Conjola vs Lake Conjola

Conjola is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 66 in Lake Conjola. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Conjola, most households are couple families. In Lake Conjola, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Conjola: a median of $1.43 million, against $845,000 in Lake Conjola, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Conjola tends to suit couples, while Lake Conjola suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Conjola

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 31%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 68%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Conjola leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 40%)
  • Lake Conjola has cheaper houses ($845,000 vs $1,430,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Conjola leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 39%)
  • Lake Conjola has cheaper rent ($335/wk vs $375/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Conjola

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 14/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (211.1 km vs 217.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Conjola is more walkable (23/100 vs 14/100)
  • Lake Conjola has more residents already 65 and over (56% vs 25%)

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

Investors

Lake Conjola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (57.2% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Conjola Lake Conjola
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.

Conjola Lake Conjola
Walkability 23 / 14
Conjola — Walkability: 23/100 Lake Conjola — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 48 / 42
Conjola — Safety: 48/100 Lake Conjola — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 10 / 7
Conjola — Low fire risk: 10/100 Lake Conjola — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Lake Conjola has more residents (687 vs 148); Conjola has higher household incomes ($84,448 vs $45,188).

Conjola Lake Conjola
Population 148 687
+364% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +57.2%
Median age 52 66
Median household income $84,448/yr
+46% vs other
 $45,188/yr
Median weekly rent $375/wk
+11% vs other
 $335/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Conjola Lake Conjola
0-4 4.7% / 2.0%
Conjola — 0-4: 4.7% Lake Conjola — 0-4: 2.0%
5-14 9.5% / 4.8%
Conjola — 5-14: 9.5% Lake Conjola — 5-14: 4.8%
15-19 6.1% / 1.3%
Conjola — 15-19: 6.1% Lake Conjola — 15-19: 1.3%
20-24 4.1% / 1.7%
Conjola — 20-24: 4.1% Lake Conjola — 20-24: 1.7%
25-34 10.1% / 3.1%
Conjola — 25-34: 10.1% Lake Conjola — 25-34: 3.1%
35-44 8.8% / 5.5%
Conjola — 35-44: 8.8% Lake Conjola — 35-44: 5.5%
45-54 12.8% / 6.4%
Conjola — 45-54: 12.8% Lake Conjola — 45-54: 6.4%
55-64 20.3% / 20.5%
Conjola — 55-64: 20.3% Lake Conjola — 55-64: 20.5%
65-74 16.9% / 36.1%
Conjola — 65-74: 16.9% Lake Conjola — 65-74: 36.1%
75-84 8.1% / 15.0%
Conjola — 75-84: 8.1% Lake Conjola — 75-84: 15.0%
85+ — / 5.1%
Conjola — 85+: not among its largest Lake Conjola — 85+: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Conjola 73.1% couple families
Conjola — Couple Families: 73.1% Conjola — Lone Person: 26.9% Conjola — One Parent Families: 0.0% Conjola — Group Household: 0.0%
Lake Conjola 22.6% couple families
Lake Conjola — Couple Families: 22.6% Lake Conjola — Lone Person: 67.2% Lake Conjola — One Parent Families: 8.0% Lake Conjola — Group Household: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Conjola 0.0% renting
Conjola — Owned Outright: 66.7% Conjola — Mortgage: 33.3% Conjola — Renting: 0.0%
Lake Conjola 8.2% renting
Lake Conjola — Owned Outright: 76.0% Lake Conjola — Mortgage: 15.8% Lake Conjola — Renting: 8.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Conjola Lake Conjola
England 8.1% / 4.8%
Conjola — England: 8.1% Lake Conjola — England: 4.8%
Scotland — / 1.5%
Conjola — Scotland: not among its largest Lake Conjola — Scotland: 1.5%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Conjola — New Zealand: not among its largest Lake Conjola — New Zealand: 1.0%
Germany — / 0.7%
Conjola — Germany: not among its largest Lake Conjola — Germany: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Conjola — Netherlands: not among its largest Lake Conjola — Netherlands: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

Qualifications

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

Conjola Lake Conjola
Certificate III & IV 30.4% / 22.4%
Conjola — Certificate III & IV: 30.4% Lake Conjola — Certificate III & IV: 22.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 7.9%
Conjola — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Lake Conjola — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 8.4%
Conjola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Lake Conjola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 1.7%
Conjola — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Lake Conjola — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.5%
Conjola — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Lake Conjola — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Conjola 100.0% houses
Conjola — Houses: 100.0% Conjola — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Lake Conjola 68.2% houses
Lake Conjola — Houses: 68.2% Lake Conjola — Flats / Apartments: 31.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Conjola Lake Conjola
Median house price $1,430,000 $845,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 89 days
from 13 sales

Zoning mix

Conjola has more rural and farming land (58% vs 9%); Lake Conjola has more land zoned for conservation (86% vs 40%).

Conjola Lake Conjola
Environmental 40% 86%
Rural and farming 58% 9%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 3%
Planning zones cover 100% of Conjola and 99% of Lake Conjola. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Conjola Lake Conjola
New dwellings approved 854
across Shoalhaven
same for both
Approvals change year on year -10%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Conjola Lake Conjola
House price Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Income Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 70% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Conjola is more walkable (23 vs 14).

Conjola Lake Conjola
Grade — D
Score — 18/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Conjola Lake Conjola
Bushfire High
90/100
 High
93/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
92/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Conjola Lake Conjola
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Conjola Lake Conjola
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 10 5

Mobility

Lake Conjola sits further from the CBD (217.8 km vs 211.1 km).

Conjola Lake Conjola
Walkability score 23/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 211.1 km 217.8 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 173 min 177 min
Public transport score 21/100
Bus
 19/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
same for both
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2539
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2539
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.

Conjola Lake Conjola
Car (driver) 60.3% / 69.6%
Conjola — Car (driver): 60.3% Lake Conjola — Car (driver): 69.6%
Worked from Home 20.6% / 23.9%
Conjola — Worked from Home: 20.6% Lake Conjola — Worked from Home: 23.9%
Car (passenger) 13.2% / 2.2%
Conjola — Car (passenger): 13.2% Lake Conjola — Car (passenger): 2.2%
Walked Only 5.9% / 4.3%
Conjola — Walked Only: 5.9% Lake Conjola — Walked Only: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.6%).

Setting

Conjola Lake Conjola
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.6 km 2.0 km
2.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Conjola Lake Conjola
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
70 premises
 0%
546 premises

Climate

Conjola Lake Conjola
Annual rainfall 1,302 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Conjola Lake Conjola
Average residential rate $1,501/yr
same for both
Council Shoalhaven
same for both

Federal electorate

Conjola Lake Conjola
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Conjola Lake Conjola
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Conjola

Retirees River Rural

Lake Conjola

Coastal Retirees Rural

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