Langwarrin vs Skye

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 Skye, most households are couple families. Skye is closer to the city centre: 50.5 km, against 57.9 km. 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 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (22 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (24 vs 11)
  • But Skye is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 66%)

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

First-home buyers

Skye

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($810,000 vs $1,425,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Langwarrin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($365/wk vs $410/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Skye

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (50.5 km vs 57.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (45 min vs 51 min)
  • But Langwarrin is more walkable (81/100 vs 14/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Langwarrin

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 14/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Langwarrin and Skye 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 Skye
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 Skye
Walkability 81 / 14
Langwarrin — Walkability: 81/100 Skye — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 59 / 41
Langwarrin — Safety: 59/100 Skye — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 64 / 73
Langwarrin — Low fire risk: 64/100 Skye — Low fire risk: 73/100
Low flood risk 76 / 100
Langwarrin — Low flood risk: 76/100 Skye — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Langwarrin has more residents (23,588 vs 8,088); Skye rents higher ($410/wk vs $365/wk).

Langwarrin Skye
Population 23,588
+66% vs other
 8,088
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.4% -0.1%
Median age 38 36
Median household income $99,788/yr $104,208/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $365/wk $410/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Langwarrin Skye
0-4 6.4% / 7.0%
Langwarrin — 0-4: 6.4% Skye — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 13.5% / 14.5%
Langwarrin — 5-14: 13.5% Skye — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 6.2% / 6.9%
Langwarrin — 15-19: 6.2% Skye — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 5.5% / 6.9%
Langwarrin — 20-24: 5.5% Skye — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 13.0% / 12.7%
Langwarrin — 25-34: 13.0% Skye — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 14.1% / 15.2%
Langwarrin — 35-44: 14.1% Skye — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 13.6% / 14.9%
Langwarrin — 45-54: 13.6% Skye — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 12.6% / 12.0%
Langwarrin — 55-64: 12.6% Skye — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 9.1% / 6.0%
Langwarrin — 65-74: 9.1% Skye — 65-74: 6.0%
75-84 4.6% / 3.1%
Langwarrin — 75-84: 4.6% Skye — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 1.5% / 0.8%
Langwarrin — 85+: 1.5% Skye — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

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%
Skye 55.2% couple families
Skye — Couple Families: 55.2% Skye — Lone Person: 21.4% Skye — One Parent Families: 19.5% Skye — Group Household: 2.7% Skye — Other Families: 1.2%
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%
Skye 17.9% renting
Skye — Owned Outright: 24.0% Skye — Mortgage: 58.2% Skye — Renting: 17.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Langwarrin Skye
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 18.3%
Langwarrin — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Skye — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 8.7%
Langwarrin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Skye — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 8.1%
Langwarrin — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Skye — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 2.0%
Langwarrin — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Skye — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.3%
Langwarrin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Skye — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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 Skye
England 5.7% / 4.5%
Langwarrin — England: 5.7% Skye — England: 4.5%
New Zealand 1.6% / 2.3%
Langwarrin — New Zealand: 1.6% Skye — New Zealand: 2.3%
Philippines 0.5% / 1.5%
Langwarrin — Philippines: 0.5% Skye — Philippines: 1.5%
India 0.4% / 1.6%
Langwarrin — India: 0.4% Skye — India: 1.6%
Scotland 1.0% / 0.6%
Langwarrin — Scotland: 1.0% Skye — Scotland: 0.6%
South Africa 0.4% / 0.9%
Langwarrin — South Africa: 0.4% Skye — South Africa: 0.9%
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Langwarrin — Netherlands: 0.5% Skye — Netherlands: not among its largest

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%
Skye 89.0% houses
Skye — Houses: 89.0% Skye — Townhouses: 10.6% Skye — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Langwarrin Skye
Median house price $900,000 $837,500
Median unit price $630,000 $596,500
Median land price $1,425,000 $810,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 15 days
from 248 sales
 16 days
from 76 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 Skye
3 bed $815K / $796K
Langwarrin — 3 bed: $815K (232 sales) Skye — 3 bed: $796K (76 sales)

232 vs 76 sales

4 bed $980K / $872K
Langwarrin — 4 bed: $980K (187 sales) Skye — 4 bed: $872K (90 sales)

187 vs 90 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Langwarrin Skye
2 bed $580K / $575K
Langwarrin — 2 bed: $580K (73 sales) Skye — 2 bed: $575K (5 sales)

73 vs 5 sales

3 bed $680K / $626K
Langwarrin — 3 bed: $680K (65 sales) Skye — 3 bed: $626K (13 sales)

65 vs 13 sales

Zoning mix

Skye has more rural and farming land (60% vs 0%).

Langwarrin Skye
Rural and farming 0% 60%
Residential 53% 14%
Environmental 18% 16%
Parks and recreation 11% 0%
Other and special use 10% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 3%
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 Skye
New dwellings approved 725
across Frankston
same for both
Approvals change year on year -47%
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.

Langwarrin Skye
Houses 3.9%
$680/wk on $903K
 4.0%
$660/wk on $850K
Units 4.9%
$575/wk on $608K
 4.8%
$558/wk on $610K

Ranking within VIC

Langwarrin Skye
House price Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Income Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Schools Higher than 90% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC

Liveability

Langwarrin is more walkable (81 vs 14); Langwarrin scores higher overall (71 vs 55).

Langwarrin Skye
Grade A B
Score 71/100 55/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Langwarrin carries more flood risk (24 vs 0); Skye carries more crime risk (59 vs 41).

Langwarrin Skye
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
59/100
Flood Low
24/100
 None
0/100
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 Skye
Inside the suburb 5 2
Rated above peers 3 0
Rated at peers 2
same for both
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 Skye

  • Australian Christian College Casey Independent · Combined at peers
  • Skye Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Langwarrin Skye
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
Parks & reserves 24 11
Childcare 22 1
GPs 5 0
Pharmacies 4 0
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 6 1
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Langwarrin sits further from the CBD (57.9 km vs 50.5 km).

Langwarrin Skye
Walkability score 81/100 14/100
Distance to Melbourne 57.9 km
+13% vs other
 50.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 51 min 45 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 71/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 210.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 23.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3910
 1.0%
postcode 3977
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 3910
 54
postcode 3977

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 Skye
Car (driver) 71.2% / 74.1%
Langwarrin — Car (driver): 71.2% Skye — Car (driver): 74.1%
Worked from Home 22.7% / 18.3%
Langwarrin — Worked from Home: 22.7% Skye — Worked from Home: 18.3%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 5.3%
Langwarrin — Car (passenger): 3.9% Skye — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Train 0.8% / 1.2%
Langwarrin — Train: 0.8% Skye — Train: 1.2%
Walked Only 0.7% / 0.7%
Langwarrin — Walked Only: 0.7% Skye — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.1%).

Setting

Langwarrin Skye
Elevation 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.0 km 8.0 km

NBN connectivity

Langwarrin Skye
Connectivity score 99/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 98%
9,532 premises
 50%
2,955 premises

Climate

Langwarrin Skye
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 Skye
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 Skye
Average residential rate $1,795/yr
same for both
Council Frankston
same for both

Federal electorate

Langwarrin Skye
Division Dunkley
same for both
Member Jodie Belyea
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Langwarrin Skye
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

Skye

Acreage Outer

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