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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Leda is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Perth, Australia, with a population of approximately 3,202, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 36 km from the Perth CBD, Leda is a outer metro area in Western Australia. The median household income is $80,964 per year.
Household incomes in Leda sit in a comfortable mid-range for the Western Australia market. The outer location offers affordability but may see slower price appreciation.
Official Australia Post postcode for Leda. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Leda on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Leda is a smaller community of 3,202 — about 57% of the Western Australia suburb median (5,605) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Household income of $80,964/year is 19% below the Western Australia median of $99,736, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Rent of $303/week (87% coverage of the $1,517/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $204/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. At 36 km from Perth, Leda is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price.
Outer-metro suburbs reward careful property selection — aim for homes near infrastructure rather than generic house-and-land packages. Local rents consume roughly 19% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Leda stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Leda sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Leda | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,202 | 5,605 | -43% |
| Median household income | $80,964/yr | $99,736/yr | -19% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $303 | $350 | -13% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,517 | $1,902 | -20% |
| Distance to CBD | 36 km | 20 km | +80% |
| Separate houses | 90% | 79% | +11pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Leda — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Moderate buy-and-hold potential: Leda's 3,202-person market and $80,964 median household income work for investors who are selective on street location and property quality rather than counting on a suburb-wide rerating.
Strong rental coverage: $303/week (~$1,313/month) covers 87% of the $1,517/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $204/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
With 90% houses in a 3,202-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Leda are modest for 2026 — incomes 19% below the WA median of $99,736 and a population of 3,202 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~87% of the typical mortgage ($1,313/month rent vs $1,517/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 53/100 places Leda in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Leda scores 53/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 3,202, median household income of $80,964/year and median weekly rent of $303. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Leda are a median household income of $80,964/year, a dwelling mix that is 90% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Leda has a usual resident population of approximately 3,202, compared with a Western Australia suburb median of 5,605 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Leda sits 36 km straight-line from the Perth CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $303 in Leda, equating to approximately $15,756/year in gross rental income (state median $350/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Leda is $1,517, or approximately $18,204/year (vs $1,902/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $303 works out to $1,313/month, covering 87% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,517/month. That leaves a $204/month shortfall (around $2,448/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (3,202 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,517 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($80,964 vs $99,736 state median), the broader Western Australia market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.