Lysterfield South vs Rowville

Rowville 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 $1.11 million in Rowville, and rent is higher there too. Rowville is closer to the city centre: 31.7 km, against 38 km. On these figures, Lysterfield South tends to suit couples, while Rowville 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

Rowville

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (22 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (22 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 0)
  • But Lysterfield South is already more of a family suburb (92% vs 76%)

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

First-home buyers

Rowville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($946,327 vs $1,750,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,115,000 vs $1,950,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rowville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 2%)
  • has cheaper rent ($441/wk vs $640/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rowville

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 15/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (31.7 km vs 38 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Rowville

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (12 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 15/100)

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 Rowville 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 Rowville
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 Rowville
Walkability 15 / 87
Lysterfield South — Walkability: 15/100 Rowville — Walkability: 87/100
Safety 52 / 48
Lysterfield South — Safety: 52/100 Rowville — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 31 / 47
Lysterfield South — Low fire risk: 31/100 Rowville — Low fire risk: 47/100
Low flood risk 82 / 31
Lysterfield South — Low flood risk: 82/100 Rowville — Low flood risk: 31/100

Demographics

Rowville has more residents (33,571 vs 994); Lysterfield South has higher household incomes ($167,596 vs $114,660).

Lysterfield South Rowville
Population 994 33,571
+3277% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% -0.3%
Median age 44 41
Median household income $167,596/yr
+32% vs other
 $114,660/yr
Median weekly rent $640/wk
+31% vs other
 $441/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lysterfield South Rowville
0-4 3.5% / 4.7%
Lysterfield South — 0-4: 3.5% Rowville — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 13.1% / 12.0%
Lysterfield South — 5-14: 13.1% Rowville — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 9.2% / 6.6%
Lysterfield South — 15-19: 9.2% Rowville — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 7.2% / 7.0%
Lysterfield South — 20-24: 7.2% Rowville — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 8.4% / 11.3%
Lysterfield South — 25-34: 8.4% Rowville — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 10.0% / 12.4%
Lysterfield South — 35-44: 10.0% Rowville — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 17.0% / 14.9%
Lysterfield South — 45-54: 17.0% Rowville — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 20.1% / 15.3%
Lysterfield South — 55-64: 20.1% Rowville — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 9.4% / 9.2%
Lysterfield South — 65-74: 9.4% Rowville — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 2.5% / 4.9%
Lysterfield South — 75-84: 2.5% Rowville — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 0.3% / 1.7%
Lysterfield South — 85+: 0.3% Rowville — 85+: 1.7%

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%
Rowville 62.3% couple families
Rowville — Couple Families: 62.3% Rowville — Lone Person: 20.2% Rowville — One Parent Families: 14.0% Rowville — Group Household: 2.2% Rowville — Other Families: 1.3%
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%
Rowville 15.7% renting
Rowville — Owned Outright: 37.5% Rowville — Mortgage: 46.8% Rowville — Renting: 15.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lysterfield South Rowville
Bachelor Degree 15.1% / 16.2%
Lysterfield South — Bachelor Degree: 15.1% Rowville — Bachelor Degree: 16.2%
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 12.2%
Lysterfield South — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Rowville — Certificate III & IV: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 9.5%
Lysterfield South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Rowville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 5.7%
Lysterfield South — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Rowville — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.9%
Lysterfield South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Rowville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

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.

