Lake Heights, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 4,105
- Median age
- 36
- Household income
- $1,356/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 68%
- Renting
- 29%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 2/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Cringila Station · 2.1 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Wollongong Hospital · 6.7 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$860k
Median unit (5 yr)
$750k
Sales (5 yr)
340
Sales (12 mths)
43
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
160 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 15.1% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Lake Hts PS
Secondary
Warrawong HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila
District population (2025)
14,288
+1% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
39
houses 24 · other 15
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Lake Heights:
- Northcliffe Drive (169)
- Flagstaff Road (156)
- Shearwater Drive (120)
- Denise Street (109)
- Lake Heights Road (99)
- Hassan Street (99)
- Ranchby Avenue (98)
- Weringa Avenue (90)
- Mirrabooka Road (82)
- Whimbrel Avenue (76)
- Melinda Grove (66)
- Barina Avenue (65)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.