Leeman vs Eneabba

Eneabba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 57 in Leeman. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Leeman: a median of $480,000, against $246,000 in Eneabba, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Eneabba tends to suit 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

Eneabba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Eneabba

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($246,000 vs $480,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 33%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Eneabba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $210/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Eneabba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (179 min vs 204 min)
  • But Leeman sits closer to the CBD (264.6 km vs 273.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Eneabba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Leeman Eneabba
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.

Leeman Eneabba
Walkability 0 / 17
Leeman — Walkability: 0/100 Eneabba — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 34 / 28
Leeman — Safety: 34/100 Eneabba — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 16 / 30
Leeman — Low fire risk: 16/100 Eneabba — Low fire risk: 30/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Leeman — Low flood risk: 100/100 Eneabba — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Leeman has more residents (351 vs 142); Leeman rents higher ($210/wk vs $150/wk).

Leeman Eneabba
Population 351
+60% vs other
 142
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.3% -3.4%
Median age 57 52
Median household income $50,024/yr
+21% vs other
 $39,624/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk
+29% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Leeman Eneabba
0-4 4.0% / 2.1%
Leeman — 0-4: 4.0% Eneabba — 0-4: 2.1%
5-14 8.8% / 7.7%
Leeman — 5-14: 8.8% Eneabba — 5-14: 7.7%
15-19 4.3% / 4.2%
Leeman — 15-19: 4.3% Eneabba — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 3.4% / 4.9%
Leeman — 20-24: 3.4% Eneabba — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 7.4% / 8.5%
Leeman — 25-34: 7.4% Eneabba — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 7.1% / 17.6%
Leeman — 35-44: 7.1% Eneabba — 35-44: 17.6%
45-54 10.8% / 12.7%
Leeman — 45-54: 10.8% Eneabba — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 24.2% / 14.8%
Leeman — 55-64: 24.2% Eneabba — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 24.5% / 19.7%
Leeman — 65-74: 24.5% Eneabba — 65-74: 19.7%
75-84 4.8% / 7.0%
Leeman — 75-84: 4.8% Eneabba — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 2.3% / —
Leeman — 85+: 2.3% Eneabba — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Leeman 57.5% lone person
Leeman — Lone Person: 57.5% Leeman — Couple Families: 31.5% Leeman — One Parent Families: 6.8% Leeman — Group Household: 4.1%
Eneabba 57.9% lone person
Eneabba — Lone Person: 57.9% Eneabba — Couple Families: 26.3% Eneabba — One Parent Families: 15.8% Eneabba — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Leeman 26.3% renting
Leeman — Owned Outright: 46.6% Leeman — Mortgage: 27.1% Leeman — Renting: 26.3%
Eneabba 25.0% renting
Eneabba — Owned Outright: 53.8% Eneabba — Mortgage: 21.2% Eneabba — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Leeman Eneabba
England 4.3% / 5.6%
Leeman — England: 4.3% Eneabba — England: 5.6%
New Zealand 2.6% / 4.9%
Leeman — New Zealand: 2.6% Eneabba — New Zealand: 4.9%
Thailand 1.4% / —
Leeman — Thailand: 1.4% Eneabba — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

Qualifications

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

Leeman Eneabba
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 11.3%
Leeman — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Eneabba — Certificate III & IV: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 3.5%
Leeman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Eneabba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Bachelor Degree 1.1% / 4.2%
Leeman — Bachelor Degree: 1.1% Eneabba — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 2.8%
Leeman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Eneabba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.5%
Leeman — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Eneabba — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Leeman 93.5% houses
Leeman — Houses: 93.5% Leeman — Townhouses: 8.1%
Eneabba 96.4% houses
Eneabba — Houses: 96.4% Eneabba — Townhouses: 8.9%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Leeman Eneabba
Median house price $480,000 $246,000
Median unit price $179,000 —
Median land price $215,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 72 days
from 6 sales
 —

Development activity

Leeman Eneabba
New dwellings approved 10
across Coorow
 4
across Carnamah

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.

Leeman Eneabba
Houses 5.3%
$625/wk on $609K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Leeman Eneabba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 9% of WA Higher than 4% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of WA Higher than 73% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 8% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 89% of WA —

Liveability

Eneabba is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Leeman Eneabba
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Leeman carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 70).

Leeman Eneabba
Bushfire High
84/100
 High
70/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 High
72/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
34/100
 High
84/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Leeman Eneabba
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Leeman

  • Leeman Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Eneabba

  • Eneabba Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Leeman Eneabba
Parks & reserves 0 11
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Eneabba sits further from the CBD (273.1 km vs 264.6 km).

Leeman Eneabba
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Perth 264.6 km 273.1 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 204 min 179 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6514
 0.0%
postcode 6518
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 6514
 40
postcode 6518

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.

Leeman Eneabba
Car (driver) 75.6% / 48.1%
Leeman — Car (driver): 75.6% Eneabba — Car (driver): 48.1%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 13.0%
Leeman — Worked from Home: 10.3% Eneabba — Worked from Home: 13.0%
Car (passenger) 10.3% / 11.1%
Leeman — Car (passenger): 10.3% Eneabba — Car (passenger): 11.1%
Walked Only 3.8% / 16.7%
Leeman — Walked Only: 3.8% Eneabba — Walked Only: 16.7%
Bus — / 11.1%
Leeman — Bus: not among its largest Eneabba — Bus: 11.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.6%).

Setting

Leeman Eneabba
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 87 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.5 km 27.0 km

NBN connectivity

Leeman Eneabba
Connectivity score 45/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
355 premises
 0%
31 premises

Federal electorate

Leeman Eneabba
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Leeman Eneabba
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Leeman

Affordable Retirees Rural

Eneabba

Quiet Retirees Rural

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