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Lakelands NSW 2282

575 addresses · 33 streets

Shortland Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Lakelands · 109 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Lakelands is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,445 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,315 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

1,445Population
43Median age
$2,315Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Warners Bay - Boolaroo statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lakelands itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cardiff, 2.6 km north-east · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 11.6 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs9/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 26.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lakelands

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Lakelands NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202026.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202153.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 68%

Population by age in Lakelands
Population by age, Lakelands NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-459
5-14208
15-19110
20-2479
25-34102
35-44187
45-54214
55-64254
65-74136
75-8482
85+15
Dwelling types in Lakelands
Dwelling types, Lakelands NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House476
Townhouse29
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lakelands
Households by weekly income, Lakelands NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65038
$650-1,499127
$1,500-2,999142
$3,000+171
Top ancestries in Lakelands
Top ancestries, Lakelands NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English621
Australian598
Scottish188
Irish187
Other75
German69
Housing tenure in Lakelands
Housing tenure, Lakelands NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned227
Mortgage220
Rented52
Other3
Cars per household in Lakelands
Cars per household, Lakelands NSW (ABS Census 2021)
05
1132
2214
395
4+58
Commute to work in Lakelands
Commute to work, Lakelands NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car432
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home188
Top countries of birth in Lakelands
Top countries of birth, Lakelands NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England31
New Zealand21
India13
China12
Scotland12
Sri Lanka11
Languages used at home in Lakelands
Languages used at home, Lakelands NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi14
Cantonese13
Mandarin13
German10
Sinhalese9
Nepali8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

62,822 bird observations recorded near Lakelands — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lakelands

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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