NSW · Lachlan Council
Lake Cargelligo, NSW, 2672
Desirability index
37/100
How this score is calculated#592 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Lake Cargelligo is a small locality in the Lachlan area, home to around 1,430 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 176 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-36%), roughly 123.1 offences per 1,000 residents, 2 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, 1 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,430
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,158
- Dwelling vacancy
- 15.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 98 of 620
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Employment rate
- 52.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 55 / 0 / 44
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 176
- Against the person
- 49
- Against property
- 81
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 123.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 29 residents
- State safety percentile
- 11th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -36.2%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions12
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment25
- Malicious Damage To Property14
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault10
- Steal From Motor Vehicle15
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 883.5
- Lake Cargelligo Central SchoolCombined
- St Francis Xavier's Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
77 public transport stops in this suburb
- 365 Crawfords Rd
- Lachlan Valley Way Opp 667
- Lake Cargelligo Central School, Prior St
- Lake Cargelligo Coach Stop
- St Francis Xaviers Primary School, Conapaira St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Use an alternative route. Use diversions. Bridge closed for structural assessment by Water NSWPedestrians will be allowed throughWeir Rd26 Mar 2026 – 30 Dec 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
74 planning-related records
2026· 5 proposals
June 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure21 CANADA STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Under Assessment
May 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah38 BOKHARA STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Additional Information Requested
April 2026
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure168 CURLEW ROAD LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
March 2026
- Hotel or motel accommodation; Erection of a new structure28 CANADA STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Under Assessment
February 2026
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Depot20 UABBA STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
2025· 13 proposals
November 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Rural worker's dwelling167 CURLEW ROAD LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
- Demolition; Hotel or motel accommodation; Pub; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Food and drink premise14 FOSTER STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
October 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Electricity generating facility (solar and wind)210 LAKE CARGELLIGO ROAD LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
September 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home37 CANADA STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
August 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Service station100 LOUGHNAN STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Under Assessment
July 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Temporary building, structure or use; Portable offices100 LOUGHNAN STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
June 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)6 REEF STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
May 2025
- Commercial development; Office Premise; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure8-10 FOSTER STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
- Subdivision2 BRIDGE STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
April 2025
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Driveways and hard stand spaces63 REEF STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
March 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Telecommunications facility1966 LAKE CARGELLIGO ROAD LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Under Assessment
February 2025
- Dual occupancy; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached); Manufactured home40 WALKER STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
January 2025
- Subdivision72 WALKER STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
2024· 11 proposals
November 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure30 HOLT STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
September 2024
- Subdivision94 McInnes Street Lake Cargelligo NSW 2672Determined
August 2024
- Subdivision72 WALKER STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Withdrawn
- Subdivision38 HOLT STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
July 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space45 REEF STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Carport6 CONAPAIRA STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
June 2024
- Multi-dwelling housing; Erection of a new structure23 LOUGHNAN STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Withdrawn
May 2024
- Subdivision2 BRIDGE STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation4 REEF STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation41 WALKER STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
April 2024
- Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)72 WALKER STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
2023· 15 proposals
October 2023
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure78 WALKER STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
September 2023
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure43 GRACE STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)40 WALKER STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
- Dwelling16 TOWNSEND STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
August 2023
- Development Application106 LOUGHNAN STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
- Other24A FOSTER STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
- Alterations and additions to commercial development45 FOSTER STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
- Health services facilities8-10 FOSTER STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
July 2023
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces; Shed29 LOUGHNAN STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
May 2023
- Shed5 GRACE STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
- Subdivision of land80 WALKER STREET LAKE CARGELLIGO 2672Determined
2022· 20 proposals
20 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 10 proposals
10 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2022… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Apex parkPark
- Frog HollowPark
- Lake Rotary ParkPark
- Maurice O'Conner ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 5
- Emergency department
- On site
- Lake Cargelligo Family PracticeBridge Streetdoctor
- Lake Cargelligo Multi Purpose Servicehospital
- Laverty PathologyBridge Streetsample_collection
- Murrin Bridge Aboriginal Health Service Inc.yes
- St Mary Lake Cargelligo PharmacyFoster Streetpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 12
- Parks (OSM)
- 10
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 37.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #592 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- 365 Crawfords Rdtransport
- Lachlan Valley Way Opp 667transport
- Lake Cargelligo Central School, Prior Sttransport
- Lake Cargelligo Coach Stoptransport
- St Francis Xaviers Primary School, Conapaira Sttransport
- Lake Cargelligo Family PracticehealthBridge Streetdoctor
- Lake Cargelligo Multi Purpose Servicehealthhospital
- Laverty PathologyhealthBridge Streetsample_collection
- Murrin Bridge Aboriginal Health Service Inc.healthyes
- St Mary Lake Cargelligo PharmacyhealthFoster Streetpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed