Ellis Lane NSW 2570

Ellis Lane sits 76 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 1 hour 5 minutes by car. Census data records 852 residents with a median age of 44 and a median household income of $117,988 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $428 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,370. Ellis Lane is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

Is Ellis Lane a good suburb?

Ellis Lane scores a B (68/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety and community, weaker on transit and prices.

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 18/100 · 76.4 km · 65 min drive to Sydney

Prices

Above the state median

Median $2.2M · Pricier than 85% of NSW

Safety

Low all-round risk

Fire 0/100 · Crime 12/100

Community

Very advantaged

SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 44 · 852 residents

B

Liveability Rating

68 / 100 · Ranked #352 in NSW

Each bar is Ellis Lane's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
no schools mapped
Safety
99
Bushfire None · Crime Low

No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.

Socio-economic
66
Very advantaged
Walkability
24
Very car-dependent
CBD access
59
76.4 km · 65 min drive to Sydney
How it's calculated: Safety rank 99 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 66 × 25% + Walkability rank 24 × 15% + CBD access rank 59 × 10% = 68 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Ellis Lane's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $2.2 million, about 3% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$2,202,500

Pricier than 85% of NSW
↑ +2.8% year-on-year

Based on 16 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 109 days — median across 5 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 4 bed 7 sales $2.06M

Land

$2,420,000

Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$700/wk
59 bonds
+35% since 2021
2-bed units
$530/wk
19 bonds
+39% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2570 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

104 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2570.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Short-Stay Rentals

No active Airbnb listings (1 listed without a review in the past year).

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Is Ellis Lane safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Ellis Lane sits in the low band, with 4 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 56% on the prior year.

4 offences

55.6% since 2024
Harassment & Stalking 1 (25.0%)
Property Damage 1 (25.0%)
Weapons Offences 1 (25.0%)
Sexual Offences 1 (25.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Ellis Lane killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Camden Council has published 6 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 6 on the portal

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Walkability

Ellis Lane is very car-dependent on foot — at 18/100, nearly all errands require a car.

18
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km 48
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 80

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Ellis Lane.

21
out of 100
Bottom 5% in NSW
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
3.8 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
0.7 arrivals/hr
Saturday
0.0 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1.5 min
Span of service
9.2 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Ellis Lane.

76
connectivity score / 100
Top 14% in NSW
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
58%
Premises covered
292
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 58%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 39%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 3%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
3 in suburb
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Camden: council population

The whole council area, not just Ellis Lane · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
146,483
+3.7% in a year
Change
+5,225
people since 2024
Density
727
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+1,684
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+3,030
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+511
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
9/10
8/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
10/10
10/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
7/10
6/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Ellis Lane is home to 852 residents, with a median age of 44, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $118,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.3%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

852

0.6% since 2016

Median Age

44

7.3% since 2016

Median Household Income

$117,988/yr

3.7% since 2016
Top 17% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$428/wk

4.9% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,370/mo

5.7% since 2016

Avg Household Size

3.1

3.1% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$45,500/yr

3.9% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

21.4% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

2.3%

59.6% since 2016

Total Dwellings

265

1.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

95.7%

1.3% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

18.9%

1.0% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

24.1%

2.0% since 2016

Work From Home

38.0%

347.1% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 265 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 127 (50.0%)
Mortgage 116 (45.7%)
Renting 11 (4.3%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
81.8%
English Spoken at Home
87.9%
Employment Rate
56.2%
14.5% since 2016
Completed Year 12
35.9%

Occupations

Managers 77 (20.1%)
Professionals 69 (18.0%)
Clerical & Administrative 63 (16.4%)
Technicians & Trades 51 (13.3%)
Community & Personal Service 32 (8.4%)
Labourers 32 (8.4%)
Sales 27 (7.0%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 23 (6.0%)

Religion

Christianity 622 (73.0%)
No Religion 148 (17.4%)
Islam 20 (2.3%)
Buddhism 13 (1.5%)
Sikhism 9 (1.1%)
Other Religions 9 (1.1%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 35 (4.1%)
New Zealand 9 (1.1%)
Italy 8 (0.9%)
Germany 8 (0.9%)
Ireland 8 (0.9%)
Scotland 7 (0.8%)
Vietnam 6 (0.7%)
India 4 (0.5%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 0 (0.0%)
2011-2015 4 (0.5%)
2001-2010 14 (1.6%)
1991-2000 16 (1.9%)
1981-1990 32 (3.8%)
Before 1981 55 (6.5%)

