Bairnsdale vs Lucknow

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bairnsdale, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bairnsdale tends to suit people living alone.

Bairnsdale is a substantially larger regional centre with 7905 residents, while Lucknow is a small town of 1439 people. Lucknow offers a higher median household income at $70,772 compared to Bairnsdale's $57,252, and a slightly better gross rental yield of 5.0% versus 4.5%. However, Bairnsdale has notably lower bushfire risk (60 versus 96) and flood risk (71 versus 16), making it the safer choice for those concerned about natural hazards. Both suburbs are similarly remote from Melbourne's CBD and have comparable median ages and rental costs.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Bairnsdale

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (11 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 2)
  • But Lucknow carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 95/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bairnsdale has cheaper units ($347,500 vs $535,000)
  • Lucknow has cheaper land ($185,000 vs $225,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bairnsdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 18%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bairnsdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (200 min vs 211 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (278.2 km vs 286 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bairnsdale has more GPs (7 vs 0)
  • Lucknow carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 95/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Lucknow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.8% vs 4.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Bairnsdale and Lucknow drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bairnsdale Lucknow
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bairnsdale Lucknow
Walkability 0 / 0
Bairnsdale — Walkability: 0/100 Lucknow — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 5 / 28
Bairnsdale — Safety: 5/100 Lucknow — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 39 / 4
Bairnsdale — Low fire risk: 39/100 Lucknow — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 31 / 84
Bairnsdale — Low flood risk: 31/100 Lucknow — Low flood risk: 84/100

Demographics

Bairnsdale has more residents (7,905 vs 1,439); Lucknow has higher household incomes ($70,772 vs $57,252).

Bairnsdale Lucknow
Population 7,905
+82% vs other
 1,439
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.3% +14.8%
Median age 44 43
Median household income $57,252/yr $70,772/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk $290/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bairnsdale Lucknow
0-4 5.7% / 5.7%
Bairnsdale — 0-4: 5.7% Lucknow — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 11.3% / 11.5%
Bairnsdale — 5-14: 11.3% Lucknow — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 5.0% / 5.8%
Bairnsdale — 15-19: 5.0% Lucknow — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.6% / 5.2%
Bairnsdale — 20-24: 5.6% Lucknow — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 12.7% / 12.6%
Bairnsdale — 25-34: 12.7% Lucknow — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 10.3% / 10.4%
Bairnsdale — 35-44: 10.3% Lucknow — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 11.0% / 11.7%
Bairnsdale — 45-54: 11.0% Lucknow — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 12.9% / 12.6%
Bairnsdale — 55-64: 12.9% Lucknow — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 12.4% / 15.2%
Bairnsdale — 65-74: 12.4% Lucknow — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 9.2% / 7.2%
Bairnsdale — 75-84: 9.2% Lucknow — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 4.0% / 1.6%
Bairnsdale — 85+: 4.0% Lucknow — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bairnsdale 49.8% lone person
Bairnsdale — Lone Person: 49.8% Bairnsdale — Couple Families: 25.9% Bairnsdale — One Parent Families: 18.1% Bairnsdale — Group Household: 4.5% Bairnsdale — Other Families: 1.7%
Lucknow 38.9% lone person
Lucknow — Lone Person: 38.9% Lucknow — Couple Families: 40.9% Lucknow — One Parent Families: 13.9% Lucknow — Group Household: 4.5% Lucknow — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bairnsdale 34.7% renting
Bairnsdale — Owned Outright: 38.2% Bairnsdale — Mortgage: 27.1% Bairnsdale — Renting: 34.7%
Lucknow 17.8% renting
Lucknow — Owned Outright: 45.0% Lucknow — Mortgage: 37.3% Lucknow — Renting: 17.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bairnsdale Lucknow
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 20.5%
Bairnsdale — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Lucknow — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 8.1%
Bairnsdale — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Lucknow — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 6.0%
Bairnsdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Lucknow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.9%
Bairnsdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Lucknow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 0.8%
Bairnsdale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Lucknow — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bairnsdale Lucknow
England 2.6% / 2.4%
Bairnsdale — England: 2.6% Lucknow — England: 2.4%
Philippines 1.2% / 0.8%
Bairnsdale — Philippines: 1.2% Lucknow — Philippines: 0.8%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.0%
Bairnsdale — New Zealand: 0.8% Lucknow — New Zealand: 1.0%
India 0.7% / 1.1%
Bairnsdale — India: 0.7% Lucknow — India: 1.1%
Germany — / 0.8%
Bairnsdale — Germany: not among its largest Lucknow — Germany: 0.8%
Vietnam 0.5% / —
Bairnsdale — Vietnam: 0.5% Lucknow — Vietnam: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bairnsdale 84.3% houses
Bairnsdale — Houses: 84.3% Bairnsdale — Townhouses: 14.4% Bairnsdale — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Lucknow 92.6% houses
Lucknow — Houses: 92.6% Lucknow — Townhouses: 1.3% Lucknow — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bairnsdale Lucknow
Median house price $520,000 $558,000
Median unit price $347,500 $535,000
Median land price $225,000 $185,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 132 sales
 41 days
from 44 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bairnsdale Lucknow
3 bed $490K / $529K
Bairnsdale — 3 bed: $490K (164 sales) Lucknow — 3 bed: $529K (39 sales)

