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Lavington vs Wagga Wagga Surrounds
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 92 km apart · Lavington profile · Wagga Wagga Surrounds profile
Lavington Wagga Wagga Surrounds
Wagga Wagga Surrounds and Lavington are two distinct New South Wales areas with very different layouts. Lavington is a very walkable area where 82.7% of homes are in a 15-minute-city walkshed and 90.5% are within a 10-minute walk of public transport. In contrast, Wagga Wagga Surrounds is mostly car-dependent, with far more large homes—86.5% have three or more bedrooms compared to 67.4% in Lavington. There are also notable financial differences; 17.8% of households in Wagga Wagga Surrounds earn $3,000 or more a week, while only 7.8% do so in Lavington.
Since 2011, the gaps between these two places have grown in several areas. The difference in high-income households has widened to 10 percentage points, and the gap in rental rates has increased to 19.2 percentage points. Despite these shifts, they share a similar proportion of First Nations people, at about 4.7% to 4.8%, and both have nearly identical numbers of public transport stops.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 13,922
- First area, 2016: 14,468
- First area, 2021: 15,665
- Second area, 2011: 13,987
- Second area, 2016: 14,814
- Second area, 2021: 17,788
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 36 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Lavington: 0.8% males, 1.6% females; 85+ in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Lavington: 1.2% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 0.9% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Lavington: 1.8% males, 2.3% females; 75–79 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 1.5% males, 1.3% females
- 70–74 in Lavington: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 70–74 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 2.3% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in Lavington: 2.9% males, 3.5% females; 65–69 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 2.9% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Lavington: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 60–64 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 55–59 in Lavington: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Lavington: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Lavington: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Lavington: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 35–39 in Lavington: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 2.9% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Lavington: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 30–34 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 25–29 in Lavington: 3.6% males, 3.5% females; 25–29 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 20–24 in Lavington: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 20–24 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 3.8% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Lavington: 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 15–19 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 4.0% males, 3.4% females
- 10–14 in Lavington: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 3.6% males, 3.7% females
- 5–9 in Lavington: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 3.6% males, 3.5% females
- 0–4 in Lavington: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 0–4 in Wagga Wagga Surrounds: 3.4% males, 3.5% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $492
- First area, 2016: $537
- First area, 2021: $647
- Second area, 2011: $544
- Second area, 2016: $687
- Second area, 2021: $856
- First area, 2011: $841
- First area, 2016: $934
- First area, 2021: $1,138
- Second area, 2011: $1,030
- Second area, 2016: $1,348
- Second area, 2021: $1,748
- First area, 2011: $1,111
- First area, 2016: $1,242
- First area, 2021: $1,522
- Second area, 2011: $1,260
- Second area, 2016: $1,577
- Second area, 2021: $2,056
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.2
- First area, 2016: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $180
- First area, 2016: $210
- First area, 2021: $250
- Second area, 2011: $150
- Second area, 2016: $200
- Second area, 2021: $280
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,300
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,490
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lavington vs Wagga Wagga Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/109011176/lavington/vs/113031271/wagga-wagga-surrounds