Lawson vs Bullaburra

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bullaburra, about half of households are couple families.

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

Lawson

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 3)
  • But Bullaburra carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 47/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bullaburra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($507,500 vs $1,100,000)

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

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Lawson

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 35/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (88 km vs 90.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lawson

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 35/100)
  • But Bullaburra carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 47/100)

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

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

Lawson Bullaburra
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.

Lawson Bullaburra
Walkability 72 / 35
Lawson — Walkability: 72/100 Bullaburra — Walkability: 35/100
Safety 53 / 75
Lawson — Safety: 53/100 Bullaburra — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 4 / 4
Lawson — Low fire risk: 4/100 Bullaburra — Low fire risk: 4/100

Demographics

Lawson has more residents (2,651 vs 1,300); Bullaburra has higher household incomes ($91,780 vs $78,988).

Lawson Bullaburra
Population 2,651
+51% vs other
 1,300
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.4% +5.7%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $78,988/yr $91,780/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $387/wk $400/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lawson Bullaburra
0-4 5.0% / 4.2%
Lawson — 0-4: 5.0% Bullaburra — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 11.3% / 12.8%
Lawson — 5-14: 11.3% Bullaburra — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 6.6% / 5.8%
Lawson — 15-19: 6.6% Bullaburra — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 4.6% / 4.7%
Lawson — 20-24: 4.6% Bullaburra — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 9.6% / 9.3%
Lawson — 25-34: 9.6% Bullaburra — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 12.7% / 12.6%
Lawson — 35-44: 12.7% Bullaburra — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 14.2% / 15.5%
Lawson — 45-54: 14.2% Bullaburra — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 17.6% / 16.6%
Lawson — 55-64: 17.6% Bullaburra — 55-64: 16.6%
65-74 12.2% / 12.0%
Lawson — 65-74: 12.2% Bullaburra — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 4.8% / 5.6%
Lawson — 75-84: 4.8% Bullaburra — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 1.5% / 0.7%
Lawson — 85+: 1.5% Bullaburra — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lawson 37.2% couple families
Lawson — Couple Families: 37.2% Lawson — Lone Person: 40.8% Lawson — One Parent Families: 17.6% Lawson — Group Household: 3.2% Lawson — Other Families: 1.2%
Bullaburra 47.1% couple families
Bullaburra — Couple Families: 47.1% Bullaburra — Lone Person: 37.1% Bullaburra — One Parent Families: 13.5% Bullaburra — Group Household: 2.3% Bullaburra — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lawson 18.3% renting
Lawson — Owned Outright: 37.7% Lawson — Mortgage: 44.1% Lawson — Renting: 18.3%
Bullaburra 15.0% renting
Bullaburra — Owned Outright: 38.1% Bullaburra — Mortgage: 46.9% Bullaburra — Renting: 15.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lawson Bullaburra
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 15.8%
Lawson — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Bullaburra — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 13.6%
Lawson — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Bullaburra — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 11.8%
Lawson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Bullaburra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.8%
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / 6.1%
Lawson — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% Bullaburra — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 4.4%
Lawson — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Bullaburra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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.

Lawson Bullaburra
England 5.7% / 4.5%
Lawson — England: 5.7% Bullaburra — England: 4.5%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.5%
Lawson — New Zealand: 1.8% Bullaburra — New Zealand: 1.5%
Germany 0.8% / 1.1%
Lawson — Germany: 0.8% Bullaburra — Germany: 1.1%
Scotland 0.5% / 1.1%
Lawson — Scotland: 0.5% Bullaburra — Scotland: 1.1%
Netherlands 0.3% / 0.6%
Lawson — Netherlands: 0.3% Bullaburra — Netherlands: 0.6%
Philippines 0.7% / —
Lawson — Philippines: 0.7% Bullaburra — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lawson 94.1% houses
Lawson — Houses: 94.1% Lawson — Flats / Apartments: 4.8% Lawson — Townhouses: 1.1%
Bullaburra 98.4% houses
Bullaburra — Houses: 98.4% Bullaburra — Flats / Apartments: 1.0% Bullaburra — Townhouses: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Lawson Bullaburra
Median house price $885,258 $890,000
Median unit price $620,000 $662,500
Median land price $1,100,000 $507,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 26 sales
 36 days
from 13 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.

Lawson Bullaburra
3 bed $881K / $852K
Lawson — 3 bed: $881K (48 sales) Bullaburra — 3 bed: $852K (18 sales)

48 vs 18 sales

4 bed $962K / $1.05M
Lawson — 4 bed: $962K (26 sales) Bullaburra — 4 bed: $1.05M (11 sales)

26 vs 11 sales

Zoning mix

Bullaburra has more land zoned for conservation (93% vs 72%).

Lawson Bullaburra
Environmental 72% 93%
Residential 7% 0%
Parks and recreation 6% 0%
Industrial 6% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 3%
Other and special use 4% 3%
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

Lawson Bullaburra
New dwellings approved 123
across Blue Mountains
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.

Lawson Bullaburra
Houses 4.1%
$650/wk on $826K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Lawson Bullaburra
House price Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Income Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Schools Higher than 65% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 77% of NSW —

Liveability

Lawson is more walkable (72 vs 35).

Lawson Bullaburra
Grade C
same for both
Score 47/100 44/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Lawson carries more crime risk (47 vs 25).

Lawson Bullaburra
Bushfire High
96/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
25/100
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

Lawson Bullaburra
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Lawson

  • Blacktown Youth College - Lawson Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school above peers
  • Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Lawson Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Bullaburra

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Lawson Bullaburra
Cafes & restaurants 10 0
Parks & reserves 10 3
Childcare 4 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Bullaburra sits further from the CBD (90.8 km vs 88 km).

Lawson Bullaburra
Walkability score 72/100 35/100
Distance to Sydney 88 km 90.8 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 74 min 77 min
Public transport score 62/100
Rail · Bus
 50/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 15.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 6.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 8 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 2783
 2.5%
postcode 2784
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2783
 48
postcode 2784

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.

Lawson Bullaburra
Car (driver) 50.4% / 51.4%
Lawson — Car (driver): 50.4% Bullaburra — Car (driver): 51.4%
Worked from Home 41.2% / 43.9%
Lawson — Worked from Home: 41.2% Bullaburra — Worked from Home: 43.9%
Train 3.6% / 2.6%
Lawson — Train: 3.6% Bullaburra — Train: 2.6%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 1.2%
Lawson — Car (passenger): 2.2% Bullaburra — Car (passenger): 1.2%
Walked Only 1.9% / 1.0%
Lawson — Walked Only: 1.9% Bullaburra — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.4%).

Setting

Lawson Bullaburra
Elevation 714 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 743 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lawson Bullaburra
Connectivity score 46/100 45/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
1,414 premises
 0%
638 premises

Climate

Lawson Bullaburra
Annual rainfall 1,496 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lawson Bullaburra
PM2.5 7.2 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.6 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Lawson Bullaburra
Average residential rate $2,080/yr
same for both
Council Blue Mountains
same for both

Federal electorate

Lawson Bullaburra
Division Macquarie
same for both
Member Susan Templeman
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lawson Bullaburra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lawson

Acreage Parks Trains Village Feel

Bullaburra

Acreage Trains

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