Leeton is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Leeton Council. Notable landmarks include Hydro Hotel, Roxy Community Theatre and Leeton Railway Station and Yard Group.
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Health access is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for rural localities. School access, parks and housing affordability are all relative strengths. Recorded road crashes are a relative strength, with recorded road crashes 57% below the peer median. Trade-offs centre on weaker population growth and higher crime, with population growth 109% below the peer median.
Leeton is a better fit for people who value schools and parks and daily services more than population growth.
Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.
Strengths and weaknesses
Rural locality · compared with rural localities in New South Wales (2685)
Strengths
School access, parks and housing affordability are all relative strengths
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
Health-facility access is stronger than in comparable places
Recorded road crashes are a relative strength
Weaknesses
Population growth is a relative weakness
Reported crime in the wider postcode 2705 is elevated relative to comparable places
What stands out
Hydro Hotel
Roxy Community Theatre
Leeton Railway Station and Yard Group
Who it suits
Stars are audience-fit ratings derived from Suburb.Guide data, not demographic counts or user reviews.
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Housing, growth and risk
How Leeton compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$440k
+3.5% change
Median rent
$400/wk
Houses $435 · Units $330
Population (ERP)
9,264
-0.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
8.3%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#132
among Country & regional · Established
Crime rate
78th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
6th
percentile in NSW
Rented dwellings
32%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
24th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
33.6/100 — Below average
National rank
5874th in Australia
State rank
1923rd in NSW
Peer rank
#132 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#904 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
99%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$330
Houses (January to March 2026)
$435
All types (January to March 2026)
$400
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
65
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$440,000
Median price change
+3.5%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
-0.3% annual · -0.3% over 5 years · 6th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
-0.3%
5-year growth
-0.3%
Change in 1 year
-27
Change in 5 years
-30
Growth rank in NSW
6th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~9,300), extrapolated at +0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
9,170
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$1,425
Dwelling vacancy
8.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
297 of 3,575
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$250
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
35.5% / 32.9% / 31.6%
Employment rate
56.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
5.8% / 0.1% / 80.7%
Walked or cycled to work
4.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,784 / 113 / 319 (+ 50 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)
Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
11.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 20.9% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified11.4% · 27.8% NSW
Diploma qualified5.7% · 9.3% NSW
Trade / vocational20.9% · 15% NSW
Year 12 or below62% · 47.9% NSW
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Engineering and related technologies21.9%
Management and commerce20.7%
Education12.3%
Health10.2%
Society and culture10.1%
Food, hospitality and personal services7%
How these groups are defined
Measure
Definition
University qualified
Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified
Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational
Certificate III + IV
Year 12
Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12
Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below
People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
University qualifications from the 2021 Census
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Tax & income
Median taxable income (2023–24)
$55,359
48th percentile in NSW · -6% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$60,274
43rd percentile in NSW · -7% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
11.0%
17th percentile in NSW · -20% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$55,451
28th percentile in NSW · -12% vs Australia
Residents with business income
7.0%
2nd percentile in NSW · -33% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2705 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.
Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
6,322
Taxpayers reporting net rent
701
Median net rent
$175
Taxpayers reporting business income
463
Taxable income vs state median
-1%
Salary / wages vs state median
-4%
Rental investment vs state median
-21%
Super vs state median
-21%
Business income vs state median
-30%
Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.
Data sources & freshness
Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary
Seasonal & agricultural work
8.2% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 3.6× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.0% across New South Wales.
Agriculture, forestry & fishing
8.2%
55th percentile in NSW · +257% vs Australia
Resident workers (2021)
338
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462
Postcode 2705
Occupation mix in this industry
2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.
Managers163
Labourers90
Machinery operators and drivers27
Technicians and trades workers18
Clerical and administrative workers13
Professionals10
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 2705 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.
Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)
Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Riverina (SA4 113), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.
Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12131,856
Crop Farmers ANZSCO 12121,144
Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415868
Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211743
Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214697
Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412344
Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 841996
Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841662
Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841343
Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841121
Riverina is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.
Census employed residents counted in G54: 4,134 · AFF share +310% vs the state.
