Mowbray Park vs Lakesland
Lakesland is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Mowbray Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Mowbray Park tends to suit couples.
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
- Mowbray Park is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 87%)
- Lakesland carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mowbray Park
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($520/wk vs $620/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Mowbray Park
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (77 min vs 112 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (89.6 km vs 99.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lakesland
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 71/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 10%)
- But Mowbray Park is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lakesland
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.5% vs -3.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mowbray Park and Lakesland drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Lakesland has more residents (499 vs 94); Lakesland rents higher ($620/wk vs $520/wk).
| Mowbray Park | Lakesland | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 94 | 499 +431% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.1% | +15.5% |
| Median age | 46 | 41 |
| Median household income | $134,316/yr +5% vs other | $127,608/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $520/wk | $620/wk +19% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mowbray Park | Lakesland | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,900,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Lakesland has more land zoned for conservation (80% vs 0%); Mowbray Park has more rural and farming land (99% vs 20%).
| Mowbray Park | Lakesland | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 20% |
| Environmental | 0% | 80% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 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
| Mowbray Park | Lakesland | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,338 across Wollondilly same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +92% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mowbray Park | Lakesland | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 90% of NSW | Higher than 88% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 67% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
Liveability
Mowbray Park is more walkable (16 vs 0).
| Mowbray Park | Lakesland | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Lakesland carries more bushfire risk (91 vs 0); Mowbray Park carries more crime risk (71 vs 21).
| Mowbray Park | Lakesland | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | High 91/100 |
| Crime | High 71/100 | Low 21/100 |
| 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
| Mowbray Park | Lakesland | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mowbray Park | Lakesland | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 11 |
Mobility
Lakesland sits further from the CBD (99.2 km vs 89.6 km).
| Mowbray Park | Lakesland | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 16/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 89.6 km | 99.2 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 77 min | 112 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 2571 | 0.6% postcode 2572 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 75 postcode 2571 | 50 postcode 2572 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.5%).
Setting
| Mowbray Park | Lakesland | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 346 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 447 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 39.1 km | 42.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mowbray Park | Lakesland | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 32 premises | 0% 122 premises |
Climate
| Mowbray Park | Lakesland | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 817 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.2°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Mowbray Park | Lakesland | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 12.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.11 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Mowbray Park | Lakesland | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,099/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wollondilly same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mowbray Park | Lakesland | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hume same for both | |
| Member | Angus Taylor same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mowbray Park | Lakesland | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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