Lyndhurst VIC 3975
Lyndhurst sits 47 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 47 minutes by car. Census data records 8,926 residents with a median age of 33 and a median household income of $127,192 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb grew 32.7% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $430 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,167. Lyndhurst is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Lyndhurst a good suburb?
Lyndhurst scores a B (63/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices and community, weaker on transit.
Mixed results
1 school
Car-dependent
Walkability 5/100 · 47.3 km · 47 min drive to Melbourne
More affordable than most
Median $985K · More affordable than 77% of VIC
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 58/100 · Flood 42/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 33 · 8,926 residents
Liveability Rating
63 / 100 · Ranked #230 in VICEach bar is Lyndhurst's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Lyndhurst?
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Our score
63 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataLyndhurst's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $985,000, about 2% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$985,000
29% above its 8 neighbours (median $765,000)
Based on 160 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 32 days — median across 92 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 34 sales $771K
- 4 bed 103 sales $1M
- 5 bed 21 sales $1.21M
Land
$710,000
Based on only 8 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 23 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Lyndhurst are currently listed at around $1.02 million on average. Based on 68 houses listed in the past six months.
$1.02M
68 houses listed in the last 6 months.
68 of the suburb's 2,495 dwellings (2.7%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Lyndhurst rent for around $710 a week on average, based on 29 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$710/wk
16% above its 6 neighbours (median $610/wk)
29 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
29 rentals advertised against an estimated 506 rented homes (5.7%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025105 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3975.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$710/week ($37,000 a year) on a $1.02 million median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
3 active Airbnb listings: 1 whole home and 2 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.0% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Lyndhurst safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Lyndhurst sits in the moderate band, with 379 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 12% on the prior year.
379 offences
12.5% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202527 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
One school serve Lyndhurst, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 868 students in one school (avg 868)
Primary
Walkability
Lyndhurst is very car-dependent on foot — at 5/100, nearly all errands require a car. Within the suburb there are 2 supermarkets, 3 parks and 4 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Lyndhurst.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 68.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 64.2 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 54.3 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 20.9 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Lyndhurst.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 64%
- Premises covered
- 2,140
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Greater Dandenong: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 17 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Lyndhurst is home to about 8,900 residents, with a median age of 33, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $127,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
8,926
Median Age
33
Median Household Income
$127,192/yr
Census Median Rent
$430/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,167/mo
Avg Household Size
3.5
Median Personal Income
$49,660/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
3.0%
Total Dwellings
2,495
Owner-Occupier Rate
79.7%
Houses
95.5%
Rental Stress
17.6%
Mortgage Stress
20.4%
Work From Home
26.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 43.5%
- English Spoken at Home
- 36.9%
- Employment Rate
- 70.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 52.5%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
828 residents (9.3%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 8,135 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
13% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (579 of 4,515).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,123 a year through Greater Dandenong based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 56%
- Residential 30%
- Infrastructure and transport 11%
- Parks and recreation 2%
- Other and special use 1%
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Greater Dandenong
In the year to August 2026, 594 new dwellings were approved across Greater Dandenong. That mix is 214 houses and 380 units. Approvals are down 34.2% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 65 homes
- Projects firmly planned 65 homes
From the Victorian Government's Urban Development Program: growth-area land and approved lots (metropolitan 2025, regional June 2024) and projects of 10 or more homes in Melbourne (2025), by stage. Lots and homes are counted as published; a lot usually becomes one home.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2017).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 6.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 20.8 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.98 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 3 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Dandenong monitoring station, 9.6 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Dandenong, 10.3 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 23 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 9.6 km
- Annual rainfall
- 781 mm
- 105 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
15 facilities within 5 km- 2.2 kmConfectionery ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 2.8 kmWaste Treatment and Disposal ServicesTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 2.8 kmWaste Remediation and Materials Recovery ServicesTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 2.9 km
- 3.6 kmBread Manufacturing (Factory based)Top reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol · Oxides of Nitrogen
EV adoption
In postcode 3975, 176 of 12,542 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.9% (617 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 6.3%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3975, 3,677 rooftop-solar systems totalling 21.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,075 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 226 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
3 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3975 in 2025-26, rank 155 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 446, in 2009-10.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
16 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 25 across postcode 3975.
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $985,000 this is $235,000 above the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Mark Dreyfus Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mark Dreyfus | 64.3% | 35.7% | +4.8 |
| 2022 | Mark Dreyfus | 56.9% | 43.1% | -0.4 |
| 2019 | Mark Dreyfus | 56.4% | 43.6% | -3.5 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Sonya Kilkenny Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sonya Kilkenny ALP | 50.0% | 59.9% | 40.1% |
| 2018 | Sonya Kilkenny ALP | 52.7% | 62.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014 | Sonya Kilkenny ALP | 50.7% | 50.7% | 49.3% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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- #11 in Melbourne suburbs where the most Khmer is spoken at home
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- #13 in Where the Afghan community lives in Melbourne
- #13 in Melbourne suburbs with the largest Sikh community
- #14 in Melbourne suburbs where the most Hindi is spoken at home
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Checking the whole city?
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Common questions about Lyndhurst
Is Lyndhurst a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Lyndhurst is moderate (58/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Lyndhurst?
Lyndhurst has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (42/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Lyndhurst a good place to live?
Lyndhurst has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (63/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Lyndhurst?
Lyndhurst, VIC had a population of 8,926 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Lyndhurst, VIC?
The postcode for Lyndhurst, VIC is 3975.
How far is Lyndhurst from Melbourne?
Lyndhurst is 47 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 47 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Lyndhurst?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Lyndhurst was $127,192 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Lyndhurst?
The median advertised rent in Lyndhurst is $710 a week for houses (29 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Lyndhurst?
The median age of residents in Lyndhurst was 33 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Lyndhurst?
There is 1 school inside the Lyndhurst boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Lyndhurst walkable?
Lyndhurst scores 5/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Lyndhurst?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Lyndhurst (Dandenong) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 20.8 µg/m³. That puts Lyndhurst below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Lyndhurst?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Lyndhurst, Dandenong (10.3 km away), 781 mm of rain a year over 105 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Lyndhurst?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Lyndhurst belong to?
Lyndhurst sits within the Greater Dandenong local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Lyndhurst?
The average residential rates bill through Greater Dandenong is $2,123 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Lyndhurst?
Across Greater Dandenong, 594 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 34.2% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Lyndhurst in?
Lyndhurst sits within the federal Division of Isaacs, currently held by Mark Dreyfus (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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