Lugarno vs Alfords Point

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Lugarno is closer to the city centre: 29.5 km, against 34.3 km.

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

  • Lugarno has more parks and reserves (14 vs 3)
  • Alfords Point is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 80%)

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

First-home buyers

Alfords Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lugarno

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($560/wk vs $768/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Lugarno

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (29.5 km vs 34.3 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Lugarno

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)

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

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

Lugarno Alfords Point
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.

Lugarno Alfords Point
Walkability 55 / 52
Lugarno — Walkability: 55/100 Alfords Point — Walkability: 52/100
Safety 77 / 82
Lugarno — Safety: 77/100 Alfords Point — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 100 / 6
Lugarno — Low fire risk: 100/100 Alfords Point — Low fire risk: 6/100

Demographics

Lugarno has more residents (5,869 vs 3,131); Alfords Point rents higher ($768/wk vs $560/wk).

Lugarno Alfords Point
Population 5,869
+47% vs other
 3,131
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.7% +0.7%
Median age 45 43
Median household income $141,492/yr $154,388/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $560/wk $768/wk
+37% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lugarno Alfords Point
0-4 4.6% / 4.4%
Lugarno — 0-4: 4.6% Alfords Point — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 11.8% / 12.7%
Lugarno — 5-14: 11.8% Alfords Point — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 7.0% / 7.2%
Lugarno — 15-19: 7.0% Alfords Point — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 6.3% / 6.7%
Lugarno — 20-24: 6.3% Alfords Point — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 9.2% / 10.6%
Lugarno — 25-34: 9.2% Alfords Point — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 10.4% / 10.2%
Lugarno — 35-44: 10.4% Alfords Point — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 15.0% / 13.0%
Lugarno — 45-54: 15.0% Alfords Point — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 14.3% / 18.7%
Lugarno — 55-64: 14.3% Alfords Point — 55-64: 18.7%
65-74 11.0% / 11.6%
Lugarno — 65-74: 11.0% Alfords Point — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 7.4% / 3.5%
Lugarno — 75-84: 7.4% Alfords Point — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 2.9% / 1.1%
Lugarno — 85+: 2.9% Alfords Point — 85+: 1.1%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lugarno 66.8% couple families
Lugarno — Couple Families: 66.8% Lugarno — Lone Person: 17.0% Lugarno — One Parent Families: 13.2% Lugarno — Group Household: 2.0% Lugarno — Other Families: 1.1%
Alfords Point 76.6% couple families
Alfords Point — Couple Families: 76.6% Alfords Point — Lone Person: 10.1% Alfords Point — One Parent Families: 11.4% Alfords Point — Group Household: 0.9% Alfords Point — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lugarno 8.8% renting
Lugarno — Owned Outright: 47.9% Lugarno — Mortgage: 43.3% Lugarno — Renting: 8.8%
Alfords Point 4.0% renting
Alfords Point — Owned Outright: 50.3% Alfords Point — Mortgage: 45.8% Alfords Point — Renting: 4.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lugarno Alfords Point
Bachelor Degree 18.4% / 15.9%
Lugarno — Bachelor Degree: 18.4% Alfords Point — Bachelor Degree: 15.9%
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 14.8%
Lugarno — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Alfords Point — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 9.8%
Lugarno — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Alfords Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 4.4%
Lugarno — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Alfords Point — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.9%
Lugarno — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Alfords Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

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.

