Lake Darlot vs Leonora

Lake Darlot is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 40 in Leonora. In Leonora, about half of households rent, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Lake Darlot tends to suit young adults.

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

Lake Darlot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 96/100)

Weighs schools, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Leonora

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 156%)
  • has cheaper rent ($163/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Leonora

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (575 min vs 705 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (843.5 km vs 958.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Lake Darlot carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 96/100)
  • Leonora has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 3%)

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

Investors

Lake Darlot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (270.8% vs -15.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lake Darlot Leonora
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.

Lake Darlot Leonora
Walkability 0 / 0
Lake Darlot — Walkability: 0/100 Leonora — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 67 / 4
Lake Darlot — Safety: 67/100 Leonora — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 67 / 100
Lake Darlot — Low fire risk: 67/100 Leonora — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Lake Darlot — Low flood risk: 100/100 Leonora — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Leonora has higher household incomes ($75,660 vs $11,700); Leonora has more residents (657 vs 178).

Lake Darlot Leonora
Population 178 657
+269% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +270.8% -15.9%
Median age 34 40
Median household income $11,700/yr $75,660/yr
+547% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+53% vs other
 $163/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lake Darlot Leonora
0-4 — / 5.6%
Lake Darlot — 0-4: not among its largest Leonora — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 2.2% / 9.4%
Lake Darlot — 5-14: 2.2% Leonora — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 — / 4.6%
Lake Darlot — 15-19: not among its largest Leonora — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 11.8% / 5.3%
Lake Darlot — 20-24: 11.8% Leonora — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 38.2% / 19.3%
Lake Darlot — 25-34: 38.2% Leonora — 25-34: 19.3%
35-44 21.9% / 13.1%
Lake Darlot — 35-44: 21.9% Leonora — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 15.2% / 15.2%
Lake Darlot — 45-54: 15.2% Leonora — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 10.1% / 16.0%
Lake Darlot — 55-64: 10.1% Leonora — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 2.8% / 9.3%
Lake Darlot — 65-74: 2.8% Leonora — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 — / 4.0%
Lake Darlot — 75-84: not among its largest Leonora — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ — / 0.5%
Lake Darlot — 85+: not among its largest Leonora — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (38.2%).

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.

Lake Darlot Leonora
New Zealand 2.8% / 4.4%
Lake Darlot — New Zealand: 2.8% Leonora — New Zealand: 4.4%
England 2.8% / 2.6%
Lake Darlot — England: 2.8% Leonora — England: 2.6%
Thailand — / 1.7%
Lake Darlot — Thailand: not among its largest Leonora — Thailand: 1.7%
Germany — / 1.4%
Lake Darlot — Germany: not among its largest Leonora — Germany: 1.4%
India — / 1.2%
Lake Darlot — India: not among its largest Leonora — India: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Qualifications

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

Lake Darlot Leonora
Certificate III & IV 7.3% / 13.2%
Lake Darlot — Certificate III & IV: 7.3% Leonora — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 5.8%
Lake Darlot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Leonora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree 3.9% / 4.6%
Lake Darlot — Bachelor Degree: 3.9% Leonora — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Lake Darlot — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Leonora — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Lake Darlot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Leonora — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.2%).

Property market

Lake Darlot Leonora
Median house price — $200,000
Median unit price — $550,000
Median land price — $585,000

Development activity

Lake Darlot Leonora
New dwellings approved 7
across Leonora
same for both

Ranking within WA

Lake Darlot Leonora
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 1% of WA Higher than 37% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of WA Higher than 56% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 11% of WA Higher than 32% of WA

Liveability

Lake Darlot Leonora
Grade — D
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band — below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Lake Darlot carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 0); Leonora carries more crime risk (96 vs 33).

Lake Darlot Leonora
Bushfire Low
33/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
33/100
 High
96/100
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
same for both

Schools

Lake Darlot Leonora
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 Lake Darlot

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

Schools in Leonora

  • Leonora District High School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lake Darlot Leonora
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Lake Darlot sits further from the CBD (958.6 km vs 843.5 km).

Lake Darlot Leonora
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 958.6 km
+12% vs other
 843.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 705 min 575 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6438
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 20
postcode 6438
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.

Lake Darlot Leonora
Car (driver) 68.8% / 55.0%
Lake Darlot — Car (driver): 68.8% Leonora — Car (driver): 55.0%
Bus 31.2% / 6.2%
Lake Darlot — Bus: 31.2% Leonora — Bus: 6.2%
Walked Only — / 26.5%
Lake Darlot — Walked Only: not among its largest Leonora — Walked Only: 26.5%
Car (passenger) — / 7.1%
Lake Darlot — Car (passenger): not among its largest Leonora — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Worked from Home — / 5.2%
Lake Darlot — Worked from Home: not among its largest Leonora — Worked from Home: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.8%).

Setting

Lake Darlot Leonora
Elevation 445 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 403 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lake Darlot Leonora
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
9 premises
 0%
101 premises

Federal electorate

Lake Darlot Leonora
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lake Darlot Leonora
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lake Darlot

Multicultural Rural

Leonora

Affordable Rural

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