Fosters Valley vs The Lagoon

The Lagoon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 49 in Fosters Valley. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Fosters Valley tends to suit older residents, while The Lagoon suits families with children.

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

Fosters Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Fosters Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

The Lagoon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (212.6 km vs 231.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (186 min vs 199 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Fosters Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 14%)

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

Investors

The Lagoon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.1% vs -12.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
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.

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
Walkability 0 / 0
Fosters Valley — Walkability: 0/100 The Lagoon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 87
Fosters Valley — Safety: 88/100 The Lagoon — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 88 / 68
Fosters Valley — Low fire risk: 88/100 The Lagoon — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

The Lagoon rents higher ($350/wk vs $0/wk); The Lagoon has more residents (268 vs 72).

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
Population 72 268
+272% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.2% +24.1%
Median age 49 39
Median household income $107,224/yr $119,756/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent — $350/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
0-4 5.6% / 7.5%
Fosters Valley — 0-4: 5.6% The Lagoon — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 4.2% / 13.8%
Fosters Valley — 5-14: 4.2% The Lagoon — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 4.2% / 4.1%
Fosters Valley — 15-19: 4.2% The Lagoon — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 — / 4.1%
Fosters Valley — 20-24: not among its largest The Lagoon — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 11.1% / 12.3%
Fosters Valley — 25-34: 11.1% The Lagoon — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 6.9% / 13.1%
Fosters Valley — 35-44: 6.9% The Lagoon — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 22.2% / 8.6%
Fosters Valley — 45-54: 22.2% The Lagoon — 45-54: 8.6%
55-64 13.9% / 19.8%
Fosters Valley — 55-64: 13.9% The Lagoon — 55-64: 19.8%
65-74 22.2% / 6.3%
Fosters Valley — 65-74: 22.2% The Lagoon — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 4.2% / 6.3%
Fosters Valley — 75-84: 4.2% The Lagoon — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 4.2% / 1.5%
Fosters Valley — 85+: 4.2% The Lagoon — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fosters Valley 58.8% couple families
Fosters Valley — Couple Families: 58.8% Fosters Valley — Lone Person: 23.5% Fosters Valley — One Parent Families: 17.6% Fosters Valley — Group Household: 0.0% Fosters Valley — Other Families: 0.0%
The Lagoon 57.4% couple families
The Lagoon — Couple Families: 57.4% The Lagoon — Lone Person: 22.2% The Lagoon — One Parent Families: 5.6% The Lagoon — Group Household: 9.3% The Lagoon — Other Families: 5.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fosters Valley 0.0% renting
Fosters Valley — Owned Outright: 58.3% Fosters Valley — Mortgage: 41.7% Fosters Valley — Renting: 0.0%
The Lagoon 13.8% renting
The Lagoon — Owned Outright: 47.1% The Lagoon — Mortgage: 39.1% The Lagoon — Renting: 13.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fosters Valley 100.0% houses
Fosters Valley — Houses: 100.0%
The Lagoon 101.1% houses
The Lagoon — Houses: 101.1%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 18.3%
Fosters Valley — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% The Lagoon — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.5% / 8.6%
Fosters Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.5% The Lagoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 7.5%
Fosters Valley — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% The Lagoon — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 4.1%
Fosters Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% The Lagoon — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Fosters Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest The Lagoon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Property market

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
Median house price — $1,700,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $121,250

Zoning mix

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
Rural and farming 100% 99%
Residential 0% 1%
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

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
New dwellings approved 177
across Bathurst
 21
across Oberon
Approvals change year on year -23% -33%

Ranking within NSW

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
House price — Higher than 80% of NSW
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 38% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW

Liveability

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

The Lagoon carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 12).

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
Bushfire Low
12/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
13/100
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

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
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

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
Waterways 16 7

Mobility

Fosters Valley sits further from the CBD (231.8 km vs 212.6 km).

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 231.8 km
+8% vs other
 212.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 199 min 186 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.

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
Car (driver) 63.6% / 72.1%
Fosters Valley — Car (driver): 63.6% The Lagoon — Car (driver): 72.1%
Worked from Home 36.4% / 21.4%
Fosters Valley — Worked from Home: 36.4% The Lagoon — Worked from Home: 21.4%
Walked Only — / 4.3%
Fosters Valley — Walked Only: not among its largest The Lagoon — Walked Only: 4.3%
Car (passenger) — / 2.1%
Fosters Valley — Car (passenger): not among its largest The Lagoon — Car (passenger): 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.1%).

Setting

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
Elevation 931 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 717 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
Connectivity score 21/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
21 premises
 0%
115 premises

Climate

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
Annual rainfall 666 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
Average residential rate $1,301/yr $975/yr
Council Bathurst Oberon

Federal electorate

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fosters Valley The Lagoon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fosters Valley

Retirees River Rural

The Lagoon

Rural

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