Median price trend for houses
Based on 11 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,950,000
Down 0.2% over 12 months
- 4 bed
- $2.05m
- 5+ bed
- $1.95m
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The quick read on
Lysterfield South
VIC 3156 · Casey
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,950,000
- Population
- 994
- Postcode
- 3156
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Lysterfield South, Victoria
Property market insights for Lysterfield South
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Lysterfield South VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 2 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,400 per week
Up 21.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Lysterfield South, VIC is currently $1,950,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Lysterfield South has a 12-month growth rate of -0.2% for houses.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,050,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,950,000 in Lysterfield South.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Lysterfield South is $1,400 per week. The median house rent has increased 21.7% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Lysterfield South is $1,600 per week.
Crime and safety
Is Lysterfield South safe?
The overall rate for Lysterfield South is 1,521 offences per 100,000 residents — 62% 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 Lysterfield South.
Overall crime rate
1,521
offences per 100,000 residents
62% belowGreater Melbourne
Lysterfield SouthGreater 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 Lysterfield South?
Lysterfield South VIC 3156 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
994 people call Lysterfield South home, with an average of 3.4 people per household and a median household income of $3,223 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 994
- Median age
- 44 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,600 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $640 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.6%Below
15–3424.7%Below
35–5427.0%Below
55–7429.5%Above
75 and over2.8%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses97.5%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright45.7%Above
Paying a mortgage52.2%Above
Renting2.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.1%Below
One car9.1%Below
Two cars38.7%Above
Three or more52.6%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home27.5%Below
Drove to work53.6%Above
Train, tram or bus0.7%Below
Walked or cycled0.5%Below
What stands out in Lysterfield South
27.5% of workers in Lysterfield South worked from home on Census day.
4.2% of Lysterfield South residents were born in England.
30.0% of people in Lysterfield South described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Lysterfield South
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Lysterfield South VIC 3156.
Is Lysterfield South family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.6% of Lysterfield South's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
280 family households lived in Lysterfield South; 60.0% were couple families and 3.6% were one-parent families.
29.3% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Lysterfield South?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Lysterfield South had 994 residents at the 2021 Census.
18.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
32.3% 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 Lysterfield South?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 97.5% of occupied private dwellings in Lysterfield South.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% 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 Lysterfield South?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
45.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
52.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
2.2% 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 Lysterfield South?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Lysterfield South had 3.4 people.
One-person households made up 5.7% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Two-person households represented 28.1%, while 43.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Lysterfield South?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
27.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
53.6% 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 0.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Lysterfield South?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 9.1% of the total.
91.2% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Lysterfield South, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
75.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 24.5% reported a different address.
30.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Lysterfield South?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
71.0% of residents used only English at home.
23.9% used a language other than English at home.
4.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.7% spoke Cantonese and 0.5% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Lysterfield South residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
30.7% of Lysterfield South's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 69.3% was born in Australia.
3.9% of residents were born in China.
1.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Lysterfield South?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 27.3% of ancestry responses in Lysterfield South.
Australian ancestry made up 22.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 8.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Lysterfield South?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
17.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 21.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 17.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 11.1% of workers, and education and training employed 6.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Lysterfield South?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 69.4%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
39.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.5%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Lysterfield South show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
68.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
4.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.6% reported asthma, 6.9% arthritis and 4.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Lysterfield South?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
30.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 19.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 27.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Lysterfield South?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $3,223 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,600.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $640 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Lysterfield South compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 27.5% in Lysterfield South, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 45.7% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 2.2% in Lysterfield South, 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 Lysterfield South
Is Lysterfield South expensive?
The median house price is $1,950,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Lysterfield South good for families?
The Census counted 280 local families, and 16.6% 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 Lysterfield South?
Larger houses have a median around $1,950,000, 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 Lysterfield South
27 streets in Lysterfield South
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Battersby
- Bellbird Pl
- Birchbank Cl
- Cherry Ln
- Churchill Park Dr
- Churchill Park Dr East
- Cloverdale Ln
- Cota Close
- Elmhurst Close
- Forrest Hill Gr
- Gladesville Cl
- Grand Valley Ct
- Greenview Cl
- Hallam North Rd
- Hill Edge Ct
- Hillside Ct
- Lake Park Ct
- Meadowbank Cl
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- Oakridge Cl
- Oaks Ct
- Panorama Ct
- Parkside Bvd
- Parkview Tce
- Sunnybank Cl
- Tamboore
- The Outlook
- Wattletree Cl
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