Located in New South Wales within the Warrumbungle Shire local government area, Leadville is a quiet locality (postcode 2844). With a population of 140, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $66K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Leadville has a median house price of $150,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $375. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 13.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,140.
Public transport access includes 16 bus stops. The crime rate in the Warrumbungle Shire LGA is moderate at 5,585 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Leadville shows a gross rental yield of approximately 13.0%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($150K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 2.3x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year.