Leadville vs Bungaba

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bungaba, most households are couple families. On these figures, Leadville tends to suit families with children, while Bungaba suits couples.

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

Bungaba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 55/100)

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

Leadville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bungaba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (276 min vs 299 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (331.2 km vs 358.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bungaba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 55/100)

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

Investors

Bungaba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-5.4% vs -17.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Leadville Bungaba
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.

Leadville Bungaba
Walkability 0 / 0
Leadville — Walkability: 0/100 Bungaba — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 45 / 89
Leadville — Safety: 45/100 Bungaba — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 33 / 75
Leadville — Low fire risk: 33/100 Bungaba — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Leadville has more residents (140 vs 88); Bungaba rents higher ($200/wk vs $150/wk).

Leadville Bungaba
Population 140
+37% vs other
 88
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -17.2% -5.4%
Median age 50 51
Median household income $66,300/yr $74,724/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $200/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Leadville Bungaba
0-4 5.0% / 3.4%
Leadville — 0-4: 5.0% Bungaba — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 15.7% / 6.8%
Leadville — 5-14: 15.7% Bungaba — 5-14: 6.8%
15-19 2.1% / —
Leadville — 15-19: 2.1% Bungaba — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / 4.5%
Leadville — 20-24: not among its largest Bungaba — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 7.1% / 8.0%
Leadville — 25-34: 7.1% Bungaba — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 10.0% / 20.5%
Leadville — 35-44: 10.0% Bungaba — 35-44: 20.5%
45-54 8.6% / 11.4%
Leadville — 45-54: 8.6% Bungaba — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 21.4% / 20.5%
Leadville — 55-64: 21.4% Bungaba — 55-64: 20.5%
65-74 10.7% / 17.0%
Leadville — 65-74: 10.7% Bungaba — 65-74: 17.0%
75-84 10.7% / 3.4%
Leadville — 75-84: 10.7% Bungaba — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 3.6% / —
Leadville — 85+: 3.6% Bungaba — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

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.

Leadville Bungaba
England 2.1% / 8.0%
Leadville — England: 2.1% Bungaba — England: 8.0%
New Zealand — / 3.4%
Leadville — New Zealand: not among its largest Bungaba — New Zealand: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Leadville 29.4% couple families
Leadville — Couple Families: 29.4% Leadville — Lone Person: 44.1% Leadville — One Parent Families: 26.5%
Bungaba 61.1% couple families
Bungaba — Couple Families: 61.1% Bungaba — Lone Person: 38.9% Bungaba — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Leadville 100.0% houses
Leadville — Houses: 100.0%
Bungaba 100.0% houses
Bungaba — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Leadville Bungaba
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 23.9%
Leadville — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Bungaba — Certificate III & IV: 23.9%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 4.5%
Leadville — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Bungaba — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / —
Leadville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Bungaba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Leadville 18.2% renting
Leadville — Owned Outright: 50.0% Leadville — Mortgage: 31.8% Leadville — Renting: 18.2%
Bungaba 12.9% renting
Bungaba — Owned Outright: 45.2% Bungaba — Mortgage: 41.9% Bungaba — Renting: 12.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Leadville Bungaba
Median house price $875,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $32,000 —

Zoning mix

Leadville has more rural and farming land (100% vs 74%); Bungaba has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 0%).

Leadville Bungaba
Rural and farming 100% 74%
Environmental 0% 21%
Residential 0% 5%
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

Leadville Bungaba
New dwellings approved 10
across Warrumbungle
 131
across Mid-Western
Approvals change year on year -75% -4%

Ranking within NSW

Leadville Bungaba
House price Higher than 41% of NSW —
Income Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 43% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW

Liveability

Leadville Bungaba
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Leadville carries more crime risk (55 vs 11); Leadville carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 25).

Leadville Bungaba
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Low
11/100
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

Leadville Bungaba
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

Leadville Bungaba
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 17 2

Mobility

Leadville sits further from the CBD (358.6 km vs 331.2 km).

Leadville Bungaba
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 358.6 km
+8% vs other
 331.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 299 min 276 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2844
 0.1%
postcode 2852
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2844
 50
postcode 2852

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.

Leadville Bungaba
Car (driver) 65.9% / 100.0%
Leadville — Car (driver): 65.9% Bungaba — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 34.1% / —
Leadville — Worked from Home: 34.1% Bungaba — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Leadville Bungaba
Elevation 511 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 510 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Leadville Bungaba
Connectivity score 27/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
71 premises
 0%
36 premises

Climate

Leadville Bungaba
Annual rainfall 640 mm 669 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.2°C 31.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C 3.4°C

Council rates

Leadville Bungaba
Average residential rate $671/yr $1,083/yr
Council Warrumbungle Mid-Western

Federal electorate

Leadville Bungaba
Division Parkes Calare
Member Jamie Chaffey Andrew Gee
Party The Nationals Independent

First Home Owner Grant

Leadville Bungaba
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Leadville

Retirees Rural

Bungaba

Rural

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