Median price trend for houses
Based on 188 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,080,000
Down 1.3% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.7m
- 3 bed
- $2.21m
- 4 bed
- $2.66m
- 5+ bed
- $2.7m
Historic town hall with clocktower and pedestrians
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The quick read on
Leichhardt
NSW 2040 · Inner West
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,080,000
- Median unit
- $950,000
- Population
- 15,158
- Postcode
- 2040
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ABS 2021
Leichhardt, New South Wales
Property market insights for Leichhardt (NSW)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Leichhardt (NSW) NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 233 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,000 per week
Up 5.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Leichhardt (NSW), NSW is currently $2,080,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Leichhardt (NSW) has a 12-month growth rate of -1.3% for houses and -2.6% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,700,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,210,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,660,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,700,000 in Leichhardt (NSW).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Leichhardt (NSW) is $1,000 per week. The median house rent has increased 5.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Leichhardt (NSW) is $950,000, which has decreased 2.6% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $745,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,000,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,650,000 in Leichhardt (NSW). The median rent for units and apartments in Leichhardt (NSW) is $690 per week and has increased 6.2% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Leichhardt safe?
The overall rate for Leichhardt is 4,715 offences per 100,000 residents — 37% above the Greater Sydney benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Leichhardt.
Overall crime rate
4,715
offences per 100,000 residents
37% aboveGreater Sydney
LeichhardtGreater Sydney: 3,437
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Leichhardt?
Leichhardt NSW 2040 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
15,158 people call Leichhardt home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $2,673 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 15,158
- Median age
- 37 years
- Median mortgage
- $3,400 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $600 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.1%Above
15–3425.7%Below
35–5433.5%Above
55–7416.5%Below
75 and over5.4%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses36.6%Below
Townhouses33.7%Above
Apartments29.1%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright24.2%Below
Paying a mortgage34.7%In line
Renting41.1%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car13.7%Above
One car53.4%Above
Two cars26.8%Below
Three or more6.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home55.6%Above
Drove to work20.8%Below
Train, tram or bus3.3%In line
Walked or cycled4.5%Above
What stands out in Leichhardt
55.6% of workers in Leichhardt worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Sydney.
5.0% of Leichhardt residents were born in England.
50.5% of people in Leichhardt described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Leichhardt
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Leichhardt NSW 2040.
Is Leichhardt family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.1% of Leichhardt's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
4,067 family households lived in Leichhardt; 45.4% were couple families and 14.5% were one-parent families.
42.9% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Leichhardt?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Leichhardt had 15,158 residents at the 2021 Census.
34.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
21.8% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Leichhardt?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 36.6% of occupied private dwellings in Leichhardt.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 33.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 29.1% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Leichhardt?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
24.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
34.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
41.1% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Leichhardt?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Leichhardt had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 26.3% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 34.6%, while 21.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Leichhardt?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
55.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
20.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
3.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Leichhardt?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
13.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
One-car households formed 53.4% of the total.
32.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Leichhardt, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
51.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 48.2% reported a different address.
28.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Leichhardt?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
76.3% of residents used only English at home.
19.7% used a language other than English at home.
1.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Leichhardt residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
28.8% of Leichhardt's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 71.2% was born in Australia.
1.4% of residents were born in China.
0.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Leichhardt?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 32.6% of ancestry responses in Leichhardt.
Australian ancestry made up 27.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 5.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Leichhardt?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
42.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 21.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.3% of workers, and education and training employed 11.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Leichhardt?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 72.0%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
46.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.7%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Leichhardt show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
64.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.8% reported asthma, 5.7% arthritis and 2.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Leichhardt?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
40.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 19.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 13.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Leichhardt?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,673 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $3,400.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $600 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Leichhardt compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 55.6% in Leichhardt, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 24.2% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 41.1% in Leichhardt, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Leichhardt (NSW)
Is Leichhardt (NSW) expensive?
The median house price is $2,080,000, while units and apartments sit at $950,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Leichhardt (NSW) good for families?
The Census counted 4,067 local families, and 19.1% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Leichhardt (NSW)?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $1,700,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Leichhardt (NSW)
95 streets in Leichhardt (NSW)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Albert St
- Albion St
- Allen St
- Annesley St
- Arthur St
- Athol St
- Balmain Rd
- Beeson St
- Bungay St
- Burfitt St
- Canal Rd
- Carlisle St
- Cary St
- Catherine St
- Charles St
- Coleridge St
- Cromwell St
- Daniel St
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- Darley Rd
- Davies St
- Day St
- Derbyshire Rd
- Edith St
- Elswick St
- Elswick St North
- Emily St
- Emma St
- Excelsior St
- Falls St
- Flat St
- Flood St
- Foster Street
- Fowler St
- Francis St
- George St
- Hathern St
- Hawthorne St
- Hay St
- Hearn St
- Henry St
- Hill St
- Hubert St
- Ivory Ln
- Ivory St
- James St
- Jarrett Ln
- Jarrett St
- John St
- Junior St
- Kalgoorlie St
- Kegworth St
- Leichhardt St
- Loftus St
- Lords Rd
- Lyall St
- Macauley St
- Mackenzie St
- Macquarie St
- Marion St
- Marlborough St
- Mcdonald St
- Milton St
- Moore Ln
- Moore St
- Myrtle Ln
- Myrtle St
- National St
- North Ave
- North St
- Norton St
- Parramatta Rd
- Pine Sq
- Prospect St
- Redmond St
- Regent St
- Renwick St
- Reuss St
- Rofe St
- Roseby St
- Seale St
- Short St
- Skelton St
- South Ave
- Stanley St
- Styles St
- Tebbutt St
- Thorby Ave
- Thornley St
- Upward St
- Walter St
- Waratah St
- Wetherill St
- Whites Creek Ln
- Whiting St
- William St
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