Lancefield vs Nulla Vale

Lancefield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in Nulla Vale. 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 Nulla Vale, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Lancefield tends to suit families with children and couples, while Nulla Vale suits people living alone.

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 childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 30%)
  • But Nulla Vale carries lower crime risk (29/100 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

Nulla Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nulla Vale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (10% vs 2%)
  • sits closer to the CBD (84.1 km vs 91.5 km)
  • But Lancefield has a shorter drive in (71 min vs 77 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nulla Vale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 42/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 19%)
  • But Lancefield has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Nulla Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (52.4% vs 11.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lancefield Nulla Vale
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.

Lancefield Nulla Vale
Walkability 0 / 0
Lancefield — Walkability: 0/100 Nulla Vale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 71
Lancefield — Safety: 58/100 Nulla Vale — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 48 / 51
Lancefield — Low fire risk: 48/100 Nulla Vale — Low fire risk: 51/100
Low flood risk 82 / 100
Lancefield — Low flood risk: 82/100 Nulla Vale — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lancefield has more residents (2,743 vs 96); Lancefield rents higher ($360/wk vs $150/wk).

Lancefield Nulla Vale
Population 2,743
+97% vs other
 96
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.7% +52.4%
Median age 41 49
Median household income $95,576/yr $100,724/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+58% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lancefield Nulla Vale
0-4 5.6% / —
Lancefield — 0-4: 5.6% Nulla Vale — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 13.5% / 12.5%
Lancefield — 5-14: 13.5% Nulla Vale — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 6.1% / 9.4%
Lancefield — 15-19: 6.1% Nulla Vale — 15-19: 9.4%
20-24 5.0% / —
Lancefield — 20-24: 5.0% Nulla Vale — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.1% / 3.1%
Lancefield — 25-34: 11.1% Nulla Vale — 25-34: 3.1%
35-44 12.3% / 13.5%
Lancefield — 35-44: 12.3% Nulla Vale — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 13.8% / 21.9%
Lancefield — 45-54: 13.8% Nulla Vale — 45-54: 21.9%
55-64 14.0% / 18.8%
Lancefield — 55-64: 14.0% Nulla Vale — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 12.4% / 14.6%
Lancefield — 65-74: 12.4% Nulla Vale — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 5.3% / 9.4%
Lancefield — 75-84: 5.3% Nulla Vale — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ 0.9% / —
Lancefield — 85+: 0.9% Nulla Vale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lancefield 29.6% lone person
Lancefield — Lone Person: 29.6% Lancefield — Couple Families: 50.3% Lancefield — One Parent Families: 17.1% Lancefield — Group Household: 2.0% Lancefield — Other Families: 1.0%
Nulla Vale 70.0% lone person
Nulla Vale — Lone Person: 70.0% Nulla Vale — Couple Families: 30.0% Nulla Vale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Nulla Vale — Group Household: 0.0% Nulla Vale — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lancefield 11.2% renting
Lancefield — Owned Outright: 38.8% Lancefield — Mortgage: 50.0% Lancefield — Renting: 11.2%
Nulla Vale 10.5% renting
Nulla Vale — Owned Outright: 42.1% Nulla Vale — Mortgage: 47.4% Nulla Vale — Renting: 10.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Lancefield Nulla Vale
England 3.5% / 6.2%
Lancefield — England: 3.5% Nulla Vale — England: 6.2%
New Zealand 1.2% / —
Lancefield — New Zealand: 1.2% Nulla Vale — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.7% / —
Lancefield — Philippines: 0.7% Nulla Vale — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / —
Lancefield — Scotland: 0.4% Nulla Vale — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 0.4% / —
Lancefield — Germany: 0.4% Nulla Vale — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

Qualifications

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

Lancefield Nulla Vale
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 22.9%
Lancefield — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Nulla Vale — Bachelor Degree: 22.9%
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 10.4%
Lancefield — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Nulla Vale — Certificate III & IV: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 6.2%
Lancefield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Nulla Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 4.2%
Lancefield — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Nulla Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 4.2%
Lancefield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Nulla Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lancefield 98.6% houses
Lancefield — Houses: 98.6% Lancefield — Flats / Apartments: 0.6% Lancefield — Townhouses: 0.8%
Nulla Vale 95.1% houses
Nulla Vale — Houses: 95.1% Nulla Vale — Flats / Apartments: 4.9% Nulla Vale — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Lancefield Nulla Vale
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

Nulla Vale has more rural and farming land (99% vs 53%); Lancefield has more land zoned for conservation (27% vs 0%).

Lancefield Nulla Vale
Rural and farming 53% 99%
Environmental 27% 0%
Parks and recreation 15% 0%
Residential 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Lancefield Nulla Vale
New dwellings approved 331
across Macedon Ranges
 1,074
across Mitchell
Approvals change year on year +80% +70%

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.

Lancefield Nulla Vale
Houses 3.3%
$595/wk on $925K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Lancefield Nulla Vale
House price Higher than 42% of VIC —
Income Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 76% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 67% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 29% of VIC —

Liveability

Lancefield Nulla Vale
Grade C —
Score 46/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Lancefield carries more flood risk (18 vs 0); Lancefield carries more crime risk (42 vs 29).

Lancefield Nulla Vale
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Low
29/100
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 Nulla Vale
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 Nulla Vale

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lancefield Nulla Vale
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 2
Childcare 3 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Waterways 10 7

Mobility

Lancefield sits further from the CBD (91.5 km vs 84.1 km).

Lancefield Nulla Vale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 91.5 km
+8% vs other
 84.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 71 min 77 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3435
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3435
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.

Lancefield Nulla Vale
Car (driver) 67.5% / 44.2%
Lancefield — Car (driver): 67.5% Nulla Vale — Car (driver): 44.2%
Worked from Home 25.5% / 38.5%
Lancefield — Worked from Home: 25.5% Nulla Vale — Worked from Home: 38.5%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 7.7%
Lancefield — Car (passenger): 3.7% Nulla Vale — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Train 1.5% / 9.6%
Lancefield — Train: 1.5% Nulla Vale — Train: 9.6%
Walked Only 1.8% / —
Lancefield — Walked Only: 1.8% Nulla Vale — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.5%).

Setting

Lancefield Nulla Vale
Elevation 456 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 431 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lancefield Nulla Vale
Connectivity score 62/100 27/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
1,304 premises
 0%
46 premises

Climate

Lancefield Nulla Vale
Annual rainfall 778 mm 553 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 29.6°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.1°C

Council rates

Lancefield Nulla Vale
Average residential rate $2,065/yr $1,947/yr
Council Macedon Ranges Mitchell

Federal electorate

Lancefield Nulla Vale
Division Mcewen Bendigo
Member Rob Mitchell Lisa Chesters
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lancefield Nulla Vale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lancefield

Acreage

Nulla Vale

Rural

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