Lawson property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Lawson, NSW (1,947 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
Zoning in Lawson
Lawson is mostly environmental. The most common zones:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Deferred Matter
School catchments in Lawson
Lawson can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Crime near Lawson
Lawson sits in the Blue Mountains council area, which recorded 2,637 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,637 total. Figures are for the whole Blue Mountains council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in Lawson
At the 2021 Census, 17.8% of Lawson’s 2,651 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Lawson
Blue Mountains council approved 116 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Blue Mountains council area (not just Lawson). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 100 Honour Avenue, Lawson NSW 2783
- 101/293 Great Western Highway, Lawson NSW 2783
- 101/297 Great Western Highway, Lawson NSW 2783
- 101 Queens Road, Lawson NSW 2783
- 10/20-22 Honour Avenue, Lawson NSW 2783
- 10/20 Honour Avenue, Lawson NSW 2783
- 102-104 Honour Avenue, Lawson NSW 2783
- 10/227-229 Great Western Highway, Lawson NSW 2783
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.