Lacmalac vs Tumut Plains
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, Lacmalac tends to suit 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
Tumut Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 37/100)
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Tumut Plains
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 5/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (415.8 km vs 418.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tumut Plains
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 37/100)
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 5/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tumut Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.7% vs -8.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lacmalac and Tumut Plains 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
Lacmalac has more residents (146 vs 70); Lacmalac has higher household incomes ($143,000 vs $125,632).
| Lacmalac | Tumut Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 146 +52% vs other | 70 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.2% | +16.7% |
| Median age | 48 | 46 |
| Median household income | $143,000/yr +12% vs other | $125,632/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $310/wk +3% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (25.7%).
Property market
| Lacmalac | Tumut Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,401,074 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Lacmalac | Tumut Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 100% |
| Residential | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Lacmalac | Tumut Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 36 across Snowy Valleys same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Lacmalac | Tumut Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 72% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 87% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 66% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 9% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
Liveability
Tumut Plains is more walkable (16 vs 5).
| Lacmalac | Tumut Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Lacmalac carries more crime risk (37 vs 0); Lacmalac carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0).
| Lacmalac | Tumut Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Lacmalac | Tumut Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Lacmalac | Tumut Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 same for both | |
Mobility
Lacmalac sits further from the CBD (418.3 km vs 415.8 km).
| Lacmalac | Tumut Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 16/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 418.3 km | 415.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 270 min | 272 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2720 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 2720 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 (82.7%).
Setting
| Lacmalac | Tumut Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 377 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 277 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lacmalac | Tumut Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 64 premises | 0% 25 premises |
Climate
| Lacmalac | Tumut Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 889 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Lacmalac | Tumut Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $945/yr same for both | |
| Council | Snowy Valleys same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lacmalac | Tumut Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lacmalac | Tumut Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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