General Residential dominant. Median sale $406.25K over the last 24 months. 92% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Leeton is dominated by R1 — General Residential. Land use rules, height, FSR, and permitted developments are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan and refined by the Development Control Plan.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Floor Space Ratio — total floor area as a multiple of lot area.
Location
Leeton 2705 covers an undefined area within Leeton Shire Council.
Drill into any lot in Leeton
Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.
Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a granny flat, or sized for subdivision.
lots with remaining GFA capacity
under SEPP (Housing) 2021
lots that may support subdivision
adjoining lots with combined upside
show at least one development signal
average uplift signal across the suburb
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 109,503 dwellings, with 9,789,463 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
5% of lots carry heritage controls; also: 1.0% of lots intersect a Threatened Ecological Community.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
Mapped flood-prone land
RFS bushfire-prone land mapping
Heritage item or Conservation Area
Within 100 m of EPA-listed site
Mapped TEC vegetation
Coastal hazard mapping
ANEF / aircraft noise
Real estate agency · serves Leeton, NSW
26 Kurrajong Ave, Leeton NSW 2705
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
Greater Sydney Region Plan / NSW Department of Planning forecast.
DA activity
282 development applications for Leeton addresses were decided by Leeton Shire Council over the past 24 months. 258 approved — a 92% approval rate.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
Walkable amenity within 1 km
GP / hospital / pharmacy proximity
Cafés, parks, schools, transport
ZoneDSS Marketplace
21 businesses serving Leeton and nearby.
Real estate agency
26 Kurrajong Ave, Leeton NSW 2705
Electrician
46-48 Ridley Ave, Leeton NSW 2705
Pest control service
100 Wade Ave, Leeton NSW 2705
Heating contractor
9-11 McKay Ave, Leeton NSW 2705
Construction company
242 Wamoon Ave, Leeton NSW 2705
Real estate agency
53-55 Pine Ave, Leeton NSW 2705
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Leeton is dominated by the R1 (General Residential) zone, which covers 1,524 of 5,078 lots (34%). The full mix is: R1 General Residential (34%), RU1 Primary Production (24%), R2 Low Density Residential (19%), R3 Medium Density Residential (15%), E4 General Industrial (7%).
Across Leeton, the average maximum building height is 8.2 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 0.60:1. Individual lots can vary materially — height and FSR are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and can be modified by overlays. For an exact figure on a specific address, generate a planning report.
Yes — 3,219 lots in Leeton appear eligible for a granny flat under SEPP (Housing) 2021, based on lot size, zoning, and frontage. Eligibility is lot-specific: get a planning report on your address to confirm.
The median sale price in Leeton over the past 24 months is $406,250, across 392 sales. Median unimproved land value is $160,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Leeton is $380. Gross rental yield works out to 4.5%.
Leeton Shire Council decided 282 development applications for Leeton addresses over the past 24 months, with 258 approved (92% approval rate). Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Leeton, 5% with heritage controls, 0.8% bushfire-prone, 0.3% near contaminated sites. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
3,524 of 5,078 lots in Leeton show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 22.2 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Leeton Shire Council and nearby postcodes.
Electrician · serves Leeton, NSW
46-48 Ridley Ave, Leeton NSW 2705
Suburb-wide stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.
Run a report — from A$2914-section report · LEP + SEPP + DCP cross-referenced · cited to source
Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative New South Wales Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official zoning, height, FSR, and overlay maps for any NSW address. The primary source for everything on this page.
planningportal.nsw.gov.au
Cadastral lot boundaries, aerial imagery, easements, and environmental overlays from NSW Spatial Services.
maps.six.nsw.gov.au
State-listed heritage items and Heritage Conservation Areas. Search by suburb to see what's listed in Leeton.
hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Sites notified to the EPA under the Contaminated Land Management Act. Critical for due diligence on any address.
apps.epa.nsw.gov.au
Rural Fire Service map of bushfire-prone land categories. Triggers BAL assessment requirements for new builds.
rfs.nsw.gov.au
Australian Bureau of Statistics QuickStats for postcode 2705 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Leeton Shire Council Local Environmental Plan, applicable State Environmental Planning Policies, and the Development Control Plan. Property sales drawn from NSW Property Sales Information. DA history aggregated from the NSW Planning Portal. Heritage, flood, bushfire, contaminated land, TEC, sea-level rise, and aircraft noise overlays from the NSW Spatial Services and EPA registers. Population, age, income, and tenure from ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-04-27.
Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →