Kyneton vs Lauriston

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lauriston, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lauriston: a median of $1.7 million, against $838,000 in Kyneton, though rent is higher in Kyneton. On these figures, Kyneton tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Lauriston suits couples.

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

  • Kyneton has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • Lauriston carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 76/100)

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

First-home buyers

Kyneton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($838,000 vs $1,700,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lauriston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $360/wk)
  • But Kyneton has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 10%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kyneton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (88.2 km vs 100.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (67 min vs 76 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kyneton

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)
  • But Lauriston carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kyneton Lauriston
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.

Kyneton Lauriston
Walkability 16 / 10
Kyneton — Walkability: 16/100 Lauriston — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 24 / 55
Kyneton — Safety: 24/100 Lauriston — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 68 / 78
Kyneton — Low fire risk: 68/100 Lauriston — Low fire risk: 78/100
Low flood risk 56 / 39
Kyneton — Low flood risk: 56/100 Lauriston — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

Kyneton has more residents (7,513 vs 247); Lauriston has higher household incomes ($107,536 vs $84,240).

Kyneton Lauriston
Population 7,513
+97% vs other
 247
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.1% +4.7%
Median age 47
same for both
Median household income $84,240/yr $107,536/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+11% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kyneton Lauriston
0-4 4.9% / 2.0%
Kyneton — 0-4: 4.9% Lauriston — 0-4: 2.0%
5-14 12.0% / 15.4%
Kyneton — 5-14: 12.0% Lauriston — 5-14: 15.4%
15-19 5.0% / 5.3%
Kyneton — 15-19: 5.0% Lauriston — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 3.9% / 1.2%
Kyneton — 20-24: 3.9% Lauriston — 20-24: 1.2%
25-34 8.8% / 8.5%
Kyneton — 25-34: 8.8% Lauriston — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 12.1% / 14.6%
Kyneton — 35-44: 12.1% Lauriston — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 15.0% / 14.2%
Kyneton — 45-54: 15.0% Lauriston — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 13.2% / 20.6%
Kyneton — 55-64: 13.2% Lauriston — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 13.1% / 13.8%
Kyneton — 65-74: 13.1% Lauriston — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 8.1% / 4.5%
Kyneton — 75-84: 8.1% Lauriston — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 3.8% / —
Kyneton — 85+: 3.8% Lauriston — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kyneton 41.2% couple families
Kyneton — Couple Families: 41.2% Kyneton — Lone Person: 39.4% Kyneton — One Parent Families: 14.3% Kyneton — Group Household: 3.9% Kyneton — Other Families: 1.2%
Lauriston 54.7% couple families
Lauriston — Couple Families: 54.7% Lauriston — Lone Person: 28.3% Lauriston — One Parent Families: 9.4% Lauriston — Group Household: 7.5% Lauriston — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kyneton 21.5% renting
Kyneton — Owned Outright: 41.6% Kyneton — Mortgage: 36.9% Kyneton — Renting: 21.5%
Lauriston 10.1% renting
Lauriston — Owned Outright: 44.9% Lauriston — Mortgage: 44.9% Lauriston — Renting: 10.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kyneton Lauriston
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 19.0%
Kyneton — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Lauriston — Bachelor Degree: 19.0%
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 10.1%
Kyneton — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Lauriston — Certificate III & IV: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.7%
Kyneton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Lauriston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 7.3%
Kyneton — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Lauriston — Postgraduate Degree: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 4.0%
Kyneton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Lauriston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Kyneton Lauriston
England 4.2% / 4.9%
Kyneton — England: 4.2% Lauriston — England: 4.9%
New Zealand 1.7% / 2.0%
Kyneton — New Zealand: 1.7% Lauriston — New Zealand: 2.0%
Netherlands — / 2.0%
Kyneton — Netherlands: not among its largest Lauriston — Netherlands: 2.0%
Scotland 0.6% / 1.2%
Kyneton — Scotland: 0.6% Lauriston — Scotland: 1.2%
Taiwan 0.8% / —
Kyneton — Taiwan: 0.8% Lauriston — Taiwan: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Kyneton — Philippines: 0.5% Lauriston — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kyneton 88.4% houses
Kyneton — Houses: 88.4% Kyneton — Townhouses: 9.0% Kyneton — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Lauriston 100.0% houses
Lauriston — Houses: 100.0% Lauriston — Townhouses: 0.0% Lauriston — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kyneton Lauriston
Median house price $838,000 $1,700,000
Median unit price $515,000 —
Median land price $442,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 56 days
from 80 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Kyneton Lauriston
Rural and farming 85% 86%
Parks and recreation 2% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 6%
Residential 5% 0%
Industrial 2% 0%
Other and special use 1% 0%
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

Kyneton Lauriston
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.

Kyneton Lauriston
Houses 3.4%
$640/wk on $974K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kyneton Lauriston
House price Higher than 49% of VIC —
Income Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Schools Higher than 80% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 53% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 76% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 32% of VIC —

Liveability

Kyneton Lauriston
Grade B —
Score 51/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Kyneton carries more crime risk (76 vs 45); Kyneton carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 22).

Kyneton Lauriston
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Low
22/100
Crime High
76/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
61/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Kyneton Lauriston
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Kyneton

  • Kyneton Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Sacred Heart College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Kyneton High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Kyneton High School-Macedon Ranges Satellite VCAL Government · Secondary

Schools in Lauriston

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

Amenities in the suburb

Kyneton Lauriston
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 14 0
Parks & reserves 15 4
Childcare 6 0
GPs 6 0
Pharmacies 3 0
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 0
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 20 2

Mobility

Lauriston sits further from the CBD (100.1 km vs 88.2 km).

Kyneton Lauriston
Walkability score 16/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 88.2 km 100.1 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 67 min 76 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3444
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3444
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.

Kyneton Lauriston
Car (driver) 58.0% / 57.1%
Kyneton — Car (driver): 58.0% Lauriston — Car (driver): 57.1%
Worked from Home 30.0% / 34.5%
Kyneton — Worked from Home: 30.0% Lauriston — Worked from Home: 34.5%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 5.0%
Kyneton — Car (passenger): 5.3% Lauriston — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only 4.3% / 3.4%
Kyneton — Walked Only: 4.3% Lauriston — Walked Only: 3.4%
Train 1.9% / —
Kyneton — Train: 1.9% Lauriston — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.0%).

Setting

Kyneton Lauriston
Elevation 509 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 494 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kyneton Lauriston
Connectivity score 60/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
4,058 premises
 0%
118 premises

Climate

Kyneton Lauriston
Annual rainfall 778 mm 598 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 27.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.7°C

Council rates

Kyneton Lauriston
Average residential rate $2,065/yr
same for both
Council Macedon Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Kyneton Lauriston
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kyneton Lauriston
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kyneton

Acreage

Lauriston

Rural

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