Little Hampton vs Lyonville

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Little Hampton, most households are people living alone. In Lyonville, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Little Hampton tends to suit people living alone.

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

Lyonville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)

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

Little Hampton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $310/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Little Hampton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (79 min vs 85 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (98.7 km vs 103.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lyonville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Little Hampton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.4% vs 8.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Little Hampton Lyonville
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.

Little Hampton Lyonville
Walkability 0 / 5
Little Hampton — Walkability: 0/100 Lyonville — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 80 / 71
Little Hampton — Safety: 80/100 Lyonville — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Little Hampton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lyonville — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Little Hampton — Low flood risk: 100/100 Lyonville — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lyonville has more residents (189 vs 74); Lyonville rents higher ($310/wk vs $275/wk).

Little Hampton Lyonville
Population 74 189
+155% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.4% +8.0%
Median age 53 54
Median household income $71,500/yr $73,320/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk $310/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Little Hampton Lyonville
0-4 9.5% / 6.3%
Little Hampton — 0-4: 9.5% Lyonville — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 8.1% / 7.9%
Little Hampton — 5-14: 8.1% Lyonville — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 4.1% / 3.7%
Little Hampton — 15-19: 4.1% Lyonville — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 5.4% / —
Little Hampton — 20-24: 5.4% Lyonville — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.1% / 8.5%
Little Hampton — 25-34: 4.1% Lyonville — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 16.2% / 11.1%
Little Hampton — 35-44: 16.2% Lyonville — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 16.2% / 16.9%
Little Hampton — 45-54: 16.2% Lyonville — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 21.6% / 20.1%
Little Hampton — 55-64: 21.6% Lyonville — 55-64: 20.1%
65-74 20.3% / 17.5%
Little Hampton — 65-74: 20.3% Lyonville — 65-74: 17.5%
75-84 — / 7.9%
Little Hampton — 75-84: not among its largest Lyonville — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ — / —
Little Hampton — 85+: not among its largest Lyonville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Little Hampton 65.0% lone person
Little Hampton — Lone Person: 65.0% Little Hampton — Couple Families: 35.0% Little Hampton — One Parent Families: 0.0% Little Hampton — Group Household: 0.0%
Lyonville 48.9% lone person
Lyonville — Lone Person: 48.9% Lyonville — Couple Families: 31.1% Lyonville — One Parent Families: 11.1% Lyonville — Group Household: 8.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Little Hampton 16.1% renting
Little Hampton — Owned Outright: 64.5% Little Hampton — Mortgage: 19.4% Little Hampton — Renting: 16.1%
Lyonville 0.0% renting
Lyonville — Owned Outright: 57.1% Lyonville — Mortgage: 42.9% Lyonville — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Little Hampton Lyonville
England 10.8% / 1.6%
Little Hampton — England: 10.8% Lyonville — England: 1.6%
Italy — / 2.1%
Little Hampton — Italy: not among its largest Lyonville — Italy: 2.1%
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Little Hampton — New Zealand: not among its largest Lyonville — New Zealand: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.8%).

Qualifications

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

Little Hampton Lyonville
Certificate III & IV 24.3% / 15.3%
Little Hampton — Certificate III & IV: 24.3% Lyonville — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 13.8%
Little Hampton — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% Lyonville — Bachelor Degree: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 17.6% / 12.2%
Little Hampton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 17.6% Lyonville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 8.1% / 3.7%
Little Hampton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 8.1% Lyonville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree 5.4% / 5.3%
Little Hampton — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4% Lyonville — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Little Hampton 89.5% houses
Little Hampton — Houses: 89.5% Little Hampton — Flats / Apartments: 10.5%
Lyonville 100.0% houses
Lyonville — Houses: 100.0% Lyonville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Little Hampton Lyonville
Median house price — $890,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,575,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 84 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Little Hampton has more rural and farming land (96% vs 21%).

Little Hampton Lyonville
Rural and farming 96% 21%
Parks and recreation 1% 75%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 2%
Residential 0% 2%
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

Little Hampton Lyonville
New dwellings approved 104
across Hepburn
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Little Hampton Lyonville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC

Liveability

Little Hampton Lyonville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Little Hampton Lyonville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
29/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Little Hampton Lyonville
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Little Hampton Lyonville
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Lyonville sits further from the CBD (103.3 km vs 98.7 km).

Little Hampton Lyonville
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Melbourne 98.7 km 103.3 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 79 min 85 min
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 3458
 1.4%
postcode 3461
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 3458
 48
postcode 3461

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.

Little Hampton Lyonville
Car (driver) 55.9% / 53.3%
Little Hampton — Car (driver): 55.9% Lyonville — Car (driver): 53.3%
Worked from Home 35.3% / 46.7%
Little Hampton — Worked from Home: 35.3% Lyonville — Worked from Home: 46.7%
Car (passenger) 8.8% / —
Little Hampton — Car (passenger): 8.8% Lyonville — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.9%).

Setting

Little Hampton Lyonville
Elevation 728 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 727 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Little Hampton Lyonville
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
144 premises

Climate

Little Hampton Lyonville
Annual rainfall 778 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Little Hampton Lyonville
Average residential rate $1,748/yr
same for both
Council Hepburn
same for both

Federal electorate

Little Hampton Lyonville
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Little Hampton Lyonville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Little Hampton

Rural Young Families

Lyonville

Quiet Retirees River Rural

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