Minmi vs Lenaghan

Minmi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 43 in Lenaghan. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

  • Minmi has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • Lenaghan carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 81/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lenaghan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Minmi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 14/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (145.5 km vs 149.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Minmi is more walkable (40/100 vs 14/100)
  • Lenaghan carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Lenaghan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.6% vs -5.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Minmi Lenaghan
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.

Minmi Lenaghan
Walkability 40 / 14
Minmi — Walkability: 40/100 Lenaghan — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 19 / 84
Minmi — Safety: 19/100 Lenaghan — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 53 / 100
Minmi — Low fire risk: 53/100 Lenaghan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Minmi has more residents (700 vs 70); Lenaghan has higher household incomes ($159,224 vs $98,748).

Minmi Lenaghan
Population 700
+90% vs other
 70
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.8% +18.6%
Median age 35 43
Median household income $98,748/yr $159,224/yr
+61% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Minmi Lenaghan
0-4 6.3% / 7.1%
Minmi — 0-4: 6.3% Lenaghan — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 16.6% / 14.3%
Minmi — 5-14: 16.6% Lenaghan — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 6.9% / 10.0%
Minmi — 15-19: 6.9% Lenaghan — 15-19: 10.0%
20-24 7.4% / 10.0%
Minmi — 20-24: 7.4% Lenaghan — 20-24: 10.0%
25-34 13.6% / 8.6%
Minmi — 25-34: 13.6% Lenaghan — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 12.0% / —
Minmi — 35-44: 12.0% Lenaghan — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 13.4% / 28.6%
Minmi — 45-54: 13.4% Lenaghan — 45-54: 28.6%
55-64 12.4% / 12.9%
Minmi — 55-64: 12.4% Lenaghan — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 7.7% / —
Minmi — 65-74: 7.7% Lenaghan — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 4.3% / 5.7%
Minmi — 75-84: 4.3% Lenaghan — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 1.0% / 8.6%
Minmi — 85+: 1.0% Lenaghan — 85+: 8.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Minmi 55.8% couple families
Minmi — Couple Families: 55.8% Minmi — One Parent Families: 19.8% Minmi — Lone Person: 20.9% Minmi — Group Household: 1.7% Minmi — Other Families: 1.7%
Lenaghan 62.5% couple families
Lenaghan — Couple Families: 62.5% Lenaghan — One Parent Families: 37.5% Lenaghan — Lone Person: 0.0% Lenaghan — Group Household: 0.0% Lenaghan — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Minmi 14.2% renting
Minmi — Owned Outright: 29.6% Minmi — Mortgage: 56.2% Minmi — Renting: 14.2%
Lenaghan 16.7% renting
Lenaghan — Owned Outright: 29.2% Lenaghan — Mortgage: 54.2% Lenaghan — Renting: 16.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Minmi 97.4% houses
Minmi — Houses: 97.4% Minmi — Townhouses: 2.2% Minmi — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Lenaghan 100.0% houses
Lenaghan — Houses: 100.0% Lenaghan — Townhouses: 0.0% Lenaghan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Minmi Lenaghan
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 30.0%
Minmi — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Lenaghan — Certificate III & IV: 30.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 11.4%
Minmi — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Lenaghan — Bachelor Degree: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 10.0%
Minmi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Lenaghan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / —
Minmi — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Lenaghan — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / —
Minmi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Lenaghan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.0%).

Property market

Minmi Lenaghan
Median house price $921,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $600,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 14 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Lenaghan has more land zoned for conservation (95% vs 52%).

Minmi Lenaghan
Environmental 52% 95%
Infrastructure and transport 25% 5%
Residential 21% 0%
Commercial 1% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Minmi Lenaghan
New dwellings approved 912
across Newcastle
same for both
Approvals change year on year +77%
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.

Minmi Lenaghan
Houses 5.0%
$890/wk on $918K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Minmi Lenaghan
House price Higher than 16% of NSW —
Income Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 97% of NSW —

Liveability

Minmi is more walkable (40 vs 14).

Minmi Lenaghan
Grade C —
Score 33/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Minmi carries more bushfire risk (47 vs 0); Minmi carries more crime risk (81 vs 16).

Minmi Lenaghan
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
81/100
 Low
16/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Minmi Lenaghan
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Newcastle (Callaghan), 8.0 km
 1
The University of Newcastle (Callaghan), 8.3 km

Schools in Minmi

  • Minmi Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Lenaghan

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

Amenities in the suburb

Minmi Lenaghan
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Lenaghan sits further from the CBD (149.2 km vs 145.5 km).

Minmi Lenaghan
Walkability score 40/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 145.5 km 149.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 106 min 109 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2287
 0.7%
postcode 2322
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 2287
 64
postcode 2322

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.

Minmi Lenaghan
Car (driver) 78.4% / 62.5%
Minmi — Car (driver): 78.4% Lenaghan — Car (driver): 62.5%
Worked from Home 16.8% / 37.5%
Minmi — Worked from Home: 16.8% Lenaghan — Worked from Home: 37.5%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / —
Minmi — Car (passenger): 4.8% Lenaghan — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Minmi Lenaghan
Elevation 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 -1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.1 km 12.9 km

NBN connectivity

Minmi Lenaghan
Connectivity score 74/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 53%
261 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

Minmi Lenaghan
Annual rainfall 1,025 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Minmi Lenaghan
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.53 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Minmi Lenaghan
Average residential rate $1,783/yr
same for both
Council Newcastle
same for both

Federal electorate

Minmi Lenaghan
Division Newcastle Paterson
Member Sharon Claydon Meryl Swanson
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Minmi Lenaghan
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Minmi

Acreage Family River

Lenaghan

Rural Students

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