Gingin vs Lennard Brook
Gingin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Lennard Brook. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Gingin tends to suit families with children.
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
Lennard Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 50/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Gingin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 34%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Lennard Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $305/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Gingin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Gingin
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 15%)
- But Lennard Brook carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 50/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gingin 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.
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.
Demographics
Gingin has more residents (902 vs 209); Gingin has higher household incomes ($83,356 vs $73,892).
| Gingin | Lennard Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 902 +77% vs other | 209 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.9% | +7.7% |
| Median age | 40 | 45 |
| Median household income | $83,356/yr +11% vs other | $73,892/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $305/wk +10% vs other | $275/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Gingin | Lennard Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $699,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $200,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 23 days from 16 sales | — |
Development activity
| Gingin | Lennard Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 128 across Gingin same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Gingin | Lennard Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 46% of WA | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 80% of WA | Higher than 59% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 59% of WA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 64% of WA same for both | |
Liveability
Gingin is more walkable (40 vs 0).
| Gingin | 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
Gingin carries more crime risk (50 vs 14).
| Gingin | Lennard Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 56/100 | Moderate 59/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 50/100 | 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
| Gingin | Lennard Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Gingin
- Gingin District High School Government · Combined at peers
Schools in Lennard Brook
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Gingin | Lennard Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Gingin | Lennard Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 40/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 79.8 km +2% vs other | 77.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 63 min | 62 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 6503 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 78 postcode 6503 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.2%).
Setting
| Gingin | Lennard Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 96 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 95 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 35.0 km | 35.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Gingin | Lennard Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 473 premises | 0% 89 premises |
Climate
| Gingin | 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
| Gingin | Lennard Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,630/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gingin same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gingin | Lennard Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Durack same for both | |
| Member | Melissa Price same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gingin | Lennard Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.