Eglinton vs Laffing Waters

Eglinton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 41 in Laffing Waters. 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 Laffing Waters: a median of $1.34 million, against $746,000 in Eglinton, though rent is higher in Eglinton. On these figures, Eglinton tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Laffing Waters 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

Eglinton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Eglinton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($746,000 vs $1,336,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Laffing Waters

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $415/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Laffing Waters

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (183 min vs 196 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (211.7 km vs 214.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Eglinton carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 77/100)
  • Laffing Waters is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Eglinton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.5% vs -12.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Eglinton Laffing Waters
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.

Eglinton Laffing Waters
Walkability 0 / 10
Eglinton — Walkability: 0/100 Laffing Waters — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 68 / 23
Eglinton — Safety: 68/100 Laffing Waters — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 67 / 72
Eglinton — Low fire risk: 67/100 Laffing Waters — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Eglinton has more residents (3,012 vs 98); Eglinton rents higher ($415/wk vs $300/wk).

Eglinton Laffing Waters
Population 3,012
+97% vs other
 98
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +33.5% -12.5%
Median age 34 41
Median household income $106,808/yr $118,820/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $415/wk
+28% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eglinton Laffing Waters
0-4 8.1% / 3.1%
Eglinton — 0-4: 8.1% Laffing Waters — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 17.1% / 18.4%
Eglinton — 5-14: 17.1% Laffing Waters — 5-14: 18.4%
15-19 6.3% / 11.2%
Eglinton — 15-19: 6.3% Laffing Waters — 15-19: 11.2%
20-24 4.2% / —
Eglinton — 20-24: 4.2% Laffing Waters — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 15.3% / 13.3%
Eglinton — 25-34: 15.3% Laffing Waters — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 13.8% / 5.1%
Eglinton — 35-44: 13.8% Laffing Waters — 35-44: 5.1%
45-54 12.0% / 14.3%
Eglinton — 45-54: 12.0% Laffing Waters — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 9.5% / 17.3%
Eglinton — 55-64: 9.5% Laffing Waters — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 9.6% / 11.2%
Eglinton — 65-74: 9.6% Laffing Waters — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 3.0% / 5.1%
Eglinton — 75-84: 3.0% Laffing Waters — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 1.0% / —
Eglinton — 85+: 1.0% Laffing Waters — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eglinton 57.4% couple families
Eglinton — Couple Families: 57.4% Eglinton — Lone Person: 20.6% Eglinton — One Parent Families: 17.5% Eglinton — Group Household: 2.8% Eglinton — Other Families: 1.6%
Laffing Waters 78.9% couple families
Laffing Waters — Couple Families: 78.9% Laffing Waters — Lone Person: 21.1% Laffing Waters — One Parent Families: 0.0% Laffing Waters — Group Household: 0.0% Laffing Waters — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eglinton 21.0% renting
Eglinton — Owned Outright: 31.4% Eglinton — Mortgage: 47.7% Eglinton — Renting: 21.0%
Laffing Waters 20.6% renting
Laffing Waters — Owned Outright: 38.2% Laffing Waters — Mortgage: 41.2% Laffing Waters — Renting: 20.6%
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.

Eglinton Laffing Waters
New Zealand 1.0% / 4.1%
Eglinton — New Zealand: 1.0% Laffing Waters — New Zealand: 4.1%
England 1.5% / —
Eglinton — England: 1.5% Laffing Waters — England: not among its largest
India 0.9% / —
Eglinton — India: 0.9% Laffing Waters — India: not among its largest
South Africa 0.8% / —
Eglinton — South Africa: 0.8% Laffing Waters — South Africa: not among its largest
Nepal 0.4% / —
Eglinton — Nepal: 0.4% Laffing Waters — Nepal: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Qualifications

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

Eglinton Laffing Waters
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 18.4%
Eglinton — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Laffing Waters — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 17.3%
Eglinton — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Laffing Waters — Bachelor Degree: 17.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 3.1%
Eglinton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Laffing Waters — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 4.1%
Eglinton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Laffing Waters — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Eglinton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Laffing Waters — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eglinton 97.5% houses
Eglinton — Houses: 97.5% Eglinton — Townhouses: 1.5% Eglinton — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Laffing Waters 100.0% houses
Laffing Waters — Houses: 100.0% Laffing Waters — Townhouses: 0.0% Laffing Waters — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Eglinton Laffing Waters
Median house price $746,000 $1,336,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $304,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 33 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Eglinton Laffing Waters
Rural and farming 96% 88%
Residential 4% 9%
Parks and recreation 1% 2%
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

Eglinton Laffing Waters
New dwellings approved 177
across Bathurst
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
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.

Eglinton Laffing Waters
Houses 3.9%
$600/wk on $810K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Eglinton Laffing Waters
House price Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of NSW —

Liveability

Laffing Waters is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Eglinton Laffing Waters
Grade C —
Score 42/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Laffing Waters carries more crime risk (77 vs 32).

Eglinton Laffing Waters
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Low
32/100
 High
77/100
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

Eglinton Laffing Waters
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Eglinton

  • Eglinton Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Laffing Waters

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

Amenities in the suburb

Eglinton Laffing Waters
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 2 0
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Eglinton sits further from the CBD (214.6 km vs 211.7 km).

Eglinton Laffing Waters
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 214.6 km
+1% vs other
 211.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 196 min 183 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2795
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2795
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.

Eglinton Laffing Waters
Car (driver) 79.0% / 90.9%
Eglinton — Car (driver): 79.0% Laffing Waters — Car (driver): 90.9%
Worked from Home 12.9% / 9.1%
Eglinton — Worked from Home: 12.9% Laffing Waters — Worked from Home: 9.1%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / —
Eglinton — Car (passenger): 6.0% Laffing Waters — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 1.4% / —
Eglinton — Walked Only: 1.4% Laffing Waters — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.6% / —
Eglinton — Bus: 0.6% Laffing Waters — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.9%).

Setting

Eglinton Laffing Waters
Elevation 702 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 737 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Eglinton Laffing Waters
Connectivity score 83/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 71%
1,278 premises
 0%
49 premises

Climate

Eglinton Laffing Waters
Annual rainfall 666 mm 644 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.1°C 1.2°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Eglinton Laffing Waters
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Eglinton Laffing Waters
Average residential rate $1,301/yr
same for both
Council Bathurst
same for both

Federal electorate

Eglinton Laffing Waters
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Eglinton Laffing Waters
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Eglinton

Acreage Family

Laffing Waters

Rural

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