Yannathan vs Lang Lang East
Yannathan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in Lang Lang East. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yannathan, about half of households are couple families. In Lang Lang East, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Yannathan tends to suit people living alone, while Lang Lang East suits couples.
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
Lang Lang East
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 45/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 61%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lang Lang East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 31%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Yannathan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Yannathan
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (69 min vs 81 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (85 km vs 93.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lang Lang East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 45/100)
Weighs 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
Yannathan and Lang Lang East drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Yannathan has more residents (272 vs 94); Lang Lang East rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).
| Yannathan | Lang Lang East | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 272 +65% vs other | 94 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.3% | +19.0% |
| Median age | 41 | 49 |
| Median household income | $89,336/yr | $117,000/yr +31% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $300/wk +50% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).
Zoning mix
| Yannathan | Lang Lang East | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 97% |
| Other and special use | 2% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 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
| Yannathan | Lang Lang East | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,323 across Cardinia same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +13% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Yannathan | Lang Lang East | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 59% of VIC | Higher than 90% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 17% of VIC | Higher than 54% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 24% of VIC | Higher than 66% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 54% of VIC | Higher than 68% of VIC |
Liveability
| Yannathan | Lang Lang East | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Yannathan carries more flood risk (97 vs 63); Yannathan carries more crime risk (45 vs 30).
| Yannathan | Lang Lang East | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 45/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Flood | High 97/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Yannathan | Lang Lang East | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Yannathan | Lang Lang East | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 3 |
Mobility
Lang Lang East sits further from the CBD (93.6 km vs 85 km).
| Yannathan | Lang Lang East | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 85 km | 93.6 km +10% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 69 min | 81 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3981 | 0.7% postcode 3984 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 3981 | 49 postcode 3984 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.4%).
Setting
| Yannathan | Lang Lang East | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 29 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 41 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 13.2 km | 12.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Yannathan | Lang Lang East | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 117 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| Yannathan | Lang Lang East | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 704 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 24.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Yannathan | Lang Lang East | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,880/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cardinia same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Yannathan | Lang Lang East | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | La Trobe same for both | |
| Member | Jason Wood same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Yannathan | Lang Lang East | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.