Lyneham vs Turner

Turner is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 35 in Lyneham. In both, about half of households are people living alone. In Lyneham, about half of households rent. In Turner, most households rent and most homes are flats or apartments. Houses cost more in Turner: a median of $1.95 million, against $1.15 million in Lyneham, and rent is higher there too. Turner is closer to the city centre: 2.6 km, against 6.3 km. On these figures, Lyneham tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Turner suits young adults and share households.

Turner is notably closer to Canberra's CBD at 2.6 km compared to Lyneham's 6.3 km, and scores significantly higher on liveability at 75 versus 38. Lyneham carries a bushfire risk of 47 while Turner has none, which may be a material consideration depending on your risk tolerance. Both suburbs have similar crime risk levels and rental yields for houses, though Lyneham's unit rental yield is slightly higher at 5.6 percent. Turner appears better suited to those prioritising proximity to the city centre and overall amenity, while Lyneham may appeal to investors focused on unit returns—though bushfire risk should factor into that decision.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Lyneham

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (27% vs 12%)

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

First-home buyers

Lyneham

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,145,000 vs $1,950,000)
  • has cheaper units ($495,000 vs $629,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lyneham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($425/wk vs $480/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Turner

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (2.6 km vs 6.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (8 min vs 15 min)
  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 63/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Lyneham has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • Turner is more walkable (84/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Lyneham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.1% vs 2.8%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lyneham Turner
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.

Lyneham Turner
Walkability 63 / 84
Lyneham — Walkability: 63/100 Turner — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 20 / 20
Lyneham — Safety: 20/100 Turner — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 61 / 100
Lyneham — Low fire risk: 61/100 Turner — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 55 / 61
Lyneham — Low flood risk: 55/100 Turner — Low flood risk: 61/100

Demographics

Lyneham has more residents (5,703 vs 4,470); Turner rents higher ($480/wk vs $425/wk).

Lyneham Turner
Population 5,703
+22% vs other
 4,470
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.6% +10.5%
Median age 35 31
Median household income $108,368/yr $121,160/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $425/wk $480/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lyneham Turner
0-4 3.9% / 2.5%
Lyneham — 0-4: 3.9% Turner — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 7.4% / 5.2%
Lyneham — 5-14: 7.4% Turner — 5-14: 5.2%
15-19 3.4% / 2.7%
Lyneham — 15-19: 3.4% Turner — 15-19: 2.7%
20-24 10.4% / 16.4%
Lyneham — 20-24: 10.4% Turner — 20-24: 16.4%
25-34 24.0% / 31.7%
Lyneham — 25-34: 24.0% Turner — 25-34: 31.7%
35-44 14.5% / 14.5%
Lyneham — 35-44: 14.5% Turner — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 10.7% / 9.3%
Lyneham — 45-54: 10.7% Turner — 45-54: 9.3%
55-64 9.0% / 7.5%
Lyneham — 55-64: 9.0% Turner — 55-64: 7.5%
65-74 7.8% / 6.1%
Lyneham — 65-74: 7.8% Turner — 65-74: 6.1%
75-84 5.0% / 2.9%
Lyneham — 75-84: 5.0% Turner — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 3.7% / 1.0%
Lyneham — 85+: 3.7% Turner — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lyneham 51.7% lone person
Lyneham — Lone Person: 51.7% Lyneham — Couple Families: 23.3% Lyneham — Group Household: 12.9% Lyneham — One Parent Families: 10.0% Lyneham — Other Families: 2.1%
Turner 54.6% lone person
Turner — Lone Person: 54.6% Turner — Couple Families: 16.5% Turner — Group Household: 20.9% Turner — One Parent Families: 6.2% Turner — Other Families: 1.9%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lyneham 49.7% renting
Lyneham — Owned Outright: 23.7% Lyneham — Mortgage: 26.6% Lyneham — Renting: 49.7%
Turner 55.6% renting
Turner — Owned Outright: 17.6% Turner — Mortgage: 26.8% Turner — Renting: 55.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lyneham Turner
Bachelor Degree 25.2% / 32.9%
Lyneham — Bachelor Degree: 25.2% Turner — Bachelor Degree: 32.9%
Postgraduate Degree 18.1% / 22.3%
Lyneham — Postgraduate Degree: 18.1% Turner — Postgraduate Degree: 22.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 4.7%
Lyneham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Turner — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.8% / 5.2%
Lyneham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8% Turner — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.2%
Certificate III & IV 5.5% / 3.6%
Lyneham — Certificate III & IV: 5.5% Turner — Certificate III & IV: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.9%).

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.

