Suburbs Lavington

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Lavington NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Lavington, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Lavington NSW is 13,073 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Lavington is $647 per week ($33,644 per year). Median rent in Lavington is $250 per week ($1,083 per month). Lavington has a median age of 40 years, older than the national median of 38. Lavington has a population density of 884.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Lavington is India. The most common religion is No Religion (42% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is IAL Nepali. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Lavington is $1,257.

There were 318 recorded offences in Lavington in 2025-26, a rate of 24 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (123 offences).

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📍 Lavington, New South Wales — 36.0291°S, 146.9359°E

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Lavington Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Lavington Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$647/wk
$33,644 per year
#6337 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$250/wk
$1,083 per month
#6115 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
40years
2 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,257/mo
Avg household size: 2.2 · 0.8 per bedroom

Lavington Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.0% (6,273) Female 52.0% (6,797)

Population Density

884.6
people per km²
13,073 people · 14.8 km²

Households

2.2
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,519
Family income/wk

Lavington Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Lavington Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
52.8% 1,630 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
47.2% 1,456 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Lavington Country of Birth

Australia
92.3%
India
4.1%
England
1.8%
Germany
0.7%
Bangladesh
0.3%
China
0.2%
Greece
0.2%
Fiji
0.2%
Canada
0.1%
Croatia
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Lavington Religion

No Religion
42.3%
Catholic
21.7%
Anglican
13.9%
Not stated
9.0%
Hinduism
4.1%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
3.2%
Other Religions Tot
2.9%
Christian (other)
2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Lavington Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
44.5%
Year 10 or equivalent
33.7%
Year 11 or equivalent
11.9%
Year 9 or equivalent
9.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Lavington Languages Spoken at Home

IAL Nepali
29.0%
IAL Punjabi
26.8%
Other
20.4%
SAL Tot
6.4%
Hindi
5.2%
Urdu
4.2%
Bengali
4.1%
SAL Tagalog
3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Lavington Employment

💼
Employed full-time
32.2% 3,139 people
⏰
Employed part-time
21.3% 2,072 people
🔍
Unemployed
4.0% 386 people
🏠
Not in labour force
42.6% 4,148 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Lavington Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
51.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
18.6%
Bachelor Degree
17.8%
Postgraduate Degree
5.6%
Certificate I/II
3.6%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Lavington Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers
20.4%
Community & Personal Service
19.0%
Professionals
17.7%
Clerical & Administrative
11.0%
Managers
8.8%
Labourers
8.5%
Sales Workers
7.3%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
7.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Lavington Field of Study

Management & Commerce
18.7%
Engineering
18.4%
Society & Culture
16.1%
Health
11.0%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
9.4%
Education
8.7%
Architecture & Building
8.1%
Information Technology
3.3%
Agriculture & Environment
2.4%
Creative Arts
2.3%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Lavington Dwelling Types

Separate house
77.3%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
21.3%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Lavington Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.5%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
2.2%
$300-$399/wk
3.4%
$400-$499/wk
9.6%
$500-$649/wk
8.8%
$650-$799/wk
9.4%
$800-$999/wk
9.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.4%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.6%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
5.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.7%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
1.6%
$4,000+/wk
2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Lavington Marital Status

💍
Married
38.5% 4,150
↔️
Separated
4.7% 502
📋
Divorced
11.9% 1,280
🕊️
Widowed
6.8% 732
👤
Never married
38.2% 4,123

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Lavington Ancestry

Australian
29.8%
English
29.5%
Irish
9.0%
Other
8.8%
Scottish
7.1%
German
5.9%
Aboriginal Australianralian
3.4%
Italian
1.8%
Indian
1.5%
Dutch
1.5%
Filipino
1.1%
Chinese
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Lavington School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
29.5%
Secondary — Government
21.7%
Vocational Education
20.2%
Pre-school
10.1%
Primary — Catholic
7.7%
Secondary — Catholic
5.1%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
2.9%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Lavington Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
9.1% 2,229
✅
No need for assistance
90.9% 22,213

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Lavington Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
13.5% 1,354
—
Not a volunteer
86.5% 8,688

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Lavington Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.7%
$300-$449/mo
2.5%
$450-$599/mo
2.8%
$600-$799/mo
6.9%
$800-$999/mo
13.8%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
33.3%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
21.4%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
9.3%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
3.2%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Lavington How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
78.4%
Did not go to work
10.5%
Car (passenger)
5.8%
Walked only
2.1%
Bus
0.8%
Bicycle
0.7%
Truck
0.7%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.5%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.3%
Other
0.2%
Train
0.1%
Ferry
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Lavington Car Ownership

0 vehicles
9.5%
1 vehicle
44.1%
2 vehicles
31.3%
3 vehicles
9.8%
4+ vehicles
5.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Lavington Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
2.6%
2 bedrooms
29.7%
3 bedrooms
44.9%
4 bedrooms
19.7%
5 bedrooms
2.4%
6+ bedrooms
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Lavington Population Mobility

