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Lawson NSW 2783

1,879 addresses · 73 streets

Macquarie Electorate › Blue Mountains LGA › Lawson · 74 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Lawson is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,651 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,519 a week, with median rent near $387 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

2,651Population
45Median age
$1,519Median household income / wk
$387Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lawson itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Lawson, 250 m north-west · Airport: Western Sydney International Airport, 31.8 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 64.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lawson

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

Tree cover measures, Lawson NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202064.8%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201965.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202190.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 59.9%

Population by age in Lawson
Population by age, Lawson NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4133
5-14299
15-19174
20-24123
25-34254
35-44336
45-54377
55-64467
65-74323
75-84127
85+40
Dwelling types in Lawson
Dwelling types, Lawson NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,019
Townhouse12
Apartment46
Other4
Households by weekly income in Lawson
Households by weekly income, Lawson NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650206
$650-1,499290
$1,500-2,999325
$3,000+188
Top ancestries in Lawson
Top ancestries, Lawson NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,218
Australian1,045
Scottish369
Irish363
Other252
German139
Housing tenure in Lawson
Housing tenure, Lawson NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned400
Mortgage468
Rented194
Other10
Cars per household in Lawson
Cars per household, Lawson NSW (ABS Census 2021)
065
1450
2356
3131
4+66
Commute to work in Lawson
Commute to work, Lawson NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car544
Train26
Bus0
Tram/ferry3
Walked20
Bicycle7
Home426
Top countries of birth in Lawson
Top countries of birth, Lawson NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England150
New Zealand49
Germany20
Philippines19
United States18
Scotland13
Languages used at home in Lawson
Languages used at home, Lawson NSW (ABS Census 2021)
German13
Spanish13
Cantonese10
Polish10
Filipino9
Thai9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

71,862 bird observations recorded near Lawson — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lawson

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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Image — Clytemnestra (talk) 08:05, 14 March 2011 (UTC) · CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons).