Median house price
$525k
-10% change
NSW · Snowy Valleys Council
Lacmalac, 2720
Est. population · Jun 2025
145
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+1.4%
Median age
48
Median income
$2,750/wk
Employment rate
75.2%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$525,000
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
Lacmalac is a quieter smaller community in Snowy Valleys Council, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. Trips to Sydney are an outing, not a routine: neighbouring regional centres do more of the heavy lifting. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.
Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. Buses are a genuine asset, linking residents to work, study and nearby neighbourhoods.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
At a glance
Lacmalac snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$410/wk
Houses $490 · Units $370
Population (ERP)
145
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
14.8%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
65th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
24th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $370
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $490
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $410
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 53
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $525,000
- Median price change
- -10.3%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
145(June 2025)
0.0% annual · +1.4% over 5 years · 24th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- +1.4%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- +2
- Growth rank in NSW
- 24th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~150), extrapolated at +0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 146
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $2,750
- Dwelling vacancy
- 14.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 9 of 61
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 75.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 51 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 13
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 4
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 89.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 49 residents
- State safety percentile
- 64.6th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +0.3%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order60
- Breach Bail Conditions64
- Domestic Violence Related Assault51
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment102
- Malicious Damage To Property71
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
39 public transport stops in this suburb
- Goobarragandra Rd After Kells Lane
- Goobarragandra Rd Opp 101
- Goobarragandra Rd Opp Argalong Rd
- Lacmalac Rd After Foleys Rd
- Lacmalac Rd Opp 737
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Tumut District Hospital (8.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 3
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 20.7
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 31° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 159 mm · ~20 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 170 mm · ~21 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 14° / 2°
- Rainfall
- 225 mm · ~28 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 210 mm · ~26 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 2 proposals
February 2026
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Moveable dwelling13 HARGREAVES CLOSE LACMALAC 2720Determined
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure484 LACMALAC ROAD LACMALAC 2720Determined
2024· 4 proposals
November 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure348 LACMALAC ROAD LACMALAC 2720Determined
- Subdivision170 GOOBARRAGANDRA ROAD LACMALAC 2720Determined
February 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure348 LACMALAC ROAD LACMALAC 2720Determined
January 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure67 HARGREAVES CLOSE LACMALAC 2720Determined
2023· 2 proposals
December 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure107 FOLEYS ROAD LACMALAC 2720Determined
March 2023
- Secondary dwelling348 LACMALAC ROAD LACMALAC 2720Determined
2022· 4 proposals
June 2022
- Demolition; Garages, carports and car parking spaces; Farm buildings; Shed10 ARGALONG ROAD LACMALAC 2720Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development131 GOOBARRAGANDRA ROAD LACMALAC 2720Determined
- Shed72 GOOBARRAGANDRA ROAD LACMALAC 2720Determined
- Shed101 GOOBARRAGANDRA ROAD LACMALAC 2720Determined
2021· 1 proposal
May 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development131 GOOBARRAGANDRA ROAD LACMALAC 2720Determined
2020· 1 proposal
October 2020
- Subdivision of land348 LACMALAC ROAD LACMALAC 2720Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Riverina
- Member of Parliament
- Michael McCORMACK (The Nationals)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 128,537
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -2.9 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 62.6%Labor 37.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 34.0 km away).
Coalition 58.2%Labor 41.8%
4.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -15.8 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- TumutLabor 41.9% · Coalition 58.1% TPP (2025)8.3 km away
- Tumut EastLabor 45.1% · Coalition 54.9% TPP (2025)8.3 km away
- AdelongLabor 29.7% · Coalition 70.3% TPP (2025)22.1 km away
- BatlowLabor 42.8% · Coalition 57.2% TPP (2025)27.8 km away
- TalbingoLabor 42.9% · Coalition 57.1% TPP (2025)29.9 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Snowy Valleys Council
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.