Benloch vs Lancefield

Benloch is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Lancefield. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families.

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

Lancefield

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Benloch carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 42/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lancefield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $417/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Benloch sits closer to the CBD (82 km vs 91.5 km)
  • Lancefield has a shorter drive in (71 min vs 76 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Benloch carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 42/100)
  • Lancefield has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Lancefield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.7% vs 2.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Benloch Lancefield
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.

Benloch Lancefield
Walkability 0 / 0
Benloch — Walkability: 0/100 Lancefield — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 58
Benloch — Safety: 77/100 Lancefield — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 32 / 48
Benloch — Low fire risk: 32/100 Lancefield — Low fire risk: 48/100
Low flood risk 100 / 82
Benloch — Low flood risk: 100/100 Lancefield — Low flood risk: 82/100

Demographics

Lancefield has more residents (2,743 vs 138); Benloch rents higher ($417/wk vs $360/wk).

Benloch Lancefield
Population 138 2,743
+1888% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.2% +11.7%
Median age 37 41
Median household income $101,816/yr
+6% vs other
 $95,576/yr
Median weekly rent $417/wk
+14% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Benloch Lancefield
0-4 8.0% / 5.6%
Benloch — 0-4: 8.0% Lancefield — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 13.8% / 13.5%
Benloch — 5-14: 13.8% Lancefield — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 4.3% / 6.1%
Benloch — 15-19: 4.3% Lancefield — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.1% / 5.0%
Benloch — 20-24: 5.1% Lancefield — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 17.4% / 11.1%
Benloch — 25-34: 17.4% Lancefield — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 12.3% / 12.3%
Benloch — 35-44: 12.3% Lancefield — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 8.7% / 13.8%
Benloch — 45-54: 8.7% Lancefield — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 15.9% / 14.0%
Benloch — 55-64: 15.9% Lancefield — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 8.7% / 12.4%
Benloch — 65-74: 8.7% Lancefield — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 8.0% / 5.3%
Benloch — 75-84: 8.0% Lancefield — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / 0.9%
Benloch — 85+: not among its largest Lancefield — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Benloch 51.5% couple families
Benloch — Couple Families: 51.5% Benloch — Lone Person: 30.3% Benloch — One Parent Families: 18.2% Benloch — Group Household: 0.0% Benloch — Other Families: 0.0%
Lancefield 50.3% couple families
Lancefield — Couple Families: 50.3% Lancefield — Lone Person: 29.6% Lancefield — One Parent Families: 17.1% Lancefield — Group Household: 2.0% Lancefield — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Benloch 11.1% renting
Benloch — Owned Outright: 31.1% Benloch — Mortgage: 57.8% Benloch — Renting: 11.1%
Lancefield 11.2% renting
Lancefield — Owned Outright: 38.8% Lancefield — Mortgage: 50.0% Lancefield — Renting: 11.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Benloch Lancefield
England 8.7% / 3.5%
Benloch — England: 8.7% Lancefield — England: 3.5%
Germany 2.2% / 0.4%
Benloch — Germany: 2.2% Lancefield — Germany: 0.4%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Benloch — New Zealand: not among its largest Lancefield — New Zealand: 1.2%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Benloch — Philippines: not among its largest Lancefield — Philippines: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Benloch — Scotland: not among its largest Lancefield — Scotland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.7%).

Qualifications

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

Benloch Lancefield
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 17.0%
Benloch — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Lancefield — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 10.6%
Benloch — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Lancefield — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 8.9%
Benloch — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Lancefield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 2.4%
Benloch — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Lancefield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 2.8%
Benloch — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Lancefield — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Benloch 100.0% houses
Benloch — Houses: 100.0% Benloch — Townhouses: 0.0% Benloch — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Lancefield 98.6% houses
Lancefield — Houses: 98.6% Lancefield — Townhouses: 0.8% Lancefield — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Benloch Lancefield
Median house price — $736,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $450,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 58 days
from 29 sales

Zoning mix

Benloch has more land zoned for conservation (80% vs 27%); Lancefield has more rural and farming land (53% vs 0%).

Benloch Lancefield
Environmental 80% 27%
Rural and farming 0% 53%
Parks and recreation 20% 15%
Residential 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

Benloch Lancefield
New dwellings approved 331
across Macedon Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year +80%
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.

Benloch Lancefield
Houses — 3.3%
$595/wk on $925K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Benloch Lancefield
House price — Higher than 42% of VIC
Income Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 76% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 67% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 29% of VIC

Liveability

Benloch Lancefield
Grade — C
Score — 46/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Lancefield carries more flood risk (18 vs 0); Lancefield carries more crime risk (42 vs 23).

Benloch Lancefield
Bushfire Moderate
68/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Moderate
42/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
18/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Benloch Lancefield
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Benloch

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Lancefield

  • Lancefield Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Benloch Lancefield
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Waterways 0 10

Mobility

Lancefield sits further from the CBD (91.5 km vs 82 km).

Benloch Lancefield
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 82 km 91.5 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 76 min 71 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3435
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3435
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.

Benloch Lancefield
Car (driver) 66.7% / 67.5%
Benloch — Car (driver): 66.7% Lancefield — Car (driver): 67.5%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 25.5%
Benloch — Worked from Home: 25.0% Lancefield — Worked from Home: 25.5%
Walked Only 8.3% / 1.8%
Benloch — Walked Only: 8.3% Lancefield — Walked Only: 1.8%
Car (passenger) — / 3.7%
Benloch — Car (passenger): not among its largest Lancefield — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Train — / 1.5%
Benloch — Train: not among its largest Lancefield — Train: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.5%).

Setting

Benloch Lancefield
Elevation 615 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 456 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Benloch Lancefield
Connectivity score 17/100 62/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 39%
1,304 premises

Climate

Benloch Lancefield
Annual rainfall 553 mm 778 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.6°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C —

Council rates

Benloch Lancefield
Average residential rate $2,065/yr
same for both
Council Macedon Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Benloch Lancefield
Division Bendigo Mcewen
Member Lisa Chesters Rob Mitchell
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Benloch Lancefield
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Benloch

Rural

Lancefield

Acreage

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