Lansdowne vs Melinga

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Lansdowne tends to suit 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

Melinga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 49%)

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

First-home buyers

Melinga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Melinga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 35%)

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

Commuting to the city

Melinga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (227 min vs 236 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (328.2 km vs 334.4 km)
  • But Lansdowne is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lansdowne

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 16%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Melinga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.7% vs 3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lansdowne Melinga
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.

Lansdowne Melinga
Walkability 10 / 0
Lansdowne — Walkability: 10/100 Melinga — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 61 / 44
Lansdowne — Low fire risk: 61/100 Melinga — Low fire risk: 44/100

Demographics

Lansdowne has more residents (607 vs 112); Melinga has higher household incomes ($76,336 vs $52,260).

Lansdowne Melinga
Population 607
+82% vs other
 112
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +8.7%
Median age 52
same for both
Median household income $52,260/yr $76,336/yr
+46% vs other
Median weekly rent $355/wk $360/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lansdowne Melinga
0-4 5.3% / —
Lansdowne — 0-4: 5.3% Melinga — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.0% / 10.7%
Lansdowne — 5-14: 10.0% Melinga — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 7.4% / 5.4%
Lansdowne — 15-19: 7.4% Melinga — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 4.0% / 3.6%
Lansdowne — 20-24: 4.0% Melinga — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 7.6% / 8.9%
Lansdowne — 25-34: 7.6% Melinga — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 6.8% / 8.9%
Lansdowne — 35-44: 6.8% Melinga — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 11.7% / 15.2%
Lansdowne — 45-54: 11.7% Melinga — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 19.4% / 26.8%
Lansdowne — 55-64: 19.4% Melinga — 55-64: 26.8%
65-74 16.8% / 7.1%
Lansdowne — 65-74: 16.8% Melinga — 65-74: 7.1%
75-84 7.7% / 3.6%
Lansdowne — 75-84: 7.7% Melinga — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 2.1% / 5.4%
Lansdowne — 85+: 2.1% Melinga — 85+: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Melinga 40.0% lone person
Melinga — Lone Person: 40.0% Melinga — Couple Families: 36.0% Melinga — One Parent Families: 24.0% Melinga — Group Household: 0.0% Melinga — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lansdowne 9.2% renting
Lansdowne — Owned Outright: 59.6% Lansdowne — Mortgage: 31.2% Lansdowne — Renting: 9.2%
Melinga 17.9% renting
Melinga — Owned Outright: 51.3% Melinga — Mortgage: 30.8% Melinga — Renting: 17.9%
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.

Lansdowne Melinga
England 2.5% / 4.5%
Lansdowne — England: 2.5% Melinga — England: 4.5%
New Zealand 0.5% / 3.6%
Lansdowne — New Zealand: 0.5% Melinga — New Zealand: 3.6%
Germany 1.0% / —
Lansdowne — Germany: 1.0% Melinga — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.7% / —
Lansdowne — Scotland: 0.7% Melinga — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Qualifications

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

Lansdowne Melinga
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 19.6%
Lansdowne — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Melinga — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 8.0%
Lansdowne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Melinga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.1% / 8.0%
Lansdowne — Bachelor Degree: 3.1% Melinga — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / —
Lansdowne — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Melinga — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Lansdowne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Melinga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lansdowne 99.5% houses
Lansdowne — Houses: 99.5% Lansdowne — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Melinga 100.0% houses
Melinga — Houses: 100.0% Melinga — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lansdowne Melinga
Median house price $565,000 $600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $995,000 —

Zoning mix

Lansdowne has more rural and farming land (88% vs 66%).

Lansdowne Melinga
Rural and farming 88% 66%
Residential 0% 23%
Environmental 11% 7%
Industrial 0% 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Lansdowne Melinga
House price Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Income Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW

Liveability

Lansdowne is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Lansdowne Melinga
Grade D —
Score 27/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Melinga carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 39).

Lansdowne Melinga
Bushfire Low
39/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime — Moderate
67/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Lansdowne

  • Lansdowne Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Melinga

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lansdowne Melinga
Parks & reserves 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 17 7

Mobility

Lansdowne sits further from the CBD (334.4 km vs 328.2 km).

Lansdowne Melinga
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 334.4 km
+2% vs other
 328.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 236 min 227 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2430
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2430
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.

Lansdowne Melinga
Car (driver) 86.5% / 89.2%
Lansdowne — Car (driver): 86.5% Melinga — Car (driver): 89.2%
Worked from Home 10.4% / 10.8%
Lansdowne — Worked from Home: 10.4% Melinga — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / —
Lansdowne — Car (passenger): 3.1% Melinga — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.2%).

Setting

Lansdowne Melinga
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.9 km 16.4 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Lansdowne

Affordable Retirees River Rural

Melinga

Affordable Rural

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