0 residents (0.0%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

Sydney - South West 34 (4.2%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 813 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Italian 6 (0.7%)
Spanish 5 (0.6%)
Punjabi 4 (0.5%)
Vietnamese 4 (0.5%)
Polish 3 (0.4%)

Age Distribution

0-4 39 (4.6%)
5-14 136 (16.0%)
15-19 74 (8.7%)
20-24 44 (5.2%)
25-34 58 (6.8%)
35-44 91 (10.7%)
45-54 131 (15.4%)
55-64 117 (13.7%)
65-74 103 (12.1%)
75-84 58 (6.8%)
85+ 11 (1.3%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 113 (62.1%)
One Parent Families 36 (19.8%)
Lone Person 33 (18.1%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 185 (59.1%)
Worked from Home 119 (38.0%)
Car (passenger) 9 (2.9%)

4% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (17 of 383).

City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.

Education

Certificate III & IV 153 (18.0%)
Bachelor Degree 97 (11.4%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 61 (7.2%)
Postgraduate Degree 23 (2.7%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 21 (2.5%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 35 (13.1%)
2 cars 95 (35.6%)
3 cars 67 (25.1%)
4+ cars 61 (22.8%)

Council Rates

Camden
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,504 a year through Camden based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,504/yr
22% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Ellis Lane's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Residential 62%
  • Rural and farming 36%
  • Infrastructure and transport 1%

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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Camden

The whole council area, not just Ellis Lane · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 1,671 new dwellings were approved across Camden. That mix is 1,378 houses and 293 units. Approvals are down 20.7% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
1,671dwellings
-20.7% YoY
Houses
1,378
detached dwellings
Units
293
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Tharawal Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Air Quality

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 5.1 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³).

PM10 averaged 13.2 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.37 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 1.

From the Camden monitoring station, 1.5 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Camden Airport AWS, 1.2 km

Moderate rainfall — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
36.1 km
Annual rainfall
817 mm
75 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
29.4°C
17 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
4.2°C
14 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

2 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

0.9%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.04% in 2021
+0.3 points this year
Top 24% in NSW

In postcode 2570, 439 of 51,159 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.4% (2,246 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.2%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.04%
2022
0.09%
2023
0.22%
2024
0.55%
2025
0.86%

Rooftop solar

56
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.3 kW each

In postcode 2570, 11,724 rooftop-solar systems totalling 97.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 21,130 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 1,137 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
973
2020
1,356
2021
1,383
2022
1,196
2023
1,213
2024
1,098
2025
1,032
2026
595

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$11,487
Loan amount
$1,762,000
Total interest over 30 years
$2,373,292

1 mortgage broker is registered in this suburb, 56 across postcode 2570.

Deposit
$440,500
Stamp duty
$102,424
Cash needed at settlement
$542,924

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Hume

Currently held by Angus Taylor Liberal

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Angus Taylor 41.9% 58.1% -1.2
2022 Angus Taylor 42.3% 57.7% -5.3
2019 Angus Taylor 37.0% 63.0% +2.8

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Camden District

Currently held by Sally Quinnell Labor

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Sally Quinnell ALP 53.0%
2019 Peter Sidgreaves LP 57.6%
2015 Chris Patterson LP 68.3%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Ellis Lane

Is Ellis Lane a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Ellis Lane is low (12/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Ellis Lane?

Ellis Lane has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Ellis Lane a good place to live?

Ellis Lane has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (68/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of Ellis Lane?

Ellis Lane, NSW had a population of 852 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Ellis Lane, NSW?

The postcode for Ellis Lane, NSW is 2570.

How far is Ellis Lane from Sydney?

Ellis Lane is 76 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 65 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Ellis Lane?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Ellis Lane was $117,988 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Ellis Lane?

There are too few current rental listings in Ellis Lane for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $428, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Ellis Lane?

The median age of residents in Ellis Lane was 44 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Ellis Lane walkable?

Ellis Lane scores 18/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the air quality in Ellis Lane?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Ellis Lane (Camden) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.1 µg/m³ and PM10 of 13.2 µg/m³. That puts Ellis Lane below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Ellis Lane?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Ellis Lane, Camden Airport AWS (1.2 km away), summer days average 29.4°C, winter nights 4.2°C, 817 mm of rain a year over 75 rainy days, and 17 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Ellis Lane?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Ellis Lane belong to?

Ellis Lane sits within the Camden local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Ellis Lane?

The average residential rates bill through Camden is $1,504 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Ellis Lane?

Across Camden, 1,671 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 20.7% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Ellis Lane in?

Ellis Lane sits within the federal Division of Hume, currently held by Angus Taylor (Liberal).

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