Leichhardt vs Wulkuraka

Wulkuraka is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 31 in Leichhardt. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Leichhardt, most households rent. In Wulkuraka, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Wulkuraka: a median of $835,000, against $750,000 in Leichhardt, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Leichhardt tends to suit renters.

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 76%)

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

  • Leichhardt has cheaper houses ($750,000 vs $835,000)
  • Wulkuraka leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Leichhardt

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (65% vs 54%)
  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $335/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Leichhardt

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 35/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, 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 35/100)
  • Wulkuraka has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 8%)

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

Investors

Leichhardt

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.3% vs 7.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Leichhardt and Wulkuraka 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 Wulkuraka
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 Wulkuraka
Walkability 75 / 35
Leichhardt — Walkability: 75/100 Wulkuraka — Walkability: 35/100
Safety 20 / 23
Leichhardt — Safety: 20/100 Wulkuraka — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Leichhardt — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wulkuraka — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Leichhardt has more residents (4,471 vs 1,325); Wulkuraka has higher household incomes ($80,080 vs $57,668).

Leichhardt Wulkuraka
Population 4,471
+70% vs other
 1,325
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.3% +7.4%
Median age 31 28
Median household income $57,668/yr $80,080/yr
+39% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $335/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Leichhardt Wulkuraka
0-4 8.1% / 7.7%
Leichhardt — 0-4: 8.1% Wulkuraka — 0-4: 7.7%
5-14 16.4% / 17.8%
Leichhardt — 5-14: 16.4% Wulkuraka — 5-14: 17.8%
15-19 6.3% / 8.9%
Leichhardt — 15-19: 6.3% Wulkuraka — 15-19: 8.9%
20-24 8.6% / 8.2%
Leichhardt — 20-24: 8.6% Wulkuraka — 20-24: 8.2%
25-34 15.6% / 17.0%
Leichhardt — 25-34: 15.6% Wulkuraka — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 12.4% / 13.7%
Leichhardt — 35-44: 12.4% Wulkuraka — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 11.8% / 9.6%
Leichhardt — 45-54: 11.8% Wulkuraka — 45-54: 9.6%
55-64 9.7% / 8.8%
Leichhardt — 55-64: 9.7% Wulkuraka — 55-64: 8.8%
65-74 6.7% / 5.3%
Leichhardt — 65-74: 6.7% Wulkuraka — 65-74: 5.3%
75-84 3.5% / 1.9%
Leichhardt — 75-84: 3.5% Wulkuraka — 75-84: 1.9%
85+ 0.9% / 0.2%
Leichhardt — 85+: 0.9% Wulkuraka — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Leichhardt 35.2% one parent families
Leichhardt — One Parent Families: 35.2% Leichhardt — Lone Person: 32.1% Leichhardt — Couple Families: 24.7% Leichhardt — Group Household: 5.7% Leichhardt — Other Families: 2.3%
Wulkuraka 31.0% one parent families
Wulkuraka — One Parent Families: 31.0% Wulkuraka — Lone Person: 28.3% Wulkuraka — Couple Families: 34.8% Wulkuraka — Group Household: 3.2% Wulkuraka — Other Families: 2.7%
One Parent Families Lone Person Couple 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%
Wulkuraka 54.2% renting
Wulkuraka — Owned Outright: 14.9% Wulkuraka — Mortgage: 30.9% Wulkuraka — Renting: 54.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Leichhardt Wulkuraka
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 17.6%
Leichhardt — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Wulkuraka — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 6.3%
Leichhardt — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Wulkuraka — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 5.8%
Leichhardt — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Wulkuraka — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 0.8%
Leichhardt — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Wulkuraka — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / 0.8%
Leichhardt — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% Wulkuraka — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

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.

Leichhardt Wulkuraka
New Zealand 3.4% / 3.7%
Leichhardt — New Zealand: 3.4% Wulkuraka — New Zealand: 3.7%
England 2.1% / 1.7%
Leichhardt — England: 2.1% Wulkuraka — England: 1.7%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.7%
Leichhardt — Philippines: 0.8% Wulkuraka — Philippines: 1.7%
South Africa 0.2% / 0.8%
Leichhardt — South Africa: 0.2% Wulkuraka — South Africa: 0.8%
India 0.4% / 0.3%
Leichhardt — India: 0.4% Wulkuraka — India: 0.3%
Afghanistan — / 0.5%
Leichhardt — Afghanistan: not among its largest Wulkuraka — Afghanistan: 0.5%
Fiji 0.4% / —
Leichhardt — Fiji: 0.4% Wulkuraka — Fiji: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Leichhardt 91.5% houses
Leichhardt — Houses: 91.5% Leichhardt — Townhouses: 8.1% Leichhardt — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Wulkuraka 76.4% houses
Wulkuraka — Houses: 76.4% Wulkuraka — Townhouses: 19.6% Wulkuraka — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Leichhardt Wulkuraka
Median house price $750,000 $835,000
Median unit price $890,000 —
Median land price — $4,325,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 28 sales
 20 days
from 5 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Leichhardt Wulkuraka
3 bed $735K / $780K
Leichhardt — 3 bed: $735K (64 sales) Wulkuraka — 3 bed: $780K (14 sales)

64 vs 14 sales

4 bed $780K / $850K
Leichhardt — 4 bed: $780K (30 sales) Wulkuraka — 4 bed: $850K (13 sales)

30 vs 13 sales

Development activity

Leichhardt Wulkuraka
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 Wulkuraka
Houses 3.8%
$538/wk on $739K
 3.6%
$622/wk on $907K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Leichhardt Wulkuraka
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD

Liveability

Leichhardt is more walkable (75 vs 35).

Leichhardt Wulkuraka
Grade C
same for both
Score 39/100 40/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Leichhardt Wulkuraka
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
80/100
 High
77/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
83/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Leichhardt Wulkuraka
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 Wulkuraka

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

Amenities in the suburb

Leichhardt Wulkuraka
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 6
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0

Mobility

Leichhardt Wulkuraka
Walkability score 75/100 35/100
Distance to Brisbane 46.6 km 48 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 48 min 51 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 37/100
Rail
Peak arrivals per hour 45.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 19 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4305
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4305
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.

Leichhardt Wulkuraka
Car (driver) 78.7% / 82.5%
Leichhardt — Car (driver): 78.7% Wulkuraka — Car (driver): 82.5%
Worked from Home 8.1% / 9.2%
Leichhardt — Worked from Home: 8.1% Wulkuraka — Worked from Home: 9.2%
Car (passenger) 7.6% / 6.4%
Leichhardt — Car (passenger): 7.6% Wulkuraka — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Train 3.4% / 1.3%
Leichhardt — Train: 3.4% Wulkuraka — Train: 1.3%
Walked Only 0.9% / 0.6%
Leichhardt — Walked Only: 0.9% Wulkuraka — Walked Only: 0.6%
Bus 0.9% / —
Leichhardt — Bus: 0.9% Wulkuraka — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.5%).

Setting

Leichhardt Wulkuraka
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 43.8 km
same for both

NBN connectivity

Leichhardt Wulkuraka
Connectivity score 96/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 78%
1,924 premises
 51%
542 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Leichhardt Wulkuraka
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

Wulkuraka

Family Outer Parks Trains

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