Colinroobie vs Leeton

Colinroobie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 38 in Leeton. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Colinroobie, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Colinroobie tends to suit families with children and couples, while Leeton suits 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

  • Colinroobie carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 83/100)
  • Leeton has more parks and reserves (27 vs 0)

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

Colinroobie

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($75/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Colinroobie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (358 min vs 373 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (532.1 km vs 551.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Colinroobie carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 83/100)
  • Leeton has more GPs (5 vs 0)

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

Investors

Leeton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.3% vs -21.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Colinroobie Leeton
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.

Colinroobie Leeton
Walkability 5 / 5
Colinroobie — Walkability: 5/100 Leeton — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 42 / 17
Colinroobie — Safety: 42/100 Leeton — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 66 / 80
Colinroobie — Low fire risk: 66/100 Leeton — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Leeton has more residents (9,170 vs 51); Leeton rents higher ($250/wk vs $75/wk).

Colinroobie Leeton
Population 51 9,170
+17880% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.5% +6.3%
Median age 33 38
Median household income $80,184/yr
+8% vs other
 $74,100/yr
Median weekly rent $75/wk $250/wk
+233% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Colinroobie Leeton
0-4 17.6% / 6.3%
Colinroobie — 0-4: 17.6% Leeton — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 21.6% / 14.3%
Colinroobie — 5-14: 21.6% Leeton — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 5.9% / 7.2%
Colinroobie — 15-19: 5.9% Leeton — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 — / 5.7%
Colinroobie — 20-24: not among its largest Leeton — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 5.9% / 12.6%
Colinroobie — 25-34: 5.9% Leeton — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 17.6% / 11.3%
Colinroobie — 35-44: 17.6% Leeton — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 — / 11.6%
Colinroobie — 45-54: not among its largest Leeton — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 7.8% / 12.5%
Colinroobie — 55-64: 7.8% Leeton — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 7.8% / 9.2%
Colinroobie — 65-74: 7.8% Leeton — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 7.8% / 6.4%
Colinroobie — 75-84: 7.8% Leeton — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ — / 2.9%
Colinroobie — 85+: not among its largest Leeton — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Colinroobie 75.0% couple families
Colinroobie — Couple Families: 75.0% Colinroobie — Lone Person: 25.0% Colinroobie — One Parent Families: 0.0% Colinroobie — Group Household: 0.0% Colinroobie — Other Families: 0.0%
Leeton 38.4% couple families
Leeton — Couple Families: 38.4% Leeton — Lone Person: 39.7% Leeton — One Parent Families: 17.0% Leeton — Group Household: 3.4% Leeton — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Colinroobie 0.0% renting
Colinroobie — Owned Outright: 35.7% Colinroobie — Mortgage: 64.3% Colinroobie — Renting: 0.0%
Leeton 31.6% renting
Leeton — Owned Outright: 35.5% Leeton — Mortgage: 32.9% Leeton — Renting: 31.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Colinroobie Leeton
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 16.6%
Colinroobie — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Leeton — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 19.6% / 4.5%
Colinroobie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 19.6% Leeton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Bachelor Degree 13.7% / 7.0%
Colinroobie — Bachelor Degree: 13.7% Leeton — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Colinroobie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Leeton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Colinroobie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Leeton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

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.

Colinroobie Leeton
China 7.8% / 0.7%
Colinroobie — China: 7.8% Leeton — China: 0.7%
Philippines — / 1.5%
Colinroobie — Philippines: not among its largest Leeton — Philippines: 1.5%
Italy — / 1.5%
Colinroobie — Italy: not among its largest Leeton — Italy: 1.5%
India — / 1.4%
Colinroobie — India: not among its largest Leeton — India: 1.4%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Colinroobie — New Zealand: not among its largest Leeton — New Zealand: 0.9%
Malaysia — / 0.8%
Colinroobie — Malaysia: not among its largest Leeton — Malaysia: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Colinroobie 100.0% houses
Colinroobie — Houses: 100.0% Colinroobie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Colinroobie — Townhouses: 0.0%
Leeton 84.9% houses
Leeton — Houses: 84.9% Leeton — Flats / Apartments: 11.6% Leeton — Townhouses: 3.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Colinroobie Leeton
Median house price — $527,500
Median unit price — $307,500
Median land price — $172,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 38 days
from 14 sales

Zoning mix

Colinroobie has more rural and farming land (100% vs 87%).

Colinroobie Leeton
Rural and farming 100% 87%
Residential 0% 7%
Environmental 0% 4%
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

Colinroobie Leeton
New dwellings approved 15
across Narrandera
 25
across Leeton
Approvals change year on year -100% +0%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Colinroobie Leeton
Houses — 4.1%
$500/wk on $630K
Units — 5.2%
$352/wk on $355K

Ranking within NSW

Colinroobie Leeton
House price — Higher than 12% of NSW
Income Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 77% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 89% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 78% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 72% of NSW

Liveability

Colinroobie Leeton
Grade — C
Score — 36/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Colinroobie carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 20); Leeton carries more crime risk (83 vs 58).

Colinroobie Leeton
Bushfire Low
34/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 High
83/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Colinroobie Leeton
Inside the suburb 0 8
Rated above peers 0 3
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Colinroobie

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Leeton

  • Leeton Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • OneSchool Global NSW - Leeton Independent · Combined above peers
  • Wamoon Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Leeton High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Parkview Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Francis De Sales Regional College Catholic · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Colinroobie Leeton
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 0 27
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 6
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Leeton sits further from the CBD (551.6 km vs 532.1 km).

Colinroobie Leeton
Walkability score 5/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 532.1 km 551.6 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 358 min 373 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2700
 0.1%
postcode 2705
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 2700
 50
postcode 2705

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.

Colinroobie Leeton
Car (driver) 66.7% / 80.5%
Colinroobie — Car (driver): 66.7% Leeton — Car (driver): 80.5%
Worked from Home 33.3% / 6.5%
Colinroobie — Worked from Home: 33.3% Leeton — Worked from Home: 6.5%
Car (passenger) — / 8.1%
Colinroobie — Car (passenger): not among its largest Leeton — Car (passenger): 8.1%
Walked Only — / 4.0%
Colinroobie — Walked Only: not among its largest Leeton — Walked Only: 4.0%
Bicycle — / 0.6%
Colinroobie — Bicycle: not among its largest Leeton — Bicycle: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.5%).

Setting

Colinroobie Leeton
Elevation 204 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 131 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Colinroobie Leeton
Connectivity score 26/100 51/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 20%
4,496 premises

Climate

Colinroobie Leeton
Annual rainfall 453 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Colinroobie Leeton
Average residential rate $932/yr $1,118/yr
Council Narrandera Leeton

Federal electorate

Colinroobie Leeton
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Colinroobie Leeton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Colinroobie

Family Professionals Rural Young Families

Leeton

Affordable Rural

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