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Lysterfield VIC 3156

2,530 addresses · 138 streets

Aston Electorate › Knox LGA › Lysterfield · 30 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Lysterfield is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 6,681 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,754 a week, with median rent near $435 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,331,000.

6,681Population
41Median age
$2,754Median household income / wk
$435Median rent / wk
3.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Upper Ferntree Gully, 3.7 km north-east · Railway halt: Clydesdale, 5.9 km west · Bus interchange: Boronia Station, 6.5 km north · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 17.3 km south-west.

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Sport & Recreation

2 facilities recorded in Lysterfield.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs8/10

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

$1,331,000House · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 46% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lysterfield

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

Tree cover measures, Lysterfield VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202046.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202166.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 72.7%

Population by age in Lysterfield
Population by age, Lysterfield VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4281
5-14866
15-19551
20-24535
25-34630
35-44763
45-541,133
55-641,113
65-74543
75-84211
85+53
Dwelling types in Lysterfield
Dwelling types, Lysterfield VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House2,054
Townhouse0
Apartment7
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lysterfield
Households by weekly income, Lysterfield VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650148
$650-1,499326
$1,500-2,999583
$3,000+895
Top ancestries in Lysterfield
Top ancestries, Lysterfield VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,276
English2,064
Other834
Italian602
Irish567
Scottish487
Housing tenure in Lysterfield
Housing tenure, Lysterfield VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned780
Mortgage1,094
Rented153
Other15
Cars per household in Lysterfield
Cars per household, Lysterfield VIC (ABS Census 2021)
019
1307
2872
3464
4+388
Commute to work in Lysterfield
Commute to work, Lysterfield VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,293
Train18
Bus13
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle8
Home991
Top countries of birth in Lysterfield
Top countries of birth, Lysterfield VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England193
China167
Sri Lanka122
India80
Italy77
Malaysia70
Languages used at home in Lysterfield
Languages used at home, Lysterfield VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin240
Greek107
Italian98
Arabic77
Sinhalese75
Cantonese59

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

122,926 bird observations recorded near Lysterfield — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lysterfield

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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