NSW · Clarence Valley Council
Lawrence (NSW), NSW, 2460
Desirability index
#351 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Lawrence (NSW) is a small locality in the Clarence Valley area, home to around 1,159 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 4,378 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+6%), roughly 3777.4 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $486 (flats $450, houses $530), 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,159
- Median age
- 54
- Median household income / week
- $1,104
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 35 of 495
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,333
- Employment rate
- 40.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 38 / 0 / 0
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.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $450
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $530
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $486
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 170
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 4,378
- Against the person
- 1,046
- Against property
- 1,760
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 3,777.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 55.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +6.3%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order298
- Breach Bail Conditions527
- Domestic Violence Related Assault274
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment387
- Malicious Damage To Property339
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
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 947
- Lawrence Public 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
109 public transport stops in this suburb
- Cook St Opp Lawrence Public School
- Havelock St After Ross St
- Havelock St Before Ross St
- High St After Rutland St
- Lawrence Public School, Cook St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
146 planning-related records
2026· 6 proposals
June 2026
- Subdivision32 PANDANA CLOSE LAWRENCE 2460Under Assessment
May 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure3 HAVELOCK STREET LAWRENCE 2460Determined
April 2026
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure110 WANTS ROAD LAWRENCE 2460Determined
March 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure11 HAVELOCK STREET LAWRENCE 2460Determined
February 2026
- Subdivision28 RUTHVEN STREET LAWRENCE 2460Determined
January 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Neighbourhood supermarket7 RICHMOND STREET LAWRENCE 2460Additional Information Requested
2025· 21 proposals
November 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential AccommodationKings Creek Road Lawrence 2460Determined
September 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Carport25-27 BRIDGE STREET LAWRENCE 2460Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure10 GRAFTON STREET LAWRENCE 2460Determined
August 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool26 PANDANA CLOSE LAWRENCE 2460Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah80 Kings Creek Road LawrenceDetermined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation337 KINGS CREEK ROAD LAWRENCE 2460Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential AccommodationKings Creek Road Lawrence 2460Determined
July 2025
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure58 RICHMOND STREET LAWRENCE 2460Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure11 HARRISONS LANE LAWRENCE 2460Determined
June 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure56-58 HAVELOCK STREET LAWRENCE 2460Determined
- Subdivision139 RICHMOND STREET LAWRENCE 2460Under Assessment
May 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool63 KINGS CREEK ROAD LAWRENCE 2460Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation440 KINGS CREEK ROAD LAWRENCE 2460Under Assessment
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool7 KINGS CREEK ROAD LAWRENCE 2460Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1A SANCTUARY LANE LAWRENCE 2460Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1 BRYCE CRESCENT LAWRENCE 2460Determined
April 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential AccommodationKings Creek Road Lawrence 2460Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool69 EXMOUTH STREET LAWRENCE 2460Determined
March 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure10 BRYCE CRESCENT LAWRENCE 2460Determined
February 2025
- SubdivisionHIGH STREET LAWRENCE 2460Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation400 KINGS CREEK ROAD LAWRENCE 2460Determined
2024· 18 proposals
December 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure1 RED CEDAR CLOSE LAWRENCE 2460Determined
November 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure3 HARRISONS LANE LAWRENCE 2460Determined
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure42 HIGH STREET LAWRENCE 2460Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure36-38 RICHMOND STREET LAWRENCE 2460Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure1A BLIGH STREET LAWRENCE 2460Determined
August 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure69 EXMOUTH STREET LAWRENCE 2460Determined
July 2024
- Subdivision55 RUTLAND STREET LAWRENCE 2460Determined
- Dwelling house; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Residential Accommodation301 TANGLEWOOD ROAD LAWRENCE 2460Determined
June 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support7 MANSE LANE LAWRENCE 2460Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure56-58 HAVELOCK STREET LAWRENCE 2460Additional Information Requested
- Farm buildings; Erection of a new structure13 TULLYMORGAN ROAD LAWRENCE 2460Determined
- Subdivision185 HIGH STREET LAWRENCE 2460Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Awnings, blinds and canopies; Carport24-26 HAVELOCK STREET LAWRENCE 2460Determined
2023· 26 proposals
26 proposals lodged in 2023. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2022· 31 proposals
31 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 28 proposals
28 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 16 proposals
16 proposals lodged in 2020. 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; 2020–2026; 2021… · 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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Ogilvie ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · 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
- No overlay at centroid
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)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
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
- 24.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #351 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Cook St Opp Lawrence Public Schooltransport
- Havelock St After Ross Sttransport
- Havelock St Before Ross Sttransport
- High St After Rutland Sttransport
- Lawrence Public School, Cook Sttransport
- Ogilvie Parkgovernmentpark
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Carportplanning25-27 BRIDGE STREET LAWRENCE 2460Lodged 23 Sep 2025 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural supportplanning7 MANSE LANE LAWRENCE 2460Lodged 28 Jun 2024 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Swimming poolplanning63 KINGS CREEK ROAD LAWRENCE 2460Lodged 26 May 2025 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Neighbourhood supermarketplanning7 RICHMOND STREET LAWRENCE 2460Lodged 28 Jan 2026 · Additional Information Requested
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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