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Suburb profile ·Leonora LGA · WA ·6438

Leonora WA 6438

Leonora is in Leonora LGA, WA, postcode 6438, with population 657.

The read

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$163/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
657
657 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
73
3 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$714
Median rent · wk$163

Affordability

11%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $714/mo, while renters pay about $706/mo — owning runs $8/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$76K
Median rent · wk
$163
Owner mortgage · mo
$714

Household income

$76K household · yr-11.6% vs WA suburb median
Personal
$49K
Family
$87K
Household
$76K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA746
Students100
Government1
  • Leonora District High SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 746

Full data detail

Leonora WA — Property Data and Demographics

Leonora (postcode 6438) is a small community in Western Australia within the Leonora local government area. The area has roughly 657 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $76K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -1.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 31 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 16 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 technicians & trades, labourers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward mining and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.

The median weekly rent is $163 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $714.

Leonora is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 746, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of -1.2% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-1.2% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentWA
Mortgage · mth$714
Rent · wk(Census)$163
Population growth · Leonora LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)1,724
5-year growth+0.7% CAGR
YoY change-1.2%
20012025
Development · Leonora LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)6
Houses6
YoY change+0%
Employment · Leonora LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)13.6%
YoY change+0.3pp
Jun-24Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 6438ATO
Negatively geared11 (3.4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$9,061/yr
Landlords (rental income)27
Reported capital gains8
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population657
Median age40
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$1,455
Personal income · wk$946
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining0
Hospitals · 1AIHW
Public1
Private0
Leonora Hospitalpublic
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Leonora 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
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage

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
ABS Data by Region · Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
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.

Leonora FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Leonora in?

    Leonora is in the Leonora Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6438. Council-level context for Leonora LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Leonora?

    The median weekly rent in Leonora is $163/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Leonora a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Leonora show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Leonora?

    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.

  5. How often is the Leonora 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.