Longford vs Pearsondale
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Longford, most households are couple families. In Pearsondale, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Longford tends to suit couples, while Pearsondale suits 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
Longford
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 69/100)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 66%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Longford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 32%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Pearsondale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $274/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Pearsondale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (215 km vs 222 km)
- has a shorter drive in (158 min vs 163 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Longford
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 69/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 10%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Longford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-0.5% vs -7.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Longford and Pearsondale 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
Longford has more residents (1,489 vs 125); Longford has higher household incomes ($105,248 vs $81,224).
| Longford | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,489 +92% vs other | 125 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.5% | -7.4% |
| Median age | 40 | 42 |
| Median household income | $105,248/yr +23% vs other | $81,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $274/wk +9% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
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 (26.4%).
Property market
| Longford | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $820,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $552,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 56 days from 15 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Pearsondale has more rural and farming land (93% vs 78%).
| Longford | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 78% | 93% |
| Parks and recreation | 16% | 5% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% | 0% |
| Industrial | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Longford | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 209 across Wellington same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +17% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Longford | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 77% of VIC | Higher than 49% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 51% of VIC | Higher than 32% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 33% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of VIC | Higher than 59% of VIC |
Liveability
| Longford | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 38/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Longford carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 0); Pearsondale carries more crime risk (69 vs 33).
| Longford | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 51/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 33/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 55/100 | High 97/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Longford | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Longford
- Longford Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Pearsondale
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Longford | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Longford sits further from the CBD (222 km vs 215 km).
| Longford | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 222 km +3% vs other | 215 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 163 min | 158 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3851 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 40 postcode 3851 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 (86.8%).
Setting
| Longford | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 81 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 18.8 km | 28.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Longford | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 564 premises | 0% 56 premises |
Climate
| Longford | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 546 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Longford | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,960/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wellington same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Longford | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Longford | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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