Mystic Park vs Lake Charm

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mystic Park, about half of households are couple families.

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

Mystic Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 54/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 45%)
  • But Lake Charm has more parks and reserves (7 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Lake Charm

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 22%)

Weighs 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

Lake Charm

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (206 min vs 225 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (299.2 km vs 310.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mystic Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 54/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 25%)

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

Investors

Mystic Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.1% vs -12.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mystic Park Lake Charm
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.

Mystic Park Lake Charm
Walkability 0 / 0
Mystic Park — Walkability: 0/100 Lake Charm — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 46
Mystic Park — Safety: 87/100 Lake Charm — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 68 / 66
Mystic Park — Low fire risk: 68/100 Lake Charm — Low fire risk: 66/100
Low flood risk 2 / 5
Mystic Park — Low flood risk: 2/100 Lake Charm — Low flood risk: 5/100

Demographics

Mystic Park has more residents (212 vs 147); Lake Charm has higher household incomes ($68,692 vs $59,176).

Mystic Park Lake Charm
Population 212
+31% vs other
 147
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.1% -12.5%
Median age 55
same for both
Median household income $59,176/yr $68,692/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+6% vs other
 $188/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mystic Park Lake Charm
0-4 3.3% / 4.1%
Mystic Park — 0-4: 3.3% Lake Charm — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 7.5% / 10.2%
Mystic Park — 5-14: 7.5% Lake Charm — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 3.3% / 2.7%
Mystic Park — 15-19: 3.3% Lake Charm — 15-19: 2.7%
20-24 5.7% / 4.1%
Mystic Park — 20-24: 5.7% Lake Charm — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 11.8% / 4.8%
Mystic Park — 25-34: 11.8% Lake Charm — 25-34: 4.8%
35-44 5.2% / 8.2%
Mystic Park — 35-44: 5.2% Lake Charm — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 14.6% / 16.3%
Mystic Park — 45-54: 14.6% Lake Charm — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 23.6% / 23.8%
Mystic Park — 55-64: 23.6% Lake Charm — 55-64: 23.8%
65-74 11.8% / 12.9%
Mystic Park — 65-74: 11.8% Lake Charm — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 13.2% / 12.2%
Mystic Park — 75-84: 13.2% Lake Charm — 75-84: 12.2%
85+ 5.2% / —
Mystic Park — 85+: 5.2% Lake Charm — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mystic Park 48.7% couple families
Mystic Park — Couple Families: 48.7% Mystic Park — Lone Person: 33.3% Mystic Park — Group Household: 0.0% Mystic Park — One Parent Families: 17.9%
Lake Charm 44.7% couple families
Lake Charm — Couple Families: 44.7% Lake Charm — Lone Person: 31.6% Lake Charm — Group Household: 23.7% Lake Charm — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mystic Park 12.0% renting
Mystic Park — Owned Outright: 45.3% Mystic Park — Mortgage: 42.7% Mystic Park — Renting: 12.0%
Lake Charm 18.6% renting
Lake Charm — Owned Outright: 65.1% Lake Charm — Mortgage: 16.3% Lake Charm — Renting: 18.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mystic Park 90.0% houses
Mystic Park — Houses: 90.0% Mystic Park — Flats / Apartments: 10.0%
Lake Charm 94.4% houses
Lake Charm — Houses: 94.4% Lake Charm — Flats / Apartments: 5.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mystic Park Lake Charm
Certificate III & IV 22.6% / 15.0%
Mystic Park — Certificate III & IV: 22.6% Lake Charm — Certificate III & IV: 15.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 6.1%
Mystic Park — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Lake Charm — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 2.7%
Mystic Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Lake Charm — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.7%
Mystic Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Lake Charm — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.0%
Mystic Park — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Lake Charm — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Zoning mix

Lake Charm has more rural and farming land (75% vs 56%).

Mystic Park Lake Charm
Rural and farming 56% 75%
Parks and recreation 43% 24%
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

Mystic Park Lake Charm
New dwellings approved 19
across Gannawarra
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Mystic Park Lake Charm
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC

Liveability

Mystic Park Lake Charm
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Lake Charm carries more crime risk (54 vs 13).

Mystic Park Lake Charm
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Low
34/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood High
98/100
 High
95/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mystic Park Lake Charm
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mystic Park

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

Schools in Lake Charm

  • Lake Charm Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Mystic Park Lake Charm
Parks & reserves 3 7
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 13

Mobility

Mystic Park sits further from the CBD (310.7 km vs 299.2 km).

Mystic Park Lake Charm
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 310.7 km
+4% vs other
 299.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 225 min 206 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3579
 0.0%
postcode 3581
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3579
 —

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.

Mystic Park Lake Charm
Car (driver) 78.3% / 70.2%
Mystic Park — Car (driver): 78.3% Lake Charm — Car (driver): 70.2%
Worked from Home 9.6% / 19.1%
Mystic Park — Worked from Home: 9.6% Lake Charm — Worked from Home: 19.1%
Walked Only — / 10.6%
Mystic Park — Walked Only: not among its largest Lake Charm — Walked Only: 10.6%
Car (passenger) 7.2% / —
Mystic Park — Car (passenger): 7.2% Lake Charm — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 4.8% / —
Mystic Park — Bus: 4.8% Lake Charm — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).

Setting

Mystic Park Lake Charm
Elevation 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mystic Park Lake Charm
Connectivity score 21/100 19/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
same for both

Climate

Mystic Park Lake Charm
Annual rainfall 364 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Mystic Park Lake Charm
Average residential rate $1,855/yr
same for both
Council Gannawarra
same for both

Federal electorate

Mystic Park Lake Charm
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mystic Park Lake Charm
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mystic Park

Retirees Rural

Lake Charm

Retirees Rural

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