Median price trend for houses
Based on 3 sales in the preceding 12 months
$960,000
Up 2.4% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $865k
- 3 bed
- $972k
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The quick read on
Laguna
NSW 2325 · Cessnock
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $960,000
- Population
- 310
- Postcode
- 2325
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Laguna, New South Wales
Property market insights for Laguna
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Laguna NSW
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Laguna, NSW is currently $960,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Laguna has a 12-month growth rate of 2.4% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $865,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $972,000 in Laguna.
Crime and safety
Is Laguna safe?
The overall rate for Laguna is 2,020 offences per 100,000 residents — 39% below the Rest of NSW benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Laguna.
Overall crime rate
2,020
offences per 100,000 residents
39% belowRest of NSW
LagunaRest of NSW: 3,298
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Laguna?
Laguna NSW 2325 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
310 people call Laguna home, with an average of 1.9 people per household and a median household income of $1,348 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 310
- Median age
- 57 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,517 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $400 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1510.3%Below
15–348.7%Below
35–5425.5%Above
55–7446.5%Above
75 and over11.6%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses96.0%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright62.9%Above
Paying a mortgage33.6%Above
Renting3.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car39.0%Above
Two cars32.2%Below
Three or more17.8%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home47.0%Above
Drove to work35.6%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled3.8%In line
What stands out in Laguna
47.0% of workers in Laguna worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of NSW.
9.4% of Laguna residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Rest of NSW.
60.0% of people in Laguna described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Laguna
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Laguna NSW 2325.
Is Laguna family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
10.3% of Laguna's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
83 family households lived in Laguna; 21.7% were couple families and 7.2% were one-parent families.
20.5% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Laguna?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Laguna had 310 residents at the 2021 Census.
10.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
58.1% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Laguna?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 96.0% of occupied private dwellings in Laguna.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Laguna?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
62.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
33.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
3.6% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Laguna?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Laguna had 1.9 people.
One-person households made up 40.7% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Two-person households represented 45.5%, while 8.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Laguna?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
47.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of NSW rate.
35.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Laguna?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
One-car households formed 39.0% of the total.
50.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Laguna, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
55.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 45.0% reported a different address.
20.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Laguna?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.7% of residents used only English at home.
5.5% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Laguna residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
20.6% of Laguna's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 79.4% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Laguna?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 50.6% of ancestry responses in Laguna.
Australian ancestry made up 30.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Laguna?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
27.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Managers accounted for 22.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 7.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 2.3% of workers, and education and training employed 8.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Laguna?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 47.0%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
22.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.2%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Laguna show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
48.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.1% reported asthma, 16.1% arthritis and 5.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Laguna?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
26.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 12.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 23.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Laguna?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,348 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,517.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $400 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Laguna compare with Rest of NSW?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 47.0% in Laguna, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.
Outright ownership was 62.9% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Renting accounted for 3.6% in Laguna, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Laguna
Is Laguna expensive?
The median house price is $960,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Laguna good for families?
The Census counted 83 local families, and 10.3% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Laguna?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $972,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Laguna
38 streets in Laguna
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Andrews Rd
- Bakers Oven Lane
- Bivens Rd
- Blackwattle Trk
- Blaxlands Arm Rd
- Boree Trk
- Boree Valley Road
- Bulls Run Rd
- Cagney Rd
- Crump Lane
- Crump Ln
- Dairy Arm Rd
- Dry Arm Trk
- Finchley Trk
- Glenloona Rd
- Great North Rd
- Higgens Road
- Hope Hill Lane
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- Hulahan Road
- Knights Rd
- L3
- L4 Private Access Road
- Milsons Arm Rd
- Moores Rd
- Nichols Rd
- Pademelon Rd
- Stapleton Rd
- Sullivan Rd
- Swamp Hen Private
- Tilley Ln
- Upper Yango Creek Rd
- Upward Rd
- Wallabadah Valley Rd
- Watagan Creek Rd
- Will O Wyn Rd
- Wolguna Rd
- Yallambie Rd
- Yango Creek Rd
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