Langley Vale vs Lansdowne

Langley Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Lansdowne. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Langley Vale has cheaper land ($277,602 vs $995,000)
  • Lansdowne leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 33%)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Langley Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (28% vs 35%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $355/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lansdowne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lansdowne

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Langley Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (86.4% vs 3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Langley Vale Lansdowne
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.

Langley Vale Lansdowne
Walkability 0 / 10
Langley Vale — Walkability: 0/100 Lansdowne — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 42 / 61
Langley Vale — Low fire risk: 42/100 Lansdowne — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

Lansdowne has more residents (607 vs 82); Lansdowne rents higher ($355/wk vs $300/wk).

Langley Vale Lansdowne
Population 82 607
+640% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +86.4% +3.1%
Median age 46 52
Median household income $55,224/yr
+5% vs other
 $52,260/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $355/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Langley Vale Lansdowne
0-4 3.7% / 5.3%
Langley Vale — 0-4: 3.7% Lansdowne — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 4.9% / 10.0%
Langley Vale — 5-14: 4.9% Lansdowne — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 18.3% / 7.4%
Langley Vale — 15-19: 18.3% Lansdowne — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 — / 4.0%
Langley Vale — 20-24: not among its largest Lansdowne — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 8.5% / 7.6%
Langley Vale — 25-34: 8.5% Lansdowne — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 9.8% / 6.8%
Langley Vale — 35-44: 9.8% Lansdowne — 35-44: 6.8%
45-54 18.3% / 11.7%
Langley Vale — 45-54: 18.3% Lansdowne — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 12.2% / 19.4%
Langley Vale — 55-64: 12.2% Lansdowne — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 20.7% / 16.8%
Langley Vale — 65-74: 20.7% Lansdowne — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 — / 7.7%
Langley Vale — 75-84: not among its largest Lansdowne — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ — / 2.1%
Langley Vale — 85+: not among its largest Lansdowne — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Langley Vale 44.4% lone person
Langley Vale — Lone Person: 44.4% Langley Vale — Couple Families: 38.9% Langley Vale — One Parent Families: 16.7% Langley Vale — Group Household: 0.0% Langley Vale — Other Families: 0.0%
Lansdowne 43.1% lone person
Lansdowne — Lone Person: 43.1% Lansdowne — Couple Families: 30.0% Lansdowne — One Parent Families: 18.8% Lansdowne — Group Household: 5.6% Lansdowne — Other Families: 2.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Langley Vale 13.8% renting
Langley Vale — Owned Outright: 51.7% Langley Vale — Mortgage: 34.5% Langley Vale — Renting: 13.8%
Lansdowne 9.2% renting
Lansdowne — Owned Outright: 59.6% Lansdowne — Mortgage: 31.2% Lansdowne — Renting: 9.2%
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.

Langley Vale Lansdowne
England 4.9% / 2.5%
Langley Vale — England: 4.9% Lansdowne — England: 2.5%
Germany — / 1.0%
Langley Vale — Germany: not among its largest Lansdowne — Germany: 1.0%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Langley Vale — Scotland: not among its largest Lansdowne — Scotland: 0.7%
New Zealand — / 0.5%
Langley Vale — New Zealand: not among its largest Lansdowne — New Zealand: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

Qualifications

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

Langley Vale Lansdowne
Certificate III & IV 24.4% / 14.7%
Langley Vale — Certificate III & IV: 24.4% Lansdowne — Certificate III & IV: 14.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 7.7%
Langley Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Lansdowne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.7% / 1.0%
Langley Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7% Lansdowne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Bachelor Degree — / 3.1%
Langley Vale — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Lansdowne — Bachelor Degree: 3.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Langley Vale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Lansdowne — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Langley Vale 94.3% houses
Langley Vale — Houses: 94.3% Langley Vale — Flats / Apartments: 5.7%
Lansdowne 99.5% houses
Lansdowne — Houses: 99.5% Lansdowne — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Langley Vale Lansdowne
Median house price — $565,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $277,602 $995,000

Zoning mix

Langley Vale Lansdowne
Rural and farming 78% 88%
Environmental 20% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
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

Langley Vale Lansdowne
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Langley Vale Lansdowne
House price — Higher than 26% of NSW
Income Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 43% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Lansdowne is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Langley Vale Lansdowne
Grade — D
Score — 27/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Langley Vale carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 39).

Langley Vale Lansdowne
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Low
38/100
 —
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
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

Langley Vale Lansdowne
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Langley Vale

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

Schools in Lansdowne

  • Lansdowne Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Langley Vale Lansdowne
Parks & reserves 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 3 17

Mobility

Langley Vale Lansdowne
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 334.5 km 334.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 232 min 236 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2426
 0.4%
postcode 2430
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2426
 54
postcode 2430

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.

Langley Vale Lansdowne
Car (driver) 100.0% / 86.5%
Langley Vale — Car (driver): 100.0% Lansdowne — Car (driver): 86.5%
Worked from Home — / 10.4%
Langley Vale — Worked from Home: not among its largest Lansdowne — Worked from Home: 10.4%
Car (passenger) — / 3.1%
Langley Vale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Lansdowne — Car (passenger): 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Langley Vale Lansdowne
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.4 km 18.9 km

NBN connectivity

Langley Vale Lansdowne
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 0%
277 premises

Climate

Langley Vale Lansdowne
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Langley Vale Lansdowne
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Langley Vale Lansdowne
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Langley Vale Lansdowne
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Langley Vale

River Rural

Lansdowne

Affordable Retirees River Rural

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