Yannathan vs Lang Lang

Lang Lang is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 41 in Yannathan. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Lang Lang tends to suit families with children.

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

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 61%)
  • But Yannathan carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 61/100)

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

First-home buyers

Lang Lang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Yannathan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $310/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Yannathan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (69 min vs 78 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (85 km vs 92.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Yannathan carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 61/100)
  • Lang Lang has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Lang Lang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (61.3% vs 14.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yannathan Lang Lang
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.

Yannathan Lang Lang
Walkability 0 / 0
Yannathan — Walkability: 0/100 Lang Lang — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 39
Yannathan — Safety: 55/100 Lang Lang — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 75
Yannathan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lang Lang — Low fire risk: 75/100
Low flood risk 3 / 27
Yannathan — Low flood risk: 3/100 Lang Lang — Low flood risk: 27/100

Demographics

Lang Lang has more residents (2,556 vs 272); Lang Lang rents higher ($310/wk vs $200/wk).

Yannathan Lang Lang
Population 272 2,556
+840% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.3% +61.3%
Median age 41 34
Median household income $89,336/yr $93,964/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $310/wk
+55% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yannathan Lang Lang
0-4 4.8% / 8.0%
Yannathan — 0-4: 4.8% Lang Lang — 0-4: 8.0%
5-14 10.3% / 13.5%
Yannathan — 5-14: 10.3% Lang Lang — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 8.8% / 5.7%
Yannathan — 15-19: 8.8% Lang Lang — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 7.0% / 5.4%
Yannathan — 20-24: 7.0% Lang Lang — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 9.6% / 18.3%
Yannathan — 25-34: 9.6% Lang Lang — 25-34: 18.3%
35-44 12.9% / 12.2%
Yannathan — 35-44: 12.9% Lang Lang — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 18.4% / 11.6%
Yannathan — 45-54: 18.4% Lang Lang — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 9.6% / 11.0%
Yannathan — 55-64: 9.6% Lang Lang — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 13.6% / 8.8%
Yannathan — 65-74: 13.6% Lang Lang — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 3.7% / 3.8%
Yannathan — 75-84: 3.7% Lang Lang — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 1.5% / 1.7%
Yannathan — 85+: 1.5% Lang Lang — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yannathan 52.2% couple families
Yannathan — Couple Families: 52.2% Yannathan — Lone Person: 34.3% Yannathan — One Parent Families: 9.0% Yannathan — Group Household: 4.5% Yannathan — Other Families: 0.0%
Lang Lang 54.5% couple families
Lang Lang — Couple Families: 54.5% Lang Lang — Lone Person: 27.8% Lang Lang — One Parent Families: 15.0% Lang Lang — Group Household: 2.1% Lang Lang — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yannathan 22.5% renting
Yannathan — Owned Outright: 38.2% Yannathan — Mortgage: 39.3% Yannathan — Renting: 22.5%
Lang Lang 14.7% renting
Lang Lang — Owned Outright: 27.1% Lang Lang — Mortgage: 58.1% Lang Lang — Renting: 14.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Yannathan Lang Lang
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 21.8%
Yannathan — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Lang Lang — Certificate III & IV: 21.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 7.3%
Yannathan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Lang Lang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 4.5%
Yannathan — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Lang Lang — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.5%
Yannathan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Lang Lang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 0.6%
Yannathan — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Lang Lang — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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.

Yannathan Lang Lang
England 1.1% / 3.5%
Yannathan — England: 1.1% Lang Lang — England: 3.5%
Philippines 2.9% / 0.2%
Yannathan — Philippines: 2.9% Lang Lang — Philippines: 0.2%
South Africa 1.8% / 0.3%
Yannathan — South Africa: 1.8% Lang Lang — South Africa: 0.3%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.0%
Yannathan — New Zealand: 1.1% Lang Lang — New Zealand: 1.0%
Ireland 1.8% / —
Yannathan — Ireland: 1.8% Lang Lang — Ireland: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.6%
Yannathan — Scotland: not among its largest Lang Lang — Scotland: 0.6%
Netherlands — / 0.4%
Yannathan — Netherlands: not among its largest Lang Lang — Netherlands: 0.4%
Thailand — / 0.4%
Yannathan — Thailand: not among its largest Lang Lang — Thailand: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yannathan 97.9% houses
Yannathan — Houses: 97.9% Yannathan — Flats / Apartments: 2.1% Yannathan — Townhouses: 0.0%
Lang Lang 95.1% houses
Lang Lang — Houses: 95.1% Lang Lang — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Lang Lang — Townhouses: 1.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Yannathan Lang Lang
Median house price — $722,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $610,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 29 days
from 52 sales

Zoning mix

Yannathan has more rural and farming land (96% vs 67%); Lang Lang has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%).

Yannathan Lang Lang
Rural and farming 96% 67%
Environmental 0% 14%
Other and special use 2% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 4%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
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

Yannathan Lang Lang
New dwellings approved 1,323
across Cardinia
same for both
Approvals change year on year +13%
same for both

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.

Yannathan Lang Lang
Houses — 4.6%
$700/wk on $788K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Yannathan Lang Lang
House price — Higher than 44% of VIC
Income Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 3% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 71% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 93% of VIC

Liveability

Yannathan Lang Lang
Grade — D
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Lang Lang carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0); Lang Lang carries more crime risk (61 vs 45).

Yannathan Lang Lang
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood High
97/100
 High
73/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
75/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Yannathan Lang Lang
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Yannathan

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

Schools in Lang Lang

  • Lang Lang Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Yannathan Lang Lang
Parks & reserves 1 11
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 5 6

Mobility

Lang Lang sits further from the CBD (92.9 km vs 85 km).

Yannathan Lang Lang
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 85 km 92.9 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 69 min 78 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.

Yannathan Lang Lang
Car (driver) 66.4% / 78.5%
Yannathan — Car (driver): 66.4% Lang Lang — Car (driver): 78.5%
Worked from Home 24.0% / 14.5%
Yannathan — Worked from Home: 24.0% Lang Lang — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Walked Only 4.8% / 1.8%
Yannathan — Walked Only: 4.8% Lang Lang — Walked Only: 1.8%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 4.0%
Yannathan — Car (passenger): 2.4% Lang Lang — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Bicycle 2.4% / —
Yannathan — Bicycle: 2.4% Lang Lang — Bicycle: not among its largest
Bus — / 0.9%
Yannathan — Bus: not among its largest Lang Lang — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.5%).

Setting

Yannathan Lang Lang
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.2 km 5.2 km

NBN connectivity

Yannathan Lang Lang
Connectivity score 30/100 80/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
117 premises
 67%
1,336 premises

Climate

Yannathan Lang Lang
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
Average residential rate $1,880/yr
same for both
Council Cardinia
same for both

Federal electorate

Yannathan Lang Lang
Division La Trobe
same for both
Member Jason Wood
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yannathan Lang Lang
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yannathan

Rural

Lang Lang

Acreage River

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