 2.8% / 2.4%
Ellenbrook — Train: 2.8% The Vines — Train: 2.4%
Bus 2.5% / 1.6%
Ellenbrook — Bus: 2.5% The Vines — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).

Setting

Ellenbrook The Vines
Elevation 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.9 km 25.7 km

NBN connectivity

Ellenbrook The Vines
Connectivity score 82/100 74/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
7,365 premises
 54%
1,725 premises

Climate

Ellenbrook The Vines
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

Ellenbrook The Vines
Average residential rate $2,699/yr
same for both
Council Swan
same for both

Federal electorate

Ellenbrook The Vines
Division Hasluck
same for both
Member Tania Lawrence
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ellenbrook The Vines
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ellenbrook

Family Outer Parks

The Vines

Family Large Blocks Outer

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