Leichhardt NSW Property Investment

Inner West · 2040

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Median House Price

$2.15M

As of 8 Nov 2026.

Rental Yield

2.4%

Vacancy Rate

N/A

Median Weekly Rent

$1000/wk

Source: NSW Fair Trading, Residential Rental Bond Lodgements (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026). As of Sept 2026.

Median Unit Price

$975K

As of 8 Nov 2026.

Population (Census 2021)

15,158

Leichhardt Short-Term Rental Market

Short-stay estimate: run a brief

Past price growth

Median house sale price growth, postcode 2040 (all suburbs in it): 7.8% a year, Mar qtr 2021 to Mar qtr 2026. Source: NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report – Sales tables, March quarter 2021 and March quarter 2026 (accessed 24 Oct 2026). © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), CC BY 4.0, dcj.nsw.gov.au/statements/copyright-and-disclaimer.html. Postcode figures mapped to suburb and growth calculated by Estait. Past growth doesn't predict future prices.

New dwellings approved

New dwellings approved, Inner West council area, 12 months to Aug 2026: 861. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole council area, not just Leichhardt.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

4 green3 yellow2 red

Weekly Rent (house)

1000 medium impact

Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2040 (ABS Census)

0.5 high impact

Median Household Income

2727 medium impact

Public Transport Score

No data medium impact

School Zone Quality

6.6 medium impact

Distance to CBD

5.1 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

10 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

59.4 medium impact

Gross Rental Yield (%)

2.42 high impact

Net Rental Yield (%)

1.45 high impact

Macro Environment

Macro Indicators

Cash Rate

4.85%

▲ 0.25%

Cash rate 4.85% as at 2026-11-04 (effective date) · Source: RBA cash rate target · Credit data 2026-09

Socio-Economic Profile

Source: ABS Census 2021

SEIFA Index · Postcode 2040

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 9 of 10 — Low disadvantage

Population (suburb)

15,158

Education (IEO)

10/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

7/10

Crime & Safety

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · 12 months to Jun 2026

Safety score

4.6/10

Offences per 1,000

53.7

Recorded offences

814

Leichhardt: score 1–10, relative to other NSW suburbs (10 = lowest recorded offence rate per resident). Recorded offences, 12 months to Jun 2026 (suburb-level).

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, recorded offences, 12 months to Jun 2026. Population: ABS Census 2021 (SAL). Licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Dataset

Schools

In your catchment

Leichhardt PS

PrimaryGovernment

8.7/10

SSC Blackwattle Bay

SecondaryGovernment

No data

SSC Leichhardt

SecondaryGovernment

No data

These are the government-school zones containing this suburb centroid. Specific addresses within the suburb may fall in different catchments — confirm with the school directly.