Lakesland NSW 2572
226 addresses · 20 streets
Hume Electorate › Wollondilly LGA › Lakesland · 71 km from Sydney
Living Here
Lakesland is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 499 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,454 a week, with median rent near $620 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lakesland itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 vet
1 golf club
1 dog park
1 place to stay
Getting around. Train station: Picton, 8.3 km east · Railway halt: Couridjah, 7.6 km south · Airport: Camden Airport, 20.6 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 86.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 86.4% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 91.7% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 94.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.7% · Labour-force participation 60.5%
Population by age in Lakesland
| 0-4 | 18 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 77 |
| 15-19 | 36 |
| 20-24 | 38 |
| 25-34 | 52 |
| 35-44 | 58 |
| 45-54 | 86 |
| 55-64 | 59 |
| 65-74 | 42 |
| 75-84 | 27 |
| 85+ | 7 |
Dwelling types in Lakesland
| House | 143 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Lakesland
| <$650 | 15 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 23 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 32 |
| $3,000+ | 52 |
Top ancestries in Lakesland
| English | 189 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 179 |
| Ancestry NS | 48 |
| Other | 42 |
| Irish | 38 |
| Scottish | 32 |
Housing tenure in Lakesland
| Owned | 59 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 61 |
| Rented | 15 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Lakesland
| 0 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 16 |
| 2 | 54 |
| 3 | 26 |
| 4+ | 40 |
Commute to work in Lakesland
| Car | 121 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 64 |
Top countries of birth in Lakesland
| England | 21 |
|---|---|
| Lebanon | 9 |
| Wales | 6 |
| Iraq | 5 |
| Germany | 3 |
Languages used at home in Lakesland
| Arabic | 14 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 7 |
| Croatian | 6 |
| German | 5 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,173 bird observations recorded near Lakesland — most often seen:
- Eastern Rosella (74)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (74)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (70)
- Eastern Spinebill (69)
- Australian Magpie (57)
- Laughing Kookaburra (56)
- Pied Currawong (54)
- Crimson Rosella (43)
- Galah (43)
- Magpie-lark (42)
- Australian Wood Duck (41)
- Noisy Miner (39)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (36)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Lakesland
- Tawny Frogmouth (36)
- Australian King-parrot (34)
- Brown Thornbill (34)
- Grey Fantail (33)
- White-throated Treecreeper (32)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (31)
- South-eastern Glossy Black-cockatoo (31)
- Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (31)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (28)
- Spotted Pardalote (26)
- Crested Pigeon (25)
- Welcome Swallow (25)
- Eastern Whipbird (23)
- Satin Bowerbird (22)
- Superb Fairy-wren (22)
- Birds (21)
- Common Myna (21)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Lakesland:
- Mowbray Park (2.8 km)
- Thirlmere (6 km)
- Picton (7.8 km)
- Couridjah (8 km)
- Tahmoor (8.8 km)
- Belimbla Park (9.5 km)
- Buxton (10 km)
- Beloon (10 km)
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Streets
- Aitken Street (7)
- Alice Lane (4)
- Barkers Lodge Road (3)
- Cherry Road (4)
- Creighton Road (5)
- Fergusson Road (23)
- Kelsalls Road (10)
- Lakesland Road (16)
- Lynne Avenue (9)
- Lyons Road (14)
- Moss Vale Avenue (13)
- Mowbray Park Road (4)
- Nepean Road (6)
- Rockbarton Road (44)
- Ruddocks Road (29)
- Scroggies Road (3)
- Silvermine Road (6)
- Skarrats Lane (13)
- Treelea Grove (5)
- Wombat Road (8)
