Lancefield vs Pastoria

Lancefield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 50 in Pastoria. 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 Pastoria, most households are couple families. On these figures, Lancefield tends to suit families with children, while Pastoria suits people living alone and older residents.

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 Pastoria carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 42/100)

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

First-home buyers

Lancefield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 49%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Lancefield sits closer to the CBD (91.5 km vs 99.4 km)
  • Pastoria is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pastoria

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 42/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 19%)
  • But Lancefield has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Pastoria

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (56.2% vs 11.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lancefield and Pastoria 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 Pastoria
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 Pastoria
Walkability 0 / 10
Lancefield — Walkability: 0/100 Pastoria — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 58 / 80
Lancefield — Safety: 58/100 Pastoria — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 48 / 39
Lancefield — Low fire risk: 48/100 Pastoria — Low fire risk: 39/100
Low flood risk 82 / 84
Lancefield — Low flood risk: 82/100 Pastoria — Low flood risk: 84/100

Demographics

Lancefield has more residents (2,743 vs 75); Pastoria skews older (50 vs 41).

Lancefield Pastoria
Population 2,743
+97% vs other
 75
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.7% +56.2%
Median age 41 50
Median household income $95,576/yr $97,500/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+4% vs other
 $346/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lancefield Pastoria
0-4 5.6% / —
Lancefield — 0-4: 5.6% Pastoria — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 13.5% / 9.3%
Lancefield — 5-14: 13.5% Pastoria — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 6.1% / 8.0%
Lancefield — 15-19: 6.1% Pastoria — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 5.0% / 4.0%
Lancefield — 20-24: 5.0% Pastoria — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 11.1% / 5.3%
Lancefield — 25-34: 11.1% Pastoria — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 12.3% / 4.0%
Lancefield — 35-44: 12.3% Pastoria — 35-44: 4.0%
45-54 13.8% / 22.7%
Lancefield — 45-54: 13.8% Pastoria — 45-54: 22.7%
55-64 14.0% / 14.7%
Lancefield — 55-64: 14.0% Pastoria — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 12.4% / 24.0%
Lancefield — 65-74: 12.4% Pastoria — 65-74: 24.0%
75-84 5.3% / —
Lancefield — 75-84: 5.3% Pastoria — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 0.9% / 8.0%
Lancefield — 85+: 0.9% Pastoria — 85+: 8.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lancefield 50.3% couple families
Lancefield — Couple Families: 50.3% Lancefield — Lone Person: 29.6% Lancefield — One Parent Families: 17.1% Lancefield — Group Household: 2.0% Lancefield — Other Families: 1.0%
Pastoria 60.0% couple families
Pastoria — Couple Families: 60.0% Pastoria — Lone Person: 40.0% Pastoria — One Parent Families: 0.0% Pastoria — Group Household: 0.0% Pastoria — 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.

Lancefield 11.2% renting
Lancefield — Owned Outright: 38.8% Lancefield — Mortgage: 50.0% Lancefield — Renting: 11.2%
Pastoria 0.0% renting
Pastoria — Owned Outright: 68.2% Pastoria — Mortgage: 31.8% Pastoria — Renting: 0.0%
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 Pastoria
New Zealand 1.2% / 12.0%
Lancefield — New Zealand: 1.2% Pastoria — New Zealand: 12.0%
England 3.5% / 5.3%
Lancefield — England: 3.5% Pastoria — England: 5.3%
Philippines 0.7% / —
Lancefield — Philippines: 0.7% Pastoria — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / —
Lancefield — Scotland: 0.4% Pastoria — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 0.4% / —
Lancefield — Germany: 0.4% Pastoria — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.0%).

Qualifications

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

Lancefield Pastoria
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 22.7%
Lancefield — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Pastoria — Bachelor Degree: 22.7%
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 5.3%
Lancefield — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Pastoria — Certificate III & IV: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 5.3%
Lancefield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Pastoria — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 4.0%
Lancefield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Pastoria — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / —
Lancefield — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Pastoria — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lancefield 98.6% houses
Lancefield — Houses: 98.6% Lancefield — Townhouses: 0.8% Lancefield — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Pastoria 100.0% houses
Pastoria — Houses: 100.0% Pastoria — Townhouses: 0.0% Pastoria — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lancefield Pastoria
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

Lancefield Pastoria
Rural and farming 53% 61%
Environmental 27% 28%
Parks and recreation 15% 10%
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 Pastoria
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.

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

Ranking within VIC

Lancefield Pastoria
House price Higher than 42% of VIC —
Income Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 76% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 29% of VIC —

Liveability

Pastoria is more walkable (10 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Lancefield carries more crime risk (42 vs 20).

Lancefield Pastoria
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Low
20/100
Flood Low
18/100
 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
same for both

Schools

Lancefield Pastoria
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 Pastoria

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lancefield Pastoria
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 0

Mobility

Pastoria sits further from the CBD (99.4 km vs 91.5 km).

Lancefield Pastoria
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 91.5 km 99.4 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 71 min 75 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3435
 1.0%
postcode 3444
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3435
 49
postcode 3444

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 Pastoria
Car (driver) 67.5% / 48.3%
Lancefield — Car (driver): 67.5% Pastoria — Car (driver): 48.3%
Worked from Home 25.5% / 51.7%
Lancefield — Worked from Home: 25.5% Pastoria — Worked from Home: 51.7%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / —
Lancefield — Car (passenger): 3.7% Pastoria — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 1.8% / —
Lancefield — Walked Only: 1.8% Pastoria — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 1.5% / —
Lancefield — Train: 1.5% Pastoria — Train: not among its largest

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

Setting

Lancefield Pastoria
Elevation 456 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 479 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lancefield Pastoria
Connectivity score 62/100 17/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
1,304 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Lancefield Pastoria
Annual rainfall 778 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Lancefield Pastoria
Average residential rate $2,065/yr
same for both
Council Macedon Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Lancefield

Acreage

Pastoria

Professionals Retirees Rural

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