Nomans Lake vs Highbury

Nomans Lake is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 49 in Highbury. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nomans Lake, the large majority of households are couple families. In Highbury, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Nomans Lake tends to suit families with children and 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

Highbury

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 23/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 75%)
  • But Nomans Lake is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 59%)

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

Nomans Lake

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $150/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Highbury

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (225.2 km vs 242.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (165 min vs 176 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Highbury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 23/100)

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

Investors

Nomans Lake

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.0% vs -16.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Nomans Lake Highbury
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.

Nomans Lake Highbury
Walkability 0 / 0
Nomans Lake — Walkability: 0/100 Highbury — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 90
Nomans Lake — Safety: 77/100 Highbury — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 42 / 83
Nomans Lake — Low fire risk: 42/100 Highbury — Low fire risk: 83/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Nomans Lake — Low flood risk: 100/100 Highbury — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Highbury rents higher ($150/wk vs $0/wk); Highbury has more residents (247 vs 59).

Nomans Lake Highbury
Population 59 247
+319% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.0% -16.0%
Median age 37 49
Median household income $97,500/yr
+29% vs other
 $69,056/yr
Median weekly rent — $150/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nomans Lake Highbury
0-4 8.5% / 6.9%
Nomans Lake — 0-4: 8.5% Highbury — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 20.3% / 10.9%
Nomans Lake — 5-14: 20.3% Highbury — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 5.1% / 6.5%
Nomans Lake — 15-19: 5.1% Highbury — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 — / 3.6%
Nomans Lake — 20-24: not among its largest Highbury — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 11.9% / 9.3%
Nomans Lake — 25-34: 11.9% Highbury — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 16.9% / 12.6%
Nomans Lake — 35-44: 16.9% Highbury — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 5.1% / 17.0%
Nomans Lake — 45-54: 5.1% Highbury — 45-54: 17.0%
55-64 5.1% / 19.4%
Nomans Lake — 55-64: 5.1% Highbury — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 15.3% / 10.1%
Nomans Lake — 65-74: 15.3% Highbury — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 6.8% / 7.3%
Nomans Lake — 75-84: 6.8% Highbury — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ — / —
Nomans Lake — 85+: not among its largest Highbury — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Nomans Lake Highbury
England 8.5% / 4.9%
Nomans Lake — England: 8.5% Highbury — England: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nomans Lake 100.0% couple families
Nomans Lake — Couple Families: 100.0% Nomans Lake — Lone Person: 0.0% Nomans Lake — One Parent Families: 0.0% Nomans Lake — Group Household: 0.0%
Highbury 46.4% couple families
Highbury — Couple Families: 46.4% Highbury — Lone Person: 32.1% Highbury — One Parent Families: 12.5% Highbury — Group Household: 8.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nomans Lake 75.0% houses
Nomans Lake — Houses: 75.0% Nomans Lake — Flats / Apartments: 25.0%
Highbury 100.0% houses
Highbury — Houses: 100.0% Highbury — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Nomans Lake Highbury
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 13.4%
Nomans Lake — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Highbury — Certificate III & IV: 13.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 8.1%
Nomans Lake — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Highbury — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 4.5%
Nomans Lake — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Highbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Nomans Lake — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Highbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Nomans Lake — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Highbury — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nomans Lake 0.0% renting
Nomans Lake — Owned Outright: 58.3% Nomans Lake — Mortgage: 41.7% Nomans Lake — Renting: 0.0%
Highbury 10.3% renting
Highbury — Owned Outright: 59.0% Highbury — Mortgage: 30.8% Highbury — Renting: 10.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Nomans Lake Highbury
New dwellings approved 6
across Narrogin
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Nomans Lake Highbury
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 63% of WA Higher than 27% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of WA Higher than 15% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of WA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 20% of WA Higher than 43% of WA

Liveability

Nomans Lake Highbury
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Nomans Lake carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 17); Nomans Lake carries more crime risk (23 vs 10).

Nomans Lake Highbury
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Low
17/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
10/100
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

Nomans Lake Highbury
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Nomans Lake Highbury
Parks & reserves 5 7
Waterways 7 3

Mobility

Nomans Lake sits further from the CBD (242.8 km vs 225.2 km).

Nomans Lake Highbury
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 242.8 km
+7% vs other
 225.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 176 min 165 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6312
 0.0%
postcode 6313
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 6312
 48
postcode 6313

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.

Nomans Lake Highbury
Car (driver) 61.5% / 72.2%
Nomans Lake — Car (driver): 61.5% Highbury — Car (driver): 72.2%
Worked from Home 38.5% / 27.8%
Nomans Lake — Worked from Home: 38.5% Highbury — Worked from Home: 27.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.2%).

Setting

Nomans Lake Highbury
Elevation 311 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 308 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Nomans Lake Highbury
Connectivity score 15/100 20/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
14 premises
 0%
78 premises

Climate

Nomans Lake Highbury
Annual rainfall 425 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Nomans Lake Highbury
Average residential rate $2,644/yr
same for both
Council Narrogin
same for both

Federal electorate

Nomans Lake Highbury
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nomans Lake Highbury
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nomans Lake

Family Rural

Highbury

Rural

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