Leanyer NT 0812
Located in Northern Territory, Leanyer sits 16 km from Darwin CBD, around 23 minutes by car. The suburb has 4,597 residents, a median age of 37, and a median household income of $115,596 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $400 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,000. 2 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is moderate.
Is Leanyer a good suburb?
Leanyer scores a B (64/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community.
Mixed results
2 schools
Somewhat walkable
Walkability 53/100 · 16.2 km · 23 min drive to Darwin
Median available
Median $722K
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 8/10 · median age 37 · 4,597 residents
Liveability Rating
64 / 100 · Ranked #35 in NTEach bar is Leanyer's rank among NT suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 3 of 5 factors: no school or safety data, so the other factors carry its weight.
No bushfire or crime or flood data is published for Northern Territory — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Leanyer?
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Our score
64 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataLeanyer's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $722,000, roughly 15% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$722,188
16% above its 7 neighbours (median $622,000)
Based on 72 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 19 days — median across 31 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 39 sales $677K
- 4 bed 21 sales $775K
- 5 bed 10 sales $802K
Units
$445,000
23% above its 3 neighbours (median $362,500)
Based on 26 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 18 days — median across 9 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 20 sales $446K
- 3 bed 5 sales $450K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Leanyer are currently listed at around $799,000 on average. Based on 17 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$799K
17 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$500K
3 units listed in the last 6 months.
20 of the suburb's 1,574 dwellings (1.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Leanyer rent for around $720 a week on average, based on 17 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$720/wk
4% below its 7 neighbours (median $750/wk)
17 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$650/wk
7 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
24 rentals advertised against an estimated 524 rented homes (4.6%) in the last 6 months.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$720/week ($37,000 a year) on a $799,000 median
$650/week ($34,000 a year) on a $500,000 median
Based on a small sample (3 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Crime in the Darwin area
Crime recorded across the whole area over the 12 months to Aug 2026, not in Leanyer alone. NT Police publish by town and district, not by suburb, and recent months can take several months to settle.
| Type | Count | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| All offences | 8,760 | 95.3 |
| Assault | 2,362 | 25.7 |
| Domestic violence assault | 1,301 | 14.1 |
| Sexual offences | 217 | 2.4 |
| House burglary | 441 | 4.8 |
| Commercial burglary | 154 | 1.7 |
| Theft | 2,937 | 31.9 |
| Property damage | 2,208 | 24.0 |
| Robbery and extortion | 152 | 1.7 |
| Endangering people | 286 | 3.1 |
Rates use the Darwin area’s 91,946 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.
Schools
Two schools serve Leanyer, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 538 students in one school (avg 538)
- • Sectors: 1 Independent, 1 Government
- • Largest: Leanyer Primary School (538 students)
Primary
Universities nearby
1.1% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Leanyer is somewhat walkable on foot — at 53/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Leanyer.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 25.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 12.1 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 11.2 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 15.6 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 1 min wait
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Leanyer.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 100%
- Premises covered
- 1,837
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Darwin: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 8 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 5 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Leanyer is home to about 4,600 residents, with a median age of 37, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $116,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.9%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
4,597
Median Age
37
Median Household Income
$115,596/yr
Census Median Rent
$400/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,000/mo
Avg Household Size
2.7
Median Personal Income
$57,252/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.9%
Unoccupied Dwellings
7.4%
Total Dwellings
1,574
Owner-Occupier Rate
66.7%
Houses
71.2%
Rental Stress
18.0%
Mortgage Stress
20.8%
Work From Home
4.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
64 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 3 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 511 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 61.1%
- English Spoken at Home
- 62.0%
- Employment Rate
- 65.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 45.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
259 residents (5.6%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 4,292 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
36% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (873 of 2,396).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 686 people work here; 2,396 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.3 jobs per working resident. At least 71% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,870 a year through Darwin based on 2026 figures.
Building Approvals: Darwin
In the year to August 2026, 171 new dwellings were approved across Darwin. That mix is 107 houses and 64 units. Approvals are up 47.1% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Darwin Airport, 5.8 kmHigh rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 17 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 3.8 km
- 4.0 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 1,836 mm
- 98 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 32.5°C
- 27 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 19.8°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
5 facilities within 5 km- 1.3 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Ammonia (total) · Total Phosphorus
- 2.7 kmWaste Treatment and Disposal ServicesTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 3.0 kmOther Electricity GenerationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 4.6 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Toluene (methylbenzene) · Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers)
- 4.7 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers) · Toluene (methylbenzene)
EV adoption
In postcode 0812, 55 of 11,951 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.3% (391 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 0812, 2,406 rooftop-solar systems totalling 16.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 6,621 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 100 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$50,000 for new homes.
Administered as the HomeGrown Territory Grant. Established-home buyers may also be eligible for the separate BuildBonus Grant.
Mortgage repayments
Stamp duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Territory Revenue Office
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Luke John Gosling Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Luke John Gosling | 51.3% | 48.7% | -7.1 |
| 2022 | Luke Gosling | 59.4% | 40.6% | -6.3 |
| 2019 | Luke John Gosling | 53.1% | 46.9% | +3.0 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Oly Carlson Country Liberal
Next state election: 26 August 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oly Carlson CLP | 59.0% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Northern Territory Electoral Commission.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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- #1 in Darwin suburbs with the best NBN connectivity
- #2 in Darwin suburbs where the most homes are owned outright
- #3 in Darwin suburbs where the most Greek is spoken at home
- #3 in Darwin suburbs where seniors live
- #4 in Where the Greek community lives in Darwin
- #4 in Darwin suburbs where the most Malayalam is spoken at home
- #5 in Darwin's most owner-occupied suburbs
- #8 in Darwin suburbs where the most Mandarin is spoken at home
- #10 in Darwin's highest-income suburbs
- #11 in Darwin suburbs with the most apartments
- #11 in Where the Indian community lives in Darwin
- #15 in Darwin's most educated suburbs
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Common questions about Leanyer
Is Leanyer a safe place to live?
NT does not publish suburb-level crime statistics, so there is no crime figure for Leanyer.
Is Leanyer a good place to live?
Leanyer has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (64/100), ranked against other NT suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Leanyer?
Leanyer, NT had a population of 4,597 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Leanyer, NT?
The postcode for Leanyer, NT is 0812.
How far is Leanyer from Darwin?
Leanyer is 16 km from Darwin CBD by road, about 23 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Leanyer?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Leanyer was $115,596 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Leanyer?
The median advertised rent in Leanyer is $720 a week for houses (17 listings) and $650 a week for units (7 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Leanyer?
The median age of residents in Leanyer was 37 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Leanyer?
There are 2 schools inside the Leanyer boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Leanyer walkable?
Leanyer scores 53/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Leanyer?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Leanyer, Darwin Airport (5.8 km away), summer days average 32.5°C, winter nights 19.8°C, 1,836 mm of rain a year over 98 rainy days, and 27 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Leanyer?
First-home buyers in NT may be eligible for $50,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by Territory Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Leanyer belong to?
Leanyer sits within the Darwin local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Leanyer?
The average residential rates bill through Darwin is $1,870 a year (2026). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Leanyer?
Across Darwin, 171 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 47.1% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Leanyer in?
Leanyer sits within the federal Division of Solomon, currently held by Luke John Gosling (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2026–27
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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