Henley Brook vs Ellenbrook

Ellenbrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 41 in Henley Brook. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Henley Brook, most households are couple families. In Ellenbrook, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Henley Brook: a median of $932,000, against $800,000 in Ellenbrook, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Henley Brook tends to suit couples, while Ellenbrook suits 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

Ellenbrook

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (19 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (42 vs 6)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (10 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Henley Brook has cheaper land ($545,000 vs $790,000)
  • Ellenbrook has cheaper houses ($800,000 vs $932,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Henley Brook sits closer to the CBD (28.7 km vs 30.7 km)
  • Ellenbrook is more walkable (77/100 vs 19/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Ellenbrook

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (8 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 19/100)
  • But Henley Brook has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Ellenbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.8% vs -0.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
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.

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
Walkability 19 / 77
Henley Brook — Walkability: 19/100 Ellenbrook — Walkability: 77/100
Safety 21 / 21
Henley Brook — Safety: 21/100 Ellenbrook — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 37 / 34
Henley Brook — Low fire risk: 37/100 Ellenbrook — Low fire risk: 34/100
Low flood risk 38 / 100
Henley Brook — Low flood risk: 38/100 Ellenbrook — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ellenbrook has more residents (24,668 vs 2,500); Henley Brook skews older (41 vs 32).

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
Population 2,500 24,668
+887% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.7% +8.8%
Median age 41 32
Median household income $110,812/yr
+13% vs other
 $95,992/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+5% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
0-4 5.1% / 8.1%
Henley Brook — 0-4: 5.1% Ellenbrook — 0-4: 8.1%
5-14 13.4% / 18.2%
Henley Brook — 5-14: 13.4% Ellenbrook — 5-14: 18.2%
15-19 8.0% / 7.0%
Henley Brook — 15-19: 8.0% Ellenbrook — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 6.4% / 6.2%
Henley Brook — 20-24: 6.4% Ellenbrook — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 9.4% / 14.2%
Henley Brook — 25-34: 9.4% Ellenbrook — 25-34: 14.2%
35-44 12.1% / 16.0%
Henley Brook — 35-44: 12.1% Ellenbrook — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 16.0% / 12.8%
Henley Brook — 45-54: 16.0% Ellenbrook — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 14.9% / 7.9%
Henley Brook — 55-64: 14.9% Ellenbrook — 55-64: 7.9%
65-74 9.2% / 4.9%
Henley Brook — 65-74: 9.2% Ellenbrook — 65-74: 4.9%
75-84 4.4% / 3.3%
Henley Brook — 75-84: 4.4% Ellenbrook — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 1.0% / 1.4%
Henley Brook — 85+: 1.0% Ellenbrook — 85+: 1.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Henley Brook 62.3% couple families
Henley Brook — Couple Families: 62.3% Henley Brook — Lone Person: 17.2% Henley Brook — One Parent Families: 17.0% Henley Brook — Group Household: 2.7% Henley Brook — Other Families: 0.7%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Henley Brook 16.3% renting
Henley Brook — Owned Outright: 33.9% Henley Brook — Mortgage: 49.8% Henley Brook — Renting: 16.3%
Ellenbrook 25.2% renting
Ellenbrook — Owned Outright: 15.5% Ellenbrook — Mortgage: 59.4% Ellenbrook — Renting: 25.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 16.6%
Henley Brook — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Ellenbrook — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 7.2%
Henley Brook — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Ellenbrook — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.2%
Henley Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Ellenbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.7%
Henley Brook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Ellenbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 0.9%
Henley Brook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Ellenbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
England 7.5% / 6.1%
Henley Brook — England: 7.5% Ellenbrook — England: 6.1%
New Zealand 2.9% / 4.7%
Henley Brook — New Zealand: 2.9% Ellenbrook — New Zealand: 4.7%
India 0.8% / 3.6%
Henley Brook — India: 0.8% Ellenbrook — India: 3.6%
South Africa 1.9% / 2.0%
Henley Brook — South Africa: 1.9% Ellenbrook — South Africa: 2.0%
Scotland 0.9% / 0.9%
Henley Brook — Scotland: 0.9% Ellenbrook — Scotland: 0.9%
Philippines — / 1.5%
Henley Brook — Philippines: not among its largest Ellenbrook — Philippines: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Henley Brook 97.3% houses
Henley Brook — Houses: 97.3% Henley Brook — Townhouses: 2.1% Henley Brook — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Ellenbrook 89.3% houses
Ellenbrook — Houses: 89.3% Ellenbrook — Townhouses: 9.0% Ellenbrook — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
Median house price $932,500 $800,000
Median unit price — $548,000
Median land price $545,000 $790,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 42 sales
 32 days
from 216 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.

