Carramar vs Lansvale

In Carramar, about half of households rent and most homes are flats or apartments. In Lansvale, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Carramar tends to suit renters and people living alone, while Lansvale 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

Lansvale

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 40%)
  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 6)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Carramar carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 88/100)

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

First-home buyers

Carramar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($385,000 vs $2,300,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Carramar

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (49% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Carramar

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (10% vs 3%)
  • has a shorter drive in (38 min vs 46 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (30.3 km vs 33.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carramar

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (60% vs 5%)
  • carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 88/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carramar Lansvale
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.

Carramar Lansvale
Walkability 61 / 54
Carramar — Walkability: 61/100 Lansvale — Walkability: 54/100
Safety 25 / 12
Carramar — Safety: 25/100 Lansvale — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Carramar — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lansvale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lansvale has higher household incomes ($79,456 vs $55,796); Carramar has more residents (3,475 vs 2,595).

Carramar Lansvale
Population 3,475
+25% vs other
 2,595
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.1% +1.0%
Median age 40
same for both
Median household income $55,796/yr $79,456/yr
+42% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $400/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carramar Lansvale
0-4 5.2% / 4.7%
Carramar — 0-4: 5.2% Lansvale — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 12.1% / 12.5%
Carramar — 5-14: 12.1% Lansvale — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 5.7% / 7.3%
Carramar — 15-19: 5.7% Lansvale — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 6.2% / 7.1%
Carramar — 20-24: 6.2% Lansvale — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 13.8% / 12.3%
Carramar — 25-34: 13.8% Lansvale — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 12.5% / 11.8%
Carramar — 35-44: 12.5% Lansvale — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 13.2% / 14.0%
Carramar — 45-54: 13.2% Lansvale — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 12.2% / 13.7%
Carramar — 55-64: 12.2% Lansvale — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 9.9% / 10.0%
Carramar — 65-74: 9.9% Lansvale — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 5.2% / 5.2%
Carramar — 75-84: 5.2% Lansvale — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 3.7% / 1.6%
Carramar — 85+: 3.7% Lansvale — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carramar 34.2% couple families
Carramar — Couple Families: 34.2% Carramar — Lone Person: 38.1% Carramar — One Parent Families: 21.8% Carramar — Group Household: 3.8% Carramar — Other Families: 2.0%
Lansvale 47.3% couple families
Lansvale — Couple Families: 47.3% Lansvale — Lone Person: 24.5% Lansvale — One Parent Families: 23.1% Lansvale — Group Household: 2.9% Lansvale — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carramar 49.2% renting
Carramar — Owned Outright: 23.9% Carramar — Mortgage: 26.9% Carramar — Renting: 49.2%
Lansvale 24.1% renting
Lansvale — Owned Outright: 37.9% Lansvale — Mortgage: 38.0% Lansvale — Renting: 24.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Carramar Lansvale
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 9.7%
Carramar — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Lansvale — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Certificate III & IV 8.4% / 10.0%
Carramar — Certificate III & IV: 8.4% Lansvale — Certificate III & IV: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 6.4%
Carramar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Lansvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 1.6%
Carramar — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Lansvale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 0.5%
Carramar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Lansvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.0%).

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.

Carramar Lansvale
Vietnam 18.0% / 24.0%
Carramar — Vietnam: 18.0% Lansvale — Vietnam: 24.0%
China 3.7% / 1.3%
Carramar — China: 3.7% Lansvale — China: 1.3%
Lebanon 2.6% / 1.7%
Carramar — Lebanon: 2.6% Lansvale — Lebanon: 1.7%
Iraq 3.5% / —
Carramar — Iraq: 3.5% Lansvale — Iraq: not among its largest
Philippines 2.1% / 0.9%
Carramar — Philippines: 2.1% Lansvale — Philippines: 0.9%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.5%
Carramar — New Zealand: 1.5% Lansvale — New Zealand: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carramar 40.4% houses
Carramar — Houses: 40.4% Carramar — Flats / Apartments: 57.3% Carramar — Townhouses: 2.3%
Lansvale 94.7% houses
Lansvale — Houses: 94.7% Lansvale — Flats / Apartments: 3.2% Lansvale — Townhouses: 2.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Carramar Lansvale
Median house price $1,130,000 $1,215,000
Median unit price $385,000 $2,300,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 11 sales
 34 days
from 15 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Carramar Lansvale
2 bed $945K / $1.03M
Carramar — 2 bed: $945K (6 sales) Lansvale — 2 bed: $1.03M (6 sales)

6 vs 6 sales

3 bed $1.1M / $1.19M
Carramar — 3 bed: $1.1M (11 sales) Lansvale — 3 bed: $1.19M (17 sales)

11 vs 17 sales

4 bed $1.19M / $1.2M
Carramar — 4 bed: $1.19M (6 sales) Lansvale — 4 bed: $1.2M (11 sales)

6 vs 11 sales

Zoning mix

Lansvale has more land zoned for conservation (34% vs 13%); Lansvale has more industrially zoned land (14% vs 0%).

Carramar Lansvale
Residential 67% 26%
Environmental 13% 34%
Parks and recreation 11% 24%
Industrial 0% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 1%
Commercial 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

Carramar Lansvale
New dwellings approved 1,095
across Fairfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Carramar Lansvale
House price Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Income Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW

Liveability

Carramar Lansvale
Grade C
same for both
Score 44/100 42/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Lansvale carries more crime risk (88 vs 75).

Carramar Lansvale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
75/100
 High
88/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 15
within 5 km
 14
within 5 km

Schools

Carramar Lansvale
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 6.2 km
 2
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 4.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 3.7%

Schools in Carramar

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

Schools in Lansvale

  • Lansvale East Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Carramar Lansvale
Cafes & restaurants 4 1
Parks & reserves 6 14
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 3
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Lansvale sits further from the CBD (33.2 km vs 30.3 km).

Carramar Lansvale
Walkability score 61/100 54/100
Distance to Sydney 30.3 km 33.2 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min 46 min
Public transport score 92/100
Rail · Bus
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 34.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 40.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2163
 0.8%
postcode 2166
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 22
postcode 2163
 30
postcode 2166

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.

Carramar Lansvale
Car (driver) 60.8% / 57.5%
Carramar — Car (driver): 60.8% Lansvale — Car (driver): 57.5%
Worked from Home 23.2% / 32.4%
Carramar — Worked from Home: 23.2% Lansvale — Worked from Home: 32.4%
Train 10.2% / 3.3%
Carramar — Train: 10.2% Lansvale — Train: 3.3%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 5.4%
Carramar — Car (passenger): 3.2% Lansvale — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only 1.5% / 1.5%
Carramar — Walked Only: 1.5% Lansvale — Walked Only: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.8%).

Setting

Carramar Lansvale
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.8 km
1.7 km to a named beach
 18.9 km
235 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Carramar Lansvale
Connectivity score 75/100 74/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
1,511 premises
 15%
1,105 premises

Climate

Carramar Lansvale
Annual rainfall 909 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Carramar Lansvale
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Carramar Lansvale
Average residential rate $990/yr
same for both
Council Fairfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Carramar Lansvale
Division Fowler
same for both
Member Dai Le
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carramar Lansvale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carramar

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks River Trains Transport Hub Urban

Lansvale

Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Parks River

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