Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden is walkable to a train — but expensive to rent
Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden 2778 · Blue Mountains, Greater Sydney, NSW
Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden is a train station within walking distance (Hazelbrook, about 700 m); well served for the everyday — 6 schools and 1 supermarket. The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $780 a week (DCJ, 2026-Q1); the population is barely moving.
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 43 and households on a median $1,755 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, NSW DCJ median rents, NSW DCJ median sale prices, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research reported offences, OpenStreetMap and ACARA Schools NSW / NSW Dept of Education · figures current to September 2026.
What it costs to buy
NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report · 2025-Q4Median sale price from the NSW Department of Communities and Justice's recorded property sales. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
Too few properties sold in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden's postcode this quarter to report its own median, so the Greater Sydney median is shown instead.
Too few properties sold in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden's postcode this quarter to report its own median, so the Greater Sydney median of $1,200,000 is shown instead.
This is the median price of properties recorded as sold this quarter — settlement can lag a purchase decision by weeks, so the most recent quarter can revise slightly as more sales are recorded.
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| Quarter | Median price | Year on year | Greater Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q4 | $1,200,000 | — | $1,200,000 |
Sale price data © NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report, December 2025 release. Figures are the median for properties sold in the quarter. DCJ suppresses a median where too few properties sold.
What it costs to rent
NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report · 2026-Q1Median weekly rent for new tenancies, from the NSW Department of Communities and Justice's bond lodgements. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
Too few new bonds were lodged in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden's postcode this quarter to report its own median, so the Greater Sydney median is shown instead.
Too few new bonds were lodged in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden's postcode this quarter to report its own median, so the Greater Sydney median of $780 is shown instead.
This is the median rent on new leases signed this quarter, not what existing tenants pay. It usually runs higher than the Census figure.
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| Quarter | Median rent | Year on year | Greater Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | $780 | — | $930 |
Rent data © NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report, March 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. DCJ suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.
Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden, NSW.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ABS SA2 (ASGS 2021), simplified — an SA2 can differ from the gazetted suburb, and detached parts such as islands may not all be shown.
How the population has changed
Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden against the New South Wales average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden population grew from 11,514 in 2016 to 11,536 in 2025, a change of 0.2% over the period, against the New South Wales average.
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| Year | Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden | New South Wales average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11,514 | 7,732,858 |
| 2017 | 11,532 | 7,855,316 |
| 2018 | 11,541 | 7,954,476 |
| 2019 | 11,540 | 8,046,748 |
| 2020 | 11,536 | 8,110,610 |
| 2021 | 11,481 | 8,097,062 |
| 2022 | 11,525 | 8,182,098 |
| 2023 | 11,533 | 8,356,387 |
| 2024 | 11,531 | 8,492,050 |
| 2025 | 11,536 | 8,592,524 |
Where the growth is coming from
Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden gained 672 residents from internal migration and 61 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 764 people moved away — a net addition of -31 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+672
- Internal migration out+741
- Overseas migration in+61
- Natural increase+36
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 11,253 | 11,445 | +1.7% |
| Median age | 42 | 43 | +1 yr |
| Median household income | $1,463/wk | $1,755/wk | +20% |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk | $400/wk | +14% |
| Born overseas | 17.2% | 17.2% | +0.0 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census — the most recent available; 2026 Census data isn't expected until mid-2027. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
Household
Country of birth
Language at home
How homes are held
- Owned outright 37.3%
- Mortgaged 46.4%
- Rented 14.5%
- Other / not stated 1.8%
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 7score 1,037
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 7score 1,022
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 7score 1,034
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 8score 1,051
Safety context
NSW BOCSAR · June 2026How much crime is reported in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden, from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR).
