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Lawson vs Leura

Name: Lawson vs Leura — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 8.8 km apart · Lawson profile · Leura profile

Lawson Leura

Leura and Lawson (NSW) are neighbouring areas in the Blue Mountains with distinct populations. Leura is a much older community where the typical resident is 55, and 34.3% of people are aged 65 and over. It has a more qualified workforce, with 37.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, and far more people owning their homes outright (47.5%). In contrast, Lawson (NSW) has a younger feel, with a typical age of 45 and a higher share of children under 15 (16.3%). Houses in Lawson (NSW) are more likely to be detached (94.1%) and more convenient for daily needs, as more homes are within a 15-minute walk of schools and groceries.

While these differences are clear, typical weekly personal incomes are very similar in both places, sitting around $750. The two areas also share nearly identical rates of long-term health conditions and people needing help with daily activities. However, some gaps are widening or tightening; for example, the difference in the share of adults working or looking for work remains significant, as this figure is far higher in Lawson (NSW) at 59.9% compared to 48.6% in Leura.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,852 larger in Leura Median age: 10 yrs older in Leura Aged 65+: 16.1 pts higher in Leura Participation: 11.3 pts higher in Lawson Unpaid child care: 9.4 pts higher in Lawson

Demographics & Identity

Population in Lawson in Leura +1,852 larger in Leura gap widening

2,651 82nd pct 4,503 86th pct

Median age in Lawson in Leura +10 yrs older in Leura gap steady

45 yrs 50th pct 55 yrs 86th pct

Age structure

18.2% Seniors (65+) +16.1 pts ▸ 34.3%

31.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.3 pts 29.3%

22.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +5.8 pts 16.1%

16.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.4 pts 11.9%

11.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.1 pts 8.1%

Marital status

42.7% Married +1.1 pts ▸ 43.8%

36.8% Never married ◂ +4.9 pts 31.9%

12.7% Divorced +0.6 pts ▸ 13.2%

4.2% Widowed +3.5 pts ▸ 7.7%

3.4% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Lawson Leura

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.4% Australia ◂ +8.2 pts 71.2%

5.7% England +1.1 pts ▸ 6.8%

1.8% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.3% China +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

45.9% English ◂ +0.7 pts 45.2%

39.4% Australian ◂ +10.8 pts 28.6%

13.7% Irish +4.4 pts ▸ 18.1%

13.9% Scottish +0.9 pts ▸ 14.8%

5.2% German +0.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.8% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.7% Dutch ◂ +1.0 pts 1.7%

1.5% Chinese +1.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.8% Filipino even 0.7%

0.3% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

91.0% English only ◂ +5.7 pts 85.3%

0.3% Mandarin +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.1% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Arabic even 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.9% No religion ◂ +4.6 pts 49.3%

37.3% Christianity +1.5 pts ▸ 38.8%

4.4% Not stated +2.6 pts ▸ 7.0%

1.9% Buddhism +0.6 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.6% Other religions ◂ +1.0 pts 0.6%

0.4% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.2% Judaism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Lawson in Leura +2.76 more in Lawson

4.63 57th pct 1.87 26th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Lawson in Leura +3 more in Leura

5 73rd pct 8 77th pct

Avg size in Lawson in Leura +109 larger in Leura

199 37th pct 308 49th pct

ICSEA in Lawson in Leura +11 higher in Leura

1,051 79th pct 1,063 82nd pct

Highest year of school

60.4% Year 12 +6.1 pts ▸ 66.5%

23.6% Year 10 ◂ +5.2 pts 18.5%

6.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.7 pts 5.0%

5.8% Year 11 ◂ +1.2 pts 4.6%

Highest qualification level

27.8% Bachelor degree +1.4 pts ▸ 29.2%

26.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +10.7 pts 15.7%

15.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.7 pts ▸ 16.7%

12.4% Postgraduate degree +3.8 pts ▸ 16.2%

5.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%

Field of qualification

16.5% Society & culture +1.2 pts ▸ 17.8%

14.7% Management & commerce +0.7 pts ▸ 15.4%

15.2% Education ◂ +3.9 pts 11.2%

9.5% Health +2.0 pts ▸ 11.5%

10.4% Engineering & related ◂ +3.0 pts 7.4%

7.4% Creative arts +1.2 pts ▸ 8.7%

5.0% Architecture & building +0.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%

