The vineyard has been replaced with designer homes climbing the hill at the foot of the Blue Mountains Escarpment.

Prior to European settlement, what is now Leonay was home to the Mulgoa people who spoke the Darug language.

They lived as both hunter-gatherer and in a land management system governed by traditional laws including when certain foods would be cultivated or left alone.

They hunted kangaroos and emus for meat, and gathered yams, berries and other native plants.

[1] At a local government level, Leonay is part of the south ward of Penrith City Council, represented by Jim Aitken OAM, Mark Davies, Karen McKeown and Kath Presdee.

At the state level, it is part of the Electoral district of Penrith, represented by Labor MP Karen McKeown.