Most-reported offences · Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden, last 12 months
- Malicious damage to property399 /100k+39% vs Greater Sydney↑ 12%
- Assault251 /100k+377% vs Greater Sydney↑ 16%
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment217 /100k−30% vs Greater Sydney↓ 32%
- Theft147 /100k+283% vs Greater Sydney↓ 15%
- Drug offences121 /100k+641% vs Greater Sydney↓ 0%
- Robbery9 /100k+205% vs Greater Sydney↓ 50%
Rate per 100,000 people in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.
Of these categories, malicious damage to property is reported most in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden over the last 12 months, running 39% above the Greater Sydney rate and up on the year before.
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| Offence category | Suburb | Greater Sydney | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malicious damage to property | 399 per 100k | 287 per 100k | ↑ 12% vs prior year |
| Assault | 251 per 100k | 53 per 100k | ↑ 16% vs prior year |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 217 per 100k | 312 per 100k | ↓ 32% vs prior year |
| Theft | 147 per 100k | 38 per 100k | ↓ 15% vs prior year |
| Drug offences | 121 per 100k | 16 per 100k | ↑ 0% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 9 per 100k | 3 per 100k | ↓ 50% vs prior year |
Crime statistics © State of New South Wales (NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research), used under CC BY 4.0, updated June 2026. Matched to this suburb from BOCSAR’s own locality-level data — see the safest/highest-crime rankings’ methodology for the locality-to-suburb matching used. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise.
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area. The park count here is OpenStreetMap green space of any kind, including privately held land — it is a different measure from the council parks below.
Within the Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden SA2, OpenStreetMap records 6 schools, 5 childcare and kindergarten centres, 5 GP or clinic locations, 1 supermarket and 19 green spaces. For families: 1 library and 13 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 8 cafés, 10 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 1 public pool and 28 sports fields. The nearest train station, Hazelbrook, is about 700 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 64 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Schools
- Hazelbrook Public School
- Blue Mountains Steiner School
- Korowal School
- Our Lady of the Nativity Primary School
- Blacktown Youth College - Lawson Campus
- Lawson Public School
Childcare & kindergartens
- Hazelbrook Early Childhood Centre
- Bungarrabee Centre
- Lawson Community Preschool
- Blue Mountains Family Day Care
- Kookaburra Cottage Childcare
Libraries
- Lawson Library
GPs & clinics
- Hazelbrook General Practice
- Hazelbrook Respiratory Clinic
- Kidmed Medical Centre
- Lawson Medical Practice
- Lawson Community Health Centre
Supermarkets
- Foodworks
Green spaces
- Memory Park
- Alston Park
- Weroona Park
- Gloria Park
- Academy Park
- Memorial Park
- Golden Horizons Park
- Queens Oak Park
Train stations
- Hazelbrook
- Woodford
- Lawson
- Linden
- Bullaburra
Schools
Every open NSW school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden SA2 contains 7 schools — 4 primary schools, 1 combined school and 2 special schools, of which 2 are government and 5 non-government. Its 5 schools with a published ICSEA average 1055 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden sits in decile 8 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 64% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Hazelbrook Public School (primary).
Parts of this SA2 also fall in the catchment of Wentworth Falls Public School (primary), Lawson Public School (primary), Faulconbridge Public School (primary), Katoomba High School (secondary).
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- Blue Mountains Steiner School · Non-Government
- Hazelbrook Public School · State
- Lawson Public School · State
- Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School · Non-Government
- Korowal School · Non-Government
- Aspect Western Sydney School, Lawson · Non-Government
- Blacktown Youth College - Lawson Campus · Non-Government
School list: NSW Government open data — ACARA Schools NSW, via the NSW data portal, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: NSW Department of Education “School intake zones” dataset, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
Nearby, in Blue Mountains
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereLawson - Hazelbrook - Linden+0.0%
- 01Springwood - Winmalee+0.9%
- 02Wentworth Falls+0.8%
- 03Katoomba - Leura+0.7%
- 04Blackheath - Megalong Valley+0.6%
- 05Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone+0.1%
- 06Blue Mountains - North+0.0%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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