Moving to Leonora WA 6438

At a glance

Housing: buy or rent

Renting? The census median is $163 a week, against a median household income of $1,455 a week.

About 50% of homes are owner-occupied and 43% rented, and the most common dwelling type is the house.

Who you'll be living with

Leonora shrank 46% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses (1,216 → 657 people).

Around 56% of households are families, averaging 2.3 people per home.

Largest overseas birthplaces: New Zealand, England, Thailand; most spoken languages besides English: Australian Indigenous, Thai, Greek.

On the ABS advantage scale (SEIFA), Leonora scores below the national average (decile 2 of 10).

The commute

The most common way to work is by car (62% of workers), while 5% work from home.

Nearest airport: Leonora Airport, 2 km north-west.

The Perth CBD is roughly 626 km away in a straight line.

Daily life

Mapped locally so far: 1 school — see them all on the Leonora profile.

What's actually nearby

Schools: Leonora District High School 200 m

What you'll see in the garden

Birds recorded around Leonora, most often seen first: Magpie-lark · Little Crow · Singing Honeyeater · Yellow-throated Miner · Crested Pigeon · Zebra Finch.

Before you move — quick checklist

• Your council will be Leonora — bins, rates, pets and permits live there.
• You'll vote in the federal electorate of O'Connor — update your enrolment address.
• The postcode is 6438 — handy for utility sign-ups and quotes.
• Check street-level details on the full Leonora profile (map, streets, amenities, wildlife).

In short

Renters pay a median $163 a week, and about 43% of homes here are rented.

The population fell 46% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, from 1,216 people to 657. It sits about 626 km from the Perth CBD in a straight line. Local government is Leonora council, and the federal seat is O'Connor.

Keep an eye on Leonora

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