Lee Point vs Leanyer

Leanyer is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 62 in Lee Point. In both, most households own their home. In Lee Point, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Leanyer, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lee Point: a median of $893,000, against $722,000 in Leanyer, though rent is higher in Leanyer. Leanyer is closer to the city centre: 16.2 km, against 18.5 km. On these figures, Lee Point tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Leanyer suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Leanyer

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (71% vs 0%)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Leanyer

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 89%)
  • has cheaper houses ($722,188 vs $893,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Lee Point has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $400/wk)
  • Leanyer leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 27%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Leanyer

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (53/100 vs 6/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (16.2 km vs 18.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lee Point

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 29%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (45% vs 14%)
  • But Leanyer is more walkable (53/100 vs 6/100)

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

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

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

Lee Point Leanyer
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.

Lee Point Leanyer
Walkability 6 / 53
Lee Point — Walkability: 6/100 Leanyer — Walkability: 53/100

Demographics

Leanyer has more residents (4,597 vs 94); Leanyer has higher household incomes ($115,596 vs $35,100).

Lee Point Leanyer
Population 94 4,597
+4790% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +0.4%
Median age 62 37
Median household income $35,100/yr $115,596/yr
+229% vs other
Median weekly rent $180/wk $400/wk
+122% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lee Point Leanyer
0-4 3.2% / 6.6%
Lee Point — 0-4: 3.2% Leanyer — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 11.7% / 13.5%
Lee Point — 5-14: 11.7% Leanyer — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 — / 4.9%
Lee Point — 15-19: not among its largest Leanyer — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 — / 5.5%
Lee Point — 20-24: not among its largest Leanyer — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 13.8% / 15.7%
Lee Point — 25-34: 13.8% Leanyer — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 10.6% / 15.0%
Lee Point — 35-44: 10.6% Leanyer — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 — / 12.7%
Lee Point — 45-54: not among its largest Leanyer — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 18.1% / 12.9%
Lee Point — 55-64: 18.1% Leanyer — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 24.5% / 9.0%
Lee Point — 65-74: 24.5% Leanyer — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 20.2% / 3.9%
Lee Point — 75-84: 20.2% Leanyer — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ — / 0.8%
Lee Point — 85+: not among its largest Leanyer — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lee Point 100.0% lone person
Lee Point — Lone Person: 100.0% Lee Point — Couple Families: 0.0% Lee Point — One Parent Families: 0.0% Lee Point — Group Household: 0.0% Lee Point — Other Families: 0.0%
Leanyer 28.4% lone person
Leanyer — Lone Person: 28.4% Leanyer — Couple Families: 50.3% Leanyer — One Parent Families: 13.9% Leanyer — Group Household: 6.0% Leanyer — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lee Point 0.0% renting
Lee Point — Owned Outright: 100.0% Lee Point — Mortgage: 0.0% Lee Point — Renting: 0.0%
Leanyer 33.3% renting
Leanyer — Owned Outright: 25.7% Leanyer — Mortgage: 41.0% Leanyer — Renting: 33.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lee Point Leanyer
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 13.4%
Lee Point — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Leanyer — Certificate III & IV: 13.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 14.6%
Lee Point — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Leanyer — Bachelor Degree: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 7.3%
Lee Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Leanyer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.3% / 2.4%
Lee Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.3% Leanyer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.7%
Lee Point — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Leanyer — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Lee Point Leanyer
Philippines 4.3% / 4.5%
Lee Point — Philippines: 4.3% Leanyer — Philippines: 4.5%
New Zealand 5.3% / 1.6%
Lee Point — New Zealand: 5.3% Leanyer — New Zealand: 1.6%
England 4.3% / 2.4%
Lee Point — England: 4.3% Leanyer — England: 2.4%
India 3.2% / 3.0%
Lee Point — India: 3.2% Leanyer — India: 3.0%
Indonesia 4.3% / 1.3%
Lee Point — Indonesia: 4.3% Leanyer — Indonesia: 1.3%
Greece — / 1.8%
Lee Point — Greece: not among its largest Leanyer — Greece: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lee Point 100.0% flats / apartments
Lee Point — Flats / Apartments: 100.0% Lee Point — Houses: 0.0% Lee Point — Townhouses: 0.0%
Leanyer 28.2% flats / apartments
Leanyer — Flats / Apartments: 28.2% Leanyer — Houses: 71.2% Leanyer — Townhouses: 0.6%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Lee Point Leanyer
Median house price $893,000 $722,188
Median unit price — $445,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 11 days
from 4 sales
 19 days
from 31 sales

Development activity

Lee Point Leanyer
New dwellings approved 171
across Darwin
same for both
Approvals change year on year +47%
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.

Lee Point Leanyer
Houses — 4.7%
$720/wk on $799K
Units — 6.8%
$650/wk on $500K

Ranking within NT

Lee Point Leanyer
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 6% of NT Higher than 77% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of NT Higher than 84% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of NT Higher than 78% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NT Higher than 100% of NT
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 25% of NT
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 58% of NT

Liveability

Leanyer is more walkable (53 vs 6).

Lee Point Leanyer
Grade — B
Score — 64/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Lee Point Leanyer
Bushfire Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Lee Point Leanyer
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Casuarina Campus, 3.9 km
 1
Casuarina Campus, 2.4 km

Schools in Lee Point

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

Schools in Leanyer

  • Leanyer Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Good Shepherd Lutheran College - St Andrews Campus Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Lee Point Leanyer
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 1 5
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1

Mobility

Lee Point sits further from the CBD (18.5 km vs 16.2 km).

Lee Point Leanyer
Walkability score 6/100 53/100
Distance to Darwin 18.5 km
+12% vs other
 16.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 24 min 23 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 0810
 0.5%
postcode 0812
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 0810
 36
postcode 0812

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.

Lee Point Leanyer
Car (driver) 38.5% / 83.7%
Lee Point — Car (driver): 38.5% Leanyer — Car (driver): 83.7%
Walked Only 61.5% / 1.5%
Lee Point — Walked Only: 61.5% Leanyer — Walked Only: 1.5%
Car (passenger) — / 6.8%
Lee Point — Car (passenger): not among its largest Leanyer — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Worked from Home — / 4.0%
Lee Point — Worked from Home: not among its largest Leanyer — Worked from Home: 4.0%
Bus — / 3.1%
Lee Point — Bus: not among its largest Leanyer — Bus: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.7%).

Setting

Lee Point Leanyer
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 415 m
2.2 km to a named beach
 3.8 km
4.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Lee Point Leanyer
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
101 premises
 100%
1,837 premises

Climate

Lee Point Leanyer
Annual rainfall 1,836 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 19.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Lee Point Leanyer
Average residential rate $1,870/yr
same for both
Council Darwin
same for both

Federal electorate

Lee Point Leanyer
Division Solomon
same for both
Member Luke John Gosling
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lee Point Leanyer
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lee Point

Coastal Middle-Ring Quiet Retirees

Leanyer

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks

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