Frog Rock vs Linburn

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Frog Rock, about half of households are couple families. In Linburn, about half of households are 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

Frog Rock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 52/100)

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

First-home buyers

Linburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Frog Rock

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 5/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (290.3 km vs 295.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Frog Rock

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 5/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 52/100)

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

Investors

Frog Rock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.1% vs -7.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Frog Rock Linburn
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.

Frog Rock Linburn
Walkability 14 / 5
Frog Rock — Walkability: 14/100 Linburn — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 60 / 48
Frog Rock — Safety: 60/100 Linburn — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 85 / 78
Frog Rock — Low fire risk: 85/100 Linburn — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Frog Rock has more residents (170 vs 59).

Frog Rock Linburn
Population 170
+65% vs other
 59
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.1% -7.8%
Median age 44 45
Median household income $94,224/yr $101,816/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $288/wk
+6% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Frog Rock Linburn
0-4 5.9% / 6.8%
Frog Rock — 0-4: 5.9% Linburn — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 18.2% / 16.9%
Frog Rock — 5-14: 18.2% Linburn — 5-14: 16.9%
15-19 8.8% / —
Frog Rock — 15-19: 8.8% Linburn — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 2.9% / 5.1%
Frog Rock — 20-24: 2.9% Linburn — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 10.6% / —
Frog Rock — 25-34: 10.6% Linburn — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 17.1% / 5.1%
Frog Rock — 35-44: 17.1% Linburn — 35-44: 5.1%
45-54 11.2% / 18.6%
Frog Rock — 45-54: 11.2% Linburn — 45-54: 18.6%
55-64 12.4% / 16.9%
Frog Rock — 55-64: 12.4% Linburn — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 15.9% / 18.6%
Frog Rock — 65-74: 15.9% Linburn — 65-74: 18.6%
75-84 7.6% / —
Frog Rock — 75-84: 7.6% Linburn — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 5.1%
Frog Rock — 85+: not among its largest Linburn — 85+: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Frog Rock 52.8% couple families
Frog Rock — Couple Families: 52.8% Frog Rock — Lone Person: 38.9% Frog Rock — One Parent Families: 8.3%
Linburn 53.8% couple families
Linburn — Couple Families: 53.8% Linburn — Lone Person: 46.2% Linburn — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Frog Rock 7.5% renting
Frog Rock — Owned Outright: 39.6% Frog Rock — Mortgage: 52.8% Frog Rock — Renting: 7.5%
Linburn 0.0% renting
Linburn — Owned Outright: 30.8% Linburn — Mortgage: 69.2% Linburn — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Frog Rock 100.0% houses
Frog Rock — Houses: 100.0%
Linburn 100.0% houses
Linburn — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Frog Rock Linburn
Certificate III & IV 23.5% / 8.5%
Frog Rock — Certificate III & IV: 23.5% Linburn — Certificate III & IV: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 6.8%
Frog Rock — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Linburn — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / —
Frog Rock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Linburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / —
Frog Rock — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Linburn — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Property market

Frog Rock Linburn
Median house price $1,165,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Linburn has more rural and farming land (100% vs 43%).

Frog Rock Linburn
Rural and farming 43% 100%
Residential 57% 0%
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

Frog Rock Linburn
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Frog Rock Linburn
House price Higher than 61% of NSW —
Income Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 48% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Frog Rock is more walkable (14 vs 5).

Frog Rock Linburn
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Linburn carries more crime risk (52 vs 40).

Frog Rock Linburn
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
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

Frog Rock Linburn
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

Frog Rock Linburn
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Linburn sits further from the CBD (295.7 km vs 290.3 km).

Frog Rock Linburn
Walkability score 14/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 290.3 km 295.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 240 min 243 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2850
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2850
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.

Frog Rock Linburn
Car (driver) 77.4% / 100.0%
Frog Rock — Car (driver): 77.4% Linburn — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 14.5% / —
Frog Rock — Worked from Home: 14.5% Linburn — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 8.1% / —
Frog Rock — Car (passenger): 8.1% Linburn — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Frog Rock Linburn
Elevation 572 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 576 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Frog Rock Linburn
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
72 premises
 0%
29 premises

Climate

Frog Rock Linburn
Annual rainfall 665 mm 669 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.3°C 31.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 1.8°C 3.4°C

Council rates

Frog Rock Linburn
Average residential rate $1,083/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Western
same for both

Federal electorate

Frog Rock Linburn
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Frog Rock Linburn
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Frog Rock

Family Rural

Linburn

Family Rural

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