Laffing Waters, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Laffing Waters is more socio-economically advantaged than about 88% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1066, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Laffing Waters at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 98
- Median age
- 41
- Median weekly household income
- $2,285
- SEIFA score
- 1066
- Coordinates
- -33.3674, 149.6239
Laffing Waters demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Laffing Waters using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 32%, 21% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 21 | 22% |
| Youth (15–24) | 11 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 18 | 19% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 31 | 32% |
| Seniors (65+) | 16 | 16% |
Share of the 97 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 13 | 38% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 14 | 41% |
| Rented | 7 | 21% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 32 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 32 occupied private dwellings in Laffing Waters.
- Median weekly rent
- $300
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Average household size
- 3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,624
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,281
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 9 (9%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 6 (6%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 38 (54%)
- Labour-force participation
- 75.9%
- Employed full-time
- 37
- Employed part-time
- 17
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Laffing Waters
Where is Laffing Waters?
Laffing Waters is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Laffing Waters?
At the 2021 Census, Laffing Waters had a population of about 98.
Is Laffing Waters an advantaged area?
Laffing Waters has an ABS SEIFA score of 1066, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 88 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 88% of Australian suburbs.
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