Ettamogah vs Lavington

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ettamogah, the large majority of households are couple families. In Lavington, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Lavington: a median of $620,000, against $385,000 in Ettamogah, though rent is higher in Ettamogah. On these figures, Ettamogah tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Lavington suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Lavington

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (10 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • But Ettamogah is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Ettamogah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($385,000 vs $620,100)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)
  • But Lavington has cheaper land ($245,000 vs $360,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Ettamogah leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 22%)
  • Lavington has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $270/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Ettamogah sits closer to the CBD (544.8 km vs 548.7 km)
  • Lavington is more walkable (58/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lavington

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 8%)

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

Investors

Ettamogah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (104.4% vs 4.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ettamogah Lavington
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.

Ettamogah Lavington
Walkability 0 / 58
Ettamogah — Walkability: 0/100 Lavington — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 7 / 15
Ettamogah — Safety: 7/100 Lavington — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 100 / 70
Ettamogah — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lavington — Low fire risk: 70/100

Demographics

Lavington has more residents (13,073 vs 92); Ettamogah has higher household incomes ($121,316 vs $58,760).

Ettamogah Lavington
Population 92 13,073
+14110% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +104.4% +4.8%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $121,316/yr
+52% vs other
 $58,760/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+7% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ettamogah Lavington
0-4 8.7% / 6.1%
Ettamogah — 0-4: 8.7% Lavington — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 17.4% / 11.4%
Ettamogah — 5-14: 17.4% Lavington — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 15.2% / 5.6%
Ettamogah — 15-19: 15.2% Lavington — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.4% / 6.8%
Ettamogah — 20-24: 5.4% Lavington — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 12.0% / 13.5%
Ettamogah — 25-34: 12.0% Lavington — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 13.0% / 11.5%
Ettamogah — 35-44: 13.0% Lavington — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 10.9% / 10.9%
Ettamogah — 45-54: 10.9% Lavington — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 16.3% / 12.1%
Ettamogah — 55-64: 16.3% Lavington — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 7.6% / 12.1%
Ettamogah — 65-74: 7.6% Lavington — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 — / 7.2%
Ettamogah — 75-84: not among its largest Lavington — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ — / 2.6%
Ettamogah — 85+: not among its largest Lavington — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ettamogah 78.9% couple families
Ettamogah — Couple Families: 78.9% Ettamogah — Lone Person: 21.1% Ettamogah — One Parent Families: 0.0% Ettamogah — Group Household: 0.0% Ettamogah — Other Families: 0.0%
Lavington 26.4% couple families
Lavington — Couple Families: 26.4% Lavington — Lone Person: 48.4% Lavington — One Parent Families: 18.6% Lavington — Group Household: 5.1% Lavington — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ettamogah 0.0% renting
Ettamogah — Owned Outright: 40.9% Ettamogah — Mortgage: 59.1% Ettamogah — Renting: 0.0%
Lavington 41.1% renting
Lavington — Owned Outright: 31.1% Lavington — Mortgage: 27.8% Lavington — Renting: 41.1%
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.

Ettamogah Lavington
New Zealand 4.3% / 1.1%
Ettamogah — New Zealand: 4.3% Lavington — New Zealand: 1.1%
India — / 2.8%
Ettamogah — India: not among its largest Lavington — India: 2.8%
England — / 1.6%
Ettamogah — England: not among its largest Lavington — England: 1.6%
Nepal — / 1.3%
Ettamogah — Nepal: not among its largest Lavington — Nepal: 1.3%
Philippines — / 0.9%
Ettamogah — Philippines: not among its largest Lavington — Philippines: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Qualifications

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

Ettamogah Lavington
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 18.4%
Ettamogah — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Lavington — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 6.3%
Ettamogah — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Lavington — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 6.7%
Ettamogah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Lavington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 2.0%
Ettamogah — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Lavington — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Ettamogah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Lavington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ettamogah 100.0% houses
Ettamogah — Houses: 100.0% Ettamogah — Townhouses: 0.0% Ettamogah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Lavington 75.5% houses
Lavington — Houses: 75.5% Lavington — Townhouses: 22.1% Lavington — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ettamogah Lavington
Median house price $385,000 $620,100
Median unit price — $342,500
Median land price $360,000 $245,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 4 sales
 27 days
from 85 sales

Zoning mix

Ettamogah has more land zoned for conservation (60% vs 28%); Ettamogah has more commercially zoned land (24% vs 1%).

Ettamogah Lavington
Environmental 60% 28%
Residential 2% 56%
Commercial 24% 1%
Industrial 2% 8%
Rural and farming 6% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 2%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
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

Ettamogah Lavington
New dwellings approved 423
across Albury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +14%
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.

Ettamogah Lavington
Houses — 4.1%
$535/wk on $679K
Units — 4.5%
$375/wk on $430K

Ranking within NSW

Ettamogah Lavington
House price Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Income Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 6% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 77% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 45% of NSW

Liveability

Lavington is more walkable (58 vs 0).

Ettamogah Lavington
Grade — D
Score — 22/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Lavington carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 0).

Ettamogah Lavington
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
30/100
Crime High
93/100
 High
85/100
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 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Ettamogah Lavington
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0 3

Schools in Ettamogah

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

Schools in Lavington

  • Holy Spirit Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Hume Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Lavington East Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Lavington Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Murray High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • OneSchool Global NSW - Albury Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ettamogah Lavington
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 8
Parks & reserves 0 9
Childcare 0 10
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 10

Mobility

Lavington sits further from the CBD (548.7 km vs 544.8 km).

Ettamogah Lavington
Walkability score 0/100 58/100
Distance to Sydney 544.8 km 548.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 336 min 337 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2640
 0.3%
postcode 2641
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2640
 42
postcode 2641

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.

Ettamogah Lavington
Car (driver) 67.5% / 83.0%
Ettamogah — Car (driver): 67.5% Lavington — Car (driver): 83.0%
Worked from Home 22.5% / 6.9%
Ettamogah — Worked from Home: 22.5% Lavington — Worked from Home: 6.9%
Car (passenger) 10.0% / 6.2%
Ettamogah — Car (passenger): 10.0% Lavington — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only — / 2.2%
Ettamogah — Walked Only: not among its largest Lavington — Walked Only: 2.2%
Bus — / 0.9%
Ettamogah — Bus: not among its largest Lavington — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.0%).

Setting

Ettamogah Lavington
Elevation 267 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 198 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ettamogah Lavington
Connectivity score 91/100 65/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 86%
155 premises
 36%
7,141 premises

Climate

Ettamogah Lavington
Annual rainfall 645 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ettamogah Lavington
PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Ettamogah Lavington
Average residential rate $1,574/yr
same for both
Council Albury
same for both

Federal electorate

Ettamogah Lavington
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ettamogah Lavington
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ettamogah

Family Rural Students Young Families

Lavington

Affordable Regional Centre River Townhouses

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