Lemnos vs Shepparton East

Shepparton East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Lemnos. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Lemnos tends to suit couples.

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

Shepparton East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 89/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Shepparton East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($231/wk vs $270/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Shepparton East

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (135 min vs 141 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (195.6 km vs 200.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Shepparton East

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lemnos Shepparton East
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.

Lemnos Shepparton East
Walkability 0 / 20
Lemnos — Walkability: 0/100 Shepparton East — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 11 / 23
Lemnos — Safety: 11/100 Shepparton East — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 89
Lemnos — Low fire risk: 100/100 Shepparton East — Low fire risk: 89/100
Low flood risk 9 / 10
Lemnos — Low flood risk: 9/100 Shepparton East — Low flood risk: 10/100

Demographics

Shepparton East has more residents (1,192 vs 251); Shepparton East has higher household incomes ($93,028 vs $77,116).

Lemnos Shepparton East
Population 251 1,192
+375% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.0% +4.7%
Median age 46 42
Median household income $77,116/yr $93,028/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+14% vs other
 $231/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lemnos Shepparton East
0-4 4.8% / 4.0%
Lemnos — 0-4: 4.8% Shepparton East — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 11.6% / 13.8%
Lemnos — 5-14: 11.6% Shepparton East — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 6.8% / 6.7%
Lemnos — 15-19: 6.8% Shepparton East — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 4.4% / 5.5%
Lemnos — 20-24: 4.4% Shepparton East — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 10.8% / 10.0%
Lemnos — 25-34: 10.8% Shepparton East — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 13.5% / 13.4%
Lemnos — 35-44: 13.5% Shepparton East — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 12.4% / 14.5%
Lemnos — 45-54: 12.4% Shepparton East — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 20.7% / 14.6%
Lemnos — 55-64: 20.7% Shepparton East — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 12.4% / 11.0%
Lemnos — 65-74: 12.4% Shepparton East — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 4.4% / 4.5%
Lemnos — 75-84: 4.4% Shepparton East — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 2.8% / 1.5%
Lemnos — 85+: 2.8% Shepparton East — 85+: 1.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lemnos 72.5% couple families
Lemnos — Couple Families: 72.5% Lemnos — Lone Person: 20.0% Lemnos — One Parent Families: 7.5% Lemnos — Group Household: 0.0% Lemnos — Other Families: 0.0%
Shepparton East 60.8% couple families
Shepparton East — Couple Families: 60.8% Shepparton East — Lone Person: 20.2% Shepparton East — One Parent Families: 13.7% Shepparton East — Group Household: 4.2% Shepparton East — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lemnos 19.2% renting
Lemnos — Owned Outright: 53.8% Lemnos — Mortgage: 26.9% Lemnos — Renting: 19.2%
Shepparton East 16.3% renting
Shepparton East — Owned Outright: 48.6% Shepparton East — Mortgage: 35.1% Shepparton East — Renting: 16.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lemnos Shepparton East
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 16.2%
Lemnos — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% Shepparton East — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 5.0%
Lemnos — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Shepparton East — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 5.9%
Lemnos — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Shepparton East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.7%
Lemnos — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Shepparton East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Lemnos — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Shepparton East — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

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.

Lemnos Shepparton East
India 4.0% / 4.7%
Lemnos — India: 4.0% Shepparton East — India: 4.7%
Italy 3.2% / 2.8%
Lemnos — Italy: 3.2% Shepparton East — Italy: 2.8%
Malaysia 2.4% / 0.3%
Lemnos — Malaysia: 2.4% Shepparton East — Malaysia: 0.3%
Iraq 2.4% / —
Lemnos — Iraq: 2.4% Shepparton East — Iraq: not among its largest
Pakistan 1.2% / 0.3%
Lemnos — Pakistan: 1.2% Shepparton East — Pakistan: 0.3%
Greece — / 1.3%
Lemnos — Greece: not among its largest Shepparton East — Greece: 1.3%
England — / 0.8%
Lemnos — England: not among its largest Shepparton East — England: 0.8%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Lemnos — Philippines: not among its largest Shepparton East — Philippines: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lemnos 94.9% houses
Lemnos — Houses: 94.9% Lemnos — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Shepparton East 100.0% houses
Shepparton East — Houses: 100.0% Shepparton East — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lemnos Shepparton East
Median house price — $650,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Lemnos Shepparton East
Rural and farming 94% 92%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 4%
Industrial 3% 0%
Residential 0% 2%
Parks and recreation 0% 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

Lemnos Shepparton East
New dwellings approved 649
across Greater Shepparton
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Lemnos Shepparton East
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 62% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of VIC
same for both

Liveability

Shepparton East is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Lemnos Shepparton East
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Shepparton East carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0); Lemnos carries more crime risk (89 vs 77).

Lemnos Shepparton East
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
11/100
Crime High
89/100
 High
77/100
Flood High
91/100
 High
90/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Lemnos Shepparton East
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Lemnos

  • Lemnos Primary School Government · Primary
  • Sirius College - Shepparton Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Shepparton East

  • Shepparton East Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lemnos Shepparton East
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Lemnos sits further from the CBD (200.6 km vs 195.6 km).

Lemnos Shepparton East
Walkability score 0/100 20/100
Distance to Melbourne 200.6 km
+2% vs other
 195.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 141 min 135 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3631
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 3631
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.

Lemnos Shepparton East
Car (driver) 75.0% / 75.5%
Lemnos — Car (driver): 75.0% Shepparton East — Car (driver): 75.5%
Worked from Home 18.0% / 12.1%
Lemnos — Worked from Home: 18.0% Shepparton East — Worked from Home: 12.1%
Walked Only 4.0% / 6.9%
Lemnos — Walked Only: 4.0% Shepparton East — Walked Only: 6.9%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 5.1%
Lemnos — Car (passenger): 3.0% Shepparton East — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Bicycle — / 0.5%
Lemnos — Bicycle: not among its largest Shepparton East — Bicycle: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.5%).

Setting

Lemnos Shepparton East
Elevation 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lemnos Shepparton East
Connectivity score 37/100 44/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 10%
124 premises
 20%
489 premises

Climate

Lemnos Shepparton East
Annual rainfall 484 mm 453 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 29.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.6°C

Council rates

Lemnos Shepparton East
Average residential rate $2,449/yr
same for both
Council Greater Shepparton
same for both

Federal electorate

Lemnos Shepparton East
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lemnos Shepparton East
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lemnos

Multicultural Rural

Shepparton East

Acreage

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