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Suburb profile ·Warrumbungle Shire LGA · NSW ·2844

Leadville NSW 2844

Leadville is in Warrumbungle Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2844, with population 140.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 5.2%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$150K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
$150/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
5.2%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
140
140 local footprint
D5 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
405
15 added 12mo · 3MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$28/wk (-$1,470/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
2.3x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
12%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,140/mo, while renters pay about $650/mo — owning runs $490/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$150K
Household income · yr
$66K
Median rent · wk
$150
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,140
Gross yield
5.2%

Household income

$66K household · yr-19.5% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$27K
Family
$68K
Household
$66K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
497
5,386 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,386
Total incidents497· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault14958%
  • Sexual Offences2911%
  • Robbery10%
  • Break And Enter7630%

Full data detail

Leadville NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Warrumbungle Shire local government area, Leadville is a quiet locality (postcode 2844). With a population of 140, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $66K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

Leadville has a median house price of $150,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $150 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,140.

Public transport access includes 16 bus stops. The crime rate in the Warrumbungle Shire LGA is moderate at 5,386 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Leadville shows a gross rental yield of approximately 5.2%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($150K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 2.3x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield5.2% High Yield
Price vs State$150K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability2.3x Affordable
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,140
Rent · wk(Census)$150
Gross yield5.2%
Price / income2.3x
Property investors · Postcode 2844ATO
Negatively geared39 (5.6% of filers)
Avg rental loss$3,666/yr
Landlords (rental income)95
Reported capital gains64
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population140
Median age50
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,275
Personal income · wk$511
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops16
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Leadville rests on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2018 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 16 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Leadville is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Leadville feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Bugaldie most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · house -$25K · rent +$80/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Merrygoen most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -100 · house +$10K · rent same $

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Binnaway most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +500 · house +$22.5K · rent same $

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Leadville FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Leadville in?

    Leadville is in the Warrumbungle Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2844. Council-level context for Warrumbungle Shire LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Leadville?

    The current median house price in Leadville, NSW is $150K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Leadville?

    The median weekly rent in Leadville is $150/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Leadville a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Leadville show: High Yield, Below Median, Affordable. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Leadville?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Leadville data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.