Lynbrook vs Lyndhurst

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lyndhurst: a median of $985,000, against $888,000 in Lynbrook, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Lyndhurst tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Lynbrook has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Lyndhurst carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 73/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Lynbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($888,500 vs $985,000)

Weighs house prices, land 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

Lynbrook

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 5/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (41 min vs 47 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (44.2 km vs 47.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Lynbrook is more walkable (70/100 vs 5/100)
  • Lyndhurst carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 73/100)

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

Investors

Lyndhurst

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.7% vs 7.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
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.

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
Walkability 70 / 5
Lynbrook — Walkability: 70/100 Lyndhurst — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 27 / 42
Lynbrook — Safety: 27/100 Lyndhurst — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 83 / 100
Lynbrook — Low fire risk: 83/100 Lyndhurst — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 40 / 58
Lynbrook — Low flood risk: 40/100 Lyndhurst — Low flood risk: 58/100

Demographics

Lyndhurst has higher household incomes ($127,192 vs $115,024).

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
Population 9,121
+2% vs other
 8,926
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.1% +32.7%
Median age 33
same for both
Median household income $115,024/yr $127,192/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $401/wk $430/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
0-4 7.2% / 8.9%
Lynbrook — 0-4: 7.2% Lyndhurst — 0-4: 8.9%
5-14 15.9% / 18.9%
Lynbrook — 5-14: 15.9% Lyndhurst — 5-14: 18.9%
15-19 7.0% / 5.4%
Lynbrook — 15-19: 7.0% Lyndhurst — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 7.7% / 5.5%
Lynbrook — 20-24: 7.7% Lyndhurst — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 13.7% / 14.5%
Lynbrook — 25-34: 13.7% Lyndhurst — 25-34: 14.5%
35-44 15.8% / 22.6%
Lynbrook — 35-44: 15.8% Lyndhurst — 35-44: 22.6%
45-54 14.0% / 12.7%
Lynbrook — 45-54: 14.0% Lyndhurst — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 9.6% / 6.5%
Lynbrook — 55-64: 9.6% Lyndhurst — 55-64: 6.5%
65-74 5.2% / 4.0%
Lynbrook — 65-74: 5.2% Lyndhurst — 65-74: 4.0%
75-84 2.4% / 0.9%
Lynbrook — 75-84: 2.4% Lyndhurst — 75-84: 0.9%
85+ 1.5% / 0.3%
Lynbrook — 85+: 1.5% Lyndhurst — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lynbrook 71.6% couple families
Lynbrook — Couple Families: 71.6% Lynbrook — One Parent Families: 14.0% Lynbrook — Lone Person: 11.1% Lynbrook — Group Household: 2.0% Lynbrook — Other Families: 1.3%
Lyndhurst 77.7% couple families
Lyndhurst — Couple Families: 77.7% Lyndhurst — One Parent Families: 10.1% Lyndhurst — Lone Person: 8.6% Lyndhurst — Group Household: 2.4% Lyndhurst — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lynbrook 20.9% renting
Lynbrook — Owned Outright: 19.1% Lynbrook — Mortgage: 60.0% Lynbrook — Renting: 20.9%
Lyndhurst 20.3% renting
Lyndhurst — Owned Outright: 11.1% Lyndhurst — Mortgage: 68.6% Lyndhurst — Renting: 20.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
Bachelor Degree 13.1% / 16.2%
Lynbrook — Bachelor Degree: 13.1% Lyndhurst — Bachelor Degree: 16.2%
Certificate III & IV 9.7% / 8.4%
Lynbrook — Certificate III & IV: 9.7% Lyndhurst — Certificate III & IV: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 9.1%
Lynbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Lyndhurst — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.9% / 7.5%
Lynbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9% Lyndhurst — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.4%
Lynbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Lyndhurst — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

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.

