Guide to living in Leppington, NSW

Location Guides

26 September 2024

The short version

Leppington is about 50 kilometres south-west of the Sydney CBD, mostly in Camden Council, with its own train station.
The 2021 Census counted 9,423 residents with a median age of 32, up from around 2,500 in 2011.
The market is mostly three, four and five bedroom houses, with no unit market. Domain puts the median at around $1.24 million for four bedrooms and $1.43 million for five.
The Leppington Town Centre rezoning was finalised in June 2026: around 11,500 homes and 11,000 jobs over 20 years, buildings up to 30 storeys, and a new high school.
Western Sydney Airport, about 25 minutes away, takes freight from 26 July 2026 and passengers from 25 October 2026.

Leppington is a rapidly growing suburb in the south-west of Sydney. It’s growing for good reasons! With great access to road and train transport and a community-based lifestyle, Leppington is an ideal suburb to consider for your new home.

Let’s find out more about Leppington, including its history and current lifestyle and property market. We hope this suburb profile of Leppington will help you consider whether it might be ideal as the location of your new home.

Where is Leppington?

Leppington is located in south-west Sydney, sitting between the Hume Highway (M31) and the Northern Road (A9). The roughly triangular suburb, which uses the postcode 2179, is mainly in the Camden Council Local Government Area (LGA), though the northwest part is within the City of Liverpool zone.

Leppington has many strong points, including its access to transport. Leppington has good access via road to central Sydney as well as to Wollongong and the South Coast. Public transport travel is a breeze thanks to the Leppington Train Station.

Leppington is also ideally located for residents to take advantage of work and travel opportunities at the Western Sydney Airport, which takes its first passenger flights on 25 October 2026 (and the future surrounding Aerotropolis), which is around a 25 minute drive away.

A brief history of Leppington

The earliest house built in the area was constructed around 1810 and the suburb is named after an 1800s property called Leppington Park.

The first school was built in 1923, followed by the first post-office the following year.

Fun fact: Leppington could well have been named Raby as this was the name of the first land granted to a settler and the school was named Raby Public School until it was changed to Leppington Public School in 1955.

Leppington was identified in 2004 as an important part of the NSW Government’s South West Growth Area corridor and the train station opened in 2015. New development in Leppington is all part of the planning for providing quality housing for Australia’s growing population.

Who has their home in Leppington?

As a major part of NSW’s South West Growth Area, Leppington has changed over the past 15 years from a peri-urban area with large blocks to a busy suburb full of young families.

This growth has seen the population rise from nearly 2,500 residents back in 2011 to 9,423 at the 2021 Census, according to the ABS 2021 Census QuickStats. The median age was 32, which fits the young families moving in.

The number of homes has similarly risen from just 850 in 2011 to over 3,000 in 2021, with more being built even while you read this Leppington suburb profile! These new residents will enjoy the infrastructure that’s been built (with more coming soon) to support their new lives, including the Leppington Train Station, the Leppington Village Shopping Centre and the future Leppington Town Centre.

What's the property market like in Leppington?

The property market in Leppington is made up mainly of 3, 4 and 5-bedroom homes. There is no market for units in Leppington (though there are some nearby in places like Edmondson Park). Blocks of land are also available for sale in Leppington.

According to Domain’s Leppington suburb profile, the median house price in Leppington sits around $1.24 million for a four-bedroom home and $1.43 million for five bedrooms (as at September 2026). Prices remain relatively affordable compared with some other locations.

Of course, a major element of the Leppington property market is new developments. So, understanding the property market in Leppington is about getting to know the different developments happening and ensuring you are speaking with reliable builders with a strong history in new development builds.

See below for some specific home designs that might just be ideal for your move to Leppington. But, let’s first look at schools, shopping, transport and leisure options that await those choosing to make Leppington home.

Schools in and near Tegel Estate, Leppington

If school-aged kids feature in your family, you have plenty of choice for quality education in and near Leppington.

Leppington Public School is just 2 kilometres away, conveniently, just past the Leppington Village Shopping Centre. Plans are in place for new classrooms, a new hall, canteen and COLA (that’s a covered outdoor learning area). Excitingly for families with young children, there are also plans for a public preschool co-located with the public school.

The new Leppington High School was funded in the 2026-27 NSW Budget, along with the upgrade to Leppington Public School, as confirmed when the Town Centre rezoning was finalised in June 2026. Once built, Leppington High School will be located right next door to the primary school, making drop-offs super easy!

Then, there’s Leppington Anglican College, which covers pre-Kindergarten to Year 12. And, for those seeking Islamic-based education, Unity Grammar school is just across the way in nearby Austral.

There are, of course, also preschool and childcare options available. And, for those at the tertiary end of the education spectrum, Western Sydney University and the Liverpool Campus of the University of Wollongong are both in commuting distance.

