Leongatha South vs Leongatha

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Leongatha South, most households are couple families. In Leongatha, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Leongatha South: a median of $1.02 million, against $561,000 in Leongatha, though rent is higher in Leongatha. On these figures, Leongatha South tends to suit couples, while Leongatha suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

Leongatha South is a much smaller community of 616 people compared to Leongatha's 5869, and it commands significantly higher property prices—median house price of $1,062,500 versus $565,000. Leongatha South residents enjoy a notably higher median household income at $93,184 annually and score better on liveability (50 versus 31), though it has no walkability score compared to Leongatha's 65. Leongatha South suits buyers seeking a quieter, more affluent setting with lower flood and crime risks, while Leongatha offers better walkability and lower property costs if you prefer a more established town centre closer to services.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Leongatha

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • But Leongatha South carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 82/100)

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

  • Leongatha South leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)
  • Leongatha has cheaper houses ($561,250 vs $1,025,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Leongatha South

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $270/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Leongatha

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (104 min vs 109 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (134 km vs 137.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Leongatha

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 19%)
  • But Leongatha South carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Leongatha

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.8% vs -1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Leongatha South Leongatha
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.

Leongatha South Leongatha
Walkability 0 / 69
Leongatha South — Walkability: 0/100 Leongatha — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 71 / 18
Leongatha South — Safety: 71/100 Leongatha — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 88 / 100
Leongatha South — Low fire risk: 88/100 Leongatha — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 67 / 30
Leongatha South — Low flood risk: 67/100 Leongatha — Low flood risk: 30/100

Demographics

Leongatha has more residents (5,869 vs 616); Leongatha South has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $61,516).

Leongatha South Leongatha
Population 616 5,869
+853% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.9% +3.8%
Median age 44 45
Median household income $93,184/yr
+34% vs other
 $61,516/yr
Median weekly rent $240/wk $270/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Leongatha South Leongatha
0-4 3.7% / 5.1%
Leongatha South — 0-4: 3.7% Leongatha — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 15.1% / 13.2%
Leongatha South — 5-14: 15.1% Leongatha — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 8.1% / 6.0%
Leongatha South — 15-19: 8.1% Leongatha — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 4.7% / 4.0%
Leongatha South — 20-24: 4.7% Leongatha — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 8.4% / 9.5%
Leongatha South — 25-34: 8.4% Leongatha — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 10.2% / 11.6%
Leongatha South — 35-44: 10.2% Leongatha — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 16.2% / 10.2%
Leongatha South — 45-54: 16.2% Leongatha — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 13.8% / 12.8%
Leongatha South — 55-64: 13.8% Leongatha — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 13.0% / 14.4%
Leongatha South — 65-74: 13.0% Leongatha — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 4.2% / 9.5%
Leongatha South — 75-84: 4.2% Leongatha — 75-84: 9.5%
85+ 1.5% / 3.7%
Leongatha South — 85+: 1.5% Leongatha — 85+: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Leongatha South 55.3% couple families
Leongatha South — Couple Families: 55.3% Leongatha South — Lone Person: 27.7% Leongatha South — One Parent Families: 12.8% Leongatha South — Group Household: 2.1% Leongatha South — Other Families: 2.1%
Leongatha 33.2% couple families
Leongatha — Couple Families: 33.2% Leongatha — Lone Person: 46.6% Leongatha — One Parent Families: 16.2% Leongatha — Group Household: 2.8% Leongatha — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Leongatha South 14.4% renting
Leongatha South — Owned Outright: 47.4% Leongatha South — Mortgage: 38.1% Leongatha South — Renting: 14.4%
Leongatha 23.4% renting
Leongatha — Owned Outright: 45.6% Leongatha — Mortgage: 30.9% Leongatha — Renting: 23.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Leongatha South Leongatha
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 16.5%
Leongatha South — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Leongatha — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 8.8%
Leongatha South — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Leongatha — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 7.1%
Leongatha South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Leongatha — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 1.7%
Leongatha South — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Leongatha — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.8%
Leongatha South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Leongatha — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

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.

