Lawson, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 2,651
- Median age
- 45
- Household income
- $1,519/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 80%
- Renting
- 18%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 6/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Lawson Station · 0.3 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Blue Mountains Hospital · 10.4 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)
$846k
Median unit (5 yr)
$535k
Sales (5 yr)
285
Sales (12 mths)
30
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
101 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 13.7% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Lawson PS
Secondary
Katoomba 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 · Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden
District population (2025)
11,536
+0% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
20
houses 20 · other 0
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 Lawson:
- Great Western Highway (136)
- Honour Avenue (127)
- Ridge Street (92)
- View Street (87)
- Wilson Street (74)
- Adelaide Street (73)
- Sayers Street (66)
- Queens Road (66)
- Hay Street (64)
- Henry Street (59)
- Wallis Street (58)
- San Jose Avenue (54)
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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.