Lugarno vs Peakhurst

Peakhurst is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Lugarno. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Lugarno, most households are couple families. In Peakhurst, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Lugarno tends to suit couples, while Peakhurst suits people living alone.

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 carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 51/100)
  • Peakhurst has more childcare (13 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Lugarno leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 31%)
  • Peakhurst has cheaper units ($780,000 vs $1,740,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Peakhurst

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 9%)
  • has cheaper rent ($440/wk vs $560/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Peakhurst

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 55/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (30 min vs 36 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (26.6 km vs 29.5 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Peakhurst

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (43% vs 7%)
  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 55/100)
  • But Lugarno carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 51/100)

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

Investors

They split

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

  • Lugarno returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.6% vs 3.0%)
  • Peakhurst is growing faster (14.6% vs 4.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Lugarno and Peakhurst 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 Peakhurst
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 Peakhurst
Walkability 55 / 89
Lugarno — Walkability: 55/100 Peakhurst — Walkability: 89/100
Safety 77 / 49
Lugarno — Safety: 77/100 Peakhurst — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Lugarno — Low fire risk: 100/100 Peakhurst — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Peakhurst has more residents (12,079 vs 5,869); Lugarno has higher household incomes ($141,492 vs $95,420).

Lugarno Peakhurst
Population 5,869 12,079
+106% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.7% +14.6%
Median age 45 41
Median household income $141,492/yr
+33% vs other
 $95,420/yr
Median weekly rent $560/wk
+21% vs other
 $440/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lugarno Peakhurst
0-4 4.6% / 5.7%
Lugarno — 0-4: 4.6% Peakhurst — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 11.8% / 12.5%
Lugarno — 5-14: 11.8% Peakhurst — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 7.0% / 6.0%
Lugarno — 15-19: 7.0% Peakhurst — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 6.3% / 5.6%
Lugarno — 20-24: 6.3% Peakhurst — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 9.2% / 12.1%
Lugarno — 25-34: 9.2% Peakhurst — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 10.4% / 13.1%
Lugarno — 35-44: 10.4% Peakhurst — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 15.0% / 12.6%
Lugarno — 45-54: 15.0% Peakhurst — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 14.3% / 11.7%
Lugarno — 55-64: 14.3% Peakhurst — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 11.0% / 9.2%
Lugarno — 65-74: 11.0% Peakhurst — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 7.4% / 6.8%
Lugarno — 75-84: 7.4% Peakhurst — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 2.9% / 4.9%
Lugarno — 85+: 2.9% Peakhurst — 85+: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

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%
Peakhurst 48.8% couple families
Peakhurst — Couple Families: 48.8% Peakhurst — Lone Person: 31.5% Peakhurst — One Parent Families: 16.0% Peakhurst — Group Household: 2.4% Peakhurst — Other Families: 1.3%
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%
Peakhurst 28.6% renting
Peakhurst — Owned Outright: 33.2% Peakhurst — Mortgage: 38.2% Peakhurst — Renting: 28.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lugarno Peakhurst
Bachelor Degree 18.4% / 15.0%
Lugarno — Bachelor Degree: 18.4% Peakhurst — Bachelor Degree: 15.0%
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 11.3%
Lugarno — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Peakhurst — Certificate III & IV: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 7.9%
Lugarno — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Peakhurst — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 4.5%
Lugarno — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Peakhurst — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.5%
Lugarno — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Peakhurst — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

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 Peakhurst
China 3.5% / 7.1%
Lugarno — China: 3.5% Peakhurst — China: 7.1%
England 2.2% / 1.6%
Lugarno — England: 2.2% Peakhurst — England: 1.6%
Lebanon 1.1% / 1.7%
Lugarno — Lebanon: 1.1% Peakhurst — Lebanon: 1.7%
Egypt 1.1% / 1.4%
Lugarno — Egypt: 1.1% Peakhurst — Egypt: 1.4%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.5%
Lugarno — New Zealand: 1.0% Peakhurst — New Zealand: 1.5%
Greece 1.3% / 1.0%
Lugarno — Greece: 1.3% Peakhurst — Greece: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

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%
Peakhurst 56.7% houses
Peakhurst — Houses: 56.7% Peakhurst — Townhouses: 24.1% Peakhurst — Flats / Apartments: 19.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lugarno Peakhurst
Median house price $1,780,200 $1,700,000
Median unit price $1,740,000 $780,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 28 sales
 25 days
from 99 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 Peakhurst
3 bed $1.67M / $1.61M
Lugarno — 3 bed: $1.67M (24 sales) Peakhurst — 3 bed: $1.61M (48 sales)

24 vs 48 sales

4 bed $1.8M / $1.72M
Lugarno — 4 bed: $1.8M (47 sales) Peakhurst — 4 bed: $1.72M (47 sales)

47 vs 47 sales

5 bed $2.22M / $1.95M
Lugarno — 5 bed: $2.22M (21 sales) Peakhurst — 5 bed: $1.95M (34 sales)

21 vs 34 sales

Zoning mix

Lugarno Peakhurst
Residential 73%
same for both
Parks and recreation 20% 10%
Industrial 0% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 6%
Environmental 5% 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 Peakhurst
New dwellings approved 920
across Georges River
same for both
Approvals change year on year +91%
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.

Lugarno Peakhurst
Houses 3.6%
$1,150/wk on $1.68M
 3.0%
$950/wk on $1.65M
Units — 5.2%
$730/wk on $724K

Ranking within NSW

Lugarno Peakhurst
House price Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Income Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 77% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 82% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 77% of NSW

Liveability

Peakhurst is more walkable (89 vs 55); Lugarno scores higher overall (81 vs 74).

Lugarno Peakhurst
Grade A
same for both
Score 81/100 74/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Peakhurst carries more crime risk (51 vs 23).

Lugarno Peakhurst
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
23/100
 Moderate
51/100
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
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Lugarno Peakhurst
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 7.1 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 5.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 2.8%

Schools in Lugarno

  • Lugarno Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Peakhurst

  • Peakhurst West Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Georges River College Peakhurst Campus Government · Secondary at peers
  • Peakhurst Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lugarno Peakhurst
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 14 18
Childcare 2 13
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Lugarno sits further from the CBD (29.5 km vs 26.6 km).

Lugarno Peakhurst
Walkability score 55/100 89/100
Distance to Sydney 29.5 km
+10% vs other
 26.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 36 min 30 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 108.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 232.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2210
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 2210
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.

Lugarno Peakhurst
Worked from Home 53.9% / 46.9%
Lugarno — Worked from Home: 53.9% Peakhurst — Worked from Home: 46.9%
Car (driver) 40.4% / 43.8%
Lugarno — Car (driver): 40.4% Peakhurst — Car (driver): 43.8%
Train 2.9% / 4.0%
Lugarno — Train: 2.9% Peakhurst — Train: 4.0%
Car (passenger) 1.8% / 3.5%
Lugarno — Car (passenger): 1.8% Peakhurst — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.1%
Lugarno — Walked Only: 0.8% Peakhurst — Walked Only: 1.1%

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

Setting

Lugarno Peakhurst
Elevation 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.1 km 8.4 km

NBN connectivity

Lugarno Peakhurst
Connectivity score 90/100 86/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
2,123 premises
 39%
5,710 premises

Climate

Lugarno Peakhurst
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)

Lugarno Peakhurst
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 Peakhurst
Average residential rate $1,381/yr
same for both
Council Georges River
same for both

Federal electorate

Lugarno Peakhurst
Division Banks
same for both
Member Zhi Soon
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lugarno Peakhurst
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

Peakhurst

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Townhouses Urban

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