Granite Rock vs Lucknow

Lucknow is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Granite Rock. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Granite Rock, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Granite Rock: a median of $740,000, against $558,000 in Lucknow, though rent is higher in Lucknow. On these figures, Granite Rock tends to suit couples, while Lucknow suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Granite Rock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 55%)

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

First-home buyers

Lucknow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($558,000 vs $740,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Granite Rock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $290/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Lucknow

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (211 min vs 216 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (286 km vs 292.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Lucknow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.8% vs 5.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Granite Rock 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.

Granite Rock 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.

Granite Rock Lucknow
Walkability 0 / 0
Granite Rock — Walkability: 0/100 Lucknow — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 33 / 28
Granite Rock — Safety: 33/100 Lucknow — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 2 / 4
Granite Rock — Low fire risk: 2/100 Lucknow — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 100 / 84
Granite Rock — Low flood risk: 100/100 Lucknow — Low flood risk: 84/100

Demographics

Lucknow rents higher ($290/wk vs $0/wk); Lucknow has more residents (1,439 vs 261).

Granite Rock Lucknow
Population 261 1,439
+451% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% +14.8%
Median age 49 43
Median household income $77,012/yr
+8% vs other
 $70,772/yr
Median weekly rent — $290/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Granite Rock Lucknow
0-4 3.4% / 5.7%
Granite Rock — 0-4: 3.4% Lucknow — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 12.3% / 11.5%
Granite Rock — 5-14: 12.3% Lucknow — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 8.4% / 5.8%
Granite Rock — 15-19: 8.4% Lucknow — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 3.8% / 5.2%
Granite Rock — 20-24: 3.8% Lucknow — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 7.3% / 12.6%
Granite Rock — 25-34: 7.3% Lucknow — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 9.6% / 10.4%
Granite Rock — 35-44: 9.6% Lucknow — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 14.2% / 11.7%
Granite Rock — 45-54: 14.2% Lucknow — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 18.0% / 12.6%
Granite Rock — 55-64: 18.0% Lucknow — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 14.6% / 15.2%
Granite Rock — 65-74: 14.6% Lucknow — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 9.2% / 7.2%
Granite Rock — 75-84: 9.2% Lucknow — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 1.1% / 1.6%
Granite Rock — 85+: 1.1% Lucknow — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Granite Rock 57.8% couple families
Granite Rock — Couple Families: 57.8% Granite Rock — Lone Person: 28.1% Granite Rock — One Parent Families: 14.1% Granite Rock — Group Household: 0.0% Granite Rock — Other Families: 0.0%
Lucknow 40.9% couple families
Lucknow — Couple Families: 40.9% Lucknow — Lone Person: 38.9% Lucknow — One Parent Families: 13.9% Lucknow — Group Household: 4.5% Lucknow — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Granite Rock 0.0% renting
Granite Rock — Owned Outright: 65.2% Granite Rock — Mortgage: 34.8% Granite Rock — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Granite Rock Lucknow
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 20.5%
Granite Rock — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Lucknow — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 8.1%
Granite Rock — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Lucknow — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.1% / 6.0%
Granite Rock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1% Lucknow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.9%
Granite Rock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Lucknow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 0.8%
Granite Rock — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% 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.

Granite Rock Lucknow
England 3.8% / 2.4%
Granite Rock — England: 3.8% Lucknow — England: 2.4%
Netherlands 2.3% / 0.8%
Granite Rock — Netherlands: 2.3% Lucknow — Netherlands: 0.8%
Canada 1.1% / —
Granite Rock — Canada: 1.1% Lucknow — Canada: not among its largest
India — / 1.1%
Granite Rock — India: not among its largest Lucknow — India: 1.1%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Granite Rock — New Zealand: not among its largest Lucknow — New Zealand: 1.0%
Germany — / 0.8%
Granite Rock — Germany: not among its largest Lucknow — Germany: 0.8%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Granite Rock — Philippines: not among its largest Lucknow — Philippines: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Granite Rock 102.2% houses
Granite Rock — Houses: 102.2% Granite Rock — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Granite Rock — Townhouses: 0.0%
Lucknow 92.6% houses
Lucknow — Houses: 92.6% Lucknow — Flats / Apartments: 6.0% Lucknow — Townhouses: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Granite Rock Lucknow
Median house price $740,000 $558,000
Median unit price — $535,000
Median land price — $185,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 115 days
from 3 sales
 41 days
from 44 sales

Zoning mix

Granite Rock has more rural and farming land (96% vs 86%).

Granite Rock Lucknow
Rural and farming 96% 86%
Residential 0% 7%
Industrial 0% 3%
Other and special use 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Granite Rock 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.

Granite Rock Lucknow
Houses — 4.8%
$540/wk on $580K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Granite Rock Lucknow
House price — Higher than 11% of VIC
Income Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 90% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 96% of VIC

Liveability

Granite Rock Lucknow
Grade — D
Score — 14/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Lucknow carries more flood risk (16 vs 0).

Granite Rock Lucknow
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
96/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 High
72/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
16/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Granite Rock Lucknow
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Granite Rock

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

Schools in Lucknow

  • OneSchool Global Vic - Bairnsdale Centre Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Granite Rock Lucknow
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Granite Rock sits further from the CBD (292.6 km vs 286 km).

Granite Rock Lucknow
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 292.6 km
+2% vs other
 286 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 216 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.

Granite Rock Lucknow
Car (driver) 66.7% / 79.4%
Granite Rock — Car (driver): 66.7% Lucknow — Car (driver): 79.4%
Worked from Home 21.7% / 10.9%
Granite Rock — Worked from Home: 21.7% Lucknow — Worked from Home: 10.9%
Car (passenger) 8.3% / 4.6%
Granite Rock — Car (passenger): 8.3% Lucknow — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Walked Only 3.3% / 4.6%
Granite Rock — Walked Only: 3.3% Lucknow — Walked Only: 4.6%
Bicycle — / 0.5%
Granite Rock — Bicycle: not among its largest Lucknow — Bicycle: 0.5%

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

Setting

Granite Rock Lucknow
Elevation 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.2 km 19.6 km

NBN connectivity

Granite Rock Lucknow
Connectivity score 29/100 75/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
107 premises
 61%
1,087 premises

Climate

Granite Rock 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Granite Rock

Rural

Lucknow

Acreage Affordable

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