Lugarno Alfords Point
China 3.5% / 1.0%
Lugarno — China: 3.5% Alfords Point — China: 1.0%
England 2.2% / 2.2%
Lugarno — England: 2.2% Alfords Point — England: 2.2%
Lebanon 1.1% / 2.2%
Lugarno — Lebanon: 1.1% Alfords Point — Lebanon: 2.2%
Greece 1.3% / 1.1%
Lugarno — Greece: 1.3% Alfords Point — Greece: 1.1%
Egypt 1.1% / 0.8%
Lugarno — Egypt: 1.1% Alfords Point — Egypt: 0.8%
Vietnam — / 1.0%
Lugarno — Vietnam: not among its largest Alfords Point — Vietnam: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lugarno 93.0% houses
Lugarno — Houses: 93.0% Lugarno — Townhouses: 4.6% Lugarno — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Alfords Point 98.8% houses
Alfords Point — Houses: 98.8% Alfords Point — Townhouses: 0.9% Alfords Point — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lugarno Alfords Point
Median house price $1,780,200 $1,932,500
Median unit price $1,740,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 28 sales
 26 days
from 20 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.

Lugarno Alfords Point
3 bed $1.67M / $1.7M
Lugarno — 3 bed: $1.67M (24 sales) Alfords Point — 3 bed: $1.7M (7 sales)

24 vs 7 sales

4 bed $1.8M / $1.82M
Lugarno — 4 bed: $1.8M (47 sales) Alfords Point — 4 bed: $1.82M (24 sales)

47 vs 24 sales

5 bed $2.22M / $2.13M
Lugarno — 5 bed: $2.22M (21 sales) Alfords Point — 5 bed: $2.13M (20 sales)

21 vs 20 sales

Zoning mix

Alfords Point has more land zoned for conservation (85% vs 5%).

Lugarno Alfords Point
Environmental 5% 85%
Residential 73% 0%
Parks and recreation 20% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 9%
Other and special use 0% 2%
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

Lugarno Alfords Point
New dwellings approved 920
across Georges River
 1,449
across Sutherland
Approvals change year on year +91% +117%

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.

Lugarno Alfords Point
Houses 3.6%
$1,150/wk on $1.68M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Lugarno Alfords Point
House price Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Income Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 46% of NSW
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 49% of NSW —

Liveability

Lugarno scores higher overall (81 vs 58).

Lugarno Alfords Point
Grade A B
Score 81/100 58/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Alfords Point carries more bushfire risk (94 vs 0).

Lugarno Alfords Point
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
94/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
18/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Lugarno Alfords Point
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 7.1 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 7.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 3.6%

Schools in Lugarno

  • Lugarno Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Alfords Point

  • Alfords Point Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lugarno Alfords Point
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 14 3
Childcare 2 1
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Alfords Point sits further from the CBD (34.3 km vs 29.5 km).

Lugarno Alfords Point
Walkability score 55/100 52/100
Distance to Sydney 29.5 km 34.3 km
+16% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 36 min 35 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 108.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 34.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2210
 1.4%
postcode 2234
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 2210
 48
postcode 2234

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.

Lugarno Alfords Point
Worked from Home 53.9% / 46.4%
Lugarno — Worked from Home: 53.9% Alfords Point — Worked from Home: 46.4%
Car (driver) 40.4% / 49.0%
Lugarno — Car (driver): 40.4% Alfords Point — Car (driver): 49.0%
Train 2.9% / 1.6%
Lugarno — Train: 2.9% Alfords Point — Train: 1.6%
Car (passenger) 1.8% / 2.5%
Lugarno — Car (passenger): 1.8% Alfords Point — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Walked Only 0.8% / 0.4%
Lugarno — Walked Only: 0.8% Alfords Point — Walked Only: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.9%).

Setting

Lugarno Alfords Point
Elevation 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.1 km 9.8 km

NBN connectivity

Lugarno Alfords Point
Connectivity score 90/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
2,123 premises
 0%
987 premises

Climate

Lugarno Alfords Point
Annual rainfall 909 mm 1,038 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Lugarno Alfords Point
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.1 µg/m³ 16.5 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.79 pphm 0.9 pphm

Council rates

Lugarno Alfords Point
Average residential rate $1,381/yr $1,552/yr
Council Georges River Sutherland

Federal electorate

Lugarno Alfords Point
Division Banks Hughes
Member Zhi Soon David Moncrieff
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lugarno Alfords Point
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lugarno

Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Quiet

Alfords Point

Large Blocks Outer Premium

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