Lang Lang vs The Gurdies

Lang Lang is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 57 in The Gurdies. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lang Lang, about half of households are couple families. In The Gurdies, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in The Gurdies: a median of $845,000, against $722,000 in Lang Lang, though rent is higher in Lang Lang. On these figures, Lang Lang tends to suit families with children and couples, while The Gurdies 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

Lang Lang

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 34%)
  • But The Gurdies carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 61/100)

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

First-home buyers

Lang Lang

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 34%)
  • has cheaper houses ($722,500 vs $845,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Lang Lang leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 25%)
  • The Gurdies has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $310/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Lang Lang sits closer to the CBD (92.9 km vs 99 km)
  • The Gurdies is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

The Gurdies

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 14%)
  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 61/100)
  • But Lang Lang has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Lang Lang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (61.3% vs 27.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lang Lang The Gurdies
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.

Lang Lang The Gurdies
Walkability 0 / 10
Lang Lang — Walkability: 0/100 The Gurdies — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 39 / 51
Lang Lang — Safety: 39/100 The Gurdies — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 75 / 84
Lang Lang — Low fire risk: 75/100 The Gurdies — Low fire risk: 84/100
Low flood risk 27 / 58
Lang Lang — Low flood risk: 27/100 The Gurdies — Low flood risk: 58/100

Demographics

Lang Lang has more residents (2,556 vs 243); Lang Lang has higher household incomes ($93,964 vs $53,924).

Lang Lang The Gurdies
Population 2,556
+90% vs other
 243
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +61.3% +27.2%
Median age 34 57
Median household income $93,964/yr
+43% vs other
 $53,924/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+16% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lang Lang The Gurdies
0-4 8.0% / 3.7%
Lang Lang — 0-4: 8.0% The Gurdies — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 13.5% / 4.9%
Lang Lang — 5-14: 13.5% The Gurdies — 5-14: 4.9%
15-19 5.7% / 3.3%
Lang Lang — 15-19: 5.7% The Gurdies — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 5.4% / 5.3%
Lang Lang — 20-24: 5.4% The Gurdies — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 18.3% / 9.5%
Lang Lang — 25-34: 18.3% The Gurdies — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 12.2% / 7.0%
Lang Lang — 35-44: 12.2% The Gurdies — 35-44: 7.0%
45-54 11.6% / 12.3%
Lang Lang — 45-54: 11.6% The Gurdies — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 11.0% / 21.8%
Lang Lang — 55-64: 11.0% The Gurdies — 55-64: 21.8%
65-74 8.8% / 22.2%
Lang Lang — 65-74: 8.8% The Gurdies — 65-74: 22.2%
75-84 3.8% / 9.9%
Lang Lang — 75-84: 3.8% The Gurdies — 75-84: 9.9%
85+ 1.7% / 2.1%
Lang Lang — 85+: 1.7% The Gurdies — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lang Lang 27.8% lone person
Lang Lang — Lone Person: 27.8% Lang Lang — Couple Families: 54.5% Lang Lang — One Parent Families: 15.0% Lang Lang — Group Household: 2.1% Lang Lang — Other Families: 0.7%
The Gurdies 53.7% lone person
The Gurdies — Lone Person: 53.7% The Gurdies — Couple Families: 26.8% The Gurdies — One Parent Families: 7.3% The Gurdies — Group Household: 7.3% The Gurdies — Other Families: 4.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lang Lang 14.7% renting
Lang Lang — Owned Outright: 27.1% Lang Lang — Mortgage: 58.1% Lang Lang — Renting: 14.7%
The Gurdies 11.6% renting
The Gurdies — Owned Outright: 50.9% The Gurdies — Mortgage: 37.5% The Gurdies — Renting: 11.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lang Lang The Gurdies
Certificate III & IV 21.8% / 20.2%
Lang Lang — Certificate III & IV: 21.8% The Gurdies — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 10.3%
Lang Lang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% The Gurdies — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 6.2%
Lang Lang — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% The Gurdies — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / 2.1%
Lang Lang — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% The Gurdies — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Lang Lang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% The Gurdies — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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.

