Langwarrin vs Pearcedale

Langwarrin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Pearcedale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Langwarrin, about half of households are couple families. In Pearcedale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Langwarrin tends to suit people living alone.

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

Langwarrin

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (22 vs 3)
  • has more parks and reserves (24 vs 4)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 1)
  • But Pearcedale has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 83%)

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

First-home buyers

Langwarrin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($1,425,000 vs $1,750,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Langwarrin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($365/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Langwarrin

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 19/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (51 min vs 57 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (57.9 km vs 60.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Langwarrin

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 3%)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 19/100)

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

Investors

Langwarrin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.9% vs 3.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Langwarrin Pearcedale
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.

Langwarrin Pearcedale
Walkability 81 / 19
Langwarrin — Walkability: 81/100 Pearcedale — Walkability: 19/100
Safety 59 / 57
Langwarrin — Safety: 59/100 Pearcedale — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 64 / 100
Langwarrin — Low fire risk: 64/100 Pearcedale — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 76 / 35
Langwarrin — Low flood risk: 76/100 Pearcedale — Low flood risk: 35/100

Demographics

Langwarrin has more residents (23,588 vs 3,867); Pearcedale skews older (41 vs 38).

Langwarrin Pearcedale
Population 23,588
+84% vs other
 3,867
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.4% +1.2%
Median age 38 41
Median household income $99,788/yr $104,468/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $365/wk $400/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Langwarrin Pearcedale
0-4 6.4% / 5.5%
Langwarrin — 0-4: 6.4% Pearcedale — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 13.5% / 12.7%
Langwarrin — 5-14: 13.5% Pearcedale — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 6.2% / 7.0%
Langwarrin — 15-19: 6.2% Pearcedale — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.5% / 5.9%
Langwarrin — 20-24: 5.5% Pearcedale — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 13.0% / 11.7%
Langwarrin — 25-34: 13.0% Pearcedale — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 14.1% / 12.1%
Langwarrin — 35-44: 14.1% Pearcedale — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 13.6% / 14.3%
Langwarrin — 45-54: 13.6% Pearcedale — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 12.6% / 14.6%
Langwarrin — 55-64: 12.6% Pearcedale — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 9.1% / 10.5%
Langwarrin — 65-74: 9.1% Pearcedale — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 4.6% / 4.5%
Langwarrin — 75-84: 4.6% Pearcedale — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 1.5% / 1.2%
Langwarrin — 85+: 1.5% Pearcedale — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Langwarrin 49.7% couple families
Langwarrin — Couple Families: 49.7% Langwarrin — Lone Person: 30.0% Langwarrin — One Parent Families: 16.6% Langwarrin — Group Household: 2.5% Langwarrin — Other Families: 1.1%
Pearcedale 59.4% couple families
Pearcedale — Couple Families: 59.4% Pearcedale — Lone Person: 21.8% Pearcedale — One Parent Families: 14.3% Pearcedale — Group Household: 1.9% Pearcedale — Other Families: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Langwarrin 18.1% renting
Langwarrin — Owned Outright: 30.7% Langwarrin — Mortgage: 51.2% Langwarrin — Renting: 18.1%
Pearcedale 9.8% renting
Pearcedale — Owned Outright: 37.9% Pearcedale — Mortgage: 52.3% Pearcedale — Renting: 9.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Langwarrin Pearcedale
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 20.7%
Langwarrin — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Pearcedale — Certificate III & IV: 20.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 7.4%
Langwarrin — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Pearcedale — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 7.7%
Langwarrin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Pearcedale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 1.9%
Langwarrin — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Pearcedale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.5%
Langwarrin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Pearcedale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

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

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.

