Green Head vs Leeman

Leeman is the younger of the two, with a median age of 57 against 66 in Green Head. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Green Head tends to suit people living alone and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Green Head has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • Leeman carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

Leeman

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($215,000 vs $274,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (33% vs 38%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Leeman

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 15%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $245/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Green Head sits closer to the CBD (261.2 km vs 264.6 km)
  • Leeman has a shorter drive in (204 min vs 266 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Green Head has more residents already 65 and over (55% vs 32%)
  • Leeman carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Green Head Leeman
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.

Green Head Leeman
Walkability 0 / 0
Green Head — Walkability: 0/100 Leeman — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 20 / 34
Green Head — Safety: 20/100 Leeman — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 16 / 16
Green Head — Low fire risk: 16/100 Leeman — Low fire risk: 16/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Green Head — Low flood risk: 100/100 Leeman — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Green Head rents higher ($245/wk vs $210/wk); Green Head skews older (66 vs 57).

Green Head Leeman
Population 293 351
+20% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.3% -0.3%
Median age 66 57
Median household income $44,720/yr $50,024/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $245/wk
+14% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Green Head Leeman
0-4 2.0% / 4.0%
Green Head — 0-4: 2.0% Leeman — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 3.1% / 8.8%
Green Head — 5-14: 3.1% Leeman — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 1.7% / 4.3%
Green Head — 15-19: 1.7% Leeman — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 2.0% / 3.4%
Green Head — 20-24: 2.0% Leeman — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 6.5% / 7.4%
Green Head — 25-34: 6.5% Leeman — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 4.1% / 7.1%
Green Head — 35-44: 4.1% Leeman — 35-44: 7.1%
45-54 8.2% / 10.8%
Green Head — 45-54: 8.2% Leeman — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 16.7% / 24.2%
Green Head — 55-64: 16.7% Leeman — 55-64: 24.2%
65-74 31.7% / 24.5%
Green Head — 65-74: 31.7% Leeman — 65-74: 24.5%
75-84 19.8% / 4.8%
Green Head — 75-84: 19.8% Leeman — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 3.4% / 2.3%
Green Head — 85+: 3.4% Leeman — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Green Head 69.6% lone person
Green Head — Lone Person: 69.6% Green Head — Couple Families: 20.3% Green Head — One Parent Families: 10.1% Green Head — Group Household: 0.0%
Leeman 57.5% lone person
Leeman — Lone Person: 57.5% Leeman — Couple Families: 31.5% Leeman — One Parent Families: 6.8% Leeman — Group Household: 4.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Green Head 15.2% renting
Green Head — Owned Outright: 64.8% Green Head — Mortgage: 20.0% Green Head — Renting: 15.2%
Leeman 26.3% renting
Leeman — Owned Outright: 46.6% Leeman — Mortgage: 27.1% Leeman — Renting: 26.3%
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.

Green Head Leeman
England 6.8% / 4.3%
Green Head — England: 6.8% Leeman — England: 4.3%
New Zealand 3.4% / 2.6%
Green Head — New Zealand: 3.4% Leeman — New Zealand: 2.6%
Thailand — / 1.4%
Green Head — Thailand: not among its largest Leeman — Thailand: 1.4%
Vietnam 1.0% / —
Green Head — Vietnam: 1.0% Leeman — Vietnam: not among its largest
Philippines 1.0% / —
Green Head — Philippines: 1.0% Leeman — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

Qualifications

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

Green Head Leeman
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 21.4%
Green Head — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Leeman — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 4.6%
Green Head — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Leeman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 1.1%
Green Head — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Leeman — Bachelor Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.1%
Green Head — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Leeman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / —
Green Head — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Leeman — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Green Head 95.2% houses
Green Head — Houses: 95.2% Green Head — Townhouses: 6.2%
Leeman 93.5% houses
Leeman — Houses: 93.5% Leeman — Townhouses: 8.1%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Green Head Leeman
Median house price $510,000 $480,000
Median unit price — $179,000
Median land price $274,000 $215,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 58 days
from 9 sales
 72 days
from 6 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.

Green Head Leeman
3 bed $475K / $445K
Green Head — 3 bed: $475K (7 sales) Leeman — 3 bed: $445K (12 sales)

7 vs 12 sales

4 bed $520K / $615K
Green Head — 4 bed: $520K (30 sales) Leeman — 4 bed: $615K (8 sales)

30 vs 8 sales

Development activity

Green Head Leeman
New dwellings approved 10
across Coorow
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.

Green Head Leeman
Houses 5.7%
$750/wk on $690K
 5.3%
$625/wk on $609K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Green Head Leeman
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of WA Higher than 9% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of WA Higher than 41% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of WA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 91% of WA Higher than 89% of WA

Liveability

Green Head Leeman
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Green Head carries more crime risk (80 vs 66).

Green Head Leeman
Bushfire High
84/100
same for both
Crime High
80/100
 Moderate
66/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
60/100
 Low
34/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Green Head Leeman
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Green Head

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

Schools in Leeman

  • Leeman Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Green Head Leeman
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 4 0
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 2
EV chargers 1 0

Mobility

Leeman sits further from the CBD (264.6 km vs 261.2 km).

Green Head Leeman
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 261.2 km 264.6 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 266 min 204 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6514
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 6514
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.

Green Head Leeman
Car (driver) 63.5% / 75.6%
Green Head — Car (driver): 63.5% Leeman — Car (driver): 75.6%
Worked from Home 18.9% / 10.3%
Green Head — Worked from Home: 18.9% Leeman — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Car (passenger) 10.8% / 10.3%
Green Head — Car (passenger): 10.8% Leeman — Car (passenger): 10.3%
Walked Only 6.8% / 3.8%
Green Head — Walked Only: 6.8% Leeman — Walked Only: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.6%).

Setting

Green Head Leeman
Elevation 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.5 km 5.5 km

NBN connectivity

Green Head Leeman
Connectivity score 45/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
377 premises
 0%
355 premises

Climate

Green Head Leeman
Annual rainfall 490 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Green Head Leeman
Average residential rate $4,573/yr
same for both
Council Coorow
same for both

Federal electorate

Green Head Leeman
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Green Head Leeman
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Green Head

Affordable Retirees Rural

Leeman

Affordable Retirees Rural

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