Lysterfield South vs Endeavour Hills

Endeavour Hills is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Lysterfield South. 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 Lysterfield South: a median of $1.95 million, against $849,000 in Endeavour Hills, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Lysterfield South tends to suit couples, while Endeavour Hills 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

  • Lysterfield South carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 62/100)
  • Endeavour Hills has more childcare (22 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Endeavour Hills

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($849,000 vs $1,950,000)
  • has cheaper land ($1,010,000 vs $1,750,000)
  • But Lysterfield South leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Endeavour Hills

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 2%)
  • has cheaper rent ($375/wk vs $640/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Endeavour Hills

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (86/100 vs 15/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (35.8 km vs 38 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Endeavour Hills

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (12% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (86/100 vs 15/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • But Lysterfield South carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
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.

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
Walkability 15 / 86
Lysterfield South — Walkability: 15/100 Endeavour Hills — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 52 / 38
Lysterfield South — Safety: 52/100 Endeavour Hills — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 31 / 68
Lysterfield South — Low fire risk: 31/100 Endeavour Hills — Low fire risk: 68/100
Low flood risk 82 / 41
Lysterfield South — Low flood risk: 82/100 Endeavour Hills — Low flood risk: 41/100

Demographics

Endeavour Hills has more residents (24,455 vs 994); Lysterfield South has higher household incomes ($167,596 vs $90,480).

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
Population 994 24,455
+2360% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% +0.7%
Median age 44 39
Median household income $167,596/yr
+46% vs other
 $90,480/yr
Median weekly rent $640/wk
+41% vs other
 $375/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
0-4 3.5% / 5.6%
Lysterfield South — 0-4: 3.5% Endeavour Hills — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 13.1% / 12.0%
Lysterfield South — 5-14: 13.1% Endeavour Hills — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 9.2% / 5.7%
Lysterfield South — 15-19: 9.2% Endeavour Hills — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 7.2% / 6.2%
Lysterfield South — 20-24: 7.2% Endeavour Hills — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 8.4% / 13.6%
Lysterfield South — 25-34: 8.4% Endeavour Hills — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 10.0% / 13.9%
Lysterfield South — 35-44: 10.0% Endeavour Hills — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 17.0% / 12.0%
Lysterfield South — 45-54: 17.0% Endeavour Hills — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 20.1% / 14.1%
Lysterfield South — 55-64: 20.1% Endeavour Hills — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 9.4% / 11.1%
Lysterfield South — 65-74: 9.4% Endeavour Hills — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 2.5% / 4.4%
Lysterfield South — 75-84: 2.5% Endeavour Hills — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 0.3% / 1.5%
Lysterfield South — 85+: 0.3% Endeavour Hills — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lysterfield South 86.6% couple families
Lysterfield South — Couple Families: 86.6% Lysterfield South — Lone Person: 8.2% Lysterfield South — One Parent Families: 5.2% Lysterfield South — Group Household: 0.0% Lysterfield South — Other Families: 0.0%
Endeavour Hills 57.4% couple families
Endeavour Hills — Couple Families: 57.4% Endeavour Hills — Lone Person: 20.8% Endeavour Hills — One Parent Families: 17.1% Endeavour Hills — Group Household: 3.3% Endeavour Hills — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lysterfield South 2.2% renting
Lysterfield South — Owned Outright: 45.7% Lysterfield South — Mortgage: 52.2% Lysterfield South — Renting: 2.2%
Endeavour Hills 19.0% renting
Endeavour Hills — Owned Outright: 37.9% Endeavour Hills — Mortgage: 43.1% Endeavour Hills — Renting: 19.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
Bachelor Degree 15.1% / 12.8%
Lysterfield South — Bachelor Degree: 15.1% Endeavour Hills — Bachelor Degree: 12.8%
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 11.6%
Lysterfield South — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Endeavour Hills — Certificate III & IV: 11.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 9.3%
Lysterfield South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Endeavour Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 4.7%
Lysterfield South — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Endeavour Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.5%
Lysterfield South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Endeavour Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

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.

