Leeming, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Leeming is a southern suburb of Perth, lying about 17 kilometres from the city centre and divided between the City of Melville, the City of Cockburn and the City of Canning. The district was surveyed in 1886 by George Waters Leeming, after whom it is named, and for many years it remained farmland on the edge of the Jandakot district. The suburb of Leeming was gazetted in 1971, and house-building began in earnest from the mid-1970s, spreading in stages over the following decade; many of its streets carry the names of the area's early landholders. Within its boundaries lies Ken Hurst Park, a pocket of conservation bushland set aside in the early 1990s. Leeming sits close to Murdoch University and Murdoch station, with the Kwinana Freeway running along its western side.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Leeming is more socio-economically advantaged than about 93% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1085, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Leeming a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Leeming from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
93/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (93/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
12/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $440 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 12% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Leeming at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 10,883
- Median age
- 42
- Median weekly household income
- $2,330
- SEIFA score
- 1085
- Local government area
- Melville
- Coordinates
- -32.0771, 115.8681
Map of Leeming
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Housing & property in Leeming
What it costs to live in Leeming and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $440
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $2,167
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 86%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 12%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Leeming demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Leeming demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Leeming using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 27% and 37% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,961 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,286 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 2,472 | 23% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,972 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,188 | 20% |
Share of the 10,879 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,765 | 46% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,545 | 40% |
| Rented | 455 | 12% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3,570 | 93% |
| Townhouses & semis | 237 | 6% |
| Flats & apartments | 12 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 3,819 occupied private dwellings in Leeming.
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,603
- Median weekly personal income
- $907
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 3,987 (37%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 2,249 (21%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 38 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 6,052 (71%)
- Labour-force participation
- 67%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Employed full-time
- 3,352
- Employed part-time
- 2,114
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Leeming
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Leeming is February (average daytime high around 29.9°C) and the coolest is August (around 17.6°C). The area receives roughly 624 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.8°C | 18.9°C | 23 mm |
| Feb | 29.9°C | 19°C | 20 mm |
| Mar | 28.2°C | 18.1°C | 40 mm |
| Apr | 24.2°C | 14.9°C | 42 mm |
| May | 20.7°C | 12°C | 78 mm |
| Jun | 18.2°C | 10.5°C | 99 mm |
| Jul | 17.2°C | 10.4°C | 112 mm |
| Aug | 17.6°C | 9.7°C | 97 mm |
| Sep | 19.1°C | 10.7°C | 47 mm |
| Oct | 21.6°C | 12.5°C | 37 mm |
| Nov | 25°C | 14.9°C | 21 mm |
| Dec | 28.1°C | 17.4°C | 8 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Leeming
Is Leeming a good place to live?
Leeming scores 93/100 (SEIFA 1,085, top 7% nationally) with median household income of $2,330, 46% of dwellings owned outright (one of the highest in this cohort — an indicator of settled, long-term ownership), and unemployment at just 4.1%. It is an established family/education corridor suburb south of the river, sharing a character with Willetton and Duncraig: good schools, established housing, above-average incomes, and a socio-economic profile that reflects decades of stable owner-occupation rather than recent growth.
What is the median rent in Leeming?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Leeming was $440, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Leeming?
Leeming is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Melville local government area.
What is the population of Leeming?
At the 2021 Census, Leeming had a population of about 10,883.
Is Leeming an advantaged area?
Leeming has an ABS SEIFA score of 1085, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 93 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 93% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Leeming?
Leeming has average daytime highs of about 23.3°C and overnight lows of about 14.1°C, with roughly 624 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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