Lagrange vs Roebuck

Lagrange is the younger of the two, with a median age of 26 against 39 in Roebuck. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Lagrange, the large majority of households rent. In Roebuck, the large majority of households own their home. On these figures, Lagrange tends to suit renters, young adults, and families with children, while Roebuck suits 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

They split

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

  • Lagrange has more separate houses rather than flats (91% vs 69%)
  • Roebuck has more parks and reserves (9 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Roebuck

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 137%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lagrange

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (94% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($80/wk vs $250/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Lagrange

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1360 min vs 1434 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (2061.6 km vs 2169.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Roebuck

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 9%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 5%)
  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 94/100)

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

Investors

Roebuck

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.1% vs 0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lagrange Roebuck
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.

Lagrange Roebuck
Walkability 0 / 0
Lagrange — Walkability: 0/100 Roebuck — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 6 / 47
Lagrange — Safety: 6/100 Roebuck — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 17 / 23
Lagrange — Low fire risk: 17/100 Roebuck — Low fire risk: 23/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Lagrange — Low flood risk: 100/100 Roebuck — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Roebuck rents higher ($250/wk vs $80/wk); Roebuck has higher household incomes ($86,112 vs $48,672).

Lagrange Roebuck
Population 634
+4% vs other
 606
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +19.1%
Median age 26 39
Median household income $48,672/yr $86,112/yr
+77% vs other
Median weekly rent $80/wk $250/wk
+212% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lagrange Roebuck
0-4 8.7% / 5.8%
Lagrange — 0-4: 8.7% Roebuck — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 19.1% / 16.2%
Lagrange — 5-14: 19.1% Roebuck — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 8.7% / 4.5%
Lagrange — 15-19: 8.7% Roebuck — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 9.5% / 4.3%
Lagrange — 20-24: 9.5% Roebuck — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 18.6% / 13.4%
Lagrange — 25-34: 18.6% Roebuck — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 12.0% / 15.0%
Lagrange — 35-44: 12.0% Roebuck — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 13.7% / 13.4%
Lagrange — 45-54: 13.7% Roebuck — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 7.3% / 15.3%
Lagrange — 55-64: 7.3% Roebuck — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 3.8% / 10.2%
Lagrange — 65-74: 3.8% Roebuck — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 0.9% / 2.6%
Lagrange — 75-84: 0.9% Roebuck — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ — / 0.8%
Lagrange — 85+: not among its largest Roebuck — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lagrange 34.7% couple families
Lagrange — Couple Families: 34.7% Lagrange — Lone Person: 18.2% Lagrange — One Parent Families: 37.5% Lagrange — Other Families: 9.7% Lagrange — Group Household: 0.0%
Roebuck 44.0% couple families
Roebuck — Couple Families: 44.0% Roebuck — Lone Person: 39.4% Roebuck — One Parent Families: 13.8% Roebuck — Other Families: 0.0% Roebuck — Group Household: 2.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lagrange 94.2% renting
Lagrange — Owned Outright: 5.8% Lagrange — Mortgage: 0.0% Lagrange — Renting: 94.2%
Roebuck 18.2% renting
Roebuck — Owned Outright: 52.4% Roebuck — Mortgage: 29.4% Roebuck — Renting: 18.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lagrange 90.6% houses
Lagrange — Houses: 90.6% Lagrange — Flats / Apartments: 9.4%
Roebuck 68.9% houses
Roebuck — Houses: 68.9% Roebuck — Flats / Apartments: 31.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Lagrange Roebuck
Certificate III & IV 6.6% / 11.1%
Lagrange — Certificate III & IV: 6.6% Roebuck — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Bachelor Degree 4.6% / 7.6%
Lagrange — Bachelor Degree: 4.6% Roebuck — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 0.8% / 8.1%
Lagrange — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 0.8% Roebuck — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 0.5% / 3.1%
Lagrange — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5% Roebuck — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 1.3%
Lagrange — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Roebuck — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.1%).

Property market

Lagrange Roebuck
Median house price — $895,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Lagrange Roebuck
New dwellings approved 113
across Broome
same for both
Approvals change year on year -24%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Lagrange Roebuck
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 8% of WA Higher than 50% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of WA Higher than 54% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 3% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of WA Higher than 46% of WA

Liveability

Roebuck scores higher overall (31 vs 5).

Lagrange Roebuck
Grade D
same for both
Score 5/100 31/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Lagrange carries more crime risk (94 vs 53).

Lagrange Roebuck
Bushfire High
83/100
 High
77/100
Crime High
94/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion High
98/100
 High
100/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Lagrange Roebuck
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Lagrange

  • La Grange Remote Community School Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Roebuck

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lagrange Roebuck
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 3 9
GPs 1 2
Police stations 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 2 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Roebuck sits further from the CBD (2169.2 km vs 2061.6 km).

Lagrange Roebuck
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 2061.6 km 2169.2 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1360 min 1434 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6725
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 6725
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.

Lagrange Roebuck
Car (driver) 27.9% / 59.5%
Lagrange — Car (driver): 27.9% Roebuck — Car (driver): 59.5%
Walked Only 56.8% / 19.5%
Lagrange — Walked Only: 56.8% Roebuck — Walked Only: 19.5%
Car (passenger) 9.9% / 6.7%
Lagrange — Car (passenger): 9.9% Roebuck — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Worked from Home — / 12.4%
Lagrange — Worked from Home: not among its largest Roebuck — Worked from Home: 12.4%
Bus 5.4% / 1.9%
Lagrange — Bus: 5.4% Roebuck — Bus: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.5%).

Setting

Lagrange Roebuck
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.2 km 24.7 km

NBN connectivity

Lagrange Roebuck
Connectivity score 15/100 22/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
71 premises
 0%
102 premises

Climate

Lagrange Roebuck
Annual rainfall 534 mm 753 mm
Summer max (Jan) 34.8°C 33.7°C
Winter min (Jul) 15.5°C 14.7°C

Council rates

Lagrange Roebuck
Average residential rate $4,421/yr
same for both
Council Broome
same for both

Federal electorate

Lagrange Roebuck
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lagrange Roebuck
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lagrange

Family Professionals Rural Young Families

Roebuck

Rural

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