Lockington vs Tennyson
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tennyson, most households are couple families. On these figures, Lockington tends to suit families with children, while Tennyson suits 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
Lockington
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
- carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 38/100)
- But Tennyson is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 56%)
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
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Lockington has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)
- Tennyson has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 18%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tennyson
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (155 min vs 161 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (208.2 km vs 215.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lockington
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 38/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tennyson
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (25.0% vs 5.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lockington and Tennyson 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
Lockington has more residents (850 vs 60); Tennyson rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).
| Lockington | Tennyson | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 850 +93% vs other | 60 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.2% | +25.0% |
| Median age | 47 | 48 |
| Median household income | $65,936/yr | $74,724/yr +13% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $250/wk +25% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).
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 (17.6%).
Property market
| Lockington | Tennyson | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $380,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 57 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Lockington | Tennyson | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 99% |
| 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
| Lockington | Tennyson | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 264 across Campaspe same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Lockington | Tennyson | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 5% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 26% of VIC | Higher than 41% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 41% of VIC | Higher than 43% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 96% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of VIC | Higher than 44% of VIC |
Liveability
| Lockington | Tennyson | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 37/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Lockington carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Tennyson carries more flood risk (94 vs 34).
| Lockington | Tennyson | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 14/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 27/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Flood | Low 34/100 | High 94/100 |
| 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
| Lockington | Tennyson | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Lockington
- Lockington Consolidated School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Tennyson
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Lockington | Tennyson | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 1 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Lockington sits further from the CBD (215.6 km vs 208.2 km).
| Lockington | Tennyson | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 215.6 km +3% vs other | 208.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 161 min | 155 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3563 | 0.0% postcode 3572 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 3563 | — |
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 (67.8%).
Setting
| Lockington | Tennyson | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 106 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 102 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lockington | Tennyson | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 389 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Climate
| Lockington | Tennyson | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 438 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Lockington | Tennyson | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,035/yr same for both | |
| Council | Campaspe same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lockington | Tennyson | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls | Bendigo |
| Member | Sam Birrell | Lisa Chesters |
| Party | The Nationals | Australian Labor Party |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lockington | Tennyson | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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