Leneva VIC 3691
Leneva sits 332 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 3 hours 55 minutes by car. Census data records 1,317 residents with a median age of 33 and a median household income of $119,860 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population grew 55.7% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $390 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,733. The area shows high bushfire risk. All 1 school within the suburb boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Leneva a good suburb?
Leneva scores a C (43/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices and community, weaker on transit and safety.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 332.1 km · 233 min drive to Melbourne
More affordable than most
Median $665K · More affordable than 92% of VIC
High bushfire risk
Fire 75/100 · Crime 23/100 · Flood 32/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 33 · 1,317 residents
Liveability Rating
43 / 100 · Ranked #526 in VICEach bar is Leneva's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Leneva?
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Our score
43 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataLeneva's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $665,000, roughly 20% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$665,000
4% above its 4 neighbours (median $638,500)
Based on 153 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 54 days — median across 42 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 34 sales $602K
- 4 bed 110 sales $705K
Land
$237,500
Based on 55 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 69 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Leneva are currently listed at around $789,000 on average. Based on 31 houses listed in the past six months.
$789K
31 houses listed in the last 6 months.
31 of the suburb's 428 dwellings (7.2%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Leneva rent for around $640 a week on average, based on 29 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$640/wk
29 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
29 rentals advertised against an estimated 70 rented homes (41.4%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202579 Severely unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 38% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3691.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$640/week ($33,000 a year) on a $789,000 median
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.
Is Leneva safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Leneva sits in the low band, with 20 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 49% on the prior year.
20 offences
48.7% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20257 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
One school serve Leneva, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Grace Christian College Wodonga leads the pack.
- • 149 students in one school (avg 149)
Combined
Walkability
Leneva is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Leneva.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 80%
- Premises covered
- 857
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
Wodonga: 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 4 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Leneva is home to about 1,300 residents, with a median age of 33, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $120,000 a year, with unemployment at 1.6%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,317
Median Age
33
Median Household Income
$119,860/yr
Census Median Rent
$390/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,733/mo
Avg Household Size
3.0
Median Personal Income
$55,848/yr
Unemployment Rate
1.6%
Unoccupied Dwellings
5.8%
Total Dwellings
428
Owner-Occupier Rate
83.7%
Houses
100.0%
Rental Stress
16.9%
Mortgage Stress
17.4%
Work From Home
12.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 85.3%
- English Spoken at Home
- 90.9%
- Employment Rate
- 75.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 41.2%
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.
36 residents (2.7%) 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.
10.2% of residents (123) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (55).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,203 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (10 of 728).
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.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,188 a year through Wodonga based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 60%
- Parks and recreation 21%
- Environmental 9%
- Residential 8%
- Infrastructure and transport 1%
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Wodonga
In the year to August 2026, 423 new dwellings were approved across Wodonga. That mix is 402 houses and 21 units. Approvals are up 2.7% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
No Registered Aboriginal Party is appointed for this area. About an eighth of Victoria, mostly in the north-east, has no appointment; that is a fact about the register rather than about the Country.
Climate & Setting
from Wodonga, 10.8 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 378 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Annual rainfall
- 700 mm
- 80 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
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.
EV adoption
In postcode 3691, 70 of 12,829 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.7% (214 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.2%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3691, 3,483 rooftop-solar systems totalling 25.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 4,427 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 428 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$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
51 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3691 in 2025-26, rank 29 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 154, in 2020-21.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
2 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 3691.
Land transfer 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 State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $665,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
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 2026-10-27 — 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 Helen Haines Independent
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Helen Haines | 43.3% | 56.7% | -1.4 |
| 2022 | Helen Haines | 44.7% | 55.3% | -7.5 |
| 2019 | Helen Haines | 37.3% | 62.7% | +7.7 |
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 Bill Tilley Liberal
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bill Tilley LP | 50.9% | 36.7% | 63.3% |
| 2018 | Bill Tilley LP | 52.5% | 41.1% | 58.9% |
| 2014 | Bill Tilley LP | 54.6% | 40.3% | 59.7% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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- #7 in Best Albury – Wodonga suburbs to rent in
- #7 in Albury – Wodonga suburbs that added the most residents, 2016-2021
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Nearby suburbs
Wodonga VIC 3690
Baranduda VIC 3691
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Bandiana VIC 3691
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Common questions about Leneva
Is Leneva a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Leneva is low (23/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Leneva?
Leneva has a high recorded bushfire history (75/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (32/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Leneva a good place to live?
Leneva has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (43/100), ranked against other VIC 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 Leneva?
Leneva, VIC had a population of 1,317 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Leneva, VIC?
The postcode for Leneva, VIC is 3691.
How far is Leneva from Melbourne?
Leneva is 332 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 233 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Leneva?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Leneva was $119,860 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 Leneva?
The median advertised rent in Leneva is $640 a week for houses (29 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Leneva?
The median age of residents in Leneva was 33 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Leneva at risk of bushfire?
Leneva has a high recorded bushfire history (75/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Leneva?
There is 1 school inside the Leneva boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the weather like in Leneva?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Leneva, Wodonga (10.8 km away), 700 mm of rain a year over 80 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Leneva?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Leneva belong to?
Leneva sits within the Wodonga local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Leneva?
The average residential rates bill through Wodonga is $2,188 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Leneva?
Across Wodonga, 423 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 2.7% 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 Leneva in?
Leneva sits within the federal Division of Indi, currently held by Helen Haines (Independent).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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