Lysterfield vs Narre Warren North

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 Narre Warren North: a median of $1.62 million, against $1.43 million in Lysterfield, though rent is higher in Lysterfield.

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

Narre Warren North

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 12)
  • But Lysterfield carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 49/100)

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

First-home buyers

Lysterfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,431,250 vs $1,620,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Lysterfield sits closer to the CBD (37.3 km vs 40 km)
  • Narre Warren North is more walkable (60/100 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 carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 49/100)
  • Narre Warren North is more walkable (60/100 vs 4/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Lysterfield and Narre Warren North 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 Narre Warren North
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 Narre Warren North
Walkability 4 / 60
Lysterfield — Walkability: 4/100 Narre Warren North — Walkability: 60/100
Safety 66 / 51
Lysterfield — Safety: 66/100 Narre Warren North — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 31 / 29
Lysterfield — Low fire risk: 31/100 Narre Warren North — Low fire risk: 29/100
Low flood risk 47 / 48
Lysterfield — Low flood risk: 47/100 Narre Warren North — Low flood risk: 48/100

Demographics

Lysterfield Narre Warren North
Population 6,681 8,033
+20% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.3% +4.7%
Median age 41 42
Median household income $143,208/yr
+4% vs other
 $136,968/yr
Median weekly rent $435/wk
+6% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lysterfield Narre Warren North
0-4 4.2% / 4.3%
Lysterfield — 0-4: 4.2% Narre Warren North — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 13.0% / 13.2%
Lysterfield — 5-14: 13.0% Narre Warren North — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 8.2% / 8.0%
Lysterfield — 15-19: 8.2% Narre Warren North — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 8.0% / 7.9%
Lysterfield — 20-24: 8.0% Narre Warren North — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 9.4% / 9.1%
Lysterfield — 25-34: 9.4% Narre Warren North — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 11.4% / 10.2%
Lysterfield — 35-44: 11.4% Narre Warren North — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 17.0% / 15.4%
Lysterfield — 45-54: 17.0% Narre Warren North — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 16.7% / 15.1%
Lysterfield — 55-64: 16.7% Narre Warren North — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 8.1% / 9.8%
Lysterfield — 65-74: 8.1% Narre Warren North — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 3.2% / 4.6%
Lysterfield — 75-84: 3.2% Narre Warren North — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 0.8% / 2.2%
Lysterfield — 85+: 0.8% Narre Warren North — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Narre Warren North 76.4% couple families
Narre Warren North — Couple Families: 76.4% Narre Warren North — Lone Person: 10.6% Narre Warren North — One Parent Families: 10.1% Narre Warren North — Group Household: 1.6% Narre Warren North — 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 7.5% renting
Lysterfield — Owned Outright: 38.5% Lysterfield — Mortgage: 54.0% Lysterfield — Renting: 7.5%
Narre Warren North 4.1% renting
Narre Warren North — Owned Outright: 42.2% Narre Warren North — Mortgage: 53.7% Narre Warren North — Renting: 4.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lysterfield Narre Warren North
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 12.7%
Lysterfield — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Narre Warren North — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 14.4%
Lysterfield — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Narre Warren North — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 8.3%
Lysterfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Narre Warren North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 3.3%
Lysterfield — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Narre Warren North — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.6%
Lysterfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Narre Warren North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

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 Narre Warren North
England 2.9% / 2.8%
Lysterfield — England: 2.9% Narre Warren North — England: 2.8%
China 2.5% / 2.6%
Lysterfield — China: 2.5% Narre Warren North — China: 2.6%
Sri Lanka 1.8% / 1.9%
Lysterfield — Sri Lanka: 1.8% Narre Warren North — Sri Lanka: 1.9%
India 1.2% / 2.3%
Lysterfield — India: 1.2% Narre Warren North — India: 2.3%
Italy 1.2% / 1.7%
Lysterfield — Italy: 1.2% Narre Warren North — Italy: 1.7%
Afghanistan — / 2.5%
Lysterfield — Afghanistan: not among its largest Narre Warren North — Afghanistan: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lysterfield 99.8% houses
Lysterfield — Houses: 99.8% Lysterfield — Townhouses: 0.0% Lysterfield — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Narre Warren North 99.0% houses
Narre Warren North — Houses: 99.0% Narre Warren North — Townhouses: 0.8% Narre Warren North — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lysterfield Narre Warren North
Median house price $1,431,250 $1,620,000
Median unit price $752,000 —
Median land price $1,050,000 $1,070,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 70 sales
 36 days
from 59 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 Narre Warren North
3 bed $938K / $1.27M
Lysterfield — 3 bed: $938K (20 sales) Narre Warren North — 3 bed: $1.27M (8 sales)