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0
Community & culture
11.7% speak a language other than English at home; 13.1% born overseas
Language at home
7,461 English only · 992 other
Non-English at home
11.7%
Born overseas
1,101 (13.1%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
661 (7.2%)
Australian citizens
7,792
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
19
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Italian93 · 24.7%
Punjabi67 · 17.8%
Mandarin62 · 16.5%
Filipino35 · 9.3%
Samoan21 · 5.6%
Tagalog18 · 4.8%
Afrikaans10 · 2.7%
Indonesian10 · 2.7%
Religion
63.2%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 63.2%, while 24.1% reported no religion.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
24.1%
32.8%
Christianity
63.2%
47.6%
Other / not stated
12.7%
19.6%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
33.1%
22.4%
Anglican
15.2%
11.9%
Presbyterian and Reformed
4.9%
1.9%
Uniting Church
3%
2.1%
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2705, which is shared with other suburbs.
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
1,002
Against the person
261
Against property
354
Rate per 1,000 residents
108.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 35 residents
State crime-rate percentile
78.4th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+9.4%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
80
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
8.64
Most common offence types
Breach Apprehended Violence Order96
Breach Bail Conditions122
Domestic Violence Related Assault73
Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment100
Malicious Damage To Property80
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
Schools within 2 km
8
Median school ICSEA (8 schools)
942
Median ICSEA percentile
24th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
6
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
Gralee SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 874 · 7th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 28 students · Top SEA quarter 7%View on My School →
Leeton High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 908 · 12th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 458 students · Top SEA quarter 5%View on My School →
Leeton Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 976 · 36th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 258 students · Top SEA quarter 9%View on My School →
OneSchool Global NSW - LeetonCombined · Independent · ICSEA 977 · 36th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 26 students · Top SEA quarter 1%View on My School →
Parkview Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 900 · 11th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 373 students · Top SEA quarter 3%View on My School →
St Francis De Sales Regional CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1018 · 55th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 666 students · Top SEA quarter 14%View on My School →
St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1030 · 60th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 353 students · Top SEA quarter 18%View on My School →
Wamoon Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 826 · 4th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 16 students · Top SEA quarter 0%View on My School →
School catchments
Barellan CSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Leeton HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Leeton PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Parkview PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Wamoon PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Whitton-Murrami PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Yanco PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Data sources & freshness
NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published
Great for outdoor family life — 26 parks mapped in suburb
Well connected by public transport — 459 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.84
Sport & outdoors(3)
Fivebough WetlandsNature reserve
Koonadan Historic SiteNature reserve
Tuckerbil SwampNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(3)
An Oasis Holiday ParkCampground
Campground
Leeton Caravan ParkCaravan park
Yanco Avenue, Leeton
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.
Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries
Health access
Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
6
Nearest hospital
Leeton District Hospital (5.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
2
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 2
Aged-care services
3
Residential aged-care places
134
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
Usual max / min
33° / 17°
Rainfall
107 mm · ~13 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
Usual max / min
25° / 11°
Rainfall
104 mm · ~13 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
Usual max / min
16° / 4°
Rainfall
103 mm · ~13 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
Usual max / min
24° / 10°
Rainfall
110 mm · ~14 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Leeton District Lands OfficeChelmsford Place, LeetonSHR
Leeton District Office - Artefacts in Reception Lobby Showcase 11 Museum Drive, PenrithSHR
Leeton Railway Station and Yard GroupDunn Avenue, LeetonSHR
Roxy Community Theatre114-118 Pine Avenue LeetonSHR
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Heritage listings as established streetscape
Data sources & freshness
State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Bushfire and flood hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
Federal electorate
Farrer
Member of Parliament
David FARLEY (One Nation)
Results from
2026 Farrer by-election
Two-candidate preferred (2026-by-election)
David FARLEY (One Nation) 57.6%Michelle MILTHORPE (Independent) 42.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 26.8 km away).
David FARLEY (One Nation) 58.4%Michelle MILTHORPE (Independent) 41.6%
0.8 percentage points higher for David FARLEY than the electorate
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · 2026-by-election · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
IRSAD decile (2021)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)