3.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.6 pts 2.0%

2.0% Information technology even 2.0%

Income

Personal income in Lawson in Leura +$21 higher in Leura gap widening

$732 46th pct $753 50th pct

Household income in Lawson in Leura +$150 higher in Lawson gap widening

$1,519 49th pct $1,369 38th pct

Family income in Lawson in Leura +$66 higher in Leura gap widening

$1,964 55th pct $2,030 59th pct

Household income distribution

26.8% $650–$1,499 +4.1 pts ▸ 30.9%

30.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.5 pts 24.5%

19.0% Under $650 +1.9 pts ▸ 20.9%

7.9% $4,000 or more +3.8 pts ▸ 11.7%

9.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 8.0%

Personal income distribution

43.4% Under $650 ◂ +1.7 pts 41.7%

31.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.2 pts 29.3%

18.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.5 pts 17.0%

2.3% $3,000 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.1% Arthritis +2.8 pts ▸ 12.9%

12.9% Mental health ◂ +2.4 pts 10.5%

12.7% Other condition ◂ +1.1 pts 11.6%

11.0% Asthma ◂ +2.4 pts 8.6%

5.4% Heart disease +1.0 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.6% Cancer +1.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.6% Diabetes ◂ +0.6 pts 4.0%

2.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 2.7%

0.3% Dementia +1.7 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.8% Stroke +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.7% None ◂ +0.9 pts 57.8%

24.5% One condition ◂ +2.0 pts 22.5%

7.7% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 8.1%

3.7% Three or more +1.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Lawson in Leura +36 larger in Lawson

114 86th pct 78 83rd pct

Median age in Lawson in Leura +15 yrs older in Leura

20 yrs 25th pct 35 yrs 73rd pct

Median income in Lawson in Leura +$26 higher in Lawson

$700 56th pct $674 53rd pct

Household income in Lawson in Leura +$279 higher in Lawson

$1,674 49th pct $1,395 37th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Lawson in Leura +0.3 larger in Lawson gap steady

2.4 43rd pct 2.1 19th pct

Family composition

55.0% Couples with children ◂ +11.2 pts 43.7%

27.3% Couples without children +14.5 pts ▸ 41.8%

16.9% One-parent families ◂ +3.4 pts 13.5%

0.9% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Household size

32.9% 2 people +6.9 pts ▸ 39.7%

30.8% 1 person +6.3 pts ▸ 37.2%

16.8% 3 people ◂ +7.0 pts 9.8%

12.7% 4 people ◂ +3.3 pts 9.4%

5.2% 5 people ◂ +2.5 pts 2.7%

2.4% 6 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 1.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Lawson in Leura +$43 higher in Leura gap widening

$387 79th pct $430 87th pct

Mortgage in Lawson in Leura +$151 higher in Leura gap widening

$1,849 63rd pct $2,000 72nd pct

People / bedroom in Lawson in Leura +0.10 higher in Lawson gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.9% Owned outright +10.5 pts ▸ 47.5%

43.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +15.7 pts 27.5%

17.9% Rented +2.9 pts ▸ 20.8%

0.9% Other tenure +2.0 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.7% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

94.1% Separate house ◂ +10.2 pts 83.9%

1.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +6.8 pts ▸ 7.9%

4.2% Flat or apartment +3.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

0.4% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

46.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.7 pts 43.9%

21.6% 4 bedrooms +0.5 pts ▸ 22.1%

17.5% 2 bedrooms +1.4 pts ▸ 18.9%

8.0% 5 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 7.5%

3.8% 1 bedroom +1.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

61.9% $350–$549 ◂ +3.6 pts 58.2%

20.1% $200–$349 ◂ +5.3 pts 14.8%

11.3% Under $200 ◂ +1.3 pts 10.0%

7.2% $550–$749 +4.0 pts ▸ 11.2%

0.0% $750 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.9 pts 34.2%

28.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.2 pts 23.8%

12.0% $3,000 or more +7.9 pts ▸ 19.8%

19.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.8 pts 17.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Lawson in Leura +46 more in Leura