20 vs 8 sales

4 bed $1.3M / $1.56M
Lysterfield — 4 bed: $1.3M (55 sales) Narre Warren North — 4 bed: $1.56M (44 sales)

55 vs 44 sales

5 bed $1.63M / $1.93M
Lysterfield — 5 bed: $1.63M (38 sales) Narre Warren North — 5 bed: $1.93M (22 sales)

38 vs 22 sales

6 bed $2.48M / $1.8M
Lysterfield — 6 bed: $2.48M (7 sales) Narre Warren North — 6 bed: $1.8M (7 sales)

7 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Lysterfield Narre Warren North
Residential 9% 45%
Parks and recreation 43% 6%
Rural and farming 35% 41%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 8%
Environmental 5% 0%
Other and special use 4% 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 Narre Warren North
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
 3,412
across Casey
Approvals change year on year -57% -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.

Lysterfield Narre Warren North
Houses 3.0%
$798/wk on $1.38M
 3.1%
$1,100/wk on $1.87M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Lysterfield Narre Warren North
House price Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Income Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 50% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC

Liveability

Narre Warren North is more walkable (60 vs 4).

Lysterfield Narre Warren North
Grade B
same for both
Score 52/100 51/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Narre Warren North carries more crime risk (49 vs 34).

Lysterfield Narre Warren North
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 High
71/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
52/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Lysterfield Narre Warren North
Inside the suburb 1 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 3
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km None 1
Federation University Berwick, 7.1 km

Schools in Lysterfield

  • Lysterfield Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Narre Warren North

  • Narre Warren North Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Harkaway Hills College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Lysterfield Lake College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Mary MacKillop School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Sidrah Gardens School Independent · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lysterfield Narre Warren North
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 3
same for both
Parks & reserves 12 18
Childcare 2 9
GPs 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 3 2
Waterways 3 18

Mobility

Narre Warren North sits further from the CBD (40 km vs 37.3 km).

Lysterfield Narre Warren North
Walkability score 4/100 60/100
Distance to Melbourne 37.3 km 40 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min 40 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 29.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 35.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3156
 1.4%
postcode 3804
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 3156
 61
postcode 3804

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 Narre Warren North
Car (driver) 64.5% / 68.2%
Lysterfield — Car (driver): 64.5% Narre Warren North — Car (driver): 68.2%
Worked from Home 29.6% / 26.2%
Lysterfield — Worked from Home: 29.6% Narre Warren North — Worked from Home: 26.2%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.1%
Lysterfield — Car (passenger): 4.1% Narre Warren North — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Train 0.9% / 0.9%
Lysterfield — Train: 0.9% Narre Warren North — Train: 0.9%
Walked Only 0.3% / 0.5%
Lysterfield — Walked Only: 0.3% Narre Warren North — Walked Only: 0.5%
Bus 0.4% / 0.1%
Lysterfield — Bus: 0.4% Narre Warren North — Bus: 0.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.2%).

Setting

Lysterfield Narre Warren North
Elevation 151 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.4 km 19.2 km

NBN connectivity

Lysterfield Narre Warren North
Connectivity score 82/100 84/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
2,331 premises
 58%
2,802 premises

Climate

Lysterfield Narre Warren North
Annual rainfall 781 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

Lysterfield Narre Warren North
Division Casey Bruce
Member Aaron Violi Julian Hill
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Lysterfield Narre Warren North
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

Acreage Outer Premium

Narre Warren North

Acreage Outer Parks Premium Quiet

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