Ellangowan vs Leeville

Leeville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Ellangowan. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Leeville, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Leeville tends to suit families with children.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ellangowan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($243/wk vs $275/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Ellangowan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (696.4 km vs 698.7 km)
  • But Leeville has a shorter drive in (463 min vs 473 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ellangowan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Leeville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.2% vs -3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ellangowan Leeville
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.

Ellangowan Leeville
Walkability 8 / 0
Ellangowan — Walkability: 8/100 Leeville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 28
Ellangowan — Safety: 19/100 Leeville — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 18 / 24
Ellangowan — Low fire risk: 18/100 Leeville — Low fire risk: 24/100

Demographics

Leeville rents higher ($275/wk vs $243/wk); Leeville has higher household incomes ($80,600 vs $71,500).

Ellangowan Leeville
Population 318
+11% vs other
 282
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.0% +14.2%
Median age 47 42
Median household income $71,500/yr $80,600/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $243/wk $275/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ellangowan Leeville
0-4 5.7% / 5.0%
Ellangowan — 0-4: 5.7% Leeville — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 8.2% / 15.2%
Ellangowan — 5-14: 8.2% Leeville — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 6.9% / 6.0%
Ellangowan — 15-19: 6.9% Leeville — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 4.7% / 2.5%
Ellangowan — 20-24: 4.7% Leeville — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 11.9% / 6.7%
Ellangowan — 25-34: 11.9% Leeville — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 8.2% / 13.5%
Ellangowan — 35-44: 8.2% Leeville — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 16.4% / 12.4%
Ellangowan — 45-54: 16.4% Leeville — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 20.8% / 16.0%
Ellangowan — 55-64: 20.8% Leeville — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 12.6% / 13.5%
Ellangowan — 65-74: 12.6% Leeville — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 3.8% / 3.5%
Ellangowan — 75-84: 3.8% Leeville — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 1.3% / —
Ellangowan — 85+: 1.3% Leeville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ellangowan 41.8% couple families
Ellangowan — Couple Families: 41.8% Ellangowan — Lone Person: 29.9% Ellangowan — One Parent Families: 22.4% Ellangowan — Other Families: 0.0% Ellangowan — Group Household: 6.0%
Leeville 50.0% couple families
Leeville — Couple Families: 50.0% Leeville — Lone Person: 29.3% Leeville — One Parent Families: 13.8% Leeville — Other Families: 6.9% Leeville — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ellangowan 9.5% renting
Ellangowan — Owned Outright: 41.1% Ellangowan — Mortgage: 49.5% Ellangowan — Renting: 9.5%
Leeville 9.6% renting
Leeville — Owned Outright: 43.4% Leeville — Mortgage: 47.0% Leeville — Renting: 9.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ellangowan Leeville
Certificate III & IV 20.4% / 20.6%
Ellangowan — Certificate III & IV: 20.4% Leeville — Certificate III & IV: 20.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.1% / 7.1%
Ellangowan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1% Leeville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 4.6%
Ellangowan — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Leeville — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

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.

Ellangowan Leeville
England 1.9% / 1.4%
Ellangowan — England: 1.9% Leeville — England: 1.4%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.1%
Ellangowan — New Zealand: 1.3% Leeville — New Zealand: 1.1%
Philippines 1.3% / —
Ellangowan — Philippines: 1.3% Leeville — Philippines: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.3% / —
Ellangowan — Netherlands: 1.3% Leeville — Netherlands: not among its largest
Germany 0.9% / —
Ellangowan — Germany: 0.9% Leeville — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ellangowan 97.9% houses
Ellangowan — Houses: 97.9% Ellangowan — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Leeville 101.1% houses
Leeville — Houses: 101.1% Leeville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ellangowan Leeville
Median house price $740,000 $722,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Ellangowan has more land zoned for conservation (20% vs 1%); Leeville has more rural and farming land (99% vs 80%).

Ellangowan Leeville
Rural and farming 80% 99%
Environmental 20% 1%
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

Ellangowan Leeville
New dwellings approved 24
across Richmond Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -78%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Ellangowan Leeville
House price Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
Income Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 16% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW

Liveability

Ellangowan is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Ellangowan Leeville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Ellangowan Leeville
Bushfire High
82/100
 High
76/100
Crime High
81/100
 High
72/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Ellangowan Leeville
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Ellangowan Leeville
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 10 5

Mobility

Leeville sits further from the CBD (698.7 km vs 696.4 km).

Ellangowan Leeville
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 696.4 km 698.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 473 min 463 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2470
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2470
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.

Ellangowan Leeville
Car (driver) 80.9% / 67.7%
Ellangowan — Car (driver): 80.9% Leeville — Car (driver): 67.7%
Worked from Home 16.4% / 22.2%
Ellangowan — Worked from Home: 16.4% Leeville — Worked from Home: 22.2%
Walked Only 2.7% / 10.1%
Ellangowan — Walked Only: 2.7% Leeville — Walked Only: 10.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.9%).

Setting

Ellangowan Leeville
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 64 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.1 km 45.0 km

NBN connectivity

Ellangowan Leeville
Connectivity score 21/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
122 premises
 0%
106 premises

Council rates

Ellangowan Leeville
Average residential rate $1,282/yr
same for both
Council Richmond Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Ellangowan Leeville
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ellangowan Leeville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ellangowan

Rural

Leeville

Rural

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