Horfield vs Leitchville

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Horfield, 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Renters

They split

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

  • Horfield has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 17%)
  • Leitchville has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $183/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Leitchville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (260.3 km vs 267.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (187 min vs 192 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Leitchville

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)

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

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

Horfield Leitchville
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.

Horfield Leitchville
Walkability 0 / 13
Horfield — Walkability: 0/100 Leitchville — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 55 / 53
Horfield — Safety: 55/100 Leitchville — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Horfield — Low fire risk: 100/100 Leitchville — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 22 / 8
Horfield — Low flood risk: 22/100 Leitchville — Low flood risk: 8/100

Demographics

Leitchville has more residents (576 vs 93); Horfield rents higher ($183/wk vs $150/wk).

Horfield Leitchville
Population 93 576
+519% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.2% +3.2%
Median age 48 50
Median household income $54,184/yr $54,288/yr
Median weekly rent $183/wk
+18% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Horfield Leitchville
0-4 3.2% / 4.2%
Horfield — 0-4: 3.2% Leitchville — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 9.7% / 12.8%
Horfield — 5-14: 9.7% Leitchville — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 6.5% / 5.4%
Horfield — 15-19: 6.5% Leitchville — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 3.2% / 4.3%
Horfield — 20-24: 3.2% Leitchville — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 5.4% / 8.0%
Horfield — 25-34: 5.4% Leitchville — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 10.8% / 7.3%
Horfield — 35-44: 10.8% Leitchville — 35-44: 7.3%
45-54 8.6% / 14.2%
Horfield — 45-54: 8.6% Leitchville — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 22.6% / 15.6%
Horfield — 55-64: 22.6% Leitchville — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 14.0% / 13.0%
Horfield — 65-74: 14.0% Leitchville — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 6.5% / 10.9%
Horfield — 75-84: 6.5% Leitchville — 75-84: 10.9%
85+ — / 1.7%
Horfield — 85+: not among its largest Leitchville — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Horfield 50.0% lone person
Horfield — Lone Person: 50.0% Horfield — Couple Families: 50.0% Horfield — One Parent Families: 0.0% Horfield — Group Household: 0.0%
Leitchville 44.1% lone person
Leitchville — Lone Person: 44.1% Leitchville — Couple Families: 41.2% Leitchville — One Parent Families: 12.5% Leitchville — Group Household: 2.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Horfield 38.7% renting
Horfield — Owned Outright: 32.3% Horfield — Mortgage: 29.0% Horfield — Renting: 38.7%
Leitchville 17.0% renting
Leitchville — Owned Outright: 62.1% Leitchville — Mortgage: 20.9% Leitchville — Renting: 17.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Horfield 105.6% houses
Horfield — Houses: 105.6% Horfield — Townhouses: 0.0%
Leitchville 96.5% houses
Leitchville — Houses: 96.5% Leitchville — Townhouses: 3.5%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Horfield Leitchville
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 14.8%
Horfield — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Leitchville — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 6.4%
Horfield — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Leitchville — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 3.5%
Horfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Leitchville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Horfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Leitchville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Horfield — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Leitchville — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

Property market

Horfield Leitchville
Median house price — $340,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Horfield has more rural and farming land (96% vs 83%).

Horfield Leitchville
Rural and farming 96% 83%
Parks and recreation 2% 16%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
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

Horfield Leitchville
New dwellings approved 19
across Gannawarra
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Horfield Leitchville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 13% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC

Liveability

Leitchville is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Horfield Leitchville
Grade — D
Score — 23/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Leitchville carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Leitchville carries more flood risk (92 vs 78).

Horfield Leitchville
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood High
78/100
 High
92/100
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

Horfield Leitchville
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Horfield

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

Schools in Leitchville

  • Leitchville Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Horfield Leitchville
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Horfield sits further from the CBD (267.7 km vs 260.3 km).

Horfield Leitchville
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 267.7 km
+3% vs other
 260.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 192 min 187 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3567
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3567
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.

Horfield Leitchville
Car (driver) 54.5% / 69.2%
Horfield — Car (driver): 54.5% Leitchville — Car (driver): 69.2%
Worked from Home 45.5% / 17.8%
Horfield — Worked from Home: 45.5% Leitchville — Worked from Home: 17.8%
Walked Only — / 10.5%
Horfield — Walked Only: not among its largest Leitchville — Walked Only: 10.5%
Car (passenger) — / 1.2%
Horfield — Car (passenger): not among its largest Leitchville — Car (passenger): 1.2%
Bicycle — / 1.2%
Horfield — Bicycle: not among its largest Leitchville — Bicycle: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.2%).

Setting

Horfield Leitchville
Elevation 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Horfield Leitchville
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 0%
277 premises

Climate

Horfield Leitchville
Annual rainfall 364 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Horfield Leitchville
Average residential rate $1,855/yr
same for both
Council Gannawarra
same for both

Federal electorate

Horfield Leitchville
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Horfield Leitchville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Horfield

Rural

Leitchville

Retirees Rural

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Horfield

Horfield vs Cohuna Horfield vs McMillans Horfield vs Keely

Other comparisons with Leitchville

Leitchville vs Pyramid Hill Leitchville vs Gunbower Leitchville vs Keely
Full data on Horfield Full data on Leitchville
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

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.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or