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Single homeowners in The Leap, QLD

There are 31 lone-person households in The Leap, Queensland, according to the 2021 ABS Census. That's 14.3% of the 217 households in the suburb. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,000 โ€” a clear signal of an owner-occupier cohort. Median age is 48, above the national median of 38.

The Leap at a glance โ€” 2021 Census

664Population
217Total households
31Lone-person households
14.3%Live alone
48Median age
$2,000Median monthly mortgage
$250Median weekly rent
23.2%Never married (15+)

Source: ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing ยท SAL SAL32797

A mid-career suburb

The Leap sits close to the national median age at 48. The lone-person cohort here spans a wide range โ€” first-home buyers, mid-career separations, and long-term residents in roughly equal measure.

Mostly couples and families โ€” but not only

Only 14.3% of households in The Leap are lone-person, below the national 25.6%. The single homeowners who are here tend to be harder to bump into without an app designed for it.

What the mortgage data tells us

The median monthly mortgage repayment in The Leap is $2,000. That number reflects current homeowners โ€” people actively paying off the place they live in. A higher median typically points to a suburb where ownership is the dominant tenure, particularly among working-age residents.

Why a suburb-based app makes sense in The Leap

National dating apps drop you into a pool of strangers from three states. Doorstep flips that โ€” every member is anchored to a single suburb, so you only see the people who actually live in The Leap. Photos stay blurred until you knock. It's how dating used to work before the apps stretched everyone thin.

How Doorstep works in The Leap

Doorstep is a dating and community app built suburb-by-suburb. When you join, you're anchored to The Leap โ€” you see the homeowners who actually live here, not strangers in another state.

On the People Map, everyone shows as an identical neutral pin โ€” no photos, no avatars, nothing that lets you sort by looks. To learn anything about a neighbour you have to tap their pin, and when you do, you're forced to choose an action (knock, wave, or ring) before you see them. It's a fair go for everyone โ€” looks come second, by design.

And it's homeowners only: no transient matches, no people halfway out the door.

Beyond dating, The Leap gets its own community board โ€” a place to ask which tradie to use, swap garden cuttings, or find a reno buddy.

Be among the first in The Leap

We're rolling out suburb-by-suburb. Drop your email and we'll let you know the moment Doorstep opens in The Leap.