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
Sri Lanka 2.0% / 5.5%
Lysterfield South — Sri Lanka: 2.0% Endeavour Hills — Sri Lanka: 5.5%
China 3.9% / 3.4%
Lysterfield South — China: 3.9% Endeavour Hills — China: 3.4%
India 1.4% / 4.6%
Lysterfield South — India: 1.4% Endeavour Hills — India: 4.6%
England 4.2% / 1.4%
Lysterfield South — England: 4.2% Endeavour Hills — England: 1.4%
Afghanistan — / 3.6%
Lysterfield South — Afghanistan: not among its largest Endeavour Hills — Afghanistan: 3.6%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.3%
Lysterfield South — New Zealand: 1.3% Endeavour Hills — New Zealand: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lysterfield South 97.9% houses
Lysterfield South — Houses: 97.9% Lysterfield South — Townhouses: 0.0% Lysterfield South — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Endeavour Hills 87.5% houses
Endeavour Hills — Houses: 87.5% Endeavour Hills — Townhouses: 12.4% Endeavour Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
Median house price $1,950,000 $849,000
Median unit price — $630,000
Median land price $1,750,000 $1,010,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 5 sales
 26 days
from 274 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.

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
4 bed $1.98M / $910K
Lysterfield South — 4 bed: $1.98M (7 sales) Endeavour Hills — 4 bed: $910K (183 sales)

7 vs 183 sales

5 bed $1.95M / $1.05M
Lysterfield South — 5 bed: $1.95M (7 sales) Endeavour Hills — 5 bed: $1.05M (43 sales)

7 vs 43 sales

Zoning mix

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
Parks and recreation 69% 36%
Residential 26% 54%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 8%
Environmental 3% 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

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
New dwellings approved 3,412
across Casey
same for both
Approvals change year on year -15%
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.

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
Houses — 3.9%
$630/wk on $850K
Units — 4.5%
$535/wk on $617K

Ranking within VIC

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
House price — Higher than 57% of VIC
Income Higher than 99% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 82% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 50% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 59% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 32% of VIC

Liveability

Endeavour Hills is more walkable (86 vs 15).

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
Grade B
same for both
Score 62/100 59/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Endeavour Hills carries more flood risk (59 vs 18); Lysterfield South carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 32).

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood Low
18/100
 Moderate
59/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
Inside the suburb 0 11
Rated above peers 0 5
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Lysterfield South

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

Schools in Endeavour Hills

  • Gleneagles Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Maranatha Christian School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Mossgiel Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Southern Cross Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Thomas Mitchell Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Chalcot Lodge Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 1 22
Childcare 0 22
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 5
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Lysterfield South sits further from the CBD (38 km vs 35.8 km).

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
Walkability score 15/100 86/100
Distance to Melbourne 38 km
+6% vs other
 35.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min 36 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3156
 1.0%
postcode 3802
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 3156
 44
postcode 3802

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.

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
Car (driver) 64.0% / 68.5%
Lysterfield South — Car (driver): 64.0% Endeavour Hills — Car (driver): 68.5%
Worked from Home 32.8% / 23.2%
Lysterfield South — Worked from Home: 32.8% Endeavour Hills — Worked from Home: 23.2%
Car (passenger) 1.7% / 5.0%
Lysterfield South — Car (passenger): 1.7% Endeavour Hills — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Train 0.9% / 1.9%
Lysterfield South — Train: 0.9% Endeavour Hills — Train: 1.9%
Walked Only 0.7% / 0.5%
Lysterfield South — Walked Only: 0.7% Endeavour Hills — Walked Only: 0.5%
Bus — / 0.7%
Lysterfield South — Bus: not among its largest Endeavour Hills — Bus: 0.7%

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

Setting

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
Elevation 155 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.8 km 15.1 km

NBN connectivity

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
Connectivity score 82/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 67%
324 premises
 2%
8,940 premises

Climate

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
Annual rainfall 781 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
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

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
Average residential rate $1,767/yr
same for both
Council Casey
same for both

Federal electorate

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
Division Bruce
same for both
Member Julian Hill
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lysterfield South Endeavour Hills
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lysterfield South

Acreage Outer Premium

Endeavour Hills

Easy Commute Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Parks Transport Hub

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