Lancefield vs Pipers Creek

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 Pipers Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Pipers Creek 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 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

Pipers Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Pipers Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (87.1 km vs 91.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lancefield

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Pipers Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.9% vs 11.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lancefield and Pipers Creek 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 Pipers Creek
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 Pipers Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Lancefield — Walkability: 0/100 Pipers Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 40
Lancefield — Safety: 58/100 Pipers Creek — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 48 / 45
Lancefield — Low fire risk: 48/100 Pipers Creek — Low fire risk: 45/100
Low flood risk 82 / 70
Lancefield — Low flood risk: 82/100 Pipers Creek — Low flood risk: 70/100

Demographics

Lancefield has more residents (2,743 vs 189); Pipers Creek has higher household incomes ($133,692 vs $95,576).

Lancefield Pipers Creek
Population 2,743
+93% vs other
 189
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.7% +18.9%
Median age 41 40
Median household income $95,576/yr $133,692/yr
+40% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+17% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lancefield Pipers Creek
0-4 5.6% / 6.9%
Lancefield — 0-4: 5.6% Pipers Creek — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 13.5% / 14.3%
Lancefield — 5-14: 13.5% Pipers Creek — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 6.1% / 7.4%
Lancefield — 15-19: 6.1% Pipers Creek — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 5.0% / 6.3%
Lancefield — 20-24: 5.0% Pipers Creek — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 11.1% / 3.2%
Lancefield — 25-34: 11.1% Pipers Creek — 25-34: 3.2%
35-44 12.3% / 14.8%
Lancefield — 35-44: 12.3% Pipers Creek — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 13.8% / 16.4%
Lancefield — 45-54: 13.8% Pipers Creek — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 14.0% / 14.3%
Lancefield — 55-64: 14.0% Pipers Creek — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 12.4% / 6.9%
Lancefield — 65-74: 12.4% Pipers Creek — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 5.3% / 9.0%
Lancefield — 75-84: 5.3% Pipers Creek — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ 0.9% / —
Lancefield — 85+: 0.9% Pipers Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

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%
Pipers Creek 62.2% couple families
Pipers Creek — Couple Families: 62.2% Pipers Creek — Lone Person: 26.7% Pipers Creek — One Parent Families: 11.1% Pipers Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Pipers Creek — 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%
Pipers Creek 12.7% renting
Pipers Creek — Owned Outright: 46.0% Pipers Creek — Mortgage: 41.3% Pipers Creek — Renting: 12.7%
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 Pipers Creek
England 3.5% / 4.2%
Lancefield — England: 3.5% Pipers Creek — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 1.2% / —
Lancefield — New Zealand: 1.2% Pipers Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.7% / —
Lancefield — Philippines: 0.7% Pipers Creek — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / —
Lancefield — Scotland: 0.4% Pipers Creek — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 0.4% / —
Lancefield — Germany: 0.4% Pipers Creek — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

Lancefield Pipers Creek
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 11.1%
Lancefield — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Pipers Creek — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 17.5%
Lancefield — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Pipers Creek — Bachelor Degree: 17.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 7.4%
Lancefield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Pipers Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 5.3%
Lancefield — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Pipers Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 3.7%
Lancefield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Pipers Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

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%
Pipers Creek 100.0% houses
Pipers Creek — Houses: 100.0% Pipers Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Pipers Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lancefield Pipers Creek
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

Pipers Creek has more rural and farming land (74% vs 53%).

Lancefield Pipers Creek
Rural and farming 53% 74%
Environmental 27% 26%
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 Pipers Creek
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 Pipers Creek
Houses 3.3%
$595/wk on $925K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Lancefield Pipers Creek
House price Higher than 42% of VIC —
Income Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of VIC Higher than 22% 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 34% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 29% of VIC —

Liveability

Lancefield Pipers Creek
Grade C —
Score 46/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Pipers Creek carries more flood risk (30 vs 18); Pipers Creek carries more crime risk (60 vs 42).

Lancefield Pipers Creek
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood Low
18/100
 Low
30/100
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 Pipers Creek
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 Pipers Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lancefield Pipers Creek
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 0
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 87.1 km).

Lancefield Pipers Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 91.5 km
+5% vs other
 87.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 71 min 67 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 Pipers Creek
Car (driver) 67.5% / 55.4%
Lancefield — Car (driver): 67.5% Pipers Creek — Car (driver): 55.4%
Worked from Home 25.5% / 33.7%
Lancefield — Worked from Home: 25.5% Pipers Creek — Worked from Home: 33.7%
Walked Only 1.8% / 6.5%
Lancefield — Walked Only: 1.8% Pipers Creek — Walked Only: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.3%
Lancefield — Car (passenger): 3.7% Pipers Creek — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Train 1.5% / —
Lancefield — Train: 1.5% Pipers Creek — Train: not among its largest

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

Setting

Lancefield Pipers Creek
Elevation 456 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 521 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lancefield Pipers Creek
Connectivity score 62/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
1,304 premises
 0%
70 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Lancefield

Acreage

Pipers Creek

Rural

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