Lyndhurst vs Cranbourne West

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 $735,000 in Cranbourne West, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Lyndhurst tends to suit couples, while Cranbourne West suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Lyndhurst carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 71/100)
  • Cranbourne West has more parks and reserves (15 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Cranbourne West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($735,000 vs $985,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cranbourne West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($375/wk vs $430/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cranbourne West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 5/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Cranbourne West

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 5/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 5%)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 2)
  • But Lyndhurst carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 71/100)

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

Investors

Cranbourne West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.2% vs 3.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
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.

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
Walkability 5 / 69
Lyndhurst — Walkability: 5/100 Cranbourne West — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 42 / 29
Lyndhurst — Safety: 42/100 Cranbourne West — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Lyndhurst — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cranbourne West — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 58 / 72
Lyndhurst — Low flood risk: 58/100 Cranbourne West — Low flood risk: 72/100

Demographics

Cranbourne West has more residents (19,969 vs 8,926); Lyndhurst has higher household incomes ($127,192 vs $96,512).

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
Population 8,926 19,969
+124% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +32.7% +32.8%
Median age 33 32
Median household income $127,192/yr
+24% vs other
 $96,512/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+13% vs other
 $375/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
0-4 8.9% / 10.0%
Lyndhurst — 0-4: 8.9% Cranbourne West — 0-4: 10.0%
5-14 18.9% / 16.6%
Lyndhurst — 5-14: 18.9% Cranbourne West — 5-14: 16.6%
15-19 5.4% / 5.4%
Lyndhurst — 15-19: 5.4% Cranbourne West — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 5.5% / 5.8%
Lyndhurst — 20-24: 5.5% Cranbourne West — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 14.5% / 18.3%
Lyndhurst — 25-34: 14.5% Cranbourne West — 25-34: 18.3%
35-44 22.6% / 18.4%
Lyndhurst — 35-44: 22.6% Cranbourne West — 35-44: 18.4%
45-54 12.7% / 10.5%
Lyndhurst — 45-54: 12.7% Cranbourne West — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 6.5% / 7.3%
Lyndhurst — 55-64: 6.5% Cranbourne West — 55-64: 7.3%
65-74 4.0% / 4.9%
Lyndhurst — 65-74: 4.0% Cranbourne West — 65-74: 4.9%
75-84 0.9% / 2.1%
Lyndhurst — 75-84: 0.9% Cranbourne West — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 0.3% / 0.8%
Lyndhurst — 85+: 0.3% Cranbourne West — 85+: 0.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Cranbourne West 60.2% couple families
Cranbourne West — Couple Families: 60.2% Cranbourne West — One Parent Families: 17.1% Cranbourne West — Lone Person: 18.3% Cranbourne West — Group Household: 2.8% Cranbourne West — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lyndhurst 20.3% renting
Lyndhurst — Owned Outright: 11.1% Lyndhurst — Mortgage: 68.6% Lyndhurst — Renting: 20.3%
Cranbourne West 23.1% renting
Cranbourne West — Owned Outright: 12.9% Cranbourne West — Mortgage: 64.0% Cranbourne West — Renting: 23.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 10.2%
Lyndhurst — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% Cranbourne West — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Certificate III & IV 8.4% / 13.2%
Lyndhurst — Certificate III & IV: 8.4% Cranbourne West — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 9.0%
Lyndhurst — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Cranbourne West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 7.5% / 3.5%
Lyndhurst — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5% Cranbourne West — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.2%
Lyndhurst — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Cranbourne West — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

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.

