Campbelltown vs Leumeah
Campbelltown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 37 in Leumeah. In Campbelltown, about half of households rent. In Leumeah, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Campbelltown tends to suit renters and people living alone.
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
- Campbelltown has more schools inside the suburb (14 vs 2)
- Leumeah has more separate houses rather than flats (77% vs 51%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Campbelltown has a bigger rental market to choose from (52% vs 40%)
- Leumeah has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $390/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Campbelltown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (95/100 vs 76/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Campbelltown
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more GPs (16 vs 1)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (49% vs 23%)
- is more walkable (95/100 vs 76/100)
- But Leumeah carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 96/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Campbelltown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (31.9% vs 1.6%)
Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.
Where they sit
Campbelltown and Leumeah drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Campbelltown has more residents (16,577 vs 9,992); Campbelltown rents higher ($390/wk vs $350/wk).
| Campbelltown | Leumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 16,577 +40% vs other | 9,992 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +31.9% | +1.6% |
| Median age | 34 | 37 |
| Median household income | $74,464/yr | $76,388/yr +3% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $390/wk +10% vs other | $350/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.8%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Campbelltown | Leumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $950,000 | $985,500 |
| Median unit price | $572,500 | $610,000 |
| Median land price | $852,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 25 days from 142 sales | 23 days from 67 sales |
House price by bedroom count
Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.
33 vs 6 sales
104 vs 65 sales
59 vs 42 sales
21 vs 15 sales
5 vs 5 sales
Zoning mix
| Campbelltown | Leumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 44% | 68% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 26% | 11% |
| Parks and recreation | 11% | 15% |
| Industrial | 13% | 6% |
| Commercial | 5% | 0% |
| Planning zones cover 99% of Campbelltown and 100% of Leumeah. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve. | ||
| 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
| Campbelltown | Leumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,788 across Campbelltown (NSW) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +48% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Campbelltown | Leumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.5% $660/wk on $988K | 3.6% $620/wk on $904K |
| Units | 4.5% $510/wk on $585K | 4.2% $450/wk on $555K |
Ranking within NSW
| Campbelltown | Leumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 34% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 98% of NSW | Higher than 91% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 74% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 92% of NSW | Higher than 97% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
Liveability
Campbelltown is more walkable (95 vs 76).
| Campbelltown | Leumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C same for both | |
| Score | 42/100 | 44/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Campbelltown carries more crime risk (96 vs 73).
| Campbelltown | Leumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 27/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Crime | High 96/100 | High 73/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km | 6 within 5 km |
Schools
| Campbelltown | Leumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 14 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 1 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 5 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 3 | 0 |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 0.0 km | 1 Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 3.3 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 2.3% | 1.5% |
Schools in Campbelltown
- St Patrick's College Campbelltown Independent · Secondary above peers
- Campbelltown East Public School Government · Primary at peers
- St John The Evangelist Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
- St Peter's Anglican Grammar Independent · Primary at peers
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Lomandra School Government · Combined · Special school at peers
Schools in Leumeah
- Leumeah Public School Government · Primary above peers
- Leumeah High School Government · Secondary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Campbelltown | Leumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 13 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 35 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 20 | 17 |
| Childcare | 18 | 7 |
| GPs | 16 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 11 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 2 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 13 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 8 | 1 |
| EV chargers | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 44 | 18 |
Mobility
| Campbelltown | Leumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 56 km | 55.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 51 min | 47 min |
| Public transport score | 94/100 Rail · Bus | 93/100 Rail · Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 853.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 171.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 2560 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2560 same for both | |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.4%).
Setting
| Campbelltown | Leumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 65 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 76 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 24.7 km | 23.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Campbelltown | Leumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 86/100 | 96/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 69% 10,408 premises | 88% 4,130 premises |
Climate
| Campbelltown | Leumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 817 mm | 1,038 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.4°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.2°C | — |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Campbelltown | Leumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.97 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Campbelltown | Leumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,443/yr same for both | |
| Council | Campbelltown (NSW) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Campbelltown | Leumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Macarthur same for both | |
| Member | Mike Freelander same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Campbelltown | Leumeah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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