Tarana vs Mount Lambie
Tarana is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 55 in Mount Lambie. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tarana, about half of households are people living alone. In Mount Lambie, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Lambie 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
- Tarana carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 78/100)
- Mount Lambie is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 51%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Mount Lambie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (147 min vs 168 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (167.7 km vs 180 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tarana
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 78/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tarana
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.4% vs -14.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tarana and Mount Lambie 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
Tarana has more residents (187 vs 65); Mount Lambie skews older (55 vs 48).
| Tarana | Mount Lambie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 187 +65% vs other | 65 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.4% | -14.5% |
| Median age | 48 | 55 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr | $97,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk | $295/wk +5% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
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 (4.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tarana | Mount Lambie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $890,000 | $855,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,010,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Tarana | Mount Lambie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 90% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 10% |
| Environmental | 5% | 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
| Tarana | Mount Lambie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 21 across Oberon | 55 across Lithgow |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% | +0% |
Ranking within NSW
| Tarana | Mount Lambie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 64% of NSW same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 74% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
Liveability
| Tarana | Mount Lambie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Mount Lambie carries more crime risk (78 vs 13).
| Tarana | Mount Lambie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 23/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Crime | Low 13/100 | High 78/100 |
| 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
| Tarana | Mount Lambie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Tarana | Mount Lambie | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 17 | 7 |
Mobility
Tarana sits further from the CBD (180 km vs 167.7 km).
| Tarana | Mount Lambie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 180 km +7% vs other | 167.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 168 min | 147 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2787 | 0.5% postcode 2790 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2787 | 36 postcode 2790 |
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 (88.9%).
Setting
| Tarana | Mount Lambie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 785 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,128 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tarana | Mount Lambie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 77 premises | 0% 30 premises |
Climate
| Tarana | Mount Lambie | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 738 mm | 1,147 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 23.8°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 3.2°C |
Council rates
| Tarana | Mount Lambie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $975/yr | $1,150/yr |
| Council | Oberon | Lithgow |
Federal electorate
| Tarana | Mount Lambie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tarana | Mount Lambie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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