St Leonards NSW 2065
St Leonards is in North Sydney LGA, NSW, postcode 2065, with population 7,212.
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St Leonards has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Gross rent yield screens at about 245.6%. Postcode-derived rent for 2065. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
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Rent-led investor candidate
Gross rent yield screens at about 245.6%. Snapshot rent $850/wk.
Postcode-derived rent for 2065. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
St Leonards has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
No major visible gaps in the current status panel.
St Leonards currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate with a income-first secondary angle.
Gross yield screens at about 245.6%. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks.
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Gross yield screens at about 245.6%. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal.
Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks.
No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.
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St Leonards NSW
St Leonards is a mid-sized suburb in New South Wales within the North Sydney local government area (postcode 2065). With a population of 7,212, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 34. Households earn a median income of $129K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and finance & insurance. The top ancestries reported are Chinese, English, Australian.
The median house price in St Leonards is $18 million, having surged 32.4% over the past year. Units have a median price of $1.1 million (+5.1% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $850. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.
St Leonards is served by 3 schools, including 1 primary, 1 secondary, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 1140, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 6 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public and 2 private hospitals. The crime rate in the North Sydney LGA is low at 1,752 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, St Leonards offers a gross rental yield of 0.2%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($18.0M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 139.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +32.4% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.8% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
St Leonards is a mid-sized suburb in New South Wales within the North Sydney local government area (postcode 2065). With a population of 7,212, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 34. Households earn a median income of $129K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and finance & insurance. The top ancestries reported are Chinese, English, Australian.
The median house price in St Leonards is $18 million, having surged 32.4% over the past year. Units have a median price of $1.1 million (+5.1% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $850. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.
St Leonards is served by 3 schools, including 1 primary, 1 secondary, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 1140, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 6 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public and 2 private hospitals. The crime rate in the North Sydney LGA is low at 1,752 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, St Leonards offers a gross rental yield of 0.2%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($18.0M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 139.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +32.4% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.8% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
St Leonards FAQ
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What LGA is St Leonards in?
St Leonards is in the North Sydney Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2065. Council-level context for North Sydney LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in St Leonards?
The current median house price in St Leonards, NSW is $18M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in St Leonards?
The median weekly rent in St Leonards is $850/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.
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What does the rent signal say about St Leonards?
Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 245.6%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is St Leonards a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for St Leonards show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for St Leonards?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the St Leonards data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.