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Leichhardt NSW 2040

9,897 addresses · 97 streets

Grayndler Electorate › Inner West LGA › Leichhardt · 5 km from Sydney

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Living Here

An established inner-western Sydney suburb with an Italian heritage along Norton Street, Leichhardt is affluent and well-connected. Households average 2.4 people and the median age is 37. Median household income is high at $2,673 a week, with rent around $600.

Leichhardt is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 15,158 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $2,673 a week, with median rent near $600 a week. Most homes are houses. About 58% of households own their home and 41% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

15,158Population
37Median age
$2,673Median household income / wk
$600Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Leichhardt - Annandale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Leichhardt itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Petersham, 1.2 km south · Metro station: Dulwich Hill, 3.3 km south · Light rail stop: Hawthorne, 800 m north-west · Bus interchange: Mount St (501), 3.9 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Blackwattle Bay Wharf, 3.1 km north-east · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 7.4 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 14.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Leichhardt

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Leichhardt NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.5%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201916.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202114.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 72%

Population by age in Leichhardt
Population by age, Leichhardt NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,014
5-141,875
15-19619
20-24792
25-342,482
35-442,792
45-542,279
55-641,431
65-741,069
75-84543
85+269
Dwelling types in Leichhardt
Dwelling types, Leichhardt NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,177
Townhouse2,004
Apartment1,730
Other42
Households by weekly income in Leichhardt
Households by weekly income, Leichhardt NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650608
$650-1,499996
$1,500-2,9991,475
$3,000+2,617
Top ancestries in Leichhardt
Top ancestries, Leichhardt NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English4,948
Australian4,145
Other2,276
Irish2,265
Scottish1,610
Italian1,563
Housing tenure in Leichhardt
Housing tenure, Leichhardt NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,420
Mortgage2,033
Rented2,405
Other57
Cars per household in Leichhardt
Cars per household, Leichhardt NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0809
13,157
21,583
3267
4+85
Commute to work in Leichhardt
Commute to work, Leichhardt NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,909
Train63
Bus195
Tram/ferry20
Walked297
Bicycle88
Home4,728
Top countries of birth in Leichhardt
Top countries of birth, Leichhardt NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England756
Italy371
New Zealand362
China219
Ireland145
United States132
Languages used at home in Leichhardt
Languages used at home, Leichhardt NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian601
Mandarin276
Spanish267
Greek195
Cantonese161
Portuguese132

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

164,984 bird observations recorded near Leichhardt — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Leichhardt

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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