Leederville vs Mount Hawthorn

In both, most households own their home. In Leederville, about half of households are people living alone. In Mount Hawthorn, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. Leederville is closer to the city centre: 4.6 km, against 6.5 km. On these figures, Leederville tends to suit young adults, people living alone, and share households, while Mount Hawthorn suits families with children and couples.

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

Mount Hawthorn

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (78% vs 39%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 34%)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 78/100)
  • But Leederville has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Leederville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Leederville has more units and townhouses to downsize into (61% vs 22%)
  • Mount Hawthorn carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Leederville

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (16.7% vs 8.4%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.5% vs 3.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
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.

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
Walkability 90 / 86
Leederville — Walkability: 90/100 Mount Hawthorn — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 22 / 56
Leederville — Safety: 22/100 Mount Hawthorn — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Leederville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Hawthorn — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Leederville — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mount Hawthorn — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Hawthorn has more residents (8,183 vs 3,686); Mount Hawthorn has higher household incomes ($150,280 vs $120,432).

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
Population 3,686 8,183
+122% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.7% +8.4%
Median age 35 37
Median household income $120,432/yr $150,280/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+2% vs other
 $420/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
0-4 4.9% / 7.3%
Leederville — 0-4: 4.9% Mount Hawthorn — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 6.5% / 15.6%
Leederville — 5-14: 6.5% Mount Hawthorn — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 3.6% / 5.6%
Leederville — 15-19: 3.6% Mount Hawthorn — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 7.1% / 4.7%
Leederville — 20-24: 7.1% Mount Hawthorn — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 26.5% / 12.3%
Leederville — 25-34: 26.5% Mount Hawthorn — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 16.1% / 16.9%
Leederville — 35-44: 16.1% Mount Hawthorn — 35-44: 16.9%
45-54 12.5% / 16.0%
Leederville — 45-54: 12.5% Mount Hawthorn — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 8.4% / 11.5%
Leederville — 55-64: 8.4% Mount Hawthorn — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 7.2% / 6.1%
Leederville — 65-74: 7.2% Mount Hawthorn — 65-74: 6.1%
75-84 3.6% / 2.8%
Leederville — 75-84: 3.6% Mount Hawthorn — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 3.6% / 1.2%
Leederville — 85+: 3.6% Mount Hawthorn — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Leederville 51.9% lone person
Leederville — Lone Person: 51.9% Leederville — Couple Families: 24.4% Leederville — One Parent Families: 9.7% Leederville — Group Household: 11.9% Leederville — Other Families: 2.1%
Mount Hawthorn 28.8% lone person
Mount Hawthorn — Lone Person: 28.8% Mount Hawthorn — Couple Families: 53.9% Mount Hawthorn — One Parent Families: 11.6% Mount Hawthorn — Group Household: 4.2% Mount Hawthorn — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Leederville 44.8% renting
Leederville — Owned Outright: 23.0% Leederville — Mortgage: 32.2% Leederville — Renting: 44.8%
Mount Hawthorn 26.5% renting
Mount Hawthorn — Owned Outright: 30.8% Mount Hawthorn — Mortgage: 42.7% Mount Hawthorn — Renting: 26.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
Bachelor Degree 28.6% / 23.8%
Leederville — Bachelor Degree: 28.6% Mount Hawthorn — Bachelor Degree: 23.8%
Postgraduate Degree 12.2% / 8.2%
Leederville — Postgraduate Degree: 12.2% Mount Hawthorn — Postgraduate Degree: 8.2%
Certificate III & IV 8.1% / 7.6%
Leederville — Certificate III & IV: 8.1% Mount Hawthorn — Certificate III & IV: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 7.3%
Leederville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Mount Hawthorn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.4% / 4.2%
Leederville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4% Mount Hawthorn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

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.

