Menzies vs Leonora

Leonora is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 46 in Menzies. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Menzies, most households rent and most households are people living alone. In Leonora, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Leonora: a median of $200,000, against $16,000 in Menzies. On these figures, Menzies tends to suit renters, people living alone, 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Menzies carries lower crime risk (84/100 vs 96/100)
  • Leonora is already more of a family suburb (43% vs 33%)

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

First-home buyers

Menzies

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($15,150 vs $585,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($16,333 vs $200,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Menzies has a bigger rental market to choose from (58% vs 46%)
  • Leonora leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Menzies

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (495 min vs 575 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (733.8 km vs 843.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Menzies

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)
  • carries lower crime risk (84/100 vs 96/100)

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

Investors

Menzies

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-4.6% vs -15.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Menzies Leonora
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.

Menzies Leonora
Walkability 0 / 0
Menzies — Walkability: 0/100 Leonora — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 16 / 4
Menzies — Safety: 16/100 Leonora — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 55 / 100
Menzies — Low fire risk: 55/100 Leonora — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Menzies — Low flood risk: 100/100 Leonora — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Leonora has more residents (657 vs 103); Leonora has higher household incomes ($75,660 vs $46,800).

Menzies Leonora
Population 103 657
+538% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.6% -15.9%
Median age 46 40
Median household income $46,800/yr $75,660/yr
+62% vs other
Median weekly rent $156/wk $163/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Menzies Leonora
0-4 2.9% / 5.6%
Menzies — 0-4: 2.9% Leonora — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 5.8% / 9.4%
Menzies — 5-14: 5.8% Leonora — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 3.9% / 4.6%
Menzies — 15-19: 3.9% Leonora — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 4.9% / 5.3%
Menzies — 20-24: 4.9% Leonora — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 9.7% / 19.3%
Menzies — 25-34: 9.7% Leonora — 25-34: 19.3%
35-44 14.6% / 13.1%
Menzies — 35-44: 14.6% Leonora — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 15.5% / 15.2%
Menzies — 45-54: 15.5% Leonora — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 17.5% / 16.0%
Menzies — 55-64: 17.5% Leonora — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 18.4% / 9.3%
Menzies — 65-74: 18.4% Leonora — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 2.9% / 4.0%
Menzies — 75-84: 2.9% Leonora — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ — / 0.5%
Menzies — 85+: not among its largest Leonora — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Menzies 66.7% lone person
Menzies — Lone Person: 66.7% Menzies — Couple Families: 21.2% Menzies — One Parent Families: 12.1% Menzies — Group Household: 0.0%
Leonora 54.5% lone person
Leonora — Lone Person: 54.5% Leonora — Couple Families: 26.1% Leonora — One Parent Families: 17.2% Leonora — Group Household: 2.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Menzies 57.9% renting
Menzies — Owned Outright: 42.1% Menzies — Mortgage: 0.0% Menzies — Renting: 57.9%
Leonora 45.9% renting
Leonora — Owned Outright: 37.1% Leonora — Mortgage: 17.0% Leonora — Renting: 45.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Menzies 68.9% houses
Menzies — Houses: 68.9% Menzies — Flats / Apartments: 31.1% Menzies — Townhouses: 0.0%
Leonora 70.8% houses
Leonora — Houses: 70.8% Leonora — Flats / Apartments: 23.1% Leonora — Townhouses: 6.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Menzies Leonora
Certificate III & IV 9.7% / 13.2%
Menzies — Certificate III & IV: 9.7% Leonora — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 4.6%
Menzies — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Leonora — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 5.8%
Menzies — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Leonora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 1.5%
Menzies — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Leonora — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Menzies — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Leonora — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.2%).

Property market

Menzies Leonora
Median house price $16,333 $200,000
Median unit price — $550,000
Median land price $15,150 $585,000

Ranking within WA

Menzies Leonora
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 6% of WA Higher than 37% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of WA Higher than 56% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of WA Higher than 32% of WA

Liveability

Menzies Leonora
Grade — D
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Menzies carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0); Leonora carries more crime risk (96 vs 84).

Menzies Leonora
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
84/100
 High
96/100
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

Menzies Leonora
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Menzies

  • Menzies Community School Government · Combined

Schools in Leonora

  • Leonora District High School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Menzies Leonora
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 0 1
GPs 2 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Leonora sits further from the CBD (843.5 km vs 733.8 km).

Menzies Leonora
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 733.8 km 843.5 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 495 min 575 min
Electric vehicle share — 0.0%
postcode 6438
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 20
postcode 6438

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.

Menzies Leonora
Car (driver) 71.0% / 55.0%
Menzies — Car (driver): 71.0% Leonora — Car (driver): 55.0%
Walked Only 29.0% / 26.5%
Menzies — Walked Only: 29.0% Leonora — Walked Only: 26.5%
Car (passenger) — / 7.1%
Menzies — Car (passenger): not among its largest Leonora — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Bus — / 6.2%
Menzies — Bus: not among its largest Leonora — Bus: 6.2%
Worked from Home — / 5.2%
Menzies — Worked from Home: not among its largest Leonora — Worked from Home: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.0%).

Setting

Menzies Leonora
Elevation 409 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 403 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Menzies Leonora
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
101 premises

Climate

Menzies Leonora
Annual rainfall 214 mm 286 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 35.6°C
Winter min (Jul) — 7.0°C

Federal electorate

Menzies Leonora
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Menzies Leonora
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Menzies

Affordable Rural

Leonora

Affordable Rural

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