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Leura
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Leura
Total population
4,644
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Leura is a locality in the City of Blue Mountains local government area that is located 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the series of small towns stretched along the Main Western railway line and Great Western Highway that bisects the Blue Mountains National Park. Leura is situated adjacent to Katoomba, the largest centre in the upper mountains, and the two towns merge along Leura's western edge.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves8,034
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves7,359
- Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Latham, 1801) · Aves6,519
- Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusilla (Shaw, 1790) · Aves6,126
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves5,816
- Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina (Shaw, 1790) · Aves5,554
- White-throated TreecreeperCormobates leucophaea (Latham, 1802) · Aves4,885
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves4,723
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2025-05-283 km WNW of Cobbitty, Australia
- M 3.5 — 2024-03-0814 km SSW of Woodford, Australia
- M 3 — 2020-11-2027 km S of Oberon, Australia
- M 3 — 2007-08-2224 km W of Oakdale, Australia
- M 3.2 — 2007-08-1810 km NW of Mittagong, Australia
- M 2.6 — 2007-08-1811 km NW of Mittagong, Australia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here






People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in New South Wales
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Leura

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics
- ASGS 2021
- SAL12318
- Population (Wikidata)
- 4,503
- Wikidata
- Q3237124
ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics — ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112