Lake Lonsdale vs Deep Lead

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lake Lonsdale, most households are couple families. In Deep Lead, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Lake Lonsdale tends to suit 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

  • Lake Lonsdale carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 89/100)
  • Deep Lead has more parks and reserves (14 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Deep Lead

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lake Lonsdale

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 34%)
  • has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $450/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Deep Lead

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (168 min vs 180 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (243.3 km vs 250.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Lake Lonsdale carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 89/100)
  • Deep Lead is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Lake Lonsdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (34.9% vs 2.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead
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.

Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead
Walkability 0 / 10
Lake Lonsdale — Walkability: 0/100 Deep Lead — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 75 / 11
Lake Lonsdale — Safety: 75/100 Deep Lead — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 13 / 42
Lake Lonsdale — Low fire risk: 13/100 Deep Lead — Low fire risk: 42/100
Low flood risk 4 / 43
Lake Lonsdale — Low flood risk: 4/100 Deep Lead — Low flood risk: 43/100

Demographics

Deep Lead rents higher ($450/wk vs $50/wk); Deep Lead has more residents (210 vs 58).

Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead
Population 58 210
+262% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +34.9% +2.9%
Median age 50 49
Median household income $94,224/yr
+27% vs other
 $68,588/yr
Median weekly rent $50/wk $450/wk
+800% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead
0-4 6.9% / 4.8%
Lake Lonsdale — 0-4: 6.9% Deep Lead — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 12.1% / 12.9%
Lake Lonsdale — 5-14: 12.1% Deep Lead — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 — / 2.9%
Lake Lonsdale — 15-19: not among its largest Deep Lead — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 — / 3.8%
Lake Lonsdale — 20-24: not among its largest Deep Lead — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 6.9% / 4.8%
Lake Lonsdale — 25-34: 6.9% Deep Lead — 25-34: 4.8%
35-44 5.2% / 14.8%
Lake Lonsdale — 35-44: 5.2% Deep Lead — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 13.8% / 16.2%
Lake Lonsdale — 45-54: 13.8% Deep Lead — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 25.9% / 13.8%
Lake Lonsdale — 55-64: 25.9% Deep Lead — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 17.2% / 18.1%
Lake Lonsdale — 65-74: 17.2% Deep Lead — 65-74: 18.1%
75-84 8.6% / 6.7%
Lake Lonsdale — 75-84: 8.6% Deep Lead — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ — / 3.3%
Lake Lonsdale — 85+: not among its largest Deep Lead — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lake Lonsdale 57.9% couple families
Lake Lonsdale — Couple Families: 57.9% Lake Lonsdale — Lone Person: 42.1% Lake Lonsdale — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Deep Lead 36.7% couple families
Deep Lead — Couple Families: 36.7% Deep Lead — Lone Person: 46.9% Deep Lead — One Parent Families: 16.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lake Lonsdale 0.0% renting
Lake Lonsdale — Owned Outright: 63.2% Lake Lonsdale — Mortgage: 36.8% Lake Lonsdale — Renting: 0.0%
Deep Lead 0.0% renting
Deep Lead — Owned Outright: 56.8% Deep Lead — Mortgage: 43.2% Deep Lead — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lake Lonsdale 100.0% houses
Lake Lonsdale — Houses: 100.0%
Deep Lead 100.0% houses
Deep Lead — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead
Certificate III & IV 22.4% / 17.6%
Lake Lonsdale — Certificate III & IV: 22.4% Deep Lead — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 10.5%
Lake Lonsdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Deep Lead — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 6.2%
Lake Lonsdale — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Deep Lead — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.2% / 2.4%
Lake Lonsdale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2% Deep Lead — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.4%
Lake Lonsdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Deep Lead — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Zoning mix

Deep Lead has more rural and farming land (78% vs 44%).

Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead
Rural and farming 44% 78%
Parks and recreation 56% 20%
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

Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead
New dwellings approved 28
across Northern Grampians
same for both
Approvals change year on year -62%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC

Liveability

Deep Lead is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Deep Lead carries more crime risk (89 vs 25); Lake Lonsdale carries more flood risk (96 vs 57).

Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead
Bushfire High
87/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime Low
25/100
 High
89/100
Flood High
96/100
 Moderate
57/100
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

Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead
Parks & reserves 1 14
Waterways 6 0

Mobility

Lake Lonsdale sits further from the CBD (250.2 km vs 243.3 km).

Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 250.2 km
+3% vs other
 243.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 180 min 168 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3381
 0.6%
postcode 3385
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3381
 56
postcode 3385

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.

Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead
Car (driver) 100.0% / 89.9%
Lake Lonsdale — Car (driver): 100.0% Deep Lead — Car (driver): 89.9%
Worked from Home — / 10.1%
Lake Lonsdale — Worked from Home: not among its largest Deep Lead — Worked from Home: 10.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead
Elevation 189 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 222 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead
Connectivity score 23/100 22/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
78 premises

Climate

Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead
Annual rainfall 554 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead
Average residential rate $1,730/yr
same for both
Council Northern Grampians
same for both

Federal electorate

Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lake Lonsdale Deep Lead
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lake Lonsdale

Retirees River Rural

Deep Lead

Retirees Rural

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