Lake Conjola vs Narrawallee

Narrawallee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 66 in Lake Conjola. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Lake Conjola, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Narrawallee: a median of $1.2 million, against $845,000 in Lake Conjola, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Lake Conjola tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and 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

Narrawallee

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 58/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 31%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 68%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Lake Conjola has cheaper houses ($845,000 vs $1,197,500)
  • Narrawallee leaves households under less mortgage stress (31% vs 40%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Narrawallee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 8%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (31% vs 39%)
  • But Lake Conjola has cheaper rent ($335/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lake Conjola

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (177 min vs 185 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (217.8 km vs 224.9 km)
  • But Narrawallee is more walkable (27/100 vs 14/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Lake Conjola has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 5%)
  • Narrawallee carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Lake Conjola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (57.2% vs 19.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
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.

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
Walkability 14 / 27
Lake Conjola — Walkability: 14/100 Narrawallee — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 42 / 70
Lake Conjola — Safety: 42/100 Narrawallee — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 7 / 100
Lake Conjola — Low fire risk: 7/100 Narrawallee — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Narrawallee has more residents (1,487 vs 687); Narrawallee has higher household incomes ($68,068 vs $45,188).

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
Population 687 1,487
+116% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +57.2% +19.8%
Median age 66 50
Median household income $45,188/yr $68,068/yr
+51% vs other
Median weekly rent $335/wk $400/wk
+19% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
0-4 2.0% / 5.6%
Lake Conjola — 0-4: 2.0% Narrawallee — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 4.8% / 11.0%
Lake Conjola — 5-14: 4.8% Narrawallee — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 1.3% / 4.9%
Lake Conjola — 15-19: 1.3% Narrawallee — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 1.7% / 3.6%
Lake Conjola — 20-24: 1.7% Narrawallee — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 3.1% / 7.9%
Lake Conjola — 25-34: 3.1% Narrawallee — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 5.5% / 10.0%
Lake Conjola — 35-44: 5.5% Narrawallee — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 6.4% / 10.8%
Lake Conjola — 45-54: 6.4% Narrawallee — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 20.5% / 16.0%
Lake Conjola — 55-64: 20.5% Narrawallee — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 36.1% / 17.2%
Lake Conjola — 65-74: 36.1% Narrawallee — 65-74: 17.2%
75-84 15.0% / 10.3%
Lake Conjola — 75-84: 15.0% Narrawallee — 75-84: 10.3%
85+ 5.1% / 2.6%
Lake Conjola — 85+: 5.1% Narrawallee — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lake Conjola 67.2% lone person
Lake Conjola — Lone Person: 67.2% Lake Conjola — Couple Families: 22.6% Lake Conjola — One Parent Families: 8.0% Lake Conjola — Group Household: 2.2%
Narrawallee 40.5% lone person
Narrawallee — Lone Person: 40.5% Narrawallee — Couple Families: 37.1% Narrawallee — One Parent Families: 20.1% Narrawallee — Group Household: 2.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lake Conjola 8.2% renting
Lake Conjola — Owned Outright: 76.0% Lake Conjola — Mortgage: 15.8% Lake Conjola — Renting: 8.2%
Narrawallee 19.7% renting
Narrawallee — Owned Outright: 51.9% Narrawallee — Mortgage: 28.4% Narrawallee — Renting: 19.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
Certificate III & IV 22.4% / 18.8%
Lake Conjola — Certificate III & IV: 22.4% Narrawallee — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 11.9%
Lake Conjola — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Narrawallee — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 8.3%
Lake Conjola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Narrawallee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 4.3%
Lake Conjola — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Narrawallee — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.5%
Lake Conjola — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Narrawallee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

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.

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
England 4.8% / 4.4%
Lake Conjola — England: 4.8% Narrawallee — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.9%
Lake Conjola — New Zealand: 1.0% Narrawallee — New Zealand: 1.9%
Scotland 1.5% / 0.3%
Lake Conjola — Scotland: 1.5% Narrawallee — Scotland: 0.3%
South Africa — / 1.5%
Lake Conjola — South Africa: not among its largest Narrawallee — South Africa: 1.5%
Germany 0.7% / 0.3%
Lake Conjola — Germany: 0.7% Narrawallee — Germany: 0.3%
Netherlands 0.7% / 0.3%
Lake Conjola — Netherlands: 0.7% Narrawallee — Netherlands: 0.3%
Canada — / 0.4%
Lake Conjola — Canada: not among its largest Narrawallee — Canada: 0.4%
Malaysia — / 0.3%
Lake Conjola — Malaysia: not among its largest Narrawallee — Malaysia: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lake Conjola 68.2% houses
Lake Conjola — Houses: 68.2% Lake Conjola — Flats / Apartments: 31.8% Lake Conjola — Townhouses: 0.0%
Narrawallee 95.1% houses
Narrawallee — Houses: 95.1% Narrawallee — Flats / Apartments: 2.6% Narrawallee — Townhouses: 2.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
Median house price $845,000 $1,197,500
Median unit price — $950,000
Median land price — $650,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 89 days
from 13 sales
 53 days
from 34 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.

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
3 bed $840K / $948K
Lake Conjola — 3 bed: $840K (7 sales) Narrawallee — 3 bed: $948K (16 sales)

7 vs 16 sales

4 bed $1.32M / $1.35M
Lake Conjola — 4 bed: $1.32M (7 sales) Narrawallee — 4 bed: $1.35M (41 sales)

7 vs 41 sales

Zoning mix

Lake Conjola has more land zoned for conservation (86% vs 56%).

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
Environmental 86% 56%
Residential 0% 34%
Parks and recreation 3% 9%
Rural and farming 9% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 0%
Planning zones cover 99% of Lake Conjola and 100% of Narrawallee. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
New dwellings approved 854
across Shoalhaven
same for both
Approvals change year on year -10%
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.

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
Houses — 3.0%
$730/wk on $1.27M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
House price Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Income Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 70% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 21% of NSW

Liveability

Narrawallee scores higher overall (54 vs 18); Narrawallee is more walkable (27 vs 14).

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
Grade D B
Score 18/100 54/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Lake Conjola carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 0); Lake Conjola carries more crime risk (58 vs 30).

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
Bushfire High
93/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Low
30/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
92/100
 Low
33/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
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

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Narrawallee sits further from the CBD (224.9 km vs 217.8 km).

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
Walkability score 14/100 27/100
Distance to Sydney 217.8 km 224.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 177 min 185 min
Public transport score 19/100
Bus
 26/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2539
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2539
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.

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
Car (driver) 69.6% / 73.0%
Lake Conjola — Car (driver): 69.6% Narrawallee — Car (driver): 73.0%
Worked from Home 23.9% / 17.9%
Lake Conjola — Worked from Home: 23.9% Narrawallee — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 6.3%
Lake Conjola — Car (passenger): 2.2% Narrawallee — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Walked Only 4.3% / 2.8%
Lake Conjola — Walked Only: 4.3% Narrawallee — Walked Only: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.0%).

Setting

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.0 km
2.5 km to a named beach
 725 m
822 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
Connectivity score 30/100 79/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
546 premises
 62%
1,132 premises

Climate

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
Annual rainfall 1,302 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
Average residential rate $1,501/yr
same for both
Council Shoalhaven
same for both

Federal electorate

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lake Conjola Narrawallee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lake Conjola

Coastal Retirees Rural

Narrawallee

Acreage Beach Coastal Retirees

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