Leslie Manor vs Lismore
Leslie Manor is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 52 in Lismore. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Leslie Manor, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Lismore, the large majority of households own their home and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Leslie Manor tends to suit renters, families with children, and couples, while Lismore suits people living alone and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Leslie Manor is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 36%)
- Lismore carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 75/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Leslie Manor
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 18%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Leslie Manor
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 18%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 16%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Leslie Manor is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Lismore sits closer to the CBD (166.9 km vs 169.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lismore
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 11%)
- carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 75/100)
- But Leslie Manor is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lismore
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.4% vs 3.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Leslie Manor and Lismore drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Lismore has more residents (472 vs 66); Leslie Manor has higher household incomes ($82,316 vs $45,916).
| Leslie Manor | Lismore | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 66 | 472 +615% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.1% | +12.4% |
| Median age | 36 | 52 |
| Median household income | $82,316/yr +44% vs other | $45,916/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk +7% vs other | $140/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).
Property market
| Leslie Manor | Lismore | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $297,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $128,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 21 days from 7 sales |
Zoning mix
Lismore has more rural and farming land (91% vs 62%).
| Leslie Manor | Lismore | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 62% | 91% |
| Parks and recreation | 38% | 8% |
| 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
| Leslie Manor | Lismore | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 60 across Corangamite same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +117% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Leslie Manor | Lismore | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 2% of VIC |
| Income | — | Higher than 6% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of VIC | Higher than 6% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 97% of VIC |
| EV adoption | Higher than 8% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 43% of VIC | Higher than 50% of VIC |
Liveability
Leslie Manor is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Leslie Manor | Lismore | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Lismore carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Leslie Manor carries more crime risk (75 vs 54).
| Leslie Manor | Lismore | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Crime | High 75/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 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
| Leslie Manor | Lismore | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Leslie Manor
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Lismore
- Lismore Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Leslie Manor | Lismore | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 3 |
| Parks & reserves | 7 | 6 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 5 | 20 |
Mobility
Leslie Manor sits further from the CBD (169.2 km vs 166.9 km).
| Leslie Manor | Lismore | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 169.2 km +1% vs other | 166.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 124 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3260 | 0.0% postcode 3324 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 29 postcode 3260 | 36 postcode 3324 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).
Setting
| Leslie Manor | Lismore | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 126 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 145 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Leslie Manor | Lismore | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 34 premises | 0% 315 premises |
Climate
| Leslie Manor | Lismore | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 602 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Leslie Manor | Lismore | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,335/yr same for both | |
| Council | Corangamite same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Leslie Manor | Lismore | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Leslie Manor | Lismore | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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