Median price trend for houses
Based on 41 sales in the preceding 12 months
$737,000
Up 1.3% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $625k
- 3 bed
- $675k
- 4 bed
- $746k
- 5+ bed
- $1.02m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Lancefield
VIC 3435 · Macedon Ranges
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $737,000
- Population
- 2,743
- Postcode
- 3435
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Lancefield, Victoria
Property market insights for Lancefield
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Lancefield VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 28 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$575 per week
Up 4.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Lancefield, VIC is currently $737,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Lancefield has a 12-month growth rate of 1.3% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $625,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $675,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $746,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,020,000 in Lancefield.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Lancefield is $575 per week. The median house rent has increased 4.5% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Lancefield is $525 per week and has decreased 27.6% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Lancefield safe?
The overall rate for Lancefield is 2,280 offences per 100,000 residents — 43% below the Greater Melbourne benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Lancefield.
Overall crime rate
2,280
offences per 100,000 residents
43% belowGreater Melbourne
LancefieldGreater Melbourne: 4,001
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Lancefield?
Lancefield VIC 3435 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
2,743 people call Lancefield home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,838 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,743
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,766 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $360 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.1%Above
15–3422.2%Below
35–5426.1%Below
55–7426.4%Above
75 and over6.2%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.5%Above
Townhouses0.8%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright38.8%Above
Paying a mortgage50.0%Above
Renting11.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.2%Below
One car22.2%Below
Two cars42.2%Above
Three or more34.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home22.0%Below
Drove to work58.1%Above
Train, tram or bus0.7%Below
Walked or cycled1.6%Below
What stands out in Lancefield
22.0% of workers in Lancefield worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Melbourne.
3.5% of Lancefield residents were born in England.
46.0% of people in Lancefield described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Lancefield
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Lancefield VIC 3435.
Is Lancefield family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.1% of Lancefield's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
795 family households lived in Lancefield; 43.8% were couple families and 14.8% were one-parent families.
36.7% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Lancefield?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Lancefield had 2,743 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
32.6% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Lancefield?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.5% of occupied private dwellings in Lancefield.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Lancefield?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
38.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
50.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
11.2% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Lancefield?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Lancefield had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 20.6% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 35.8%, while 26.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Lancefield?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
22.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
58.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
0.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Lancefield?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 22.2% of the total.
76.2% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Lancefield, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
61.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 38.2% reported a different address.
10.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Lancefield?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
91.8% of residents used only English at home.
3.1% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Lancefield residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
10.6% of Lancefield's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.4% was born in Australia.
0.1% of residents were born in China.
0.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Lancefield?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 40.4% of ancestry responses in Lancefield.
Australian ancestry made up 44.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Lancefield?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
19.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 13.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.9% of workers, and education and training employed 9.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Lancefield?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 62.8%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
35.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.1%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Lancefield show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.6% reported asthma, 9.2% arthritis and 4.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Lancefield?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
21.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 37.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Lancefield?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,838 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,766.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $360 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Lancefield compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 22.0% in Lancefield, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 38.8% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 11.2% in Lancefield, against 31.1% across Greater Melbourne.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Lancefield
Is Lancefield expensive?
The median house price is $737,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Lancefield good for families?
The Census counted 795 local families, and 19.1% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Lancefield?
Larger houses have a median around $1,020,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Lancefield
88 streets in Lancefield
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ashworths Rd
- Barrett St
- Baynton Rd
- Beckermans Ln
- Bennett Cl
- Boundary Rd
- Bridies Ln
- Burke And Wills Trk
- Cemetery Rd
- Chauncey St
- Chisholm Dr
- Clifton Dr
- Collivers Rd
- Connors Rd
- Cullys Rd
- Dawson Ct
- Dundas St
- Dunsford St
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- Forbes Rd
- Foy St
- Golf House Ln
- Grahams Rd
- Grahams Trk
- Greenways Road
- Gwen Pl
- Hardings Ln
- Heddle Rd
- Hemphill Ct
- High St
- James Patrick
- Johnstons Ln
- Karmen Ct
- Kilmore-Lancefield Rd
- King Dr
- Lancefield-Tooborac Rd
- Lancelot Cr
- Lineham St
- Louise Ln
- Madigan Rd
- Mahers Rd
- Main Rd
- Maloneys Rd
- Markhams Ln
- Mary Ct
- Mcintosh Rd
- Mcleans Ln
- Mcmasters Ln
- Mcnutts Ln
- Melbourne Lancefield Rd
- Melbourne-Lancefield Road
- Millers Ln
- Monument Rd
- Mooneys Ln
- Musk Gully Rd
- Noel St
- Notmans Ln
- Oakleys Ln
- Otts Ln
- Park Ln
- Parks Rd
- Park St
- Parkview Dr
- Price Ct
- Pyalong Rd
- Racecourse Rd
- Raglan St
- Red Gap Rd
- Rochford Rd
- Rogers
- Rose Bvd
- Salisbury Ln
- Shakespeare Ct
- Shannons Rd
- Sherwood Ct
- Showlers Ln
- Staffords Rd
- Summers Ct
- Talbots Ln
- Talbot Trk
- The Crescent
- Three Chain Rd
- Tickawarra Rd
- Westcott Ln
- West Goldie Rd
- Whalans Trk
- Whitebridge Rd
- William Ct
- Woodvale Cr
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