Lysterfield South vs Lysterfield

Lysterfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 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 $1.43 million in Lysterfield, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Lysterfield South tends to suit couples, while Lysterfield 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

Lysterfield

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 48/100)

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

First-home buyers

Lysterfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($1,050,000 vs $1,750,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,431,250 vs $1,950,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lysterfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($435/wk vs $640/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lysterfield South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 4/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Lysterfield South is more walkable (15/100 vs 4/100)
  • Lysterfield carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 48/100)

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 Lysterfield 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 Lysterfield
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 Lysterfield
Walkability 15 / 4
Lysterfield South — Walkability: 15/100 Lysterfield — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 52 / 66
Lysterfield South — Safety: 52/100 Lysterfield — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 31 / 31
Lysterfield South — Low fire risk: 31/100 Lysterfield — Low fire risk: 31/100
Low flood risk 82 / 47
Lysterfield South — Low flood risk: 82/100 Lysterfield — Low flood risk: 47/100

Demographics

Lysterfield has more residents (6,681 vs 994); Lysterfield South rents higher ($640/wk vs $435/wk).

Lysterfield South Lysterfield
Population 994 6,681
+572% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% +0.3%
Median age 44 41
Median household income $167,596/yr
+15% vs other
 $143,208/yr
Median weekly rent $640/wk
+32% vs other
 $435/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lysterfield South Lysterfield
0-4 3.5% / 4.2%
Lysterfield South — 0-4: 3.5% Lysterfield — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 13.1% / 13.0%
Lysterfield South — 5-14: 13.1% Lysterfield — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 9.2% / 8.2%
Lysterfield South — 15-19: 9.2% Lysterfield — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 7.2% / 8.0%
Lysterfield South — 20-24: 7.2% Lysterfield — 20-24: 8.0%
25-34 8.4% / 9.4%
Lysterfield South — 25-34: 8.4% Lysterfield — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 10.0% / 11.4%
Lysterfield South — 35-44: 10.0% Lysterfield — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 17.0% / 17.0%
Lysterfield South — 45-54: 17.0% Lysterfield — 45-54: 17.0%
55-64 20.1% / 16.7%
Lysterfield South — 55-64: 20.1% Lysterfield — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 9.4% / 8.1%
Lysterfield South — 65-74: 9.4% Lysterfield — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 2.5% / 3.2%
Lysterfield South — 75-84: 2.5% Lysterfield — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 0.3% / 0.8%
Lysterfield South — 85+: 0.3% Lysterfield — 85+: 0.8%

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%
Lysterfield 73.3% couple families
Lysterfield — Couple Families: 73.3% Lysterfield — Lone Person: 13.7% Lysterfield — One Parent Families: 11.6% Lysterfield — Group Household: 1.0% Lysterfield — Other Families: 0.5%
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%
Lysterfield 7.5% renting
Lysterfield — Owned Outright: 38.5% Lysterfield — Mortgage: 54.0% Lysterfield — Renting: 7.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lysterfield South Lysterfield
Bachelor Degree 15.1% / 15.9%
Lysterfield South — Bachelor Degree: 15.1% Lysterfield — Bachelor Degree: 15.9%
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 14.1%
Lysterfield South — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Lysterfield — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 9.1%
Lysterfield South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Lysterfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 3.8%
Lysterfield South — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Lysterfield — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.9%
Lysterfield South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Lysterfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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.

Lysterfield South Lysterfield
England 4.2% / 2.9%
Lysterfield South — England: 4.2% Lysterfield — England: 2.9%
China 3.9% / 2.5%
Lysterfield South — China: 3.9% Lysterfield — China: 2.5%
Sri Lanka 2.0% / 1.8%
Lysterfield South — Sri Lanka: 2.0% Lysterfield — Sri Lanka: 1.8%
India 1.4% / 1.2%
Lysterfield South — India: 1.4% Lysterfield — India: 1.2%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.0%
Lysterfield South — New Zealand: 1.3% Lysterfield — New Zealand: 1.0%
Italy — / 1.2%
Lysterfield South — Italy: not among its largest Lysterfield — Italy: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lysterfield South 97.9% houses
Lysterfield South — Houses: 97.9% Lysterfield South — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Lysterfield 99.8% houses
Lysterfield — Houses: 99.8% Lysterfield — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lysterfield South Lysterfield
Median house price $1,950,000 $1,431,250
Median unit price — $752,000
Median land price $1,750,000 $1,050,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 5 sales
 27 days
from 70 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 Lysterfield
4 bed $1.98M / $1.3M
Lysterfield South — 4 bed: $1.98M (7 sales) Lysterfield — 4 bed: $1.3M (55 sales)

7 vs 55 sales

5 bed $1.95M / $1.63M
Lysterfield South — 5 bed: $1.95M (7 sales) Lysterfield — 5 bed: $1.63M (38 sales)

7 vs 38 sales

Zoning mix

Lysterfield has more rural and farming land (35% vs 0%).

Lysterfield South Lysterfield
Parks and recreation 69% 43%
Rural and farming 0% 35%
Residential 26% 9%
Environmental 3% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 4%
Other and special use 0% 4%
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 Lysterfield
New dwellings approved 3,412
across Casey
 416
across Yarra Ranges
Approvals change year on year -15% -57%

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 Lysterfield
Houses — 3.0%
$798/wk on $1.38M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Lysterfield South Lysterfield
House price — Higher than 76% of VIC
Income Higher than 99% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 66% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 81% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of VIC
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 14% of VIC

Liveability

Lysterfield South is more walkable (15 vs 4); Lysterfield South scores higher overall (62 vs 52).

Lysterfield South Lysterfield
Grade B
same for both
Score 62/100 52/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lysterfield carries more flood risk (53 vs 18); Lysterfield South carries more crime risk (48 vs 34).

Lysterfield South Lysterfield
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Low
34/100
Flood Low
18/100
 Moderate
53/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Lysterfield South Lysterfield
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
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 Lysterfield

  • Lysterfield Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lysterfield South Lysterfield
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 12
Childcare 0 2
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Lysterfield South Lysterfield
Walkability score 15/100 4/100
Distance to Melbourne 38 km
+2% vs other
 37.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min 41 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3156
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 3156
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.

Lysterfield South Lysterfield
Car (driver) 64.0% / 64.5%
Lysterfield South — Car (driver): 64.0% Lysterfield — Car (driver): 64.5%
Worked from Home 32.8% / 29.6%
Lysterfield South — Worked from Home: 32.8% Lysterfield — Worked from Home: 29.6%
Car (passenger) 1.7% / 4.1%
Lysterfield South — Car (passenger): 1.7% Lysterfield — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Train 0.9% / 0.9%
Lysterfield South — Train: 0.9% Lysterfield — Train: 0.9%
Walked Only 0.7% / 0.3%
Lysterfield South — Walked Only: 0.7% Lysterfield — Walked Only: 0.3%
Bus — / 0.4%
Lysterfield South — Bus: not among its largest Lysterfield — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.5%).

Setting

Lysterfield South Lysterfield
Elevation 155 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 151 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.8 km 20.4 km

NBN connectivity

Lysterfield South Lysterfield
Connectivity score 82/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 67%
324 premises
 45%
2,331 premises

Climate

Lysterfield South Lysterfield
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 Lysterfield
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 Lysterfield
Average residential rate $1,767/yr $2,161/yr
Council Casey Yarra Ranges

Federal electorate

Lysterfield South Lysterfield
Division Bruce Casey
Member Julian Hill Aaron Violi
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

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

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Lysterfield South

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