Lexton vs Waubra
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Waubra: a median of $675,000, against $415,000 in Lexton. On these figures, Lexton tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Waubra suits families with children.
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
Waubra
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 75/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 41%)
- But Lexton has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
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 $675,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Waubra
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (147.5 km vs 160.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (104 min vs 112 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Lexton has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)
- Waubra carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 75/100)
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 12.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lexton and Waubra 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
Waubra has higher household incomes ($70,408 vs $60,320).
| Lexton | Waubra | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 284 | 308 +8% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +22.9% | +12.0% |
| Median age | 47 same for both | |
| Median household income | $60,320/yr | $70,408/yr +17% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
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 (2.6%).
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 | Waubra | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $415,000 | $675,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $170,000 |
Zoning mix
Waubra has more rural and farming land (98% vs 60%); Lexton has more land zoned for conservation (36% vs 0%).
| Lexton | Waubra | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 60% | 98% |
| Environmental | 36% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 2% | 0% |
| 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 | Waubra | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 45 across Pyrenees same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +100% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Lexton | Waubra | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 20% of VIC | Higher than 32% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 18% of VIC | Higher than 58% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 37% of VIC | Higher than 39% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 54% of VIC | Higher than 19% of VIC |
Liveability
| Lexton | Waubra | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 15).
| Lexton | Waubra | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 44/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| Crime | High 75/100 | Low 15/100 |
| 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 | Waubra | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Lexton
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Waubra
- Waubra Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Lexton | Waubra | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 1 |
Mobility
Lexton sits further from the CBD (160.8 km vs 147.5 km).
| Lexton | Waubra | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 160.8 km +8% vs other | 147.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 112 min | 104 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3352 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 3352 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.1%).
Setting
| Lexton | Waubra | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 316 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 450 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lexton | Waubra | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 156 premises | 0% 87 premises |
Climate
| Lexton | Waubra | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 508 mm | 537 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Lexton | Waubra | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,584/yr same for both | |
| Council | Pyrenees same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lexton | Waubra | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lexton | Waubra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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