Leongatha South Leongatha
England 1.8% / 2.6%
Leongatha South — England: 1.8% Leongatha — England: 2.6%
Netherlands 2.6% / 1.1%
Leongatha South — Netherlands: 2.6% Leongatha — Netherlands: 1.1%
Italy 1.5% / 0.6%
Leongatha South — Italy: 1.5% Leongatha — Italy: 0.6%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.4%
Leongatha South — Scotland: 0.8% Leongatha — Scotland: 0.4%
South Africa 1.0% / —
Leongatha South — South Africa: 1.0% Leongatha — South Africa: not among its largest
India — / 1.0%
Leongatha South — India: not among its largest Leongatha — India: 1.0%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Leongatha South — New Zealand: not among its largest Leongatha — New Zealand: 1.0%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Leongatha South — Philippines: not among its largest Leongatha — Philippines: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Leongatha South 99.0% houses
Leongatha South — Houses: 99.0% Leongatha South — Flats / Apartments: 1.0% Leongatha South — Townhouses: 0.0%
Leongatha 94.9% houses
Leongatha — Houses: 94.9% Leongatha — Flats / Apartments: 2.2% Leongatha — Townhouses: 2.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Leongatha South Leongatha
Median house price $1,025,000 $561,250
Median unit price — $425,000
Median land price — $385,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 66 days
from 72 sales

Zoning mix

Leongatha South has more rural and farming land (98% vs 78%).

Leongatha South Leongatha
Rural and farming 98% 78%
Residential 0% 12%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
Industrial 0% 3%
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

Leongatha South Leongatha
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
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.

Leongatha South Leongatha
Houses — 3.8%
$470/wk on $649K
Units — 5.3%
$450/wk on $438K

Ranking within VIC

Leongatha South Leongatha
House price — Higher than 16% of VIC
Income Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 16% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 61% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 36% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 52% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 77% of VIC

Liveability

Leongatha is more walkable (69 vs 0); Leongatha South scores higher overall (55 vs 31).

Leongatha South Leongatha
Grade B C
Score 55/100 31/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Leongatha South carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0); Leongatha carries more crime risk (82 vs 29).

Leongatha South Leongatha
Bushfire Low
12/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
29/100
 High
82/100
Flood Low
33/100
 High
70/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Leongatha South Leongatha
Inside the suburb 0 7
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Leongatha South

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

Schools in Leongatha

  • Leongatha Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Leongatha Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Laurence O'Toole School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Chairo Christian School - Leongatha Campus Independent · Combined
  • ECG Secondary College - Leongatha Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Leongatha South Leongatha
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 9
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 10 6

Mobility

Leongatha South sits further from the CBD (137.3 km vs 134 km).

Leongatha South Leongatha
Walkability score 0/100 69/100
Distance to Melbourne 137.3 km
+2% vs other
 134 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 109 min 104 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3953
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3953
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.

Leongatha South Leongatha
Car (driver) 63.5% / 76.0%
Leongatha South — Car (driver): 63.5% Leongatha — Car (driver): 76.0%
Worked from Home 23.5% / 11.5%
Leongatha South — Worked from Home: 23.5% Leongatha — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Walked Only 6.3% / 6.1%
Leongatha South — Walked Only: 6.3% Leongatha — Walked Only: 6.1%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 5.5%
Leongatha South — Car (passenger): 6.7% Leongatha — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Leongatha South — Bicycle: not among its largest Leongatha — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).

Setting

Leongatha South Leongatha
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.7 km 21.8 km

NBN connectivity

Leongatha South Leongatha
Connectivity score 30/100 66/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
270 premises
 40%
3,436 premises

Climate

Leongatha South Leongatha
Annual rainfall 906 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Leongatha South Leongatha
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Leongatha South Leongatha
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Leongatha South Leongatha
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Leongatha South

Rural

Leongatha

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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