Lysterfield South Rowville
China 3.9% / 4.8%
Lysterfield South — China: 3.9% Rowville — China: 4.8%
England 4.2% / 2.7%
Lysterfield South — England: 4.2% Rowville — England: 2.7%
Sri Lanka 2.0% / 3.5%
Lysterfield South — Sri Lanka: 2.0% Rowville — Sri Lanka: 3.5%
India 1.4% / 3.2%
Lysterfield South — India: 1.4% Rowville — India: 3.2%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.2%
Lysterfield South — New Zealand: 1.3% Rowville — New Zealand: 1.2%
Malaysia — / 2.4%
Lysterfield South — Malaysia: not among its largest Rowville — Malaysia: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

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%
Rowville 91.8% houses
Rowville — Houses: 91.8% Rowville — Townhouses: 7.2% Rowville — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lysterfield South Rowville
Median house price $1,950,000 $1,115,000
Median unit price — $645,000
Median land price $1,750,000 $946,327
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 5 sales
 24 days
from 350 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 Rowville
4 bed $1.98M / $1.21M
Lysterfield South — 4 bed: $1.98M (7 sales) Rowville — 4 bed: $1.21M (250 sales)

7 vs 250 sales

5 bed $1.95M / $1.35M
Lysterfield South — 5 bed: $1.95M (7 sales) Rowville — 5 bed: $1.35M (60 sales)

7 vs 60 sales

Zoning mix

Lysterfield South Rowville
Parks and recreation 69% 7%
Residential 26% 52%
Other and special use 0% 16%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 15%
Industrial 0% 4%
Commercial 0% 3%
Environmental 3% 0%
Rural and farming 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

Lysterfield South Rowville
New dwellings approved 3,412
across Casey
 577
across Knox
Approvals change year on year -15% -14%

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 Rowville
Houses — 3.6%
$720/wk on $1.05M
Units — 7.5%
$685/wk on $472K

Ranking within VIC

Lysterfield South Rowville
House price — Higher than 77% of VIC
Income Higher than 99% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 81% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 39% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 40% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 99% of VIC

Liveability

Rowville is more walkable (87 vs 15).

Lysterfield South Rowville
Grade B
same for both
Score 62/100 63/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Rowville carries more flood risk (69 vs 18); Lysterfield South carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 53).

Lysterfield South Rowville
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood Low
18/100
 Moderate
69/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Lysterfield South Rowville
Inside the suburb 0 7
Rated above peers 0 3
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
Monash Clayton, 10.0 km

Schools in Lysterfield South

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

Schools in Rowville

  • Karoo Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Park Ridge Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Rowville Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Heany Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Rowville Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Simon's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lysterfield South Rowville
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 0 18
Parks & reserves 1 22
Childcare 0 22
GPs 0 12
Pharmacies 0 6
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 5
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 9

Mobility

Lysterfield South sits further from the CBD (38 km vs 31.7 km).

Lysterfield South Rowville
Walkability score 15/100 87/100
Distance to Melbourne 38 km
+17% vs other
 31.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min 34 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3156
 1.6%
postcode 3178
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 3156
 47
postcode 3178

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 Rowville
Car (driver) 64.0% / 64.1%
Lysterfield South — Car (driver): 64.0% Rowville — Car (driver): 64.1%
Worked from Home 32.8% / 29.3%
Lysterfield South — Worked from Home: 32.8% Rowville — Worked from Home: 29.3%
Car (passenger) 1.7% / 4.0%
Lysterfield South — Car (passenger): 1.7% Rowville — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Train 0.9% / 1.4%
Lysterfield South — Train: 0.9% Rowville — Train: 1.4%
Walked Only 0.7% / 0.4%
Lysterfield South — Walked Only: 0.7% Rowville — Walked Only: 0.4%
Bus — / 0.7%
Lysterfield South — Bus: not among its largest Rowville — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.1%).

Setting

Lysterfield South Rowville
Elevation 155 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 86 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.8 km
same for both

NBN connectivity

Lysterfield South Rowville
Connectivity score 82/100 86/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 67%
324 premises
 40%
13,198 premises

Climate

Lysterfield South Rowville
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 Rowville
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 Rowville
Average residential rate $1,767/yr $1,732/yr
Council Casey Knox

Federal electorate

Lysterfield South Rowville
Division Bruce Aston
Member Julian Hill Mary Doyle
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lysterfield South Rowville
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

Rowville

Large Blocks Outer

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