Leichhardt vs Amberley

Amberley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 23 against 31 in Leichhardt. In both, most households rent. In Leichhardt, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Amberley, about half of homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. Leichhardt is closer to the city centre: 46.6 km, against 53.8 km. On these figures, Leichhardt tends to suit families with children, while Amberley suits renters, young adults, and 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

Leichhardt

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 12%)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Amberley carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 80/100)

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

Renters

Amberley

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($107/wk vs $280/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (78% vs 65%)

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

Commuting to the city

Leichhardt

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (46.6 km vs 53.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Leichhardt is more walkable (75/100 vs 0/100)
  • Amberley has more units and townhouses to downsize into (52% vs 8%)

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

Investors

Amberley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (144.7% vs 14.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Leichhardt Amberley
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.

Leichhardt Amberley
Walkability 75 / 0
Leichhardt — Walkability: 75/100 Amberley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 20 / 58
Leichhardt — Safety: 20/100 Amberley — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Leichhardt — Low fire risk: 100/100 Amberley — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Leichhardt has more residents (4,471 vs 619); Leichhardt rents higher ($280/wk vs $107/wk).

Leichhardt Amberley
Population 4,471
+86% vs other
 619
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.3% +144.7%
Median age 31 23
Median household income $57,668/yr $65,832/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+62% vs other
 $107/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Leichhardt Amberley
0-4 8.1% / 0.5%
Leichhardt — 0-4: 8.1% Amberley — 0-4: 0.5%
5-14 16.4% / 0.5%
Leichhardt — 5-14: 16.4% Amberley — 5-14: 0.5%
15-19 6.3% / 17.1%
Leichhardt — 15-19: 6.3% Amberley — 15-19: 17.1%
20-24 8.6% / 42.3%
Leichhardt — 20-24: 8.6% Amberley — 20-24: 42.3%
25-34 15.6% / 26.2%
Leichhardt — 25-34: 15.6% Amberley — 25-34: 26.2%
35-44 12.4% / 7.3%
Leichhardt — 35-44: 12.4% Amberley — 35-44: 7.3%
45-54 11.8% / 3.9%
Leichhardt — 45-54: 11.8% Amberley — 45-54: 3.9%
55-64 9.7% / 1.0%
Leichhardt — 55-64: 9.7% Amberley — 55-64: 1.0%
65-74 6.7% / 0.5%
Leichhardt — 65-74: 6.7% Amberley — 65-74: 0.5%
75-84 3.5% / 0.6%
Leichhardt — 75-84: 3.5% Amberley — 75-84: 0.6%
85+ 0.9% / —
Leichhardt — 85+: 0.9% Amberley — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (42.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Leichhardt 32.1% lone person
Leichhardt — Lone Person: 32.1% Leichhardt — Couple Families: 24.7% Leichhardt — One Parent Families: 35.2% Leichhardt — Group Household: 5.7% Leichhardt — Other Families: 2.3%
Amberley 88.5% lone person
Amberley — Lone Person: 88.5% Amberley — Couple Families: 11.5% Amberley — One Parent Families: 0.0% Amberley — Group Household: 0.0% Amberley — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Leichhardt 65.2% renting
Leichhardt — Owned Outright: 13.7% Leichhardt — Mortgage: 21.1% Leichhardt — Renting: 65.2%
Amberley 78.3% renting
Amberley — Owned Outright: 21.7% Amberley — Mortgage: 0.0% Amberley — Renting: 78.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Leichhardt Amberley
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 15.7%
Leichhardt — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Amberley — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 5.3%
Leichhardt — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Amberley — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 3.2%
Leichhardt — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Amberley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 0.6%
Leichhardt — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Amberley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / —
Leichhardt — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% Amberley — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Leichhardt Amberley
New Zealand 3.4% / 0.5%
Leichhardt — New Zealand: 3.4% Amberley — New Zealand: 0.5%
England 2.1% / 0.8%
Leichhardt — England: 2.1% Amberley — England: 0.8%
South Africa 0.2% / 1.1%
Leichhardt — South Africa: 0.2% Amberley — South Africa: 1.1%
India 0.4% / 0.6%
Leichhardt — India: 0.4% Amberley — India: 0.6%
Philippines 0.8% / —
Leichhardt — Philippines: 0.8% Amberley — Philippines: not among its largest
China — / 0.6%
Leichhardt — China: not among its largest Amberley — China: 0.6%
Fiji 0.4% / —
Leichhardt — Fiji: 0.4% Amberley — Fiji: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Leichhardt 91.5% houses
Leichhardt — Houses: 91.5% Leichhardt — Flats / Apartments: 0.4% Leichhardt — Townhouses: 8.1%
Amberley 48.3% houses
Amberley — Houses: 48.3% Amberley — Flats / Apartments: 51.7% Amberley — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Leichhardt Amberley
Median house price $750,000 —
Median unit price $890,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 28 sales
 —

Development activity

Leichhardt Amberley
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
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.

Leichhardt Amberley
Houses 3.8%
$538/wk on $739K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Leichhardt Amberley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of QLD —

Liveability

Leichhardt is more walkable (75 vs 0); Amberley scores higher overall (57 vs 39).

Leichhardt Amberley
Grade C B
Score 39/100 57/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 —

Risk profile

Leichhardt carries more crime risk (80 vs 42).

Leichhardt Amberley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
80/100
 Moderate
42/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
83/100
 High
100/100
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Leichhardt Amberley
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Leichhardt

  • Leichhardt State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Ipswich West Special School - Larsen Street Campus Government · Primary · Special school

Schools in Amberley

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

Amenities in the suburb

Leichhardt Amberley
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 0
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Amberley sits further from the CBD (53.8 km vs 46.6 km).

Leichhardt Amberley
Walkability score 75/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 46.6 km 53.8 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 48 min 49 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4305
 1.2%
postcode 4306
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4305
 —
postcode 4306

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.

Leichhardt Amberley
Car (driver) 78.7% / 59.6%
Leichhardt — Car (driver): 78.7% Amberley — Car (driver): 59.6%
Car (passenger) 7.6% / 10.1%
Leichhardt — Car (passenger): 7.6% Amberley — Car (passenger): 10.1%
Walked Only 0.9% / 16.1%
Leichhardt — Walked Only: 0.9% Amberley — Walked Only: 16.1%
Worked from Home 8.1% / 6.7%
Leichhardt — Worked from Home: 8.1% Amberley — Worked from Home: 6.7%
Bicycle 0.2% / 6.4%
Leichhardt — Bicycle: 0.2% Amberley — Bicycle: 6.4%
Train 3.4% / —
Leichhardt — Train: 3.4% Amberley — Train: not among its largest
Bus 0.9% / 1.1%
Leichhardt — Bus: 0.9% Amberley — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.7%).

Setting

Leichhardt Amberley
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 43.8 km 47.5 km

NBN connectivity

Leichhardt Amberley
Connectivity score 96/100 63/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the building
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 78%
1,924 premises
 2%
232 premises

Climate

Leichhardt Amberley
Annual rainfall 897 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Leichhardt Amberley
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Leichhardt Amberley
Average residential rate $1,713/yr
same for both
Council Ipswich
same for both

Federal electorate

Leichhardt Amberley
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Leichhardt Amberley
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Leichhardt

Family Large Blocks Outer Parks

Amberley

Multicultural Outer Students

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