Currawang vs Lake George
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Currawang, about half of households are couple families. In Lake George, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lake George: a median of $1.2 million, against $870,000 in Currawang, though rent is higher in Currawang. On these figures, Currawang tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Lake George suits people living alone and 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
Currawang
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 27/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 64%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Currawang
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($870,000 vs $1,200,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Lake George
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 6%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($388/wk vs $420/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Currawang sits closer to the CBD (231.9 km vs 251.8 km)
- Lake George has a shorter drive in (163 min vs 170 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Currawang
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 27/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lake George
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (20.4% vs -8.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Currawang and Lake George drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Lake George has higher household incomes ($195,000 vs $127,348); Currawang has more residents (167 vs 118).
| Currawang | Lake George | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 167 +29% vs other | 118 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.2% | +20.4% |
| Median age | 46 same for both | |
| Median household income | $127,348/yr | $195,000/yr +53% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $420/wk +8% vs other | $388/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Currawang | Lake George | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $870,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Currawang has more rural and farming land (91% vs 21%); Lake George has more land zoned for conservation (79% vs 9%).
| Currawang | Lake George | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 21% |
| Environmental | 9% | 79% |
| 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
| Currawang | Lake George | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 332 across Goulburn Mulwaree | 510 across Queanbeyan-Palerang |
| Approvals change year on year | -1% | +231% |
Ranking within NSW
| Currawang | Lake George | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 88% of NSW | Higher than 99% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 86% of NSW | Higher than 88% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 81% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
Liveability
| Currawang | Lake George | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Lake George carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 26); Lake George carries more crime risk (27 vs 15).
| Currawang | Lake George | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 26/100 | Moderate 59/100 |
| Crime | Low 15/100 | Low 27/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Currawang | Lake George | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Currawang | Lake George | |
|---|---|---|
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 20 | 9 |
Mobility
Lake George sits further from the CBD (251.8 km vs 231.9 km).
| Currawang | Lake George | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 231.9 km | 251.8 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 170 min | 163 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2580 | 1.0% postcode 2581 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 2580 | 67 postcode 2581 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.0%).
Setting
| Currawang | Lake George | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 825 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 673 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Currawang | Lake George | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 36 premises | 0% 15 premises |
Climate
| Currawang | Lake George | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 620 mm | 622 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.1°C | 28.5°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.9°C | 0.8°C |
Council rates
| Currawang | Lake George | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,370/yr | $1,751/yr |
| Council | Goulburn Mulwaree | Queanbeyan-Palerang |
Federal electorate
| Currawang | Lake George | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Currawang | Lake George | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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