Luskintyre vs Lambs Valley

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lambs Valley: a median of $1.48 million, against $550,000 in Luskintyre. On these figures, Luskintyre tends to suit 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

Luskintyre

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 73%)

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

First-home buyers

Luskintyre

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($550,000 vs $1,480,000)

Weighs house 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

Luskintyre

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (129 min vs 140 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (181 km vs 193.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

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

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Luskintyre

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.0% vs -5.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
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.

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
Walkability 16 / 14
Luskintyre — Walkability: 16/100 Lambs Valley — Walkability: 14/100
Low fire risk 60 / 79
Luskintyre — Low fire risk: 60/100 Lambs Valley — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Lambs Valley has more residents (347 vs 216); Luskintyre has higher household incomes ($131,872 vs $119,548).

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
Population 216 347
+61% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.0% -5.4%
Median age 40 41
Median household income $131,872/yr
+9% vs other
 $119,548/yr
Median weekly rent $390/wk $400/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
0-4 5.6% / 4.6%
Luskintyre — 0-4: 5.6% Lambs Valley — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 14.4% / 14.7%
Luskintyre — 5-14: 14.4% Lambs Valley — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 6.0% / 7.8%
Luskintyre — 15-19: 6.0% Lambs Valley — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 9.7% / 6.6%
Luskintyre — 20-24: 9.7% Lambs Valley — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 6.0% / 6.1%
Luskintyre — 25-34: 6.0% Lambs Valley — 25-34: 6.1%
35-44 15.7% / 14.4%
Luskintyre — 35-44: 15.7% Lambs Valley — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 14.4% / 16.7%
Luskintyre — 45-54: 14.4% Lambs Valley — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 13.9% / 14.4%
Luskintyre — 55-64: 13.9% Lambs Valley — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 8.8% / 11.5%
Luskintyre — 65-74: 8.8% Lambs Valley — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 6.9% / 1.7%
Luskintyre — 75-84: 6.9% Lambs Valley — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ — / 1.2%
Luskintyre — 85+: not among its largest Lambs Valley — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Luskintyre 66.7% couple families
Luskintyre — Couple Families: 66.7% Luskintyre — Lone Person: 13.0% Luskintyre — One Parent Families: 14.8% Luskintyre — Group Household: 5.6%
Lambs Valley 61.5% couple families
Lambs Valley — Couple Families: 61.5% Lambs Valley — Lone Person: 19.2% Lambs Valley — One Parent Families: 11.5% Lambs Valley — Group Household: 7.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Luskintyre 9.7% renting
Luskintyre — Owned Outright: 45.2% Luskintyre — Mortgage: 45.2% Luskintyre — Renting: 9.7%
Lambs Valley 4.0% renting
Lambs Valley — Owned Outright: 45.5% Lambs Valley — Mortgage: 50.5% Lambs Valley — Renting: 4.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
England 2.3% / 2.0%
Luskintyre — England: 2.3% Lambs Valley — England: 2.0%
Germany — / 1.4%
Luskintyre — Germany: not among its largest Lambs Valley — Germany: 1.4%
South Africa — / 0.9%
Luskintyre — South Africa: not among its largest Lambs Valley — South Africa: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Luskintyre — Scotland: not among its largest Lambs Valley — Scotland: 0.9%
France — / 0.9%
Luskintyre — France: not among its largest Lambs Valley — France: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Qualifications

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

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 18.2%
Luskintyre — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Lambs Valley — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 12.1%
Luskintyre — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Lambs Valley — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 7.5%
Luskintyre — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Lambs Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 3.2%
Luskintyre — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Lambs Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / —
Luskintyre — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Lambs Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Luskintyre 100.0% houses
Luskintyre — Houses: 100.0%
Lambs Valley 100.0% houses
Lambs Valley — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
Median house price $550,000 $1,480,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $950,000

Zoning mix

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
Rural and farming 96% 100%
Environmental 4% 0%
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

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
New dwellings approved 1,413
across Maitland
 121
across Singleton
Approvals change year on year +20% +46%

Ranking within NSW

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
House price Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Income Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW

Liveability

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Luskintyre carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 21).

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 —
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

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
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

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Lambs Valley sits further from the CBD (193.1 km vs 181 km).

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
Walkability score 16/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 181 km 193.1 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 129 min 140 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2321
 0.3%
postcode 2335
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2321
 82
postcode 2335

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.

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
Car (driver) 62.8% / 71.7%
Luskintyre — Car (driver): 62.8% Lambs Valley — Car (driver): 71.7%
Worked from Home 28.7% / 25.2%
Luskintyre — Worked from Home: 28.7% Lambs Valley — Worked from Home: 25.2%
Walked Only 8.5% / —
Luskintyre — Walked Only: 8.5% Lambs Valley — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 3.1%
Luskintyre — Car (passenger): not among its largest Lambs Valley — Car (passenger): 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).

Setting

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.5 km 41.2 km

NBN connectivity

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
Connectivity score 30/100 24/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
77 premises
 0%
107 premises

Climate

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
Annual rainfall 996 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
Average residential rate $1,908/yr $1,287/yr
Council Maitland Singleton

Federal electorate

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
Division Lyne Hunter
Member Alison Penfold Dan Repacholi
Party The Nationals Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Luskintyre Lambs Valley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Luskintyre

Affordable Rural

Lambs Valley

Rural

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