The Leap vs Farleigh
Farleigh is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in The Leap. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Farleigh: a median of $925,000, against $760,000 in The Leap, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, The Leap tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- The Leap carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 82/100)
- Farleigh has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
The Leap
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($760,000 vs $925,150)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
The Leap
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $298/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Farleigh
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (665 min vs 675 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (975.1 km vs 987.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
The Leap
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
The Leap and Farleigh 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
Farleigh rents higher ($298/wk vs $250/wk); The Leap has higher household incomes ($129,272 vs $112,320).
| The Leap | Farleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 664 | 814 +23% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.4% | -0.1% |
| Median age | 48 | 42 |
| Median household income | $129,272/yr +13% vs other | $112,320/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $298/wk +19% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| The Leap | Farleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $760,000 | $925,150 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $700,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 77 days from 3 sales |
Development activity
| The Leap | Farleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 574 across Mackay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -6% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| The Leap | Farleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 93% of QLD | Higher than 84% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 63% of QLD | Higher than 55% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 41% of QLD | Higher than 10% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 65% of QLD | Higher than 63% of QLD |
Liveability
The Leap scores higher overall (50 vs 36).
| The Leap | Farleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | C |
| Score | 50/100 | 36/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Farleigh carries more crime risk (82 vs 52).
| The Leap | Farleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | High 82/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 84/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| The Leap | Farleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in The Leap
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Farleigh
- Coningsby State School Government · Primary above peers
- Farleigh State School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| The Leap | Farleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 18 | 9 |
Mobility
The Leap sits further from the CBD (987.2 km vs 975.1 km).
| The Leap | Farleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 987.2 km +1% vs other | 975.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 675 min | 665 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4740 | 0.1% postcode 4741 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 4740 | 70 postcode 4741 |
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 (88.5%).
Setting
| The Leap | Farleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 118 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 6.7 km | 10.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| The Leap | Farleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 264 premises | 1% 317 premises |
Climate
| The Leap | Farleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,517 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 12.4°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| The Leap | Farleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| The Leap | Farleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,873/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mackay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| The Leap | Farleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dawson same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Willcox same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| The Leap | Farleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 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.
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