Is Leppington a nice place to live?

Leppington centres on a compact town centre around Leppington railway station, with tree-lined streets, neighbourhood parks and remaining patches of farmland and paddocks nearby. The community is young, with couples with children making up 58.4% of families and many households buying their homes, and everyday amenity includes sports fields, creek corridors and plenty of outdoor space while the station provides rail links into the wider metropolitan area. The Scalabrini North open-space and riparian corridor project has received funding and is planned to deliver parks, riparian corridors, footpaths and youth facilities including a skatepark and BMX elements.

Is it expensive to live in Leppington?

In Leppington, a typical local household earned about $2,275 a week at the last Census. With a median house price of $1,255,000, that works out to about 10.6 times a typical local annual household income, so buying a house sits well above local incomes on these figures. Renting tells a different story. House rents average $820 a week, which is about 36% of a typical local household's weekly income, a sizeable share, while units rent around $530 a week, roughly 23% of that income, a moderate share. On the figures, renting a unit would take a smaller share of local income than buying a house. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Leppington a good place to invest?

A strong 12.6% rise in median house value over the past 12 months is the most notable figure for Leppington. House rents rose a solid 5.1%, so for houses capital growth outpaced rental growth. Unit rents edged up 1.9%. This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

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Leppington suburb profile

Leppington is a south-west Sydney suburb on the metropolitan fringe, where new residential neighbourhoods meet remaining patches of farmland and open paddocks. Tree-lined streets give way to neighbourhood parks, sporting fields and creek corridors, creating a suburban-rural atmosphere and plenty of outdoor space for everyday activity.

Housing ranges from recent estate homes and townhouses to larger rural-residential lots, and a compact town centre has formed around Leppington railway station on the South West Rail Link. The station provides rail links into the wider metropolitan area, while nearby arterial roads connect the suburb with surrounding employment and retail precincts.

Leppington property market performance

Leppington's median house price is $1.255 million, and it rose sharply, up 12.6% over the last 12 months. That rise is based on 54 house sales over the last 3 months; there is no reliable median for units because too few units have sold recently to publish one.

In Leppington, house rents rose a solid 5.1% over the last 12 months, while house values increased more sharply.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$1.25M	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	12.6%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	54	N/A
Median days on market Past 12 months	33	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$820	$530
Change in rent Past 12 months	5.1%	1.9%

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Leppington demographics

Leppington is a young community of families with children and many households buying their homes.

Couples with children made up 58.4% of families, and 51.5% of homes were owned with a mortgage. At the 2021 Census, 9,423 people lived in Leppington.

Leppington and NSW

	Suburb	NSW
Median age years	32	39
Median household income weekly	$2,275	$1,829
Couples with children share of families	58.4%	44.7%
Couples without children share of families	30.7%	37.9%
One-parent families share of families	9.5%	15.8%
Homes owned outright share of homes	22.9%	32.6%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	51.5%	33.6%
Homes rented share of homes	25.6%	33.7%

Source: ABS 2021 Census. Shares of homes exclude other and not-stated tenure.

Leppington infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Leppington's town-centre review, the Leppington Town Centre masterplan, was declared a state-assessed rezoning proposal in 2024 and refocuses growth around Leppington train station. The Scalabrini North open-space and riparian corridor project received $24.7 million in the 2024 NSW Budget and is planned to deliver parks, riparian corridors, footpaths and youth facilities including a skatepark and BMX elements, with completion expected by late 2027.

Camden Council endorsed the Leppington Oval Precinct Masterplan in 2022 and Stage 1 works were scheduled to commence in 2025, with Stage 1 including connective walking and cycling pathways, rain gardens and drainage. Detailed design is underway for the Heath Road upgrade, with construction planned to start in 2027 and the upgrade to provide new kerb, pavement, intersections and shared footpath/cycleway links. The Leppington Precinct (Stages 2 and 5) was rezoned in 2021; the package also includes a 7.6 hectare Leppington Park near the precinct.

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How does Leppington compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Leppington’s median house price is 8.6% higher than Austral’s.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Leppington have grown 8.9% higher than in Horningsea Park.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Leppington are selling 10.8% faster than in Austral.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Leppington have grown 36.2% lower than the average rate of growth across Sydney.
Unit price growth:Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Leppington have grown 1.6% higher than the average rate of growth for units across Sydney.

Common questions about Leppington

Is Leppington a nice place to live?
Leppington centres on a compact town centre around Leppington railway station, with tree-lined streets, neighbourhood parks and remaining patches of farmland and paddocks nearby.

The community is young, with couples with children making up 58.4% of families and many households buying their homes, and everyday amenity includes sports fields, creek corridors and plenty of outdoor space while the station provides rail links into the wider metropolitan area. The Scalabrini North open-space and riparian corridor project has received funding and is planned to deliver parks, riparian corridors, footpaths and youth facilities including a skatepark and BMX elements.
Is it expensive to live in Leppington?
In Leppington, a typical local household earned about $2,275 a week at the last Census. With a median house price of $1,255,000, that works out to about 10.6 times a typical local annual household income, so buying a house sits well above local incomes on these figures.

Renting tells a different story. House rents average $820 a week, which is about 36% of a typical local household's weekly income, a sizeable share, while units rent around $530 a week, roughly 23% of that income, a moderate share. On the figures, renting a unit would take a smaller share of local income than buying a house.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Leppington a good place to invest?
A strong 12.6% rise in median house value over the past 12 months is the most notable figure for Leppington. House rents rose a solid 5.1%, so for houses capital growth outpaced rental growth.

Unit rents edged up 1.9%.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

Choose the right real estate agents in Leppington

There are 128 real estate agents in Leppington, but they don’t all deliver the same results.

Some agents have a much stronger presence in the suburb, with just 5 agents handling around 27.3% of all sales in the past year.

Commission rates in Leppington typically range from 1.63% to 2.66%. Comparing agents—including what they charge, what’s included, and how they structure their fees—is not only important when choosing an agent, the right structure can help ensure your chosen agent is motivated to achieve the best possible result.