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Leongatha VIC 3953

4,241 addresses · 190 streets

Monash Electorate › South Gippsland LGA › Leongatha · 114 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Leongatha is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 5,869 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,183 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $572,500.

5,869Population
45Median age
$1,183Median household income / wk
$270Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Latrobe Valley Airport, 54.1 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

9 facilities recorded in Leongatha.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs3/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$572,500House · 2024
$420,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 3.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Leongatha

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

Tree cover measures, Leongatha VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202115.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 53.3%

Population by age in Leongatha
Population by age, Leongatha VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4301
5-14774
15-19351
20-24232
25-34556
35-44680
45-54598
55-64754
65-74844
75-84557
85+217
Dwelling types in Leongatha
Dwelling types, Leongatha VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House2,296
Townhouse71
Apartment32
Other22
Households by weekly income in Leongatha
Households by weekly income, Leongatha VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650567
$650-1,499772
$1,500-2,999637
$3,000+257
Top ancestries in Leongatha
Top ancestries, Leongatha VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English2,657
Australian2,478
Scottish738
Irish730
Ancestry NS293
Italian264
Housing tenure in Leongatha
Housing tenure, Leongatha VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,065
Mortgage721
Rented547
Other35
Cars per household in Leongatha
Cars per household, Leongatha VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0136
1918
2876
3312
4+146
Commute to work in Leongatha
Commute to work, Leongatha VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,730
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked130
Bicycle18
Home244
Top countries of birth in Leongatha
Top countries of birth, Leongatha VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England155
Netherlands62
India60
New Zealand58
Philippines38
Italy36
Languages used at home in Leongatha
Languages used at home, Leongatha VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Malayalam67
Italian48
German17
Mandarin16
French13
Tagalog13

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,918 bird observations recorded near Leongatha — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Leongatha

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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