Transport for Leppington

Tegel Estate is located in the ideal corner of Leppington for transport. Your new home would be around 50 kilometres south-west of Sydney’s CBD, which can be accessed by car via the nearby M5 motorway. Of course, public transport might be even easier as you’re minutes away from the Leppington Train Station.

With so many other places nearby, you might find yourself not needing to travel to central Sydney very often. Liverpool is much closer and, for top quality shopping and eating, Edmondson’s Ed.Square is around a 15-minute drive.

Plenty of people will be envious of your location in Leppington now that Western Sydney International Airport is opening. According to the Prime Minister’s announcement of the opening dates, freight flights started on 26 July 2026 and passenger flights begin on 25 October 2026. The airport runs without a curfew and is planned to handle up to 10 million passengers a year. The envy will only grow as the surrounding Aerotropolis is gradually developed. Whether for travel or work reasons, this 20-ish kilometre trip will be smooth given you’ll be travelling against the traffic through sparsely populated areas.

Leppington is well situated for trips to Canberra and the South Coast, with Wollongong just over an hour’s drive away.

Eating and shopping in and near Leppington

Just 1.4 kilometres away, Leppington Village shopping centre will be your truly local go-to for shopping and dining. There’s nothing small about these village shops though. The newly opened Woolworths offers direct-to-boot pick-up and there are over 30 speciality stores, cafes and restaurants. There’s even a playground right outside!

And there are grand plans for development of the Leppington Town Centre, focussed on the train station area. This precinct won’t be just about shopping and dining, with town squares, sports fields and apartment blocks also on the agenda.

Those plans are now locked in. On 26 June 2026, the NSW Government finalised the rezoning of the Leppington Town Centre, according to the NSW Government’s rezoning announcement. The rezoning makes room for around 11,500 new homes and 11,000 jobs over the next 20 years, with building heights of up to 30 storeys. The same announcement confirmed funding in the 2026-27 NSW Budget for a new Leppington High School and an upgrade of Leppington Public School.

If you feel the need to head out of Leppington, options nearby include Ed.Square (in Edmondson Park) and Liverpool.

Leisure near Leppington

In addition to the coming Leppington Town Centre, the Oran Park Leisure Centre is now open, and it’s a multipurpose community facility for book- and sports-lovers alike! There’s a library, an Olympic swimming pool and other water and sports facilities.

Leppington is also close to the nature-filled walking and cycling paths of the Western Sydney Parklands. And, you’ll find nearby clubs for whichever sport you enjoy most.

An artist's impression of Tegel Park, an exclusive enclave within Tegel Estate with its own private heritage park.

Whichever home design is best for you, your family and lifestyle, we are excited to be part of the growth and development of Leppington and would love to help you consider whether this is an ideal place for you to call home.

Visit our Leppington Sales Centre (located at 3 Cato Circuit). Or, contact us to talk about making Leppington home.

Frequently Asked Questions

Leppington is a south-western Sydney suburb that’s on the up and up! Leppington is already a safe and convenient area in which to work, live and play and developments like the Leppington Town Centre and the Western Sydney Airport will further enhance this suburb’s desirability.

Leppington is around 50 kilometres from the Sydney CBD and, best of all, it’s equally accessible by road (via the M5 motorway) and by train (from the Leppington Train Station). Leppington is also close to Liverpool (important for those needing access to specialist healthcare) and will be one of the closest suburbs (under 20 kilometres) to the Western Sydney Airport.

Leppington Public School is just 2 kilometres away from Tegel Estate and there are plans for a public high school to be built right next door. Private education is available via Leppington Anglican College and the Islamic-focussed Unity Grammar.

Domain’s Leppington suburb profile puts the median house price at around $1.24 million for a four-bedroom home and about $1.43 million for five bedrooms as at September 2026. Leppington’s market is mostly three, four and five bedroom houses and blocks of land, with no unit market, so those two figures cover most of it.

Western Sydney International Airport started freight flights on 26 July 2026 and opens to passengers on 25 October 2026, according to the Prime Minister’s announcement. It operates without a curfew and is planned to handle up to 10 million passengers a year. From Leppington it is roughly a 20 kilometre, 25 minute drive, heading away from the city traffic, which makes it handy for both travel and the jobs coming to the surrounding Aerotropolis.

The NSW Government finalised the Leppington Town Centre rezoning on 26 June 2026. It allows for around 11,500 new homes and 11,000 jobs over the next 20 years, focused on the area around Leppington station, with buildings of up to 30 storeys. Town squares, sports fields, shops and dining are part of the plan. The same announcement confirmed a new Leppington High School and an upgrade to Leppington Public School in the 2026-27 NSW Budget.