Mount Lambie vs Wallerawang

Wallerawang is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 55 in Mount Lambie. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Lambie, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Lambie: a median of $855,000, against $588,000 in Wallerawang, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mount Lambie tends to suit couples, while Wallerawang suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Mount Lambie is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 59%)
  • Wallerawang has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Wallerawang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($588,000 vs $855,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wallerawang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (162.7 km vs 167.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Wallerawang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.0% vs -14.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
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.

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
Walkability 5 / 5
Mount Lambie — Walkability: 5/100 Wallerawang — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 22 / 26
Mount Lambie — Safety: 22/100 Wallerawang — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 80 / 70
Mount Lambie — Low fire risk: 80/100 Wallerawang — Low fire risk: 70/100

Demographics

Wallerawang has more residents (2,019 vs 65); Mount Lambie skews older (55 vs 39).

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
Population 65 2,019
+3006% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.5% +2.0%
Median age 55 39
Median household income $97,448/yr
+24% vs other
 $74,048/yr
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+7% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
0-4 — / 5.8%
Mount Lambie — 0-4: not among its largest Wallerawang — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 18.5% / 15.6%
Mount Lambie — 5-14: 18.5% Wallerawang — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 — / 6.2%
Mount Lambie — 15-19: not among its largest Wallerawang — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 — / 4.9%
Mount Lambie — 20-24: not among its largest Wallerawang — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 — / 11.8%
Mount Lambie — 25-34: not among its largest Wallerawang — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 7.7% / 11.2%
Mount Lambie — 35-44: 7.7% Wallerawang — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 18.5% / 12.0%
Mount Lambie — 45-54: 18.5% Wallerawang — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 24.6% / 14.1%
Mount Lambie — 55-64: 24.6% Wallerawang — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 9.2% / 11.9%
Mount Lambie — 65-74: 9.2% Wallerawang — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 — / 4.8%
Mount Lambie — 75-84: not among its largest Wallerawang — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 7.7% / 1.3%
Mount Lambie — 85+: 7.7% Wallerawang — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Lambie 100.0% couple families
Mount Lambie — Couple Families: 100.0% Mount Lambie — Lone Person: 0.0% Mount Lambie — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mount Lambie — Group Household: 0.0% Mount Lambie — Other Families: 0.0%
Wallerawang 40.4% couple families
Wallerawang — Couple Families: 40.4% Wallerawang — Lone Person: 34.9% Wallerawang — One Parent Families: 18.2% Wallerawang — Group Household: 4.2% Wallerawang — Other Families: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Lambie 0.0% renting
Mount Lambie — Owned Outright: 30.8% Mount Lambie — Mortgage: 69.2% Mount Lambie — Renting: 0.0%
Wallerawang 26.0% renting
Wallerawang — Owned Outright: 35.8% Wallerawang — Mortgage: 38.2% Wallerawang — Renting: 26.0%
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.

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
New Zealand 4.6% / 0.7%
Mount Lambie — New Zealand: 4.6% Wallerawang — New Zealand: 0.7%
England — / 1.1%
Mount Lambie — England: not among its largest Wallerawang — England: 1.1%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Mount Lambie — Scotland: not among its largest Wallerawang — Scotland: 0.5%
India — / 0.5%
Mount Lambie — India: not among its largest Wallerawang — India: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.5%
Mount Lambie — Germany: not among its largest Wallerawang — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

Qualifications

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

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
Certificate III & IV 15.4% / 21.4%
Mount Lambie — Certificate III & IV: 15.4% Wallerawang — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 4.9%
Mount Lambie — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% Wallerawang — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.6% / 1.0%
Mount Lambie — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6% Wallerawang — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.6%
Mount Lambie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Wallerawang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Mount Lambie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wallerawang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Lambie 100.0% houses
Mount Lambie — Houses: 100.0% Mount Lambie — Townhouses: 0.0% Mount Lambie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wallerawang 94.0% houses
Wallerawang — Houses: 94.0% Wallerawang — Townhouses: 3.6% Wallerawang — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
Median house price $855,000 $588,000
Median unit price — $379,000
Median land price — $562,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 47 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Lambie has more rural and farming land (90% vs 75%).

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
Rural and farming 90% 75%
Infrastructure and transport 10% 11%
Environmental 0% 6%
Residential 0% 5%
Industrial 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

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
New dwellings approved 55
across Lithgow
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
Houses — 4.1%
$500/wk on $635K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
House price Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Income Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 77% of NSW

Liveability

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
Grade — D
Score — 24/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Wallerawang carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 20).

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Low
30/100
Crime High
78/100
 High
74/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Lambie

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

Schools in Wallerawang

  • Wallerawang Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 9
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 7 15

Mobility

Mount Lambie sits further from the CBD (167.7 km vs 162.7 km).

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
Walkability score 5/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 167.7 km
+3% vs other
 162.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 147 min 146 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2790
 0.2%
postcode 2845
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2790
 48
postcode 2845

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.

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
Car (driver) 88.9% / 82.3%
Mount Lambie — Car (driver): 88.9% Wallerawang — Car (driver): 82.3%
Worked from Home 11.1% / 10.2%
Mount Lambie — Worked from Home: 11.1% Wallerawang — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Car (passenger) — / 4.8%
Mount Lambie — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wallerawang — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only — / 2.7%
Mount Lambie — Walked Only: not among its largest Wallerawang — Walked Only: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.9%).

Setting

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
Elevation 1,128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 930 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
Connectivity score 30/100 72/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 48%
952 premises

Climate

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
Annual rainfall 1,147 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
Average residential rate $1,150/yr
same for both
Council Lithgow
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Lambie Wallerawang
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Lambie

Rural

Wallerawang

Acreage Affordable River

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Mount Lambie

Mount Lambie vs Meadow Flat Mount Lambie vs Tarana Mount Lambie vs Rydal Mount Lambie vs Sodwalls

Other comparisons with Wallerawang

Wallerawang vs Portland Wallerawang vs Bowenfels Wallerawang vs Marrangaroo Wallerawang vs Lidsdale Wallerawang vs Meadow Flat Wallerawang vs Rydal
Full data on Mount Lambie Full data on Wallerawang
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or