Newbury vs Lyonville

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lyonville, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Newbury tends to suit older residents, while Lyonville suits people living alone.

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

Newbury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 42%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Newbury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $310/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Newbury

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (75 min vs 85 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (95 km vs 103.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Newbury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 25%)

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

Investors

Newbury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.3% vs 8.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Newbury Lyonville
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.

Newbury Lyonville
Walkability 0 / 5
Newbury — Walkability: 0/100 Lyonville — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 67 / 71
Newbury — Safety: 67/100 Lyonville — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Newbury — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lyonville — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Newbury — Low flood risk: 100/100 Lyonville — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lyonville rents higher ($310/wk vs $0/wk); Lyonville has more residents (189 vs 84).

Newbury Lyonville
Population 84 189
+125% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.3% +8.0%
Median age 55 54
Median household income $81,224/yr
+10% vs other
 $73,320/yr
Median weekly rent — $310/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Newbury Lyonville
0-4 6.0% / 6.3%
Newbury — 0-4: 6.0% Lyonville — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 10.7% / 7.9%
Newbury — 5-14: 10.7% Lyonville — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 — / 3.7%
Newbury — 15-19: not among its largest Lyonville — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 4.8% / —
Newbury — 20-24: 4.8% Lyonville — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.0% / 8.5%
Newbury — 25-34: 6.0% Lyonville — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 9.5% / 11.1%
Newbury — 35-44: 9.5% Lyonville — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 13.1% / 16.9%
Newbury — 45-54: 13.1% Lyonville — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 20.2% / 20.1%
Newbury — 55-64: 20.2% Lyonville — 55-64: 20.1%
65-74 27.4% / 17.5%
Newbury — 65-74: 27.4% Lyonville — 65-74: 17.5%
75-84 10.7% / 7.9%
Newbury — 75-84: 10.7% Lyonville — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ — / —
Newbury — 85+: not among its largest Lyonville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Newbury 37.5% lone person
Newbury — Lone Person: 37.5% Newbury — Couple Families: 43.8% Newbury — One Parent Families: 18.8% Newbury — Group Household: 0.0%
Lyonville 48.9% lone person
Lyonville — Lone Person: 48.9% Lyonville — Couple Families: 31.1% Lyonville — One Parent Families: 11.1% Lyonville — Group Household: 8.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Newbury 0.0% renting
Newbury — Owned Outright: 40.7% Newbury — Mortgage: 59.3% Newbury — Renting: 0.0%
Lyonville 0.0% renting
Lyonville — Owned Outright: 57.1% Lyonville — Mortgage: 42.9% Lyonville — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Newbury Lyonville
Sri Lanka 6.0% / —
Newbury — Sri Lanka: 6.0% Lyonville — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Germany 6.0% / —
Newbury — Germany: 6.0% Lyonville — Germany: not among its largest
Italy — / 2.1%
Newbury — Italy: not among its largest Lyonville — Italy: 2.1%
England — / 1.6%
Newbury — England: not among its largest Lyonville — England: 1.6%
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Newbury — New Zealand: not among its largest Lyonville — New Zealand: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

Qualifications

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

Newbury Lyonville
Bachelor Degree 23.8% / 13.8%
Newbury — Bachelor Degree: 23.8% Lyonville — Bachelor Degree: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 14.3% / 12.2%
Newbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.3% Lyonville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.2%
Certificate III & IV 10.7% / 15.3%
Newbury — Certificate III & IV: 10.7% Lyonville — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Postgraduate Degree 17.9% / 5.3%
Newbury — Postgraduate Degree: 17.9% Lyonville — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.7%
Newbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Lyonville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Newbury 100.0% houses
Newbury — Houses: 100.0%
Lyonville 100.0% houses
Lyonville — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Newbury Lyonville
Median house price — $890,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,575,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 84 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Newbury has more rural and farming land (86% vs 21%).

Newbury Lyonville
Rural and farming 86% 21%
Parks and recreation 11% 75%
Infrastructure and transport 2%
same for both
Residential 0% 2%
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

Newbury Lyonville
New dwellings approved 104
across Hepburn
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Newbury Lyonville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 10% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC

Liveability

Newbury Lyonville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Newbury Lyonville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
33/100
 Low
29/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
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

Newbury Lyonville
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Newbury Lyonville
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Lyonville sits further from the CBD (103.3 km vs 95 km).

Newbury Lyonville
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Melbourne 95 km 103.3 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 75 min 85 min
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 3458
 1.4%
postcode 3461
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 3458
 48
postcode 3461

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.

Newbury Lyonville
Car (driver) 50.0% / 53.3%
Newbury — Car (driver): 50.0% Lyonville — Car (driver): 53.3%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 46.7%
Newbury — Worked from Home: 50.0% Lyonville — Worked from Home: 46.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.3%).

Setting

Newbury Lyonville
Elevation 766 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 727 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Newbury Lyonville
Connectivity score 15/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
144 premises

Climate

Newbury Lyonville
Annual rainfall 778 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Newbury Lyonville
Average residential rate $1,748/yr
same for both
Council Hepburn
same for both

Federal electorate

Newbury Lyonville
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Newbury Lyonville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Newbury

Retirees Rural

Lyonville

Quiet Retirees River Rural

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