Leeton

20.6% of Leeton's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.

2,301 family households lived in Leeton; 39.9% were couple families and 17.7% were one-parent families.

38.7% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.

Leeton had 9,170 residents at the 2021 Census.

23.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

30.9% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.

Separate houses made up 84.9% of occupied private dwellings in Leeton.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.4% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 9.7% of occupied private dwellings.

35.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.

32.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.

31.6% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.

The average household in Leeton had 2.5 people.

One-person households made up 28.9% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.

Two-person households represented 33.8%, while 23.1% had four or more usual residents.

5.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.

72.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.

0.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.1% walked or cycled.

5.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of NSW.

One-car households formed 33.2% of the total.

61.6% of households had two or more vehicles.

57.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 42.1% reported a different address.

12.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of NSW.

81.4% of residents used only English at home.

10.8% used a language other than English at home.

1.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.

12.0% of Leeton's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 88.0% was born in Australia.

0.7% of residents were born in China.

1.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 85.0%.

English ancestry accounted for 35.6% of ancestry responses in Leeton.

Australian ancestry made up 37.6% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 1.7% of responses.

13.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.

Managers accounted for 12.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.1%.

Health care and social assistance employed 9.7% of workers, and education and training employed 11.6%.

The labour-force participation rate was 59.1%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.

37.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.4% worked part time.

Unemployment was 4.0%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.

54.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.

9.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

11.3% reported asthma, 9.8% arthritis and 4.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

16.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.9% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 10.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 46.0%.

Median household income was $1,425 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $250 per week.

Working from home was 5.8% in Leeton, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.

Outright ownership was 35.5% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.

Renting accounted for 31.6% in Leeton, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.