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Lalor Park

POSTAL CODE: NSW, 2147
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A steady increase in median property prices over a five-year period in the suburb translates to a 33.33% capital gain.

It also delivered a stronger performance in contrast to other Australian suburbs in terms of appreciation of property value.Investors saw the median home price rise to $1,100,000

The augmented property values in the suburb are trailing above the territorial average of 5.63% in 2016.

On the other hand, based on current median home prices for the suburb, Real estate investors could earn a rental income of $590.

Home owners selling their properties and realtors in LALOR PARK usually have to wait an average of 33.3 days days before their assets are lifted off the market.

The NSW suburb ranks 783rd on the list of best yielding suburbs for rental properties in NSW, posting a 2.79% return.

It also places places 321st in Australia based on median property value growth during the quarter.

Surburb overview

Lalor Park is located about 35 kilometres west‑north‑west of Sydney’s central business district, within the City of Blacktown. The suburb spans approximately 3.1 square kilometres and recorded a population of 7,834 at the 2021 census, a slight increase from 7,667 in 2016. Residents have a median age of 37 years, in line with the broader Western Sydney population, with approximately 20 per cent aged under 15 and 12 per cent over 65.

Cultural diversity is notable, with 63.8 per cent of people being Australian-born, followed by those with Indian (3.9 per cent) and Filipino (3.4 per cent) birthplaces. Common ancestries include Australian (30%), English (26%), and Irish and Scottish (both 10%). Although 64.6 per cent speak only English at home, languages such as Arabic, Tagalog, Punjabi, Korean and Tamil are present.

About 4.6 per cent of commuters use public transport, while 45.6 per cent drive and 27.8 per cent work from home, and cycling or walking remains rare at around 1 per cent. The suburb lacks a railway station but relies on nearby Seven Hills and Kings Park stations, both of which are within a short drive. 

Bus services link to Blacktown, Seven Hills and Parramatta, with the North‑West T‑way offering additional connections. Commuting by car takes roughly 40–60 minutes to the CBD, while public transport options average a 65-minute trip.

Essential services are concentrated around Freeman Street, featuring a local shopping strip with cafés, chemists, and convenience stores. Larger centres, such as Blacktown Westpoint and Seven Hills, are a few minutes away. Lalor Park Community Hub and Community Centre offer spaces for social, cultural, and educational programmes, with halls accommodating up to 95 people.

Open spaces include Cavanagh Reserve, which offers tennis courts and sports fields, alongside nearby Stuart Mould and Wheeler Parks, making them unsuitable for recreation and informal gatherings. Cycling and walking routes connect through green corridors, leading to the edges of the Seven Hills Creek.

Households primarily occupy separate houses (90.7 %) with an average household size of 2.9 people and 1.6 vehicles, while apartments make up just 7 per cent of dwellings. Home tenure shows 42 per cent of dwellings rented, 32 per cent mortgaged and 22 per cent owned outright. Educational options include Lalor Park Public School and St Bernadette’s Primary, with older students attending secondary schools in Seven Hills and Blacktown.

Lalor Park strikes a balance between an established suburban profile and a multicultural composition, offering basic public transport links, local shopping, active community spaces, and parklands, which reflect a stable, family-oriented neighbourhood in Greater Western Sydney.

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