Lancefield vs Cobaw
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lancefield, about half of households are couple families. In Cobaw, most households are couple families. On these figures, Cobaw 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
Lancefield
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- But Cobaw carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 42/100)
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
Lancefield
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $568/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 27%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Cobaw
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (65 min vs 71 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (84.3 km vs 91.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lancefield
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more GPs (3 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)
- But Cobaw carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 42/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cobaw
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (48.6% vs 11.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lancefield and Cobaw 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
Lancefield has more residents (2,743 vs 104); Cobaw rents higher ($568/wk vs $360/wk).
| Lancefield | Cobaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,743 +96% vs other | 104 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.7% | +48.6% |
| Median age | 41 | 39 |
| Median household income | $95,576/yr | $108,316/yr +13% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $360/wk | $568/wk +58% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
Property market
| Lancefield | Cobaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $736,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $450,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 58 days from 29 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Cobaw has more land zoned for conservation (99% vs 27%); Lancefield has more rural and farming land (53% vs 0%).
| Lancefield | Cobaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 27% | 99% |
| Rural and farming | 53% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 15% | 0% |
| Residential | 4% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Lancefield | Cobaw | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Macedon Ranges same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +80% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Lancefield | Cobaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.3% $595/wk on $925K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Lancefield | Cobaw | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 42% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 66% of VIC | Higher than 81% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 20% of VIC | Higher than 62% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 76% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 67% of VIC | Higher than 90% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 75% of VIC | Higher than 47% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 29% of VIC | — |
Liveability
| Lancefield | Cobaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 46/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Lancefield carries more flood risk (18 vs 0); Lancefield carries more crime risk (42 vs 10).
| Lancefield | Cobaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 52/100 | High 72/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 42/100 | Low 10/100 |
| Flood | Low 18/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Lancefield | Cobaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Lancefield
- Lancefield Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- St Mary's School Catholic · Primary at peers
Schools in Cobaw
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Lancefield | Cobaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 1 |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| GPs | 3 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 10 | 2 |
Mobility
Lancefield sits further from the CBD (91.5 km vs 84.3 km).
| Lancefield | Cobaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 91.5 km +8% vs other | 84.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 71 min | 65 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 3435 | 1.6% postcode 3442 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 3435 | 58 postcode 3442 |
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 (67.5%).
Setting
| Lancefield | Cobaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 456 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 498 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lancefield | Cobaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 62/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 39% 1,304 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| Lancefield | Cobaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 778 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Lancefield | Cobaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,065/yr same for both | |
| Council | Macedon Ranges same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lancefield | Cobaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mcewen same for both | |
| Member | Rob Mitchell same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lancefield | Cobaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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