Located in New South Wales within the Richmond Valley local government area, Leeville is a small, quiet locality (postcode 2470). It is home to about 282 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $81K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, labourers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Median house prices in Leeville stand at $550,000, having declined steeply by 8.2% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $522. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Leeville is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 953, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 9 bus stops. The crime rate in the Richmond Valley LGA is moderate at 5,127 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 4.9% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($550K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 6.8x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -8.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.