10 80th pct 56 88th pct

Stops/1k in Lawson in Leura +8.66 more in Leura

3.77 72nd pct 12.44 88th pct

Departures/1k in Lawson in Leura +436.0 more in Leura

250.5 74th pct 686.4 82nd pct

PT routes in Lawson in Leura +5 more in Leura

3 79th pct 8 86th pct

Stop walk in Lawson in Leura +4 longer in Leura

1 0th pct 5 32nd pct

Drive to city in Lawson in Leura +9 longer in Leura

63 46th pct 72 52nd pct

Reach 30 min in Lawson in Leura +17,873 more in Lawson

17,873 72nd pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Lawson in Leura +17,873 more in Lawson

17,873 47th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

40.9% Car (driver) ◂ +7.3 pts 33.6%

33.5% Worked at home +6.5 pts ▸ 40.0%

1.8% Car (passenger) +1.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.6% Walked +1.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.0% Train ◂ +0.8 pts 1.2%

0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.0% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

41.9% 1 vehicle +7.4 pts ▸ 49.3%

33.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.0 pts 32.2%

12.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.1 pts 7.1%

6.1% No vehicle +2.4 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.2% 4 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 3.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.6 pts 15.8%

15.5% Education & training ◂ +0.9 pts 14.5%

6.4% Professional & technical +4.4 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.6 pts 8.1%

9.1% Retail trade ◂ +2.1 pts 7.0%

5.7% Accommodation & food +3.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.8% Construction ◂ +2.6 pts 5.2%

4.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.7 pts 2.7%

3.8% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

1.8% Arts & recreation +2.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.6% Other services ◂ +1.1 pts 2.5%

3.5% Administrative & support ◂ +0.6 pts 2.9%

Occupations people work in

28.7% Professionals +5.8 pts ▸ 34.4%

11.5% Managers +6.2 pts ▸ 17.6%

14.2% Community & personal service ◂ +3.6 pts 10.6%

11.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.3 pts 11.4%

11.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.9 pts 8.7%

8.3% Labourers ◂ +2.4 pts 6.0%

7.5% Sales workers ◂ +1.2 pts 6.2%

4.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.5 pts 3.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Lawson in Leura +0.5 higher in Lawson

6.3 89th pct 5.8 87th pct

Types ≤15 min in Lawson in Leura +0.6 more in Lawson

6.3 90th pct 5.7 86th pct

15-min city in Lawson in Leura +10.8 pts higher in Lawson

72.6% 85th pct 61.8% 82nd pct

Walk to shops in Lawson in Leura +16.2 pts higher in Lawson

70.8% 85th pct 54.6% 81st pct

Walk to transit in Lawson in Leura +7.9 pts higher in Leura

72.2% 79th pct 80.0% 81st pct

Walk to school in Lawson in Leura +24.2 pts higher in Lawson

79.7% 85th pct 55.5% 77th pct

Walk to a park in Lawson in Leura +0.5 pts higher in Lawson

96.1% 84th pct 95.6% 83rd pct

Walk to health in Lawson in Leura +7.1 pts higher in Lawson

69.0% 90th pct 62.0% 87th pct

Amenities/1k in Lawson in Leura +10.8 more in Leura

26.0 69th pct 36.9 75th pct

Intersections/km² in Lawson in Leura +28 higher in Leura

81 83rd pct 109 86th pct

Mean slope in Lawson in Leura +2.0 pts higher in Leura

10.0% 81st pct 12.0% 87th pct

Compare Lawson with nearby areas

Bullaburra Hazelbrook Woodford Wentworth Falls Linden Leura Katoomba Faulconbridge

Compare Leura with nearby areas

Katoomba Wentworth Falls Medlow Bath Bullaburra Blackheath Lawson Megalong Valley Hazelbrook

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lawson vs Leura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12298/lawson/vs/SAL12318/leura