Tocumwal vs Lalalty
Lalalty is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 59 in Tocumwal. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tocumwal, about half of households are people living alone. In Lalalty, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Tocumwal tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Lalalty suits families with children and 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
- Tocumwal has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- Lalalty carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 65/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tocumwal
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 36%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Lalalty
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 23%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Lalalty
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (674 km vs 703.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (428 min vs 446 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Tocumwal has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 10%)
- Lalalty carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 65/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tocumwal
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.7% vs -8.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tocumwal and Lalalty 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
Tocumwal has more residents (2,862 vs 88); Tocumwal skews older (59 vs 30).
| Tocumwal | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,862 +97% vs other | 88 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.7% | -8.3% |
| Median age | 59 | 30 |
| Median household income | $55,484/yr | $71,500/yr +29% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).
Property market
| Tocumwal | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $490,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $247,500 | — |
| Median land price | $242,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 80 days from 26 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Tocumwal | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 100% |
| Environmental | 3% | 0% |
| Industrial | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Tocumwal | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 42 across Berrigan same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -60% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Tocumwal | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.9% $500/wk on $671K | — |
| Units | 3.8% $300/wk on $410K | — |
Ranking within NSW
| Tocumwal | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 16% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 18% of NSW | Higher than 20% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 70% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 8% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 67% of NSW | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 17% of NSW | — |
Liveability
| Tocumwal | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 26/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Tocumwal carries more crime risk (65 vs 0).
| Tocumwal | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 25/100 | Low 28/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 65/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Tocumwal | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Tocumwal
- Tocumwal Public School Government · Primary above peers
- Sacred Heart Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
Schools in Lalalty
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Tocumwal | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 8 | 1 |
Mobility
Tocumwal sits further from the CBD (703.3 km vs 674 km).
| Tocumwal | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 703.3 km +4% vs other | 674 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 446 min | 428 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2714 | 0.1% postcode 3644 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 2714 | 56 postcode 3644 |
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 (78.4%).
Setting
| Tocumwal | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 108 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 116 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tocumwal | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 62/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 31% 1,746 premises | 0% 41 premises |
Climate
| Tocumwal | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 458 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Tocumwal | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $867/yr same for both | |
| Council | Berrigan same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tocumwal | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tocumwal | Lalalty | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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