Hamilton Valley vs Lavington

Hamilton Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 40 in Lavington. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hamilton Valley, about half of households are couple families. In Lavington, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Hamilton Valley tends to suit families with children and couples, 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Hamilton Valley is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 45%)
  • Lavington has more childcare (10 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Hamilton Valley leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)
  • Lavington has cheaper units ($342,500 vs $600,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lavington

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $345/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lavington

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (337 min vs 346 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (548.7 km vs 553.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lavington

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 5%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Hamilton Valley carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

Hamilton Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (47.3% vs 4.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hamilton Valley 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.

Hamilton Valley 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.

Hamilton Valley Lavington
Walkability 10 / 58
Hamilton Valley — Walkability: 10/100 Lavington — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 33 / 15
Hamilton Valley — Safety: 33/100 Lavington — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 100 / 70
Hamilton Valley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lavington — Low fire risk: 70/100

Demographics

Lavington has more residents (13,073 vs 834); Hamilton Valley has higher household incomes ($100,048 vs $58,760).

Hamilton Valley Lavington
Population 834 13,073
+1468% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +47.3% +4.8%
Median age 33 40
Median household income $100,048/yr
+41% vs other
 $58,760/yr
Median weekly rent $345/wk
+28% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hamilton Valley Lavington
0-4 8.4% / 6.1%
Hamilton Valley — 0-4: 8.4% Lavington — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 16.2% / 11.4%
Hamilton Valley — 5-14: 16.2% Lavington — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 6.0% / 5.6%
Hamilton Valley — 15-19: 6.0% Lavington — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 8.2% / 6.8%
Hamilton Valley — 20-24: 8.2% Lavington — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 15.2% / 13.5%
Hamilton Valley — 25-34: 15.2% Lavington — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 12.9% / 11.5%
Hamilton Valley — 35-44: 12.9% Lavington — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 12.0% / 10.9%
Hamilton Valley — 45-54: 12.0% Lavington — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 11.9% / 12.1%
Hamilton Valley — 55-64: 11.9% Lavington — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 6.7% / 12.1%
Hamilton Valley — 65-74: 6.7% Lavington — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 2.5% / 7.2%
Hamilton Valley — 75-84: 2.5% Lavington — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 0.5% / 2.6%
Hamilton Valley — 85+: 0.5% Lavington — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hamilton Valley 49.3% couple families
Hamilton Valley — Couple Families: 49.3% Hamilton Valley — Lone Person: 24.2% Hamilton Valley — One Parent Families: 19.3% Hamilton Valley — Group Household: 4.8% Hamilton Valley — Other Families: 2.4%
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.

Hamilton Valley 29.6% renting
Hamilton Valley — Owned Outright: 24.2% Hamilton Valley — Mortgage: 46.2% Hamilton Valley — Renting: 29.6%
Lavington 41.1% renting
Lavington — Owned Outright: 31.1% Lavington — Mortgage: 27.8% Lavington — Renting: 41.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hamilton Valley Lavington
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 18.4%
Hamilton Valley — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Lavington — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 6.3%
Hamilton Valley — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Lavington — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / 6.7%
Hamilton Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% Lavington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 2.0%
Hamilton Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Lavington — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 0.9%
Hamilton Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Lavington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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.

Hamilton Valley Lavington
India 0.7% / 2.8%
Hamilton Valley — India: 0.7% Lavington — India: 2.8%
England 1.2% / 1.6%
Hamilton Valley — England: 1.2% Lavington — England: 1.6%
Nepal 1.2% / 1.3%
Hamilton Valley — Nepal: 1.2% Lavington — Nepal: 1.3%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.1%
Hamilton Valley — New Zealand: 1.2% Lavington — New Zealand: 1.1%
South Africa 1.1% / —
Hamilton Valley — South Africa: 1.1% Lavington — South Africa: not among its largest
Fiji 1.0% / —
Hamilton Valley — Fiji: 1.0% Lavington — Fiji: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.9%
Hamilton Valley — Philippines: not among its largest Lavington — Philippines: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hamilton Valley 95.3% houses
Hamilton Valley — Houses: 95.3% Hamilton Valley — Townhouses: 2.5% Hamilton Valley — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Lavington 75.5% houses
Lavington — Houses: 75.5% Lavington — Townhouses: 22.1% Lavington — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hamilton Valley Lavington
Median house price $667,000 $620,100
Median unit price $600,000 $342,500
Median land price $227,000 $245,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 7 sales
 27 days
from 85 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Hamilton Valley Lavington
3 bed $680K / $610K
Hamilton Valley — 3 bed: $680K (8 sales) Lavington — 3 bed: $610K (110 sales)

8 vs 110 sales

4 bed $681K / $678K
Hamilton Valley — 4 bed: $681K (14 sales) Lavington — 4 bed: $678K (48 sales)

14 vs 48 sales

Zoning mix

Hamilton Valley has more land zoned for conservation (77% vs 28%).

Hamilton Valley Lavington
Environmental 77% 28%
Residential 12% 56%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 2%
Industrial 0% 8%
Parks and recreation 2% 4%
Commercial 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

Hamilton Valley 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.

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

Ranking within NSW

Hamilton Valley Lavington
House price Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 6% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 30% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% 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 10); Hamilton Valley scores higher overall (40 vs 22).

Hamilton Valley Lavington
Grade C D
Score 40/100 22/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Lavington carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 0); Lavington carries more crime risk (85 vs 67).

Hamilton Valley Lavington
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
30/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 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 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Hamilton Valley 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 Hamilton Valley

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

Hamilton Valley 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 1
same for both
Waterways 9 10

Mobility

Hamilton Valley sits further from the CBD (553.4 km vs 548.7 km).

Hamilton Valley Lavington
Walkability score 10/100 58/100
Distance to Sydney 553.4 km 548.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 346 min 337 min
Public transport score 21/100
Bus
 73/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 73.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2641
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 2641
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.

Hamilton Valley Lavington
Car (driver) 84.3% / 83.0%
Hamilton Valley — Car (driver): 84.3% Lavington — Car (driver): 83.0%
Worked from Home 9.5% / 6.9%
Hamilton Valley — Worked from Home: 9.5% Lavington — Worked from Home: 6.9%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 6.2%
Hamilton Valley — Car (passenger): 4.4% Lavington — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only 1.8% / 2.2%
Hamilton Valley — Walked Only: 1.8% Lavington — Walked Only: 2.2%
Bus — / 0.9%
Hamilton Valley — Bus: not among its largest Lavington — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.3%).

Setting

Hamilton Valley Lavington
Elevation 243 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 198 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hamilton Valley Lavington
Connectivity score 76/100 65/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 60%
409 premises
 36%
7,141 premises

Climate

Hamilton Valley 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)

Hamilton Valley 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hamilton Valley

Acreage Affordable Family

Lavington

Affordable Regional Centre River Townhouses

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