Lawson NSW 2783
Lawson sits 88 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 1 hour 15 minutes by car. Census data records 2,651 residents with a median age of 45 and a median household income of $78,988 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population grew 1.4% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $387 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,849. The area shows high bushfire risk. Of 3 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Lawson a good suburb?
Lawson scores a C (47/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
3 schools · 1 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 72/100 · 88 km · 74 min drive to Sydney
Around the state median
Median $885K
High bushfire risk
Fire 96/100 · Crime 47/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 45 · 2,651 residents
Liveability Rating
47 / 100 · Ranked #813 in NSWEach bar is Lawson's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Lawson?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
47 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataLawson's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $885,000, about 9% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$885,258
Based on 100 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 23 days — median across 26 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 12 sales $748K
- 3 bed 48 sales $881K
- 4 bed 26 sales $962K
- 5 bed 7 sales $1.1M
Land
$1,100,000
Based on 10 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Lawson are currently listed at around $826,000 on average. Based on 6 houses listed in the past six months.
$826K
6 houses listed in the last 6 months.
6 of the suburb's 1,083 dwellings (0.6%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Lawson rent for around $650 a week on average, based on 7 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$650/wk
7 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
9 rentals advertised against an estimated 198 rented homes (4.5%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- All rentals
- $630/wk
- 16 bonds
- +36% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2783 (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.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$650/week ($34,000 a year) on a $826,000 median
Based on a small sample (6 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Lawson safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Lawson sits in the moderate band, with 84 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 18% on the prior year.
84 offences
18.4% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20257 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
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
Blue Mountains City Council has published 5 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
- Bullaburra to Linden Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan 2021
- Hazelbrook Creek and Woodford Creek Catchment FRMS&P 2018
- Lapstone, South Glenbrook and South Blaxland Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan 2015
- South Leura Floodplain Risk Management Study & Plan 2008
- South Leura Flood Study; South Leura Floodplain Management Study & Plan Draft 2005
Schools
Three schools serve Lawson, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Blacktown Youth College - Lawson Campus leads the pack.
- • 311 students across 2 schools (avg 156)
- • Sectors: 1 Independent, 1 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 832-1076, median 1000 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Lawson Public School (196 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
Lawson is very walkable on foot — at 72/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Lawson.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 15.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 10.3 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 3.5 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 22.8 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 30 min wait
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 Lawson.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 1%
- Premises covered
- 1,414
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
Blue Mountains: council population
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
The ABS scores 7 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Lawson is home to about 2,700 residents, with a median age of 45, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $79,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
2,651
Median Age
45
Median Household Income
$78,988/yr
Census Median Rent
$387/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,849/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$38,064/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.0%
Total Dwellings
1,083
Owner-Occupier Rate
81.7%
Houses
94.1%
Rental Stress
25.5%
Mortgage Stress
28.1%
Work From Home
41.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
10 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 15 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 194 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 79.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 91.0%
- Employment Rate
- 57.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 48.4%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
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.
24 residents (0.9%) 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.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,518 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.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
6% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (77 of 1,273).
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.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 881 people work here; 1,273 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (0.7 per resident). At least 30% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,080 a year through Blue Mountains based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Environmental 72%
- Residential 7%
- Parks and recreation 6%
- Industrial 6%
- Infrastructure and transport 4%
- Other and special use 4%
- Zones under 1% 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: Blue Mountains
In the year to August 2026, 123 new dwellings were approved across Blue Mountains. That mix is 109 houses and 14 units. Approvals are up 13.6% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Deerubbin 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
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 7.2 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 3 days exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 16.3 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.6 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 2 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Penrith monitoring station, 24.9 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Katoomba (Farnells Rd), 12.9 kmHigh rainfall — warm summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 714 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Near high-voltage lines
- 5.7% of addresses
- 105 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 1,496 mm
- 122 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 23.6°C
- 1 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 3.7°C
- 9 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.
EV adoption
In postcode 2783, 31 of 2,226 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.3% (95 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2783, 538 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,170 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 46 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.
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).
Mortgage repayments
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.
At $885,258 this is $285,258 above the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
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
Currently held by Susan Templeman Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Susan Templeman | 57.7% | 42.3% | +1.4 |
| 2022 | Susan Templeman | 57.8% | 42.2% | -7.6 |
| 2019 | Susan Templeman | 50.2% | 49.8% | +2.0 |
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
Currently held by Trish Doyle Labor
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Trish Doyle ALP | 71.9% |
| 2019 | Trish Doyle ALP | 64.9% |
| 2015 | Trish Doyle ALP | 58.1% |
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.
Looking at a specific address in Lawson?
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Lawson
Is Lawson a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Lawson is moderate (47/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Lawson?
Lawson has a high recorded bushfire history (96/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Lawson a good place to live?
Lawson has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (47/100), 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 Lawson?
Lawson, NSW had a population of 2,651 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Lawson, NSW?
The postcode for Lawson, NSW is 2783.
How far is Lawson from Sydney?
Lawson is 88 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 74 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Lawson?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Lawson was $78,988 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 Lawson?
The median advertised rent in Lawson is $650 a week for houses (7 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Lawson?
The median age of residents in Lawson was 45 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Lawson at risk of bushfire?
Lawson has a high recorded bushfire history (96/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Lawson?
There are 3 schools inside the Lawson boundary: 1 above, 1 at, and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Lawson walkable?
Lawson scores 72/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. 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 Lawson?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Lawson (Penrith) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 7.2 µg/m³ and PM10 of 16.3 µg/m³. That puts Lawson 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 Lawson?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Lawson, Katoomba (Farnells Rd) (12.9 km away), summer days average 23.6°C, winter nights 3.7°C, 1,496 mm of rain a year over 122 rainy days, and 1 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Lawson?
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 Lawson belong to?
Lawson sits within the Blue Mountains local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Lawson?
The average residential rates bill through Blue Mountains is $2,080 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Lawson?
Across Blue Mountains, 123 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 13.6% 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 Lawson in?
Lawson sits within the federal Division of Macquarie, currently held by Susan Templeman (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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