Caldermeade vs Lang Lang

Lang Lang is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 44 in Caldermeade. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Caldermeade, most households are couple families. In Lang Lang, 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

Lang Lang

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 92/100)

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

Caldermeade

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($269/wk vs $310/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Caldermeade

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (67 min vs 78 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (82.3 km vs 92.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lang Lang

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Lang Lang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (61.3% vs -1.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Caldermeade Lang Lang
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.

Caldermeade Lang Lang
Walkability 0 / 0
Caldermeade — Walkability: 0/100 Lang Lang — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 8 / 39
Caldermeade — Safety: 8/100 Lang Lang — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 75
Caldermeade — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lang Lang — Low fire risk: 75/100
Low flood risk 1 / 27
Caldermeade — Low flood risk: 1/100 Lang Lang — Low flood risk: 27/100

Demographics

Lang Lang has more residents (2,556 vs 181); Caldermeade skews older (44 vs 34).

Caldermeade Lang Lang
Population 181 2,556
+1312% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.1% +61.3%
Median age 44 34
Median household income $109,772/yr
+14% vs other
 $93,964/yr
Median weekly rent $269/wk $310/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Caldermeade Lang Lang
0-4 5.0% / 8.0%
Caldermeade — 0-4: 5.0% Lang Lang — 0-4: 8.0%
5-14 13.3% / 13.5%
Caldermeade — 5-14: 13.3% Lang Lang — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 10.5% / 5.7%
Caldermeade — 15-19: 10.5% Lang Lang — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 7.7% / 5.4%
Caldermeade — 20-24: 7.7% Lang Lang — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 7.2% / 18.3%
Caldermeade — 25-34: 7.2% Lang Lang — 25-34: 18.3%
35-44 11.0% / 12.2%
Caldermeade — 35-44: 11.0% Lang Lang — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 21.5% / 11.6%
Caldermeade — 45-54: 21.5% Lang Lang — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 12.7% / 11.0%
Caldermeade — 55-64: 12.7% Lang Lang — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 9.9% / 8.8%
Caldermeade — 65-74: 9.9% Lang Lang — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 5.5% / 3.8%
Caldermeade — 75-84: 5.5% Lang Lang — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / 1.7%
Caldermeade — 85+: not among its largest Lang Lang — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Caldermeade 55.6% couple families
Caldermeade — Couple Families: 55.6% Caldermeade — Lone Person: 26.7% Caldermeade — One Parent Families: 17.8% Caldermeade — Group Household: 0.0% Caldermeade — Other Families: 0.0%
Lang Lang 54.5% couple families
Lang Lang — Couple Families: 54.5% Lang Lang — Lone Person: 27.8% Lang Lang — One Parent Families: 15.0% Lang Lang — Group Household: 2.1% Lang Lang — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Caldermeade 18.0% renting
Caldermeade — Owned Outright: 50.0% Caldermeade — Mortgage: 32.0% Caldermeade — Renting: 18.0%
Lang Lang 14.7% renting
Lang Lang — Owned Outright: 27.1% Lang Lang — Mortgage: 58.1% Lang Lang — Renting: 14.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Caldermeade Lang Lang
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 21.8%
Caldermeade — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Lang Lang — Certificate III & IV: 21.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 4.5%
Caldermeade — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Lang Lang — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.3% / 7.3%
Caldermeade — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3% Lang Lang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 1.5%
Caldermeade — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Lang Lang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.6%
Caldermeade — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Lang Lang — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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.

Caldermeade Lang Lang
England 1.7% / 3.5%
Caldermeade — England: 1.7% Lang Lang — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.0%
Caldermeade — New Zealand: 1.7% Lang Lang — New Zealand: 1.0%
Germany 1.7% / —
Caldermeade — Germany: 1.7% Lang Lang — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.6%
Caldermeade — Scotland: not among its largest Lang Lang — Scotland: 0.6%
Netherlands — / 0.4%
Caldermeade — Netherlands: not among its largest Lang Lang — Netherlands: 0.4%
Thailand — / 0.4%
Caldermeade — Thailand: not among its largest Lang Lang — Thailand: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Caldermeade 100.0% houses
Caldermeade — Houses: 100.0% Caldermeade — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Caldermeade — Townhouses: 0.0%
Lang Lang 95.1% houses
Lang Lang — Houses: 95.1% Lang Lang — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Lang Lang — Townhouses: 1.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Caldermeade Lang Lang
Median house price — $722,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $610,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 29 days
from 52 sales

Zoning mix

Caldermeade has more land zoned for conservation (44% vs 14%); Lang Lang has more rural and farming land (67% vs 53%).

Caldermeade Lang Lang
Rural and farming 53% 67%
Environmental 44% 14%
Other and special use 0% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 4%
Parks and recreation 1% 3%
Residential 0% 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

Caldermeade Lang Lang
New dwellings approved 1,323
across Cardinia
same for both
Approvals change year on year +13%
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.

Caldermeade Lang Lang
Houses — 4.6%
$700/wk on $788K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Caldermeade Lang Lang
House price — Higher than 44% of VIC
Income Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 3% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 71% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 93% of VIC

Liveability

Caldermeade Lang Lang
Grade — D
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Lang Lang carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0); Caldermeade carries more crime risk (92 vs 61).

Caldermeade Lang Lang
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
25/100
Crime High
92/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood High
99/100
 High
73/100
Coastal erosion High
79/100
 High
75/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Caldermeade Lang Lang
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Caldermeade

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

Schools in Lang Lang

  • Lang Lang Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Caldermeade Lang Lang
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 0 11
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Lang Lang sits further from the CBD (92.9 km vs 82.3 km).

Caldermeade Lang Lang
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 82.3 km 92.9 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 67 min 78 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3984
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3984
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.

Caldermeade Lang Lang
Car (driver) 67.8% / 78.5%
Caldermeade — Car (driver): 67.8% Lang Lang — Car (driver): 78.5%
Worked from Home 21.8% / 14.5%
Caldermeade — Worked from Home: 21.8% Lang Lang — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 4.0%
Caldermeade — Car (passenger): 5.7% Lang Lang — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only 4.6% / 1.8%
Caldermeade — Walked Only: 4.6% Lang Lang — Walked Only: 1.8%
Bus — / 0.9%
Caldermeade — Bus: not among its largest Lang Lang — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.5%).

Setting

Caldermeade Lang Lang
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.0 km 5.2 km

NBN connectivity

Caldermeade Lang Lang
Connectivity score 30/100 80/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
76 premises
 67%
1,336 premises

Climate

Caldermeade Lang Lang
Annual rainfall 704 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Caldermeade Lang Lang
Average residential rate $1,880/yr
same for both
Council Cardinia
same for both

Federal electorate

Caldermeade Lang Lang
Division La Trobe
same for both
Member Jason Wood
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Caldermeade Lang Lang
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Caldermeade

Quiet Rural

Lang Lang

Acreage River

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