Lakemba

NSW

Lakemba is a declining region in NSW with 17,756 residents.

SA2 code: 119021573
State: NSW

Population

17,756

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

-0.1%

3yr: +4.9% · 10yr: +0.1%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$350/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,227/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Lakemba (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +4.9%5yr: -0.1%10yr: +0.1%Total: +17.0%

Population grew from 15,171 to 17,756 over 24 years, averaging 0.7% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 1.9%

Predominantly apartments (70.2%), rental-heavy (58.1% renting), built for families (65% are 2 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 25.7%

Apartments 70.2%

1,264 houses201 townhouses3,453 apartments

Tenure

Owned 20.1%

Mortgage 18.5%

Renting 58.1%

Owned 20.1%Mortgage 18.5%Renting 58.1%Other / NS 3.3%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

279 (5.8%)

2 bed

3,130 (65.0%)

3 bed

917 (19.0%)

4 bed

306 (6.4%)

5 bed

124 (2.6%)

6+ bed

59 (1.2%)