NSW · Warrumbungle Shire Council
Leadville, NSW, 2844
Suburb snapshot
Leadville is a small locality in the Warrumbungle Shire area, home to around 140 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 125 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-11%), roughly 892.9 offences per 1,000 residents, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 140
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $1,275
- Dwelling vacancy
- 21.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 13 of 60
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,140
- Employment rate
- 45.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 125
- Against the person
- 25
- Against property
- 60
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 892.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 6 residents
- State safety percentile
- 31.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -10.7%
Most common offence types
- Break And Enter Non-Dwelling11
- Fraud10
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment10
- Malicious Damage To Property9
- Prohibited And Regulated Weapons Offences9
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
32 public transport stops in this suburb
- 13374 Golden Hwy
- Golden Hwy At Merotherie Rd
- Moorefield Rd At Orana Rd
- Sir Ivan Dougherty Dr At Golden Hwy
- The Pines Property, Black Stump Way
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
3 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
March 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Non-standard Housing492 SIR IVAN DOUGHERTY DRIVE LEADVILLE 2844Determined
2025· 1 proposal
August 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation492 SIR IVAN DOUGHERTY DRIVE LEADVILLE 2844Determined
2024· 1 proposal
December 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure14317 Golden Highway Leadville 2844Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2024; 2025… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Norman Horne Memorial ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 6
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
- 13374 Golden Hwytransport
- Golden Hwy At Merotherie Rdtransport
- Moorefield Rd At Orana Rdtransport
- Sir Ivan Dougherty Dr At Golden Hwytransport
- The Pines Property, Black Stump Waytransport
- Norman Horne Memorial Parkgovernmentpark
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structureplanning14317 Golden Highway Leadville 2844Lodged 09 Dec 2024 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodationplanning492 SIR IVAN DOUGHERTY DRIVE LEADVILLE 2844Lodged 28 Aug 2025 · Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Non-standard Housingplanning492 SIR IVAN DOUGHERTY DRIVE LEADVILLE 2844Lodged 13 Mar 2026 · Determined
- Break And Enter Non-Dwellingcrime11
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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