Laffing Waters
NSW 2795 · Bathurst Regional
98 (2021) → 108 est. (2025) · High Growth
Part of the Bathurst Regional local government area (est. 44,656 residents)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Laffing Waters is a high growth suburb in Bathurst Regional, NSW 2795, about 157km from Sydney CBD. Recent property sales in Laffing Waters are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 142km inland. Laffing Waters has an overall score of 23/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (4.08%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: NSW Valuer General · Updated Q4 2025
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: BOCSAR · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 982 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.7kmICSEA 1028
- Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High CampusSecondary · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 937
- Kelso Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 871
- Scots All Saints College, Campus WestCombined · Independent · 6.2km
- Denison College of Secondary Education, Bathurst High CampusSecondary · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 963
- Scots All Saints CollegeCombined · Independent · 6.7kmICSEA 1083
- Raglan Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.8kmICSEA 983
- The Assumption Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.8kmICSEA 1030
- Cathedral Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.9kmICSEA 1038
- Bathurst Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 996
- Bathurst West Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.4kmICSEA 928
- MacKillop CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 7.5kmICSEA 1041
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Laffing Waters
What are property prices in Laffing Waters?
Recent sales volume in Laffing Waters is too low to report a reliable median house or unit price. Median weekly house rent is $560.
How far is Laffing Waters from Sydney CBD?
Laffing Waters is about 157.1 km from Sydney CBD.
What schools are in Laffing Waters?
Laffing Waters has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Laffing Waters?
Laffing Waters has a transport score of 0/100.