Leeman vs Warradarge

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Leeman, most households are people living alone. In Warradarge, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Warradarge tends to suit 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

Warradarge

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 66/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 38%)

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

First-home buyers

Warradarge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Warradarge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $210/wk)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Warradarge

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (163 min vs 204 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (246.6 km vs 264.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Warradarge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 66/100)

Weighs 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 Warradarge 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 Warradarge
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 Warradarge
Walkability 0 / 0
Leeman — Walkability: 0/100 Warradarge — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 79
Leeman — Safety: 34/100 Warradarge — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 16 / 29
Leeman — Low fire risk: 16/100 Warradarge — Low fire risk: 29/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Leeman — Low flood risk: 100/100 Warradarge — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Leeman rents higher ($210/wk vs $0/wk); Leeman has more residents (351 vs 66).

Leeman Warradarge
Population 351
+81% vs other
 66
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.3% +3.1%
Median age 57
same for both
Median household income $50,024/yr $71,500/yr
+43% vs other
Median weekly rent $210/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Leeman Warradarge
0-4 4.0% / 10.6%
Leeman — 0-4: 4.0% Warradarge — 0-4: 10.6%
5-14 8.8% / 6.1%
Leeman — 5-14: 8.8% Warradarge — 5-14: 6.1%
15-19 4.3% / 6.1%
Leeman — 15-19: 4.3% Warradarge — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 3.4% / 6.1%
Leeman — 20-24: 3.4% Warradarge — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 7.4% / 4.5%
Leeman — 25-34: 7.4% Warradarge — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 7.1% / 6.1%
Leeman — 35-44: 7.1% Warradarge — 35-44: 6.1%
45-54 10.8% / 10.6%
Leeman — 45-54: 10.8% Warradarge — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 24.2% / 21.2%
Leeman — 55-64: 24.2% Warradarge — 55-64: 21.2%
65-74 24.5% / 9.1%
Leeman — 65-74: 24.5% Warradarge — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 4.8% / 15.2%
Leeman — 75-84: 4.8% Warradarge — 75-84: 15.2%
85+ 2.3% / 9.1%
Leeman — 85+: 2.3% Warradarge — 85+: 9.1%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Leeman 31.5% couple families
Leeman — Couple Families: 31.5% Leeman — Lone Person: 57.5% Leeman — One Parent Families: 6.8% Leeman — Group Household: 4.1%
Warradarge 100.0% couple families
Warradarge — Couple Families: 100.0% Warradarge — Lone Person: 0.0% Warradarge — One Parent Families: 0.0% Warradarge — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Warradarge 23.5% renting
Warradarge — Owned Outright: 76.5% Warradarge — Mortgage: 0.0% Warradarge — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Leeman 93.5% houses
Leeman — Houses: 93.5% Leeman — Townhouses: 8.1%
Warradarge 100.0% houses
Warradarge — Houses: 100.0% Warradarge — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Leeman Warradarge
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 4.5%
Leeman — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Warradarge — Certificate III & IV: 4.5%
Bachelor Degree 1.1% / 10.6%
Leeman — Bachelor Degree: 1.1% Warradarge — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / —
Leeman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Warradarge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Leeman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Warradarge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

Property market

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

Development activity

Leeman Warradarge
New dwellings approved 10
across Coorow
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.

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

Ranking within WA

Leeman Warradarge
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 9% of WA Higher than 32% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of WA Higher than 38% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 22% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 89% of WA —

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Leeman carries more crime risk (66 vs 21); Leeman carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 71).

Leeman Warradarge
Bushfire High
84/100
 High
71/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Low
21/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
34/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Leeman Warradarge
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 Leeman

  • Leeman Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Warradarge

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

Amenities in the suburb

Leeman Warradarge
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 4
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Leeman sits further from the CBD (264.6 km vs 246.6 km).

Leeman Warradarge
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 264.6 km
+7% vs other
 246.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 204 min 163 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 Warradarge
Car (driver) 75.6% / 30.4%
Leeman — Car (driver): 75.6% Warradarge — Car (driver): 30.4%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 47.8%
Leeman — Worked from Home: 10.3% Warradarge — Worked from Home: 47.8%
Walked Only 3.8% / 21.7%
Leeman — Walked Only: 3.8% Warradarge — Walked Only: 21.7%
Car (passenger) 10.3% / —
Leeman — Car (passenger): 10.3% Warradarge — Car (passenger): not among its largest

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

Setting

Leeman Warradarge
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 217 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.5 km 32.4 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Leeman Warradarge
Annual rainfall 490 mm 417 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C 34.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 9.6°C 8.0°C

Council rates

Leeman Warradarge
Average residential rate $4,573/yr
same for both
Council Coorow
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Leeman Warradarge
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

Warradarge

Retirees Rural Young Families

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