Lexton vs Amphitheatre
Lexton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 56 in Amphitheatre. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Amphitheatre, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Amphitheatre: a median of $505,000, against $415,000 in Lexton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Lexton tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Amphitheatre 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
- Lexton has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
- Amphitheatre carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 75/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lexton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($415,000 vs $505,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Lexton
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 22%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $233/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Lexton
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (112 min vs 133 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (160.8 km vs 179 km)
- But Amphitheatre is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Amphitheatre
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 75/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 25%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lexton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.9% vs -10.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lexton and Amphitheatre 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
Lexton has more residents (284 vs 223); Amphitheatre skews older (56 vs 47).
| Lexton | Amphitheatre | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 284 +21% vs other | 223 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +22.9% | -10.1% |
| Median age | 47 | 56 |
| Median household income | $60,320/yr +9% vs other | $54,600/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $233/wk +16% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Lexton | Amphitheatre | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $415,000 | $505,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Lexton has more rural and farming land (60% vs 42%); Amphitheatre has more land zoned for conservation (50% vs 36%).
| Lexton | Amphitheatre | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 60% | 42% |
| Environmental | 36% | 50% |
| Parks and recreation | 2% | 6% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Lexton | Amphitheatre | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 45 across Pyrenees same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +100% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Lexton | Amphitheatre | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 20% of VIC | Higher than 13% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 18% of VIC | Higher than 81% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 37% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 54% of VIC | Higher than 13% of VIC |
Liveability
Amphitheatre is more walkable (23 vs 0).
| Lexton | Amphitheatre | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Lexton carries more crime risk (75 vs 26).
| Lexton | Amphitheatre | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 44/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Crime | High 75/100 | Low 26/100 |
| 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
| Lexton | Amphitheatre | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Lexton
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Amphitheatre
- Amphitheatre Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Lexton | Amphitheatre | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 2 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 23 |
Mobility
Amphitheatre sits further from the CBD (179 km vs 160.8 km).
| Lexton | Amphitheatre | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 23/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 160.8 km | 179 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 112 min | 133 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3352 | 0.0% postcode 3468 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 3352 | 55 postcode 3468 |
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 (68.9%).
Setting
| Lexton | Amphitheatre | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 316 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 300 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lexton | Amphitheatre | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 156 premises | 0% 65 premises |
Climate
| Lexton | Amphitheatre | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 508 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Lexton | Amphitheatre | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,584/yr same for both | |
| Council | Pyrenees same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lexton | Amphitheatre | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon | Mallee |
| Member | Dan Tehan | Anne Webster |
| Party | Liberal | The Nationals |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lexton | Amphitheatre | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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