Lyneham Turner
China 3.4% / 5.0%
Lyneham — China: 3.4% Turner — China: 5.0%
England 3.6% / 2.6%
Lyneham — England: 3.6% Turner — England: 2.6%
India 2.8% / 3.2%
Lyneham — India: 2.8% Turner — India: 3.2%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.6%
Lyneham — New Zealand: 1.2% Turner — New Zealand: 1.6%
Vietnam 1.5% / 0.8%
Lyneham — Vietnam: 1.5% Turner — Vietnam: 0.8%
Malaysia — / 1.3%
Lyneham — Malaysia: not among its largest Turner — Malaysia: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lyneham 37.2% flats / apartments
Lyneham — Flats / Apartments: 37.2% Lyneham — Townhouses: 35.9% Lyneham — Houses: 26.8%
Turner 73.7% flats / apartments
Turner — Flats / Apartments: 73.7% Turner — Townhouses: 13.8% Turner — Houses: 12.5%
Flats / Apartments Townhouses Houses

Property market

Lyneham Turner
Median house price $1,145,000 $1,950,000
Median unit price $495,000 $629,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 36 sales
 30 days
from 12 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Lyneham Turner
1 bed $414K / $443K
Lyneham — 1 bed: $414K (38 sales) Turner — 1 bed: $443K (66 sales)

38 vs 66 sales

2 bed $555K / $655K
Lyneham — 2 bed: $555K (63 sales) Turner — 2 bed: $655K (77 sales)

63 vs 77 sales

Development activity

Lyneham Turner
New dwellings approved 3,750
across Unincorporated ACT
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
same for both

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.

Lyneham Turner
Houses 4.1%
$695/wk on $878K
 2.8%
$840/wk on $1.54M
Units 5.4%
$550/wk on $525K
 5.1%
$600/wk on $615K

Ranking within ACT

Lyneham Turner
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of ACT Higher than 44% of ACT
Schools Higher than 18% of ACT —
Walkability Higher than 52% of ACT Higher than 90% of ACT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 83% of ACT Higher than 60% of ACT
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of ACT Higher than 54% of ACT
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of ACT Higher than 4% of ACT
Rental yield (units) Higher than 27% of ACT Higher than 17% of ACT

Liveability

Turner scores higher overall (78 vs 38); Turner is more walkable (84 vs 63).

Lyneham Turner
Grade C A
Score 38/100 78/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lyneham carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 0).

Lyneham Turner
Bushfire Low
39/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
80/100
same for both
Flood Moderate
45/100
 Low
39/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Lyneham Turner
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
UC - Canberra, Bruce, 3.6 km
 3
Australian National University, 1.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.7% 8.7%

Schools in Lyneham

  • Lyneham Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Brindabella Christian College Independent · Combined
  • Lyneham High School Government · Secondary

Schools in Turner

  • Turner School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lyneham Turner
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 2
Parks & reserves 6 2
Childcare 4
same for both
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
EV chargers 2 1

Mobility

Lyneham sits further from the CBD (6.3 km vs 2.6 km).

Lyneham Turner
Walkability score 63/100 84/100
Distance to Canberra 6.3 km
+59% vs other
 2.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 15 min 8 min
Public transport score 95/100
Tram · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 220.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 65.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 4.3%
postcode 2602
 3.7%
postcode 2612
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 2602
 10
postcode 2612

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.

Lyneham Turner
Car (driver) 54.0% / 41.0%
Lyneham — Car (driver): 54.0% Turner — Car (driver): 41.0%
Worked from Home 12.7% / 13.6%
Lyneham — Worked from Home: 12.7% Turner — Worked from Home: 13.6%
Walked Only 3.7% / 20.6%
Lyneham — Walked Only: 3.7% Turner — Walked Only: 20.6%
Bicycle 9.8% / 8.9%
Lyneham — Bicycle: 9.8% Turner — Bicycle: 8.9%
Bus 8.7% / 8.3%
Lyneham — Bus: 8.7% Turner — Bus: 8.3%
Tram / Light Rail 6.0% / 3.8%
Lyneham — Tram / Light Rail: 6.0% Turner — Tram / Light Rail: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.0%).

Setting

Lyneham Turner
Elevation 575 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 572 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lyneham Turner
Connectivity score 53/100 58/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 11%
3,294 premises
 24%
2,494 premises

Climate

Lyneham Turner
Annual rainfall 622 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lyneham Turner
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Lyneham Turner
Average residential rate $3,105/yr
same for both
Council Unincorporated ACT
same for both

Federal electorate

Lyneham Turner
Division Canberra
same for both
Member Alicia Payne
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lyneham Turner
Grant amount Not offered
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility None
same for both

Tags

Lyneham

Apartments Easy Commute Inner Professionals Townhouses Trams Transport Hub

Turner

Apartments Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Trams Transport Hub

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