$250 ▲ +51.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $165
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Leeton · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most similar areas make Leeton a more affordable place to live. The typical monthly home loan payment is just $1,300, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,167. This affordability is paired with a high proportion of large, detached homes.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Leeton — lower than 60% of areas.
| Leeton | $250 |
|---|---|
| 2705, NSW | $250 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are well below the national figure of $375, with the typical rent in Leeton being $250. This trend carries over to mortgages, where the typical monthly payment of $1,300 is far below the state average.
$250 ▲ +51.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Leeton, $200–$349 is the majority at 63%; Under $200 is next at 26%.
In Leeton, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 44%, followed by Under $1,000 (28%) and $1,800–$2,999 (22%).
How homes are owned or rented.
About 34.3% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the Australian figure of 31.0%. Around 30.5% of households are renting, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
30.5% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.3% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Leeton splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (34%) and Owned with a mortgage (32%), with Rented at 31%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far more common here than across Australia, making up 84.9% of all homes. These homes tend to be large, with 80.6% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
84.9% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.6% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Leeton, Separate house is the majority at 85%; Flat or apartment is next at 10%.
In Leeton, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 4 bedrooms (33%) and 2 bedrooms (15%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Leeton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12302/leeton/topic/housing-dwellings