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
England 7.0% / 5.8%
Leederville — England: 7.0% Mount Hawthorn — England: 5.8%
Ireland 2.4% / 1.1%
Leederville — Ireland: 2.4% Mount Hawthorn — Ireland: 1.1%
Italy 1.6% / 1.9%
Leederville — Italy: 1.6% Mount Hawthorn — Italy: 1.9%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.5%
Leederville — New Zealand: 1.7% Mount Hawthorn — New Zealand: 1.5%
South Africa 1.7% / 1.1%
Leederville — South Africa: 1.7% Mount Hawthorn — South Africa: 1.1%
Vietnam 1.6% / —
Leederville — Vietnam: 1.6% Mount Hawthorn — Vietnam: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Leederville 39.2% houses
Leederville — Houses: 39.2% Leederville — Townhouses: 35.4% Leederville — Flats / Apartments: 25.4%
Mount Hawthorn 77.9% houses
Mount Hawthorn — Houses: 77.9% Mount Hawthorn — Townhouses: 17.4% Mount Hawthorn — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
Median house price $1,700,000 $1,697,500
Median unit price $778,000 $713,750
Median land price — $1,120,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 24 sales
 23 days
from 93 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
1 bed $580K / $550K
Leederville — 1 bed: $580K (15 sales) Mount Hawthorn — 1 bed: $550K (9 sales)

15 vs 9 sales

2 bed $798K / $760K
Leederville — 2 bed: $798K (30 sales) Mount Hawthorn — 2 bed: $760K (18 sales)

30 vs 18 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.

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
2 bed $1.68M / $1.7M
Leederville — 2 bed: $1.68M (13 sales) Mount Hawthorn — 2 bed: $1.7M (22 sales)

13 vs 22 sales

3 bed $1.68M / $1.6M
Leederville — 3 bed: $1.68M (21 sales) Mount Hawthorn — 3 bed: $1.6M (52 sales)

21 vs 52 sales

4 bed $1.88M / $1.93M
Leederville — 4 bed: $1.88M (13 sales) Mount Hawthorn — 4 bed: $1.93M (35 sales)

13 vs 35 sales

Development activity

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
New dwellings approved 219
across Vincent
same for both
Approvals change year on year -73%
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.

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
Houses 4.5%
$860/wk on $989K
 3.1%
$950/wk on $1.6M
Units 4.9%
$750/wk on $799K
 —

Ranking within WA

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 86% of WA Higher than 96% of WA
Schools Higher than 39% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 99% of WA Higher than 98% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of WA Higher than 92% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 60% of WA Higher than 9% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 28% of WA —

Liveability

Mount Hawthorn scores higher overall (95 vs 77).

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
Grade A A+
Score 77/100 95/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Leederville carries more crime risk (78 vs 44).

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
78/100
 Moderate
44/100
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 12
within 5 km
 11
within 5 km

Schools

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
Inside the suburb 6 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
ECU City Campus, 2.9 km
 3
ECU City Campus, 4.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.6% 2.7%

Schools in Leederville

  • School Of Isolated and Distance Education Government · Combined above peers
  • Aranmore Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Aranmore Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • SEDA College WA (Leederville Second Campus) Independent · Secondary
  • SEDA College WA (Leederville Third Campus) Independent · Secondary
  • SEDA College WA (Leederville) Independent · Secondary

Schools in Mount Hawthorn

  • Mount Hawthorn Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mount Hawthorn Education Support Centre Government · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 41 28
Parks & reserves 3 5
Childcare 3 5
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0

Mobility

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
Walkability score 90/100 86/100
Distance to Perth 4.6 km 6.5 km
+41% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 10 min 11 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 100.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 291.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 6007
 2.6%
postcode 6016
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 6007
 34
postcode 6016

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.

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
Car (driver) 55.8% / 64.7%
Leederville — Car (driver): 55.8% Mount Hawthorn — Car (driver): 64.7%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 12.6%
Leederville — Worked from Home: 12.3% Mount Hawthorn — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Bus 10.4% / 7.9%
Leederville — Bus: 10.4% Mount Hawthorn — Bus: 7.9%
Train 8.9% / 4.2%
Leederville — Train: 8.9% Mount Hawthorn — Train: 4.2%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 4.8%
Leederville — Car (passenger): 4.4% Mount Hawthorn — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only 5.6% / 2.4%
Leederville — Walked Only: 5.6% Mount Hawthorn — Walked Only: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.7%).

Setting

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.1 km 7.5 km

NBN connectivity

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
Connectivity score 79/100 81/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
2,757 premises
 44%
3,845 premises

Climate

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
Annual rainfall 650 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
Average residential rate $3,974/yr
same for both
Council Vincent
same for both

Federal electorate

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
Division Perth
same for both
Member Patrick Gorman
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Leederville Mount Hawthorn
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Leederville

Cafe Culture Easy Commute Inner Nightlife Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses Transport Hub

Mount Hawthorn

Easy Commute Family Inner Parks Premium Professionals Transport Hub Urban

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