Lang Lang East vs Nyora
Nyora is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in Lang Lang East. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Lang Lang East tends to suit couples, while Nyora suits families with children.
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
- Lang Lang East carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 47/100)
- Nyora has more parks and reserves (4 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
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
Lang Lang East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (93.6 km vs 101.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lang Lang East
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 47/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lang Lang East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.0% vs 7.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lang Lang East and Nyora 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
Nyora has more residents (1,644 vs 94); Lang Lang East has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $95,056).
| Lang Lang East | Nyora | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 94 | 1,644 +1649% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +19.0% | +7.7% |
| Median age | 49 | 41 |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr +19% vs other | $95,056/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $315/wk +5% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).
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 (21.4%).
Property market
| Lang Lang East | Nyora | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $885,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $913,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 53 days from 15 sales |
Zoning mix
| Lang Lang East | Nyora | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 90% |
| Other and special use | 3% | 5% |
| Residential | 0% | 3% |
| 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
| Lang Lang East | Nyora | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,323 across Cardinia | 170 across South Gippsland |
| Approvals change year on year | +13% | +21% |
Ranking within VIC
| Lang Lang East | Nyora | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 90% of VIC | Higher than 66% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 54% of VIC same for both | |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 66% of VIC | Higher than 26% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 68% of VIC same for both | |
Liveability
| Lang Lang East | Nyora | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 39/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Nyora carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0); Nyora carries more crime risk (47 vs 30).
| Lang Lang East | Nyora | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Crime | Low 30/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 63/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 3 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Lang Lang East | Nyora | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Lang Lang East
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Nyora
- Nyora Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Lang Lang East | Nyora | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
Nyora sits further from the CBD (101.9 km vs 93.6 km).
| Lang Lang East | Nyora | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 93.6 km | 101.9 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 81 min | 85 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 3984 | 0.3% postcode 3987 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 3984 | 63 postcode 3987 |
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 (74.5%).
Setting
| Lang Lang East | Nyora | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 41 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 101 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 12.1 km | 12.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Lang Lang East | Nyora | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 37 premises | 0% 623 premises |
Climate
| Lang Lang East | Nyora | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 704 mm | 906 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 24.1°C | 24.6°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.6°C | 6.9°C |
Council rates
| Lang Lang East | Nyora | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,880/yr | $2,282/yr |
| Council | Cardinia | South Gippsland |
Federal electorate
| Lang Lang East | Nyora | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | La Trobe | Monash |
| Member | Jason Wood | Mary Aldred |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lang Lang East | Nyora | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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