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Lalor VIC 3075

10,202 addresses · 299 streets

Scullin Electorate › Whittlesea LGA › Lalor · 17 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

An established, multicultural outer-northern Melbourne suburb, Lalor is affordable and rail-connected. Households average 2.8 people and the median age is 37. Median household income is $1,348 a week, with rent around $351.

Lalor is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 23,219 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,348 a week, with median rent near $351 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Italian, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $700,000.

23,219Population
37Median age
$1,348Median household income / wk
$351Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lalor statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lalor itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Lalor, 300 m north-east · Bus interchange: Epping Plaza Shopping Centre, 1.7 km north · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 12 km south-west.

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Sport & Recreation

7 facilities recorded in Lalor.

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs3/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$700,000House · 2024
$520,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 1.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lalor

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Lalor VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20213.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.5% · Labour-force participation 51.6%

Population by age in Lalor
Population by age, Lalor VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,486
5-142,771
15-191,209
20-241,551
25-343,495
35-443,361
45-542,759
55-642,308
65-742,122
75-841,534
85+630
Dwelling types in Lalor
Dwelling types, Lalor VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House7,016
Townhouse384
Apartment493
Other5
Households by weekly income in Lalor
Households by weekly income, Lalor VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,515
$650-1,4992,596
$1,500-2,9992,355
$3,000+977
Top ancestries in Lalor
Top ancestries, Lalor VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Other6,084
Italian2,910
Australian2,879
English2,418
Macedonian2,095
Greek1,834
Housing tenure in Lalor
Housing tenure, Lalor VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned3,088
Mortgage2,402
Rented2,167
Other97
Cars per household in Lalor
Cars per household, Lalor VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0661
12,875
22,800
3971
4+461
Commute to work in Lalor
Commute to work, Lalor VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car5,707
Train335
Bus68
Tram/ferry4
Walked48
Bicycle21
Home1,464
Top countries of birth in Lalor
Top countries of birth, Lalor VIC (ABS Census 2021)
India1,178
Italy1,088
North Macedonia1,072
Vietnam1,063
Greece939
Iraq565
Languages used at home in Lalor
Languages used at home, Lalor VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic2,469
Macedonian1,763
Vietnamese1,568
Italian1,463
Greek1,351
Punjabi822

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

63,100 bird observations recorded near Lalor — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lalor

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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