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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Leinster is a regional centre in Western Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 716, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 630 km from the Perth CBD, Leinster is a regional area in Western Australia. The median household income is $133,224 per year.
Leinster benefits from a high-income resident base, supporting premium property pricing. Distance from major centres is a consideration, though regional markets can offer higher rental yields.
Official Australia Post postcode for Leinster. 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 Leinster 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.
Leinster is a smaller community of 716 — about 13% of the Western Australia suburb median (5,605) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Median household income of $133,224/year runs 34% above the Western Australia suburb median of $99,736, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. Weekly rent of $46 covers just 38% of the median $520/month mortgage repayment, leaving a $321/month gap — investors should only pursue this suburb with a clear capital-growth thesis and sufficient external income to fund the shortfall. Leinster is 630 km from Perth, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Only 51% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 79% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
How Leinster stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Leinster sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Leinster | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 716 | 5,605 | -87% |
| Median household income | $133,224/yr | $99,736/yr | +34% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $46 | $350 | -87% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $520 | $1,902 | -73% |
| Distance to CBD | 630 km | 20 km | +3050% |
| Separate houses | 51% | 79% | -28pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Leinster — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 716 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Western Australia market over full cycles.
Weak cash flow: $46/week rent covers only 38% of the $520/month median mortgage — a $321/month gap that must be funded from other income. This suburb is a capital-growth play, not a yield play.
Only 51% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 79% WA median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Leinster are modest for 2026 — incomes 34% above the WA median of $99,736 and a population of 716 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~38% of the typical mortgage ($199/month rent vs $520/month repayment), meaning investors will rely on capital growth rather than yield. The EquitySight investment score of 51/100 places Leinster 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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Leinster scores 51/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 716, median household income of $133,224/year and median weekly rent of $46. 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 Leinster are an above-state-median household income of $133,224/year, a dwelling mix that is 51% 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.
Leinster has a usual resident population of approximately 716, 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.
Leinster sits 630 km straight-line from the Perth CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $46 in Leinster, equating to approximately $2,392/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 Leinster is $520, or approximately $6,240/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 $46 works out to $199/month, covering 38% of the median mortgage repayment of $520/month. That leaves a $321/month shortfall (around $3,852/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 (716 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $520 median mortgage, 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.