Bullarto vs Lyonville
Lyonville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 58 in Bullarto. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bullarto, most households are couple families. In Lyonville, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Lyonville: a median of $890,000, against $815,000 in Bullarto, though rent is higher in Bullarto. On these figures, Bullarto tends to suit couples, while Lyonville suits people living alone.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Bullarto is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 42%)
- Lyonville carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lyonville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 34%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Lyonville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Lyonville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (103.3 km vs 106.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lyonville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bullarto
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.9% vs 8.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bullarto and Lyonville drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Lyonville has more residents (189 vs 89); Bullarto rents higher ($350/wk vs $310/wk).
| Bullarto | Lyonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 89 | 189 +112% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +21.9% | +8.0% |
| Median age | 58 | 54 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $73,320/yr +3% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +11% vs other | $310/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bullarto | Lyonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $815,000 | $890,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,575,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 84 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Bullarto | Lyonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 43% | 75% |
| Rural and farming | 30% | 21% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 24% | 2% |
| Residential | 3% | 2% |
| 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
| Bullarto | Lyonville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 104 across Hepburn same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -6% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Bullarto | Lyonville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 34% of VIC | Higher than 39% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of VIC | Higher than 67% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 86% of VIC | Higher than 87% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of VIC | Higher than 44% of VIC |
Liveability
| Bullarto | Lyonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Bullarto carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 0); Bullarto carries more crime risk (82 vs 29).
| Bullarto | Lyonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 64/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 82/100 | Low 29/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Bullarto | Lyonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Bullarto
- Bullarto Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Lyonville
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bullarto | Lyonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 7 | 6 |
Mobility
Bullarto sits further from the CBD (106.6 km vs 103.3 km).
| Bullarto | Lyonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 106.6 km +3% vs other | 103.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 86 min | 85 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.4% postcode 3461 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 3461 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.3%).
Setting
| Bullarto | Lyonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 729 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 727 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bullarto | Lyonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 65 premises | 0% 144 premises |
Climate
| Bullarto | Lyonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 531 mm | 778 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bullarto | Lyonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,748/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hepburn same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bullarto | Lyonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat same for both | |
| Member | Catherine King same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bullarto | Lyonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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