Lang Lang The Gurdies
England 3.5% / 11.5%
Lang Lang — England: 3.5% The Gurdies — England: 11.5%
New Zealand 1.0% / 3.3%
Lang Lang — New Zealand: 1.0% The Gurdies — New Zealand: 3.3%
India 0.3% / 1.6%
Lang Lang — India: 0.3% The Gurdies — India: 1.6%
Scotland 0.6% / —
Lang Lang — Scotland: 0.6% The Gurdies — Scotland: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.4% / —
Lang Lang — Netherlands: 0.4% The Gurdies — Netherlands: not among its largest
Thailand 0.4% / —
Lang Lang — Thailand: 0.4% The Gurdies — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lang Lang 95.1% houses
Lang Lang — Houses: 95.1% Lang Lang — Townhouses: 1.1% Lang Lang — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
The Gurdies 92.9% houses
The Gurdies — Houses: 92.9% The Gurdies — Townhouses: 10.6% The Gurdies — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lang Lang The Gurdies
Median house price $722,500 $845,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $610,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 52 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Lang Lang has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%).

Lang Lang The Gurdies
Rural and farming 67% 75%
Parks and recreation 3% 20%
Environmental 14% 0%
Other and special use 9% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4%
same for both
Residential 2% 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

Lang Lang The Gurdies
New dwellings approved 1,323
across Cardinia
 393
across Bass Coast
Approvals change year on year +13% +0%

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.

Lang Lang The Gurdies
Houses 4.6%
$700/wk on $788K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Lang Lang The Gurdies
House price Higher than 44% of VIC —
Income Higher than 64% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 71% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 93% of VIC —

Liveability

The Gurdies is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Lang Lang The Gurdies
Grade D —
Score 28/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lang Lang carries more flood risk (73 vs 42); Lang Lang carries more crime risk (61 vs 49).

Lang Lang The Gurdies
Bushfire Low
25/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood High
73/100
 Moderate
42/100
Coastal erosion High
75/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Lang Lang The Gurdies
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Lang Lang

  • Lang Lang Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in The Gurdies

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lang Lang The Gurdies
Parks & reserves 11 2
Childcare 3 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

The Gurdies sits further from the CBD (99 km vs 92.9 km).

Lang Lang The Gurdies
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 92.9 km 99 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 78 min 80 min
Public transport score 27/100 24/100
Peak arrivals per hour 3.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 1.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 7 min
scheduled, not actual
 32.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3984
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3984
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.

Lang Lang The Gurdies
Car (driver) 78.5% / 80.4%
Lang Lang — Car (driver): 78.5% The Gurdies — Car (driver): 80.4%
Worked from Home 14.5% / 19.6%
Lang Lang — Worked from Home: 14.5% The Gurdies — Worked from Home: 19.6%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / —
Lang Lang — Car (passenger): 4.0% The Gurdies — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 1.8% / —
Lang Lang — Walked Only: 1.8% The Gurdies — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.9% / —
Lang Lang — Bus: 0.9% The Gurdies — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).

Setting

Lang Lang The Gurdies
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.2 km 2.1 km

NBN connectivity

Lang Lang The Gurdies
Connectivity score 80/100 31/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 67%
1,336 premises
 1%
137 premises

Climate

Lang Lang The Gurdies
Annual rainfall 704 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Lang Lang The Gurdies
Average residential rate $1,880/yr $1,727/yr
Council Cardinia Bass Coast

Federal electorate

Lang Lang The Gurdies
Division La Trobe Monash
Member Jason Wood Mary Aldred
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lang Lang The Gurdies
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lang Lang

Acreage River

The Gurdies

Coastal Retirees Rural

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