Emu Swamp vs Lucknow
Lucknow is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 51 in Emu Swamp. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Emu Swamp, most households are couple families. In Lucknow, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Emu Swamp: a median of $1.06 million, against $600,000 in Lucknow, though rent is higher in Lucknow. On these figures, Lucknow tends to suit 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
Emu Swamp
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 29/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lucknow
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($600,000 vs $1,060,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Emu Swamp
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 21%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Lucknow
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (22/100 vs 5/100)
- has a shorter drive in (210 min vs 224 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (252.7 km vs 255.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Emu Swamp carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 29/100)
- Lucknow is more walkable (22/100 vs 5/100)
Weighs 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
Emu Swamp and Lucknow 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
Lucknow has more residents (277 vs 156); Lucknow rents higher ($400/wk vs $250/wk).
| Emu Swamp | Lucknow | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 156 | 277 +78% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.7% | -6.7% |
| Median age | 51 | 48 |
| Median household income | $139,724/yr +28% vs other | $100,256/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $400/wk +60% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
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 (2.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Emu Swamp | Lucknow | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,060,000 | $600,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $7,400 | — |
Zoning mix
Emu Swamp has more rural and farming land (81% vs 11%); Lucknow has more land zoned for conservation (87% vs 19%).
| Emu Swamp | Lucknow | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 19% | 87% |
| Rural and farming | 81% | 11% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 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
| Emu Swamp | Lucknow | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 29 across Cabonne | 238 across Orange |
| Approvals change year on year | -43% | +56% |
Ranking within NSW
| Emu Swamp | Lucknow | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 92% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 71% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 81% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 60% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
Liveability
Lucknow is more walkable (22 vs 5).
| Emu Swamp | Lucknow | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Emu Swamp carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0); Lucknow carries more crime risk (29 vs 14).
| Emu Swamp | Lucknow | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 21/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 14/100 | Low 29/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Emu Swamp | Lucknow | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Emu Swamp | Lucknow | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 9 | 4 |
Mobility
Emu Swamp sits further from the CBD (255.1 km vs 252.7 km).
| Emu Swamp | Lucknow | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 22/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 255.1 km | 252.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 224 min | 210 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2800 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 2800 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.6%).
Setting
| Emu Swamp | Lucknow | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 831 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 899 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Emu Swamp | Lucknow | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 74 premises | 0% 132 premises |
Climate
| Emu Swamp | Lucknow | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 894 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.2°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Emu Swamp | Lucknow | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 10.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.4 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Emu Swamp | Lucknow | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $750/yr | $1,668/yr |
| Council | Cabonne | Orange |
Federal electorate
| Emu Swamp | Lucknow | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Emu Swamp | Lucknow | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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