Question 1

Is The Leap a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

The Leap is a small rural locality of cane fields and grazing country, with hilly ridgelines, creek gullies and low-density farmhouses and acreage properties.

It is an older community of 664 people, with incomes above the Queensland median and many households buying their homes. Local life is centred on agriculture, outdoor life and a modest village centre with open green vistas across surrounding farmland, and the locality is included in Mackay Regional Council's Tank Replenishment Scheme, with Ian Reddacliff Drive listed; properties in the scheme must have a water storage tank.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in The Leap?

Accepted Answer

There haven't been enough recent sales or rentals in The Leap to publish reliable house or unit prices or typical rents, so it is not possible to say how expensive the suburb is to live in compared with local incomes. A typical local household earned about $2,486 a week at the most recent Census (ABS), but without current price or rent figures there isn't a clear affordability picture.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is The Leap a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

Over the past 12 months, median house values in The Leap fell by 7.0%. That decline is a movement in capital value for houses; there isn't enough recent data here on rents or unit values to give a fuller picture of rental income or the unit side of the market.

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.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	N/A	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	-7.0%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	5	N/A
Median days on market Past 12 months	N/A	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	N/A	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	N/A	N/A

	Suburb	QLD
Median age years	48	38
Median household income weekly	$2,486	$1,675
Couples with children share of families	43.2%	41.2%
Couples without children share of families	47.4%	40.3%
One-parent families share of families	9.5%	16.8%
Homes owned outright share of homes	38.8%	30.1%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	53.6%	35.6%
Homes rented share of homes	7.7%	34.3%

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