Leinster vs Sandstone

Leinster is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 60 in Sandstone. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Leinster, the large majority of households rent and most households are couple families. In Sandstone, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Leinster tends to suit renters and young adults, while Sandstone suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Leinster

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 60/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 79%)
  • But Sandstone has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Leinster

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (5% vs 37%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Leinster

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 12%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (2% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($46/wk vs $70/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Sandstone

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (761.4 km vs 872.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (532 min vs 605 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sandstone

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 2%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 10%)
  • But Leinster carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 60/100)

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

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

Leinster Sandstone
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.

Leinster Sandstone
Walkability 0 / 0
Leinster — Walkability: 0/100 Sandstone — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 40
Leinster — Safety: 70/100 Sandstone — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 100 / 64
Leinster — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sandstone — Low fire risk: 64/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Leinster — Low flood risk: 100/100 Sandstone — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Leinster has more residents (716 vs 109); Leinster has higher household incomes ($133,224 vs $49,348).

Leinster Sandstone
Population 716
+85% vs other
 109
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.0% +22.5%
Median age 31 60
Median household income $133,224/yr
+63% vs other
 $49,348/yr
Median weekly rent $46/wk $70/wk
+52% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Leinster Sandstone
0-4 8.7% / —
Leinster — 0-4: 8.7% Sandstone — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.7% / —
Leinster — 5-14: 14.7% Sandstone — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 2.8% / —
Leinster — 15-19: 2.8% Sandstone — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 13.0% / 3.7%
Leinster — 20-24: 13.0% Sandstone — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 19.1% / 11.9%
Leinster — 25-34: 19.1% Sandstone — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 18.6% / 6.4%
Leinster — 35-44: 18.6% Sandstone — 35-44: 6.4%
45-54 12.2% / 10.1%
Leinster — 45-54: 12.2% Sandstone — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 9.1% / 28.4%
Leinster — 55-64: 9.1% Sandstone — 55-64: 28.4%
65-74 2.5% / 20.2%
Leinster — 65-74: 2.5% Sandstone — 65-74: 20.2%
75-84 — / 13.8%
Leinster — 75-84: not among its largest Sandstone — 75-84: 13.8%
85+ — / —
Leinster — 85+: not among its largest Sandstone — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Leinster 26.6% lone person
Leinster — Lone Person: 26.6% Leinster — Couple Families: 63.3% Leinster — One Parent Families: 10.1%
Sandstone 100.0% lone person
Sandstone — Lone Person: 100.0% Sandstone — Couple Families: 0.0% Sandstone — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Leinster 100.0% renting
Leinster — Owned Outright: 0.0% Leinster — Mortgage: 0.0% Leinster — Renting: 100.0%
Sandstone 12.5% renting
Sandstone — Owned Outright: 75.0% Sandstone — Mortgage: 12.5% Sandstone — Renting: 12.5%
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.

Leinster Sandstone
New Zealand 9.1% / 3.7%
Leinster — New Zealand: 9.1% Sandstone — New Zealand: 3.7%
England 3.4% / 2.8%
Leinster — England: 3.4% Sandstone — England: 2.8%
Philippines 1.1% / —
Leinster — Philippines: 1.1% Sandstone — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa 1.0% / —
Leinster — South Africa: 1.0% Sandstone — South Africa: not among its largest
Ireland 0.7% / —
Leinster — Ireland: 0.7% Sandstone — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.1%).

Qualifications

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

Leinster Sandstone
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 15.6%
Leinster — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Sandstone — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Bachelor Degree 3.5% / 8.3%
Leinster — Bachelor Degree: 3.5% Sandstone — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 3.7%
Leinster — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Sandstone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / —
Leinster — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Sandstone — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / —
Leinster — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Sandstone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Leinster 90.1% houses
Leinster — Houses: 90.1% Leinster — Flats / Apartments: 4.1% Leinster — Townhouses: 5.8%
Sandstone 79.1% houses
Sandstone — Houses: 79.1% Sandstone — Flats / Apartments: 20.9% Sandstone — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Ranking within WA

Leinster Sandstone
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 8% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of WA Higher than 7% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 10% of WA Higher than 4% of WA

Liveability

Leinster Sandstone
Grade C —
Score 48/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Sandstone carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Sandstone carries more crime risk (60 vs 30).

Leinster Sandstone
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
60/100
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

Leinster Sandstone
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 Leinster

  • Leinster Community School Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Sandstone

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

Amenities in the suburb

Leinster Sandstone
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Police stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Leinster sits further from the CBD (872.3 km vs 761.4 km).

Leinster Sandstone
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 872.3 km
+13% vs other
 761.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 605 min 532 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6437
 —
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 88
postcode 6437
 —

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.

Leinster Sandstone
Car (driver) 52.0% / 29.0%
Leinster — Car (driver): 52.0% Sandstone — Car (driver): 29.0%
Walked Only 11.7% / 29.0%
Leinster — Walked Only: 11.7% Sandstone — Walked Only: 29.0%
Worked from Home 3.1% / 29.0%
Leinster — Worked from Home: 3.1% Sandstone — Worked from Home: 29.0%
Bus 23.4% / —
Leinster — Bus: 23.4% Sandstone — Bus: not among its largest
Bicycle 1.6% / 12.9%
Leinster — Bicycle: 1.6% Sandstone — Bicycle: 12.9%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / —
Leinster — Car (passenger): 8.2% Sandstone — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.0%).

Setting

Leinster Sandstone
Elevation 498 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 469 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Leinster Sandstone
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 0%
52 premises

Federal electorate

Leinster Sandstone
Division O'connor Durack
Member Rick Wilson Melissa Price
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Leinster Sandstone
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Leinster

Family Rural Young Families

Sandstone

Retirees Rural

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