Kentlyn vs Leumeah

Leumeah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in Kentlyn. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kentlyn, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kentlyn: a median of $2.83 million, against $986,000 in Leumeah, though rent is higher in Leumeah. On these figures, Kentlyn tends to suit couples, while Leumeah suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Leumeah

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 3)
  • has more childcare (7 vs 2)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Kentlyn carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 73/100)

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

First-home buyers

Leumeah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($985,500 vs $2,832,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kentlyn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Leumeah has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Leumeah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 22/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (47 min vs 53 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kentlyn

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)
  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 73/100)
  • But Leumeah is more walkable (76/100 vs 22/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kentlyn 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.

Kentlyn Leumeah
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.

Kentlyn Leumeah
Walkability 22 / 76
Kentlyn — Walkability: 22/100 Leumeah — Walkability: 76/100
Safety 46 / 27
Kentlyn — Safety: 46/100 Leumeah — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 16 / 74
Kentlyn — Low fire risk: 16/100 Leumeah — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Leumeah has more residents (9,992 vs 726); Kentlyn has higher household incomes ($107,432 vs $76,388).

Kentlyn Leumeah
Population 726 9,992
+1276% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.9% +1.6%
Median age 43 37
Median household income $107,432/yr
+29% vs other
 $76,388/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $350/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kentlyn Leumeah
0-4 3.9% / 7.0%
Kentlyn — 0-4: 3.9% Leumeah — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 12.7% / 13.1%
Kentlyn — 5-14: 12.7% Leumeah — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 8.5% / 5.8%
Kentlyn — 15-19: 8.5% Leumeah — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 6.5% / 5.9%
Kentlyn — 20-24: 6.5% Leumeah — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 8.1% / 14.4%
Kentlyn — 25-34: 8.1% Leumeah — 25-34: 14.4%
35-44 11.8% / 15.1%
Kentlyn — 35-44: 11.8% Leumeah — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 13.2% / 11.5%
Kentlyn — 45-54: 13.2% Leumeah — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 13.5% / 11.4%
Kentlyn — 55-64: 13.5% Leumeah — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 12.1% / 9.9%
Kentlyn — 65-74: 12.1% Leumeah — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 9.5% / 4.7%
Kentlyn — 75-84: 9.5% Leumeah — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 1.7% / 1.2%
Kentlyn — 85+: 1.7% Leumeah — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kentlyn 54.0% couple families
Kentlyn — Couple Families: 54.0% Kentlyn — Lone Person: 26.7% Kentlyn — One Parent Families: 15.5% Kentlyn — Other Families: 3.7% Kentlyn — Group Household: 0.0%
Leumeah 43.1% couple families
Leumeah — Couple Families: 43.1% Leumeah — Lone Person: 33.0% Leumeah — One Parent Families: 18.3% Leumeah — Other Families: 2.0% Leumeah — Group Household: 3.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kentlyn 20.1% renting
Kentlyn — Owned Outright: 44.1% Kentlyn — Mortgage: 35.8% Kentlyn — Renting: 20.1%
Leumeah 39.5% renting
Leumeah — Owned Outright: 26.2% Leumeah — Mortgage: 34.3% Leumeah — Renting: 39.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kentlyn Leumeah
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 13.8%
Kentlyn — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Leumeah — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.7% / 9.3%
Kentlyn — Bachelor Degree: 12.7% Leumeah — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 6.5%
Kentlyn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Leumeah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 4.1%
Kentlyn — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Leumeah — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.0%
Kentlyn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Leumeah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

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.

Kentlyn Leumeah
England 2.2% / 2.7%
Kentlyn — England: 2.2% Leumeah — England: 2.7%
Philippines — / 3.1%
Kentlyn — Philippines: not among its largest Leumeah — Philippines: 3.1%
China 2.1% / 0.9%
Kentlyn — China: 2.1% Leumeah — China: 0.9%
Fiji 1.4% / 1.3%
Kentlyn — Fiji: 1.4% Leumeah — Fiji: 1.3%
Nepal — / 2.7%
Kentlyn — Nepal: not among its largest Leumeah — Nepal: 2.7%
India — / 2.7%
Kentlyn — India: not among its largest Leumeah — India: 2.7%
New Zealand — / 2.5%
Kentlyn — New Zealand: not among its largest Leumeah — New Zealand: 2.5%
Thailand 1.4% / —
Kentlyn — Thailand: 1.4% Leumeah — Thailand: not among its largest
Malaysia 1.1% / —
Kentlyn — Malaysia: 1.1% Leumeah — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kentlyn 85.9% houses
Kentlyn — Houses: 85.9% Kentlyn — Flats / Apartments: 14.1% Kentlyn — Townhouses: 0.0%
Leumeah 77.1% houses
Leumeah — Houses: 77.1% Leumeah — Flats / Apartments: 7.4% Leumeah — Townhouses: 15.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kentlyn Leumeah
Median house price $2,832,500 $985,500
Median unit price — $610,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 3 sales
 23 days
from 67 sales

Zoning mix

Kentlyn has more land zoned for conservation (36% vs 0%).

Kentlyn Leumeah
Residential 1% 68%
Parks and recreation 59% 15%
Environmental 36% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 11%
Industrial 0% 6%
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

Kentlyn Leumeah
New dwellings approved 1,788
across Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +48%
same for both

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.

Kentlyn Leumeah
Houses — 3.6%
$620/wk on $904K
Units — 4.2%
$450/wk on $555K

Ranking within NSW

Kentlyn Leumeah
House price Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 74% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 49% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 31% of NSW

Liveability

Leumeah is more walkable (76 vs 22); Leumeah scores higher overall (44 vs 36).

Kentlyn Leumeah
Grade C
same for both
Score 36/100 44/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Kentlyn carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 26); Leumeah carries more crime risk (73 vs 54).

Kentlyn Leumeah
Bushfire High
84/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 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 6
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kentlyn Leumeah
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 5.5 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 3.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.5%
same for both

Schools in Kentlyn

  • Kentlyn Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Leumeah

  • Leumeah Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Leumeah High School Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kentlyn Leumeah
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 3 17
Childcare 2 7
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 10 18

Mobility

Kentlyn Leumeah
Walkability score 22/100 76/100
Distance to Sydney 56.9 km
+2% vs other
 55.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 53 min 47 min
Public transport score 41/100
Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 14.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 171.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Kentlyn Leumeah
Car (driver) 52.2% / 55.4%
Kentlyn — Car (driver): 52.2% Leumeah — Car (driver): 55.4%
Worked from Home 45.5% / 29.3%
Kentlyn — Worked from Home: 45.5% Leumeah — Worked from Home: 29.3%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 5.5%
Kentlyn — Car (passenger): 2.2% Leumeah — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Train — / 7.7%
Kentlyn — Train: not among its largest Leumeah — Train: 7.7%
Bus — / 1.1%
Kentlyn — Bus: not among its largest Leumeah — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.4%).

Setting

Kentlyn Leumeah
Elevation 115 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.3 km 23.7 km

NBN connectivity

Kentlyn Leumeah
Connectivity score 57/100 96/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
297 premises
 88%
4,130 premises

Climate

Kentlyn Leumeah
Annual rainfall 1,038 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kentlyn 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

Kentlyn Leumeah
Average residential rate $1,443/yr
same for both
Council Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Kentlyn Leumeah
Division Macarthur
same for both
Member Mike Freelander
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kentlyn Leumeah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kentlyn

Acreage Outer

Leumeah

Easy Commute Outer Parks River Transport Hub

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