Lansvale vs Warwick Farm
Warwick Farm is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Lansvale. In Lansvale, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. In Warwick Farm, most households rent and the large majority of homes are flats or apartments. Houses cost more in Lansvale: a median of $1.22 million, against $960,000 in Warwick Farm, and rent is higher there too. Lansvale is closer to the city centre: 33.2 km, against 37.5 km. On these figures, Lansvale tends to suit couples, while Warwick Farm suits renters, people living alone, 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
Lansvale
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (14 vs 2)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 20%)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Warwick Farm
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper units ($485,000 vs $2,300,000)
- has cheaper houses ($960,000 vs $1,215,000)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Warwick Farm
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (72% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($327/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Warwick Farm
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (10% vs 3%)
- is more walkable (68/100 vs 54/100)
- has a shorter drive in (41 min vs 46 min)
- But Lansvale sits closer to the CBD (33.2 km vs 37.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Warwick Farm
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (80% vs 5%)
- is more walkable (68/100 vs 54/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lansvale and Warwick Farm 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
Warwick Farm has more residents (6,135 vs 2,595); Lansvale has higher household incomes ($79,456 vs $58,864).
| Lansvale | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,595 | 6,135 +136% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.0% | +4.3% |
| Median age | 40 | 35 |
| Median household income | $79,456/yr +26% vs other | $58,864/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk +18% vs other | $327/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Lansvale | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,215,000 | $960,000 |
| Median unit price | $2,300,000 | $485,000 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 34 days from 15 sales | 21 days from 15 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.
6 vs 7 sales
17 vs 10 sales
Zoning mix
Lansvale has more land zoned for conservation (34% vs 6%).
| Lansvale | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 24% | 37% |
| Environmental | 34% | 6% |
| Residential | 26% | 19% |
| Industrial | 14% | 22% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 16% |
| 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
| Lansvale | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,095 across Fairfield | 2,229 across Liverpool |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% | +28% |
Gross rental yield
| Lansvale | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 2.9% $550/wk on $998K |
| Units | — | 5.7% $550/wk on $500K |
Ranking within NSW
| Lansvale | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 82% of NSW | Higher than 87% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 35% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 81% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 90% of NSW |
Liveability
Warwick Farm is more walkable (68 vs 54); Lansvale scores higher overall (42 vs 34).
| Lansvale | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C same for both | |
| Score | 42/100 | 34/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Warwick Farm carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0).
| Lansvale | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Crime | High 88/100 | High 92/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | Moderate 50/100 | None 0/100 |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 14 within 5 km | 12 within 5 km |
Schools
| Lansvale | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
| Universities within 10 km | 2 50 Scott Street Liverpool, 4.9 km | 2 50 Scott Street Liverpool, 2.3 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 3.7% | 2.2% |
Schools in Lansvale
- Lansvale East Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Warwick Farm
- Warwick Farm Public School Government · Primary below peers
- Lawrence Hargrave School Government · Secondary · Special school
Amenities in the suburb
| Lansvale | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 5 |
| Parks & reserves | 14 | 2 |
| Childcare | 1 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 1 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 2 |
| Beaches | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 4 |
Mobility
Warwick Farm sits further from the CBD (37.5 km vs 33.2 km).
| Lansvale | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 54/100 | 68/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 33.2 km | 37.5 km +13% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 46 min | 41 min |
| Public transport score | 74/100 Bus | 96/100 Rail · Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 40.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 57.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 2166 | 0.8% postcode 2170 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 30 postcode 2166 | 32 postcode 2170 |
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 (57.5%).
Setting
| Lansvale | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 9 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 18.9 km 235 m to a named beach | 20.5 km 2.0 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Lansvale | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 74/100 | 82/100 |
| Most common technology | Hybrid fibre-coaxial same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 15% 1,105 premises | 33% 3,590 premises |
Climate
| Lansvale | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 909 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.4°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Lansvale | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 18.2 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.72 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Lansvale | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $990/yr | $1,322/yr |
| Council | Fairfield | Liverpool |
Federal electorate
| Lansvale | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Fowler same for both | |
| Member | Dai Le same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lansvale | Warwick Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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