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
India 19.1% / 12.5%
Lyndhurst — India: 19.1% Cranbourne West — India: 12.5%
Sri Lanka 5.1% / 2.7%
Lyndhurst — Sri Lanka: 5.1% Cranbourne West — Sri Lanka: 2.7%
Afghanistan 2.7% / 3.7%
Lyndhurst — Afghanistan: 2.7% Cranbourne West — Afghanistan: 3.7%
Philippines 3.1% / 2.3%
Lyndhurst — Philippines: 3.1% Cranbourne West — Philippines: 2.3%
New Zealand 1.7% / 3.1%
Lyndhurst — New Zealand: 1.7% Cranbourne West — New Zealand: 3.1%
China 1.7% / —
Lyndhurst — China: 1.7% Cranbourne West — China: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lyndhurst 95.5% houses
Lyndhurst — Houses: 95.5% Lyndhurst — Townhouses: 4.8% Lyndhurst — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Cranbourne West 81.7% houses
Cranbourne West — Houses: 81.7% Cranbourne West — Townhouses: 15.3% Cranbourne West — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
Median house price $985,000 $735,000
Median unit price — $535,450
Median land price $710,000 $653,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 92 sales
 29 days
from 241 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.

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
3 bed $771K / $690K
Lyndhurst — 3 bed: $771K (34 sales) Cranbourne West — 3 bed: $690K (232 sales)

34 vs 232 sales

4 bed $1M / $808K
Lyndhurst — 4 bed: $1M (103 sales) Cranbourne West — 4 bed: $808K (179 sales)

103 vs 179 sales

5 bed $1.21M / $942K
Lyndhurst — 5 bed: $1.21M (21 sales) Cranbourne West — 5 bed: $942K (32 sales)

21 vs 32 sales

Zoning mix

Lyndhurst has more rural and farming land (56% vs 9%).

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
Residential 30% 82%
Rural and farming 56% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 4%
Parks and recreation 2% 4%
Other and special use 1% 0%
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

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

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.

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
Houses 3.6%
$710/wk on $1.02M
 4.2%
$610/wk on $755K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
House price Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Income Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 55% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 99% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC

Liveability

Cranbourne West is more walkable (69 vs 5); Lyndhurst scores higher overall (63 vs 58).

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
Grade B
same for both
Score 63/100 58/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Lyndhurst carries more flood risk (42 vs 28); Cranbourne West carries more crime risk (71 vs 58).

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
58/100
 High
71/100
Flood Moderate
42/100
 Low
28/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 15
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Lyndhurst

  • Lyndhurst Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Cranbourne West

  • Cranbourne West Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Barton Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Peter's College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Quarters Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
Supermarkets 2 7
Cafes & restaurants 4 14
Parks & reserves 3 15
Childcare 5 16
GPs 2 5
Pharmacies 1 3
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 6
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
Walkability score 5/100 69/100
Distance to Melbourne 47.3 km 49.1 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 47 min 45 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 68.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 108.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 3975
 1.0%
postcode 3977
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 3975
 54
postcode 3977

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.

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
Car (driver) 62.5% / 75.2%
Lyndhurst — Car (driver): 62.5% Cranbourne West — Car (driver): 75.2%
Worked from Home 26.8% / 15.7%
Lyndhurst — Worked from Home: 26.8% Cranbourne West — Worked from Home: 15.7%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 5.2%
Lyndhurst — Car (passenger): 4.2% Cranbourne West — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Train 5.2% / 2.5%
Lyndhurst — Train: 5.2% Cranbourne West — Train: 2.5%
Walked Only 0.6% / 0.6%
Lyndhurst — Walked Only: 0.6% Cranbourne West — Walked Only: 0.6%
Bus 0.5% / 0.7%
Lyndhurst — Bus: 0.5% Cranbourne West — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.2%).

Setting

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.6 km 10.9 km

NBN connectivity

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
Connectivity score 80/100 99/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 64%
2,140 premises
 98%
6,699 premises

Climate

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
Annual rainfall 781 mm —
Summer max (Jan) — 24.5°C
Winter min (Jul) — 8.3°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Lyndhurst Cranbourne West
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Lyndhurst

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Young Families

Cranbourne West

Family Multicultural Outer Parks River Young Families

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