Leumeah NSW 2560
Leumeah is a suburb in New South Wales, 56 km from Sydney CBD, around 47 minutes by car. Population is 9,992; the median age is 37 and the median household income is $76,388 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 1.6% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $350 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,950. The area shows high crime risk. Of 2 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Leumeah a good suburb?
Leumeah scores a C (44/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on safety and community.
Mixed results
2 schools · 1 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 76/100 · 55.7 km · 47 min drive to Sydney
Around the state median
Median $986K
High crime risk
Fire 26/100 · Crime 73/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 37 · 9,992 residents
Liveability Rating
44 / 100 · Ranked #919 in NSWEach bar is Leumeah's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Leumeah?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
44 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataLeumeah's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $986,000, about 4% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$985,500
In line with its 4 neighbours (median $963,000)
Based on 144 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 23 days — median across 67 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 6 sales $890K
- 3 bed 65 sales $940K
- 4 bed 42 sales $1.01M
- 5 bed 15 sales $1.16M
- 6 bed 5 sales $1.1M
Units
$610,000
Based on 29 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 22 days — median across 10 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 24 sales $605K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Leumeah are currently listed at around $904,000 on average. Based on 29 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$904K
29 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$555K
3 units listed in the last 6 months.
32 of the suburb's 3,513 dwellings (0.9%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Leumeah rent for around $620 a week on average, based on 57 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$620/wk
6% below its 4 neighbours (median $660/wk)
57 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$450/wk
5 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
62 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,388 rented homes (4.5%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 3-bed houses
- $620/wk
- 225 bonds
- +43% since 2021
- 2-bed units
- $550/wk
- 85 bonds
- +30% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2560 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025132 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 23% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2560.
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$620/week ($32,000 a year) on a $904,000 median
$450/week ($23,000 a year) on a $555,000 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.
Short-Stay Rentals
1 active Airbnb listing: 0 whole homes and 1 room. Whole homes are about 0.0% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Leumeah safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Leumeah sits in the high band, with 562 incidents recorded in 2025 — down about 2% on the prior year.
562 offences
1.6% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202531 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
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.
Council Flood Studies
Campbelltown City Council has published 2 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
Schools
Two schools serve Leumeah, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Leumeah Public School leads the pack.
- • 1,207 students across 2 schools (avg 604)
- • ICSEA 972-1034, median 1003 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Leumeah High School (691 students)
Primary
Secondary
Universities nearby
1.5% 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
Leumeah is very walkable on foot — at 76/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Leumeah.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 171.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 122.1 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 100.8 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 25.0 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 8 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 Leumeah.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 88%
- Premises covered
- 4,130
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
Campbelltown (NSW): 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 22 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 6 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Leumeah is home to about 10,000 residents, with a median age of 37, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $76,000 a year, with unemployment at 7.2%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
9,992
Median Age
37
Median Household Income
$76,388/yr
Census Median Rent
$350/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,950/mo
Avg Household Size
2.7
Median Personal Income
$35,984/yr
Unemployment Rate
7.2%
Unoccupied Dwellings
6.0%
Total Dwellings
3,513
Owner-Occupier Rate
60.5%
Houses
77.1%
Rental Stress
23.8%
Mortgage Stress
30.6%
Work From Home
29.3%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
288 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 91 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 1,355 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 61.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 62.9%
- Employment Rate
- 50.6%
- Completed Year 12
- 39.2%
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.
377 residents (3.8%) 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 9,295 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
9% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (382 of 4,036).
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 $1,443 a year through Campbelltown (NSW) based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 68%
- Parks and recreation 15%
- Infrastructure and transport 11%
- Industrial 6%
- Zones under 1% 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: Campbelltown (NSW)
In the year to August 2026, 1,788 new dwellings were approved across Campbelltown (NSW). That mix is 1,066 houses and 722 units. Approvals are up 48.4% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Tharawal Local Aboriginal Land Council.
Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 5.8 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³).
PM10 averaged 14.8 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.97 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 1.
From the Campbelltown West monitoring station, 4.3 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Lucas Heights (Ansto), 13.0 kmHigh rainfall.
- Elevation
- 76 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 23.7 km
- Annual rainfall
- 1,038 mm
- 89 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.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
6 facilities within 5 km- 1.3 kmIce Cream ManufacturingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 1.8 kmOther Petroleum and Coal Product ManufacturingTop reported: Manganese & compounds · Fluoride compounds
- 2.0 kmGrain Mill Product ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol · Carbon monoxide
- 2.3 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 2.3 kmSynthetic Resin and Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingTop reported: Dichloromethane · Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate
EV adoption
In postcode 2560, 430 of 54,709 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.9% (2,119 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2560, 12,888 rooftop-solar systems totalling 85.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 29,410 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 861 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 $600,000.
Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).
Mortgage repayments
2 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 35 across postcode 2560.
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 Revenue NSW
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 $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.
At $985,500 this is $385,500 above the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
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 Mike Freelander Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mike Freelander | 65.6% | 34.4% | +5.8 |
| 2022 | Mike Freelander | 58.5% | 41.5% | -0.1 |
| 2019 | Mike Freelander | 58.4% | 41.6% | -0.1 |
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 Greg Warren Labor
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Greg Warren ALP | 73.3% |
| 2019 | Greg Warren ALP | 67.0% |
| 2015 | Greg Warren ALP | 57.3% |
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: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.
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Common questions about Leumeah
Is Leumeah a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Leumeah is high (73/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Leumeah?
Leumeah has a low recorded bushfire history (26/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Leumeah a good place to live?
Leumeah has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (44/100), ranked against other NSW 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 Leumeah?
Leumeah, NSW had a population of 9,992 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Leumeah, NSW?
The postcode for Leumeah, NSW is 2560.
How far is Leumeah from Sydney?
Leumeah is 56 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 47 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Leumeah?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Leumeah was $76,388 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 Leumeah?
The median advertised rent in Leumeah is $620 a week for houses (57 listings) and $450 a week for units (5 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Leumeah?
The median age of residents in Leumeah was 37 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Leumeah at risk of bushfire?
Leumeah has a low recorded bushfire history (26/100). 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 Leumeah?
There are 2 schools inside the Leumeah boundary: 1 above and 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Leumeah walkable?
Leumeah scores 76/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Leumeah?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Leumeah (Campbelltown West) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.8 µg/m³ and PM10 of 14.8 µg/m³. That puts Leumeah below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Leumeah?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Leumeah, Lucas Heights (Ansto) (13 km away), 1,038 mm of rain a year over 89 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Leumeah?
First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Leumeah belong to?
Leumeah sits within the Campbelltown (NSW) local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Leumeah?
The average residential rates bill through Campbelltown (NSW) is $1,443 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Leumeah?
Across Campbelltown (NSW), 1,788 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 48.4% 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 Leumeah in?
Leumeah sits within the federal Division of Macarthur, currently held by Mike Freelander (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 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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