Langwarrin Pearcedale
England 5.7% / 3.7%
Langwarrin — England: 5.7% Pearcedale — England: 3.7%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.0%
Langwarrin — New Zealand: 1.6% Pearcedale — New Zealand: 1.0%
Scotland 1.0% / 0.9%
Langwarrin — Scotland: 1.0% Pearcedale — Scotland: 0.9%
Netherlands 0.5% / 0.3%
Langwarrin — Netherlands: 0.5% Pearcedale — Netherlands: 0.3%
Italy 0.4% / 0.4%
Langwarrin — Italy: 0.4% Pearcedale — Italy: 0.4%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.2%
Langwarrin — Philippines: 0.5% Pearcedale — Philippines: 0.2%
Germany — / 0.5%
Langwarrin — Germany: not among its largest Pearcedale — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Langwarrin 82.7% houses
Langwarrin — Houses: 82.7% Langwarrin — Townhouses: 15.4% Langwarrin — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Pearcedale 96.6% houses
Pearcedale — Houses: 96.6% Pearcedale — Townhouses: 0.5% Pearcedale — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Langwarrin Pearcedale
Median house price $900,000 $882,500
Median unit price $630,000 —
Median land price $1,425,000 $1,750,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 15 days
from 248 sales
 27 days
from 21 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Langwarrin Pearcedale
3 bed $815K / $780K
Langwarrin — 3 bed: $815K (232 sales) Pearcedale — 3 bed: $780K (37 sales)

232 vs 37 sales

4 bed $980K / $1.06M
Langwarrin — 4 bed: $980K (187 sales) Pearcedale — 4 bed: $1.06M (23 sales)

187 vs 23 sales

5 bed $1.2M / $1.39M
Langwarrin — 5 bed: $1.2M (36 sales) Pearcedale — 5 bed: $1.39M (6 sales)

36 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Pearcedale has more rural and farming land (74% vs 0%).

Langwarrin Pearcedale
Rural and farming 0% 74%
Residential 53% 3%
Environmental 18% 17%
Parks and recreation 11% 3%
Other and special use 10% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 2%
Planning zones cover 100% of Langwarrin and 99% of Pearcedale. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Langwarrin Pearcedale
New dwellings approved 725
across Frankston
 3,412
across Casey
Approvals change year on year -47% -15%

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.

Langwarrin Pearcedale
Houses 3.9%
$680/wk on $903K
 3.0%
$875/wk on $1.54M
Units 4.9%
$575/wk on $608K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Langwarrin Pearcedale
House price Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
Income Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Schools Higher than 90% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 56% of VIC —

Liveability

Langwarrin is more walkable (81 vs 19); Langwarrin scores higher overall (71 vs 56).

Langwarrin Pearcedale
Grade A B
Score 71/100 56/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Langwarrin carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Pearcedale carries more flood risk (65 vs 24).

Langwarrin Pearcedale
Bushfire Low
36/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
43/100
Flood Low
24/100
 Moderate
65/100
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

Langwarrin Pearcedale
Inside the suburb 5 2
Rated above peers 3 1
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Langwarrin

  • Langwarrin Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Langwarrin Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Woodlands Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Elisabeth Murdoch College Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Jude's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Pearcedale

  • Pearcedale Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Pearcedale Primary School-Pearcedale Deaf Facility Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Langwarrin Pearcedale
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 1
Parks & reserves 24 4
Childcare 22 3
GPs 5 1
Pharmacies 4 1
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 6 1
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Pearcedale sits further from the CBD (60.6 km vs 57.9 km).

Langwarrin Pearcedale
Walkability score 81/100 19/100
Distance to Melbourne 57.9 km 60.6 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 51 min 57 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 61/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 210.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 17.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3910
 0.6%
postcode 3912
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 3910
 42
postcode 3912

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.

Langwarrin Pearcedale
Car (driver) 71.2% / 71.7%
Langwarrin — Car (driver): 71.2% Pearcedale — Car (driver): 71.7%
Worked from Home 22.7% / 21.2%
Langwarrin — Worked from Home: 22.7% Pearcedale — Worked from Home: 21.2%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 4.1%
Langwarrin — Car (passenger): 3.9% Pearcedale — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 0.7% / 2.3%
Langwarrin — Walked Only: 0.7% Pearcedale — Walked Only: 2.3%
Train 0.8% / 0.5%
Langwarrin — Train: 0.8% Pearcedale — Train: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).

Setting

Langwarrin Pearcedale
Elevation 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.0 km 3.4 km

NBN connectivity

Langwarrin Pearcedale
Connectivity score 99/100 61/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 98%
9,532 premises
 39%
1,451 premises

Climate

Langwarrin Pearcedale
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Langwarrin Pearcedale
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Langwarrin Pearcedale
Average residential rate $1,795/yr $1,767/yr
Council Frankston Casey

Federal electorate

Langwarrin Pearcedale
Division Dunkley Holt
Member Jodie Belyea Cassandra Fernando
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Langwarrin Pearcedale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Langwarrin

Outer Parks River

Pearcedale

Acreage Outer

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