Locksley vs Longwood

Locksley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Longwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Locksley, about half of households are couple families. In Longwood, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Locksley tends to suit families with children and couples, while Longwood 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

  • Locksley is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 51%)
  • Longwood carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 43/100)

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

Locksley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 24%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Locksley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (100 min vs 106 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (141.3 km vs 149.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Longwood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 43/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Locksley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.1% vs 9.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Locksley Longwood
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.

Locksley Longwood
Walkability 0 / 0
Locksley — Walkability: 0/100 Longwood — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 57 / 81
Locksley — Safety: 57/100 Longwood — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 75
Locksley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Longwood — Low fire risk: 75/100
Low flood risk 26 / 14
Locksley — Low flood risk: 26/100 Longwood — Low flood risk: 14/100

Demographics

Locksley has higher household incomes ($137,800 vs $57,772); Longwood has more residents (263 vs 131).

Locksley Longwood
Population 131 263
+101% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.1% +9.6%
Median age 49 52
Median household income $137,800/yr
+58% vs other
 $57,772/yr
Median weekly rent $265/wk
+2% vs other
 $261/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Locksley Longwood
0-4 3.8% / 2.3%
Locksley — 0-4: 3.8% Longwood — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 15.3% / 11.8%
Locksley — 5-14: 15.3% Longwood — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 7.6% / 6.5%
Locksley — 15-19: 7.6% Longwood — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 3.8% / 4.9%
Locksley — 20-24: 3.8% Longwood — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 2.3% / 5.3%
Locksley — 25-34: 2.3% Longwood — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 12.2% / 10.6%
Locksley — 35-44: 12.2% Longwood — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 16.0% / 14.1%
Locksley — 45-54: 16.0% Longwood — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 19.8% / 16.3%
Locksley — 55-64: 19.8% Longwood — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 14.5% / 21.3%
Locksley — 65-74: 14.5% Longwood — 65-74: 21.3%
75-84 5.3% / 10.3%
Locksley — 75-84: 5.3% Longwood — 75-84: 10.3%
85+ — / 1.1%
Locksley — 85+: not among its largest Longwood — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Locksley 33.3% lone person
Locksley — Lone Person: 33.3% Locksley — Couple Families: 47.6% Locksley — One Parent Families: 19.0%
Longwood 49.2% lone person
Longwood — Lone Person: 49.2% Longwood — Couple Families: 33.8% Longwood — One Parent Families: 16.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Locksley 7.0% renting
Locksley — Owned Outright: 62.8% Locksley — Mortgage: 30.2% Locksley — Renting: 7.0%
Longwood 8.3% renting
Longwood — Owned Outright: 62.4% Longwood — Mortgage: 29.4% Longwood — Renting: 8.3%
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.

Locksley Longwood
England 3.1% / 4.2%
Locksley — England: 3.1% Longwood — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 2.3% / —
Locksley — New Zealand: 2.3% Longwood — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.5%
Locksley — South Africa: not among its largest Longwood — South Africa: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

Locksley Longwood
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 15.6%
Locksley — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Longwood — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Bachelor Degree 13.7% / 6.8%
Locksley — Bachelor Degree: 13.7% Longwood — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 11.8%
Locksley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Longwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 2.7%
Locksley — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Longwood — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 1.1%
Locksley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Longwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Locksley 100.0% houses
Locksley — Houses: 100.0%
Longwood 100.0% houses
Longwood — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Locksley Longwood
Median house price — $487,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $385,000

Zoning mix

Locksley Longwood
Rural and farming 97% 96%
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

Locksley Longwood
New dwellings approved 75
across Strathbogie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +167%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Locksley Longwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 96% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 60% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC

Liveability

Locksley Longwood
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Longwood carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0); Locksley carries more crime risk (43 vs 19).

Locksley Longwood
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Low
19/100
Flood High
74/100
 High
86/100
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

Locksley Longwood
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 Locksley

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Longwood

  • Longwood Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Locksley Longwood
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Longwood sits further from the CBD (149.6 km vs 141.3 km).

Locksley Longwood
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 141.3 km 149.6 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 100 min 106 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3665
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 3665
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.

Locksley Longwood
Car (driver) 55.6% / 68.8%
Locksley — Car (driver): 55.6% Longwood — Car (driver): 68.8%
Worked from Home 33.3% / 21.9%
Locksley — Worked from Home: 33.3% Longwood — Worked from Home: 21.9%
Walked Only 11.1% / 5.2%
Locksley — Walked Only: 11.1% Longwood — Walked Only: 5.2%
Car (passenger) — / 4.2%
Locksley — Car (passenger): not among its largest Longwood — Car (passenger): 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.8%).

Setting

Locksley Longwood
Elevation 173 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 177 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Locksley Longwood
Connectivity score 21/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 0%
143 premises

Climate

Locksley Longwood
Annual rainfall 528 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Locksley Longwood
Average residential rate $2,476/yr
same for both
Council Strathbogie
same for both

Federal electorate

Locksley Longwood
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Locksley Longwood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Locksley

Rural

Longwood

Retirees Rural

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