16.2%
moved in the last year
42.7%
moved in the last 5 years
6.5%
unemployment rate (Census)
54.9%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Lavington Indigenous Population

4.9%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
1,215
Indigenous residents
23,378
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Lavington Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
1,760
Asthma
553
Arthritis
493
Heart disease
419
Diabetes
414
Lung condition
390
Cancer
248
Stroke
165
Kidney disease
158
Dementia
38

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Lavington Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.4%
$1-$149/wk
3.3%
$150-$299/wk
7.7%
$300-$399/wk
6.3%
$400-$499/wk
5.9%
$500-$649/wk
5.3%
$650-$799/wk
12.4%
$800-$999/wk
14.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.4%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
4.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.5%
$3,500+/wk
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Lavington Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
35.4%
Couple — no children
29.9%
One parent — children under 15
14.7%
Couple — no children under 15
11.9%
One parent — no children under 15
8.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Lavington Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 14
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.0% 4
🏅
Previously served
3.1% 312
👤
Never served
96.7% 9,756

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Lavington Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
14.5% 1,446
—
Did not provide
85.5% 8,536

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Lavington Children Ever Born

No children
30.1%
1 child
13.3%
2 children
27.2%
3 children
19.1%
4 children
7.5%
5+ children
2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Lavington When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
36
1951–1960
159
1961–1970
168
1971–1980
122
1981–1990
110
1991–2000
85
2001–2010
331
2011–2015
443
2016
90
2017
128
2018
121
2019
124
2020
19
2021
8

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Lavington Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
19.9%
5–14 hours
27.0%
15–29 hours
12.0%
30+ hours
8.9%
Did not do domestic work
32.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Lavington Household Size

1 person
36.9%
2 persons
33.3%
3 persons
12.2%
4 persons
10.2%
5 persons
4.8%
6+ persons
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Lavington Where Residents Moved From

Same address
10,117
Moved from NSW
895
Moved — same area (SA2)
478
Moved from VIC
398
Moved from overseas
48
Moved from QLD
38
Moved from TAS
17
Moved from SA
12
Moved from WA
10
Moved from ACT
10
Moved from NT
6

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Lavington Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
77.7%
Step family — no other children
12.6%
Blended family — no other children
7.4%
Other couple — children only
1.4%
Intact family — other children present
0.5%
Step family — other children present
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Lavington Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 318 total

Theft
123
Assault
48
Other Against Property
45
Other Against Person
39
Property Damage
31
Drug Offences
12
Sexual Offences
9
Weapons
8
Robbery
2
Domestic Violence
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Lavington Schools

10
schools nearby
7
government
934
avg ICSEA score
2,326
total students
Holy Spirit Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 335 students
1041
ICSEA
OneSchool Global NSW - Albury Independent
Combined · 3-12 · 31 students
973
ICSEA
Lavington Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 409 students
944
ICSEA
Murray High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 575 students
934
ICSEA
Wewak Street School Government
Combined · U · 67 students
930
ICSEA
Springdale Heights Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 223 students
926
ICSEA
Lavington East Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 291 students
924
ICSEA
Glenroy Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 220 students
897
ICSEA
Hume Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 175 students
836
ICSEA
Aspect Riverina School, Moresby Park Centre Independent
Primary

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Lavington Rent Prices & Affordability

22%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,130/wk
Median Rent $250/wk
Rent-to-Income 22.1%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Lavington

≈ $4,897/month
Median rent $250/wk
Left after rent $880/wk
Rent share 22.1%

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Income: $770/wk Rent: $200/wk Save: $50/wk
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Income: $689/wk Rent: $200/wk Save: $50/wk
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Income: $772/wk Rent: $203/wk Save: $47/wk

Lavington vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

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Pop: 6,552 Income: $881/wk Rent: $430/wk
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Pop: 6,555 Income: $672/wk Rent: $460/wk
Blue Haven
Pop: 6,563 Income: $714/wk Rent: $420/wk
Tallawong
Pop: 6,570 Income: $1,137/wk Rent: $575/wk
Helensburgh
Pop: 6,576 Income: $981/wk Rent: $535/wk
Wauchope
Pop: 6,589 Income: $585/wk Rent: $350/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Lavington

What is the population of Lavington NSW?

The population of Lavington NSW is 13,073 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 884.6 people per km².Lavington is ranked #370 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Lavington?

The median personal income in Lavington NSW is $647 per week, or $33,644 per year.The median household income is $1,130 per week.Family income is $1,519 per week.Lavington is ranked #6,337 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Lavington?

Median rent in Lavington NSW is $250 per week ($1,083 per month).Rent represents 22.1% of household income, which is considered affordable.Lavington ranks #6,115 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Lavington?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Lavington NSW is $1,257. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Lavington?

The median age in Lavington NSW is 40 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Lavington a good suburb to live in?

Lavington is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 13,073.The median income is $647/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (22.1% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 12296. All dollar figures in AUD.