Located in Western Australia within the Coorow local government area, Leeman is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 6514). The area has roughly 351 residents and a predominantly older resident base, with a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $50K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.9% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 24 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 12 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 technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and mining. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Median house prices in Leeman stand at $582,000, having jumped by 36.8% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $420. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,375.
Leeman is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 923, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 bus stop.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.8%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($582K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 11.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +36.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.