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
3 bed $785K / $750K
Henley Brook — 3 bed: $785K (7 sales) Ellenbrook — 3 bed: $750K (139 sales)

7 vs 139 sales

4 bed $928K / $850K
Henley Brook — 4 bed: $928K (42 sales) Ellenbrook — 4 bed: $850K (203 sales)

42 vs 203 sales

5 bed $1.79M / $1M
Henley Brook — 5 bed: $1.79M (6 sales) Ellenbrook — 5 bed: $1M (15 sales)

6 vs 15 sales

Development activity

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
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.

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
Houses 4.7%
$850/wk on $949K
 4.8%
$760/wk on $829K
Units — 5.5%
$610/wk on $582K

Ranking within WA

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 60% of WA
Schools — Higher than 78% of WA
Walkability Higher than 75% of WA Higher than 93% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 86% of WA Higher than 80% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of WA Higher than 93% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 69% of WA Higher than 73% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 51% of WA

Liveability

Ellenbrook is more walkable (77 vs 19); Ellenbrook scores higher overall (50 vs 32).

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
Grade C B
Score 32/100 50/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Henley Brook carries more flood risk (62 vs 0).

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime High
79/100
same for both
Flood Moderate
62/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
Inside the suburb 2 10
Rated above peers 1 4
Rated at peers 1 3
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Henley Brook

  • Australian Islamic College (Henley Brook) Independent · Combined above peers
  • Henley Brook Primary School Government · Primary at peers

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

Amenities in the suburb

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
Supermarkets 0 6
Cafes & restaurants 6 13
Parks & reserves 6 42
Childcare 2 19
GPs 0 8
Pharmacies 0 5
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 1 3
EV chargers 1 3
Waterways 7 3

Mobility

Ellenbrook sits further from the CBD (30.7 km vs 28.7 km).

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
Walkability score 19/100 77/100
Distance to Perth 28.7 km 30.7 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 32 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 32.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 563.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 6055
 1.1%
postcode 6069
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 96
postcode 6055
 83
postcode 6069

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.

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
Car (driver) 77.4% / 81.0%
Henley Brook — Car (driver): 77.4% Ellenbrook — Car (driver): 81.0%
Worked from Home 12.0% / 6.0%
Henley Brook — Worked from Home: 12.0% Ellenbrook — Worked from Home: 6.0%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 6.4%
Henley Brook — Car (passenger): 5.8% Ellenbrook — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Train 1.7% / 2.8%
Henley Brook — Train: 1.7% Ellenbrook — Train: 2.8%
Bus 0.9% / 2.5%
Henley Brook — Bus: 0.9% Ellenbrook — Bus: 2.5%
Walked Only 2.2% / 1.1%
Henley Brook — Walked Only: 2.2% Ellenbrook — Walked Only: 1.1%

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

Setting

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
Elevation 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.8 km 22.9 km

NBN connectivity

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
Connectivity score 83/100 82/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 59%
1,314 premises
 36%
7,365 premises

Climate

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
Annual rainfall 663 mm 592 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.3°C 33.5°C
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
Average residential rate $2,699/yr
same for both
Council Swan
same for both

Federal electorate

Henley Brook Ellenbrook
Division Hasluck
same for both
Member Tania Lawrence
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Henley Brook

Acreage Middle-Ring River

Ellenbrook

Family Outer Parks

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