Lapstone, New South Wales

Lapstone is an Australian town on the eastern edge of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales at a height of 160 m (525 ft). Lapstone is located 62 kilometres west of the centre of Sydney in the local government area of the Blue Mountains and votes in federal elections as part of the electorate of Macquarie.[1] Lapstone consists mostly of stand-alone housing and has a few public facilities. At the 2021 census, Lapstone had a population of 948 people.[2] Lapstone was originally bought and built by Arthur J. Hand, an alderman (councillor) of the Blue Mountains City Council.

Lapstone is the first town in the eastern entrance of the Blue Mountains. Its name comes from the many stones in the area that resemble those used by shoemakers on leather when making shoes.

The land is the traditional land of the Dharug Aboriginal people.

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "2021 Lapstone, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
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