Casula vs Lurnea

Lurnea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 36 in Casula. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Casula, most households are couple families. In Lurnea, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Casula: a median of $1.25 million, against $1.13 million in Lurnea, and rent is higher there too.

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

Casula

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (22 vs 13)
  • has more childcare (14 vs 10)
  • But Lurnea has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Casula leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 39%)
  • Lurnea has cheaper houses ($1,132,500 vs $1,250,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lurnea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Casula

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 68/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Casula

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Casula Lurnea
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.

Casula Lurnea
Walkability 88 / 68
Casula — Walkability: 88/100 Lurnea — Walkability: 68/100
Safety 33 / 40
Casula — Safety: 33/100 Lurnea — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 24 / 100
Casula — Low fire risk: 24/100 Lurnea — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Casula has more residents (16,584 vs 10,057); Casula has higher household incomes ($89,960 vs $64,428).

Casula Lurnea
Population 16,584
+39% vs other
 10,057
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.9% +8.0%
Median age 36 32
Median household income $89,960/yr
+28% vs other
 $64,428/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+16% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Casula Lurnea
0-4 6.9% / 7.8%
Casula — 0-4: 6.9% Lurnea — 0-4: 7.8%
5-14 14.2% / 16.8%
Casula — 5-14: 14.2% Lurnea — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 7.0% / 7.3%
Casula — 15-19: 7.0% Lurnea — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 7.0% / 6.6%
Casula — 20-24: 7.0% Lurnea — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 13.3% / 14.1%
Casula — 25-34: 13.3% Lurnea — 25-34: 14.1%
35-44 12.8% / 12.8%
Casula — 35-44: 12.8% Lurnea — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 13.0% / 11.0%
Casula — 45-54: 13.0% Lurnea — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 12.1% / 10.6%
Casula — 55-64: 12.1% Lurnea — 55-64: 10.6%
65-74 7.8% / 7.3%
Casula — 65-74: 7.8% Lurnea — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 4.1% / 4.3%
Casula — 75-84: 4.1% Lurnea — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 1.7% / 1.3%
Casula — 85+: 1.7% Lurnea — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Casula 57.6% couple families
Casula — Couple Families: 57.6% Casula — Lone Person: 20.4% Casula — One Parent Families: 18.7% Casula — Group Household: 2.0% Casula — Other Families: 1.3%
Lurnea 49.3% couple families
Lurnea — Couple Families: 49.3% Lurnea — Lone Person: 23.6% Lurnea — One Parent Families: 23.3% Lurnea — Group Household: 1.8% Lurnea — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Casula 33.1% renting
Casula — Owned Outright: 27.6% Casula — Mortgage: 39.3% Casula — Renting: 33.1%
Lurnea 43.0% renting
Lurnea — Owned Outright: 25.3% Lurnea — Mortgage: 31.6% Lurnea — Renting: 43.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Casula Lurnea
Certificate III & IV 10.8% / 9.1%
Casula — Certificate III & IV: 10.8% Lurnea — Certificate III & IV: 9.1%
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 6.3%
Casula — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Lurnea — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.4%
Casula — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Lurnea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 1.8%
Casula — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Lurnea — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 0.5%
Casula — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Lurnea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.0%).

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.

Casula Lurnea
Iraq 5.1% / 10.2%
Casula — Iraq: 5.1% Lurnea — Iraq: 10.2%
Lebanon 3.1% / 6.3%
Casula — Lebanon: 3.1% Lurnea — Lebanon: 6.3%
Vietnam 2.6% / 3.4%
Casula — Vietnam: 2.6% Lurnea — Vietnam: 3.4%
Fiji 3.2% / 2.1%
Casula — Fiji: 3.2% Lurnea — Fiji: 2.1%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.3%
Casula — New Zealand: 1.5% Lurnea — New Zealand: 1.3%
India 2.4% / —
Casula — India: 2.4% Lurnea — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Casula 71.1% houses
Casula — Houses: 71.1% Casula — Townhouses: 24.7% Casula — Flats / Apartments: 4.3%
Lurnea 74.9% houses
Lurnea — Houses: 74.9% Lurnea — Townhouses: 21.7% Lurnea — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Casula Lurnea
Median house price $1,250,000 $1,132,500
Median unit price $760,000 $740,750
Median land price $1,075,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 124 sales
 23 days
from 45 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.

Casula Lurnea
3 bed $1.02M / $1.1M
Casula — 3 bed: $1.02M (58 sales) Lurnea — 3 bed: $1.1M (50 sales)

58 vs 50 sales

4 bed $1.26M / $1.12M
Casula — 4 bed: $1.26M (81 sales) Lurnea — 4 bed: $1.12M (18 sales)

81 vs 18 sales

5 bed $1.48M / $1.24M
Casula — 5 bed: $1.48M (26 sales) Lurnea — 5 bed: $1.24M (6 sales)

26 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Casula Lurnea
Residential 55% 88%
Parks and recreation 15% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 2%
Industrial 9% 0%
Environmental 7% 0%
Commercial 1%
same for both
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

Casula Lurnea
New dwellings approved 2,229
across Liverpool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +28%
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.

Casula Lurnea
Houses 3.5%
$780/wk on $1.16M
 3.7%
$690/wk on $975K
Units 4.7%
$600/wk on $659K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Casula Lurnea
House price Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Income Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
Schools Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 72% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 54% of NSW —

Liveability

Lurnea scores higher overall (54 vs 36); Casula is more walkable (88 vs 68).

Casula Lurnea
Grade C B
Score 36/100 54/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Casula carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 0).

Casula Lurnea
Bushfire High
76/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
60/100
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 8
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Casula Lurnea
Inside the suburb 3
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 2
Universities within 10 km 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 3.6 km
 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 2.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 2.1%

Schools in Casula

  • Casula Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Casula High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • All Saints Catholic College, Casula Campus Catholic · Secondary

Schools in Lurnea

  • St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Lurnea High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Lurnea Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Casula Lurnea
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 9 1
Parks & reserves 22 13
Childcare 14 10
GPs 6 1
Pharmacies 3 2
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 8 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 7 2

Mobility

Casula Lurnea
Walkability score 88/100 68/100
Distance to Sydney 40.7 km 40.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min 39 min
Public transport score 91/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 377.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 183.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2170
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 2170
same for both

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.

Casula Lurnea
Car (driver) 54.3% / 63.4%
Casula — Car (driver): 54.3% Lurnea — Car (driver): 63.4%
Worked from Home 36.1% / 24.2%
Casula — Worked from Home: 36.1% Lurnea — Worked from Home: 24.2%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 6.6%
Casula — Car (passenger): 4.2% Lurnea — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Train 3.3% / 2.9%
Casula — Train: 3.3% Lurnea — Train: 2.9%
Bus 1.0% / 1.5%
Casula — Bus: 1.0% Lurnea — Bus: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.4%).

Setting

Casula Lurnea
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.0 km 22.7 km

NBN connectivity

Casula Lurnea
Connectivity score 76/100 79/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 11%
5,904 premises
 17%
3,340 premises

Climate

Casula Lurnea
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)

Casula Lurnea
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

Casula Lurnea
Average residential rate $1,322/yr
same for both
Council Liverpool
same for both

Federal electorate

Casula Lurnea
Division Werriwa
same for both
Member Anne Maree Stanley
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Casula Lurnea
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Casula

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

Lurnea

Family Multicultural Outer Parks Townhouses Urban

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