Leeville vs Mongogarie
Leeville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 53 in Mongogarie. 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. In Mongogarie, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Leeville: a median of $722,000, against $653,000 in Mongogarie, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mongogarie tends to suit 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
Mongogarie
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 72/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 64%)
- But Leeville has more separate houses rather than flats (101% vs 86%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Leeville leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 35%)
- Mongogarie has cheaper houses ($653,000 vs $722,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mongogarie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $275/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Leeville
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (463 min vs 480 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (698.7 km vs 713.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mongogarie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 72/100)
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 7.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Leeville and Mongogarie 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
Leeville has more residents (282 vs 85); Leeville rents higher ($275/wk vs $200/wk).
| Leeville | Mongogarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 282 +70% vs other | 85 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.2% | +7.6% |
| Median age | 42 | 53 |
| Median household income | $80,600/yr +15% vs other | $68,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk +27% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Leeville | Mongogarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $722,500 | $653,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Leeville | Mongogarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% same for both | |
| Environmental | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Leeville | Mongogarie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Richmond Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -78% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Leeville | Mongogarie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 2% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
Liveability
| Leeville | Mongogarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Leeville carries more crime risk (72 vs 24).
| Leeville | Mongogarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 76/100 | High 78/100 |
| Crime | High 72/100 | Low 24/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Leeville | Mongogarie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Leeville | Mongogarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 5 same for both | |
Mobility
Mongogarie sits further from the CBD (713.5 km vs 698.7 km).
| Leeville | Mongogarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 698.7 km | 713.5 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 463 min | 480 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.7%).
Setting
| Leeville | Mongogarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 64 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 110 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Leeville | Mongogarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 106 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Council rates
| Leeville | Mongogarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,282/yr same for both | |
| Council | Richmond Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Leeville | Mongogarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Leeville | Mongogarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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