164 vs 39 sales

4 bed $620K / $575K
Bairnsdale — 4 bed: $620K (67 sales) Lucknow — 4 bed: $575K (46 sales)

67 vs 46 sales

5 bed $735K / $930K
Bairnsdale — 5 bed: $735K (9 sales) Lucknow — 5 bed: $930K (5 sales)

9 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Lucknow has more rural and farming land (86% vs 69%).

Bairnsdale Lucknow
Rural and farming 69% 86%
Parks and recreation 10% 1%
Residential 9% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 2%
Industrial 3%
same for both
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bairnsdale Lucknow
New dwellings approved 386
across East Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bairnsdale Lucknow
Houses 4.6%
$500/wk on $565K
 4.8%
$540/wk on $580K
Units 5.3%
$415/wk on $410K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Bairnsdale Lucknow
House price Higher than 9% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
Income Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Schools Higher than 36% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 47% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 74% of VIC —

Liveability

Bairnsdale Lucknow
Grade D
same for both
Score 14/100
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Bairnsdale carries more flood risk (69 vs 16); Lucknow carries more bushfire risk (96 vs 61).

Bairnsdale Lucknow
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 High
96/100
Crime High
95/100
 High
72/100
Flood Moderate
69/100
 Low
16/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Bairnsdale Lucknow
Inside the suburb 9 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 3 0

Schools in Bairnsdale

  • Bairnsdale Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Bairnsdale West Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Nagle College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Bairnsdale Christian College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Bairnsdale Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in Lucknow

  • OneSchool Global Vic - Bairnsdale Centre Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Bairnsdale Lucknow
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 13 2
Parks & reserves 9 2
Childcare 11 0
GPs 7 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 6 0
Fuel stations 5 1
EV chargers 5 0
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Lucknow sits further from the CBD (286 km vs 278.2 km).

Bairnsdale Lucknow
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 278.2 km 286 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 200 min 211 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3875
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3875
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bairnsdale Lucknow
Car (driver) 76.8% / 79.4%
Bairnsdale — Car (driver): 76.8% Lucknow — Car (driver): 79.4%
Worked from Home 9.9% / 10.9%
Bairnsdale — Worked from Home: 9.9% Lucknow — Worked from Home: 10.9%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 4.6%
Bairnsdale — Car (passenger): 6.9% Lucknow — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Walked Only 5.0% / 4.6%
Bairnsdale — Walked Only: 5.0% Lucknow — Walked Only: 4.6%
Bicycle 1.2% / 0.5%
Bairnsdale — Bicycle: 1.2% Lucknow — Bicycle: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Bairnsdale Lucknow
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.5 km 19.6 km

NBN connectivity

Bairnsdale Lucknow
Connectivity score 68/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
5,144 premises
 61%
1,087 premises

Climate

Bairnsdale Lucknow
Annual rainfall 620 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Bairnsdale Lucknow
Average residential rate $1,807/yr
same for both
Council East Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Bairnsdale Lucknow
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bairnsdale Lucknow
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bairnsdale

Affordable Retirees

Lucknow

Acreage Affordable

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