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
India 16.1% / 19.1%
Lynbrook — India: 16.1% Lyndhurst — India: 19.1%
Sri Lanka 6.2% / 5.1%
Lynbrook — Sri Lanka: 6.2% Lyndhurst — Sri Lanka: 5.1%
Afghanistan 4.9% / 2.7%
Lynbrook — Afghanistan: 4.9% Lyndhurst — Afghanistan: 2.7%
Philippines 1.8% / 3.1%
Lynbrook — Philippines: 1.8% Lyndhurst — Philippines: 3.1%
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.7%
Lynbrook — New Zealand: 2.4% Lyndhurst — New Zealand: 1.7%
China 2.1% / 1.7%
Lynbrook — China: 2.1% Lyndhurst — China: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lynbrook 92.2% houses
Lynbrook — Houses: 92.2% Lynbrook — Townhouses: 6.7% Lynbrook — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Lyndhurst 95.5% houses
Lyndhurst — Houses: 95.5% Lyndhurst — Townhouses: 4.8% Lyndhurst — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
Median house price $888,500 $985,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $700,000 $710,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 77 sales
 32 days
from 92 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
3 bed $753K / $771K
Lynbrook — 3 bed: $753K (47 sales) Lyndhurst — 3 bed: $771K (34 sales)

47 vs 34 sales

4 bed $910K / $1M
Lynbrook — 4 bed: $910K (73 sales) Lyndhurst — 4 bed: $1M (103 sales)

73 vs 103 sales

5 bed $1.09M / $1.21M
Lynbrook — 5 bed: $1.09M (17 sales) Lyndhurst — 5 bed: $1.21M (21 sales)

17 vs 21 sales

Zoning mix

Lyndhurst has more rural and farming land (56% vs 0%).

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
Residential 76% 30%
Rural and farming 0% 56%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 11%
Commercial 9% 0%
Parks and recreation 6% 2%
Other and special use 0% 1%
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

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
New dwellings approved 3,412
across Casey
 594
across Greater Dandenong
Approvals change year on year -15% -34%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
Houses 3.8%
$650/wk on $889K
 3.6%
$710/wk on $1.02M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
House price Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Income Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 77% of VIC
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC

Liveability

Lynbrook is more walkable (70 vs 5); Lyndhurst scores higher overall (63 vs 48).

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
Grade C B
Score 48/100 63/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Lynbrook carries more bushfire risk (17 vs 0); Lynbrook carries more flood risk (60 vs 42).

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
Bushfire Low
17/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
73/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
42/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 18
within 5 km
 15
within 5 km

Schools

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Federation University Berwick, 8.3 km
 None

Schools in Lynbrook

  • St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Lynbrook Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Lyndhurst

  • Lyndhurst Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 3 4
Parks & reserves 4 3
Childcare 6 5
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 3 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Lyndhurst sits further from the CBD (47.3 km vs 44.2 km).

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
Walkability score 70/100 5/100
Distance to Melbourne 44.2 km 47.3 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min 47 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 65.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 68.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 3975
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 3975
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.

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
Car (driver) 68.5% / 62.5%
Lynbrook — Car (driver): 68.5% Lyndhurst — Car (driver): 62.5%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 26.8%
Lynbrook — Worked from Home: 20.0% Lyndhurst — Worked from Home: 26.8%
Train 4.7% / 5.2%
Lynbrook — Train: 4.7% Lyndhurst — Train: 5.2%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 4.2%
Lynbrook — Car (passenger): 5.3% Lyndhurst — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Bus 0.7% / 0.5%
Lynbrook — Bus: 0.7% Lyndhurst — Bus: 0.5%
Walked Only 0.6% / 0.6%
Lynbrook — Walked Only: 0.6% Lyndhurst — Walked Only: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).

Setting

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.0 km 9.6 km

NBN connectivity

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
Connectivity score 77/100 80/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 58%
3,008 premises
 64%
2,140 premises

Climate

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
Annual rainfall 781 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
Average residential rate $1,767/yr $2,123/yr
Council Casey Greater Dandenong

Federal electorate

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
Division Holt Isaacs
Member Cassandra Fernando Mark Dreyfus
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lynbrook Lyndhurst
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lynbrook

Family Multicultural Outer Parks

Lyndhurst

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Young Families

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