Buxton vs Lakesland

Buxton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 41 in Lakesland. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lakesland: a median of $1.9 million, against $900,000 in Buxton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Buxton tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Lakesland suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Lakesland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 76%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Buxton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($900,000 vs $1,900,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Buxton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $620/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Buxton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (82 min vs 112 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Buxton is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)
  • Lakesland has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 9%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Lakesland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.5% vs 2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Buxton and Lakesland drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Buxton Lakesland
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Buxton Lakesland
Walkability 50 / 0
Buxton — Walkability: 50/100 Lakesland — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 79
Buxton — Safety: 76/100 Lakesland — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 3 / 9
Buxton — Low fire risk: 3/100 Lakesland — Low fire risk: 9/100

Demographics

Buxton has more residents (2,071 vs 499); Lakesland rents higher ($620/wk vs $410/wk).

Buxton Lakesland
Population 2,071
+76% vs other
 499
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% +15.5%
Median age 33 41
Median household income $100,984/yr $127,608/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $410/wk $620/wk
+51% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Buxton Lakesland
0-4 7.4% / 3.6%
Buxton — 0-4: 7.4% Lakesland — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 14.0% / 15.4%
Buxton — 5-14: 14.0% Lakesland — 5-14: 15.4%
15-19 8.4% / 7.2%
Buxton — 15-19: 8.4% Lakesland — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 6.8% / 7.6%
Buxton — 20-24: 6.8% Lakesland — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 15.1% / 10.4%
Buxton — 25-34: 15.1% Lakesland — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 12.4% / 11.6%
Buxton — 35-44: 12.4% Lakesland — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 14.1% / 17.2%
Buxton — 45-54: 14.1% Lakesland — 45-54: 17.2%
55-64 12.7% / 11.8%
Buxton — 55-64: 12.7% Lakesland — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 6.5% / 8.4%
Buxton — 65-74: 6.5% Lakesland — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 2.2% / 5.4%
Buxton — 75-84: 2.2% Lakesland — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 0.3% / 1.4%
Buxton — 85+: 0.3% Lakesland — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Buxton 57.6% couple families
Buxton — Couple Families: 57.6% Buxton — One Parent Families: 18.2% Buxton — Lone Person: 21.1% Buxton — Group Household: 2.0% Buxton — Other Families: 1.0%
Lakesland 71.6% couple families
Lakesland — Couple Families: 71.6% Lakesland — One Parent Families: 15.8% Lakesland — Lone Person: 12.6% Lakesland — Group Household: 0.0% Lakesland — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Buxton 14.3% renting
Buxton — Owned Outright: 24.3% Buxton — Mortgage: 61.4% Buxton — Renting: 14.3%
Lakesland 11.1% renting
Lakesland — Owned Outright: 43.7% Lakesland — Mortgage: 45.2% Lakesland — Renting: 11.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Buxton Lakesland
Certificate III & IV 22.9% / 18.2%
Buxton — Certificate III & IV: 22.9% Lakesland — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 8.4%
Buxton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Lakesland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / 9.6%
Buxton — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Lakesland — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 2.6%
Buxton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Lakesland — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.2%
Buxton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Lakesland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Buxton Lakesland
England 3.0% / 4.2%
Buxton — England: 3.0% Lakesland — England: 4.2%
Lebanon — / 1.8%
Buxton — Lebanon: not among its largest Lakesland — Lebanon: 1.8%
Iraq — / 1.0%
Buxton — Iraq: not among its largest Lakesland — Iraq: 1.0%
Germany 0.3% / 0.6%
Buxton — Germany: 0.3% Lakesland — Germany: 0.6%
New Zealand 0.8% / —
Buxton — New Zealand: 0.8% Lakesland — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.4% / —
Buxton — Philippines: 0.4% Lakesland — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland 0.2% / —
Buxton — Scotland: 0.2% Lakesland — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Buxton 99.0% houses
Buxton — Houses: 99.0% Buxton — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Lakesland 102.1% houses
Lakesland — Houses: 102.1% Lakesland — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Buxton Lakesland
Median house price $900,000 $1,900,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $788,300 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 10 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Lakesland has more land zoned for conservation (80% vs 30%); Buxton has more rural and farming land (61% vs 20%).

Buxton Lakesland
Environmental 30% 80%
Rural and farming 61% 20%
Residential 7% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Buxton Lakesland
New dwellings approved 1,338
across Wollondilly
same for both
Approvals change year on year +92%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Buxton Lakesland
Houses 4.2%
$750/wk on $925K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Buxton Lakesland
House price Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Income Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 83% of NSW —

Liveability

Buxton is more walkable (50 vs 0).

Buxton Lakesland
Grade C —
Score 36/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Buxton Lakesland
Bushfire High
97/100
 High
91/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
21/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Buxton Lakesland
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Buxton

  • Buxton Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Lakesland

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Buxton Lakesland
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 2 0
Waterways 5 11

Mobility

Buxton Lakesland
Walkability score 50/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 99.7 km 99.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 min 112 min
Public transport score 40/100
Bus
 21/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 16.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2571
 0.6%
postcode 2572
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 2571
 50
postcode 2572

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Buxton Lakesland
Car (driver) 76.6% / 62.1%
Buxton — Car (driver): 76.6% Lakesland — Car (driver): 62.1%
Worked from Home 18.5% / 33.7%
Buxton — Worked from Home: 18.5% Lakesland — Worked from Home: 33.7%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 1.6%
Buxton — Car (passenger): 4.2% Lakesland — Car (passenger): 1.6%
Walked Only 0.7% / 2.6%
Buxton — Walked Only: 0.7% Lakesland — Walked Only: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.6%).

Setting

Buxton Lakesland
Elevation 399 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 447 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 36.7 km 42.3 km

NBN connectivity

Buxton Lakesland
Connectivity score 68/100 27/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 48%
759 premises
 0%
122 premises

Climate

Buxton Lakesland
Annual rainfall 974 mm 817 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 29.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 4.2°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Buxton Lakesland
PM2.5 4.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.11 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Buxton Lakesland
Average residential rate $2,099/yr
same for both
Council Wollondilly
same for both

Federal electorate

Buxton Lakesland
Division Hume
same for both
Member Angus Taylor
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Buxton Lakesland
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Buxton

Acreage River

Lakesland

Rural

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