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Lysterfield has an estimated 6,718 residents, up from 6,681 at the 2021 Census. That puts 213 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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An evaluation of regional ABS updates alongside 55 validated new addresses identified by AreaSearch since the Census indicates that the suburb of Lysterfield has an estimated resident count of 6,718 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 37 people (0.6%) compared to the 6,681 people recorded in the 2021 Census. AreaSearch established this figure of 6,718 residents following a review of the ABS ERP release from June 2025 together with the post-Census address validations. With 212 persons per square kilometer, the suburb maintains low density, affording substantial space per resident alongside capacity for potential expansion.
The primary catalyst for demographic expansion was overseas migration, which made up around 77.0% of recent population additions. Projections compiled by the ABS and Geoscience Australia for SA2 zones, published in 2024 using 2022 as their starting point, are used by AreaSearch. Where SA2 coverage is absent, AreaSearch applies the 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA figures, distributing LGA-level expansion down to SA2 boundaries via weighted aggregation. Age-specific growth trends from these models are similarly projected across all localities for the period spanning 2032 to 2041. In terms of future trajectory, the suburb of Lysterfield is forecast to register growth slightly below the median of localities tracked by AreaSearch, with aggregated SA2 figures pointing to an increase of 320 persons by 2041, representing an overall expansion of 4.8% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
92 new dwellings have been approved in Lysterfield over the past five years, an average of 18 a year. That is 2.0 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 12, well below that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this Suburb (SAL) boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Examining ABS building consent figures mapped from statistical geography, AreaSearch identifies that approximately 18 dwellings gain planning clearance annually in Lysterfield, amounting to an estimated 92 homes across the preceding 5 financial years. Within FY-25 to date, 12 approvals have been catalogued. Even amidst population contraction, residential supply appears to have kept pace with market requirements, giving purchasers ample selection, with average construction values standing at $1,451,000 to highlight a developer emphasis on high-end, premium residences. Commercial building clearances have reached $820,000 this financial year, underscoring the predominantly residential focus of the locality.
Detached houses constitute 86.0% of recent building activity, while medium and high-density housing accounts for 14.0%, preserving the neighbourhood's established low-density setting and emphasizing detached homes that draw space-conscious families. A ratio of roughly 516 people per dwelling approval underlines the area's subdued, low-volume development landscape. Moving forward, projections indicate a rise of 320 residents in Lysterfield up to 2041 based on the most recent AreaSearch quarterly release. Under prevailing construction tempos, housing additions should sufficiently satisfy residential demand, generating advantageous conditions for prospective buyers while potentially supporting expansion beyond baseline projections.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Lysterfield
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 51 current infrastructure and development projects close to Lysterfield, worth an estimated $5.6 billion. 11 are already under construction and 8 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, sports & recreation and communities. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Civic infrastructure upgrades, planning schemes, and major construction endeavours exert significant influence over local area performance. AreaSearch has outlined 4 notable projects anticipated to shape the local environment, featuring the Angliss Hospital Expansion, Kings Park Masterplan, Dorset Road Extension, and Knoxfield Industrial Estate Redevelopment, with key details for the most impactful initiatives presented below.
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Angliss Hospital Expansion
A $112 million major redevelopment featuring a new four-storey, all-electric tower. The expansion delivers a 32-bed inpatient unit, four state-of-the-art operating theatres, a new central sterile supply department, and expanded outpatient and allied health services. Major structural works were completed in July 2025, and the project is currently in the fit-out and final construction phase to increase surgical capacity for the Knox and Yarra Ranges communities.
Scoresby Village Residential Estate
Large master planned residential community in Scoresby delivering more than 450 new dwellings in a mix of townhouses and apartments, with internal streets, pocket parks and integrated community open space directly adjoining the Knoxfield activity area and Scoresby Village shopping precinct.
13 Mountain Gate Drive Townhouses
A residential development featuring three 2-bedroom townhouses, each spanning two storeys, designed for modern and spacious living. Located in Ferntree Gully within the City of Knox. The development application has been submitted with estimated completion in mid-2026.
Knoxfield Industrial Estate
Dexus-owned industrial estate at 20 Henderson Road, Knoxfield, comprising two high-quality office and warehouse buildings with total warehouse space ranging from 13,000 sqm to 36,123 sqm. The estate is an established distribution and logistics facility with large hardstand areas, high-clearance ceilings, recessed loading docks, and ample parking. Located near Ferntree Gully Road, Stud Road, and EastLink, the precinct is identified in Knox planning documents as a strategic long-term opportunity for future uplift in land use intensity, though no formal redevelopment program or planning application has been lodged.The estate remains fully operational and is actively leased by Dexus.
Wellington Village Shopping Centre
Neighbourhood shopping centre in Rowville comprising two main precincts: the primary centre and The Corner. Anchored by Ritchies IGA and ALDI along with medical services, pharmacy, childcare, restaurants, cafes, gym, and specialty stores.
Keyton Waterford Valley Lakes
Waterford Valley Lakes is an established over 55s retirement village in Rowville, operated by Keyton. The village provides around 185 independent living villas in a mix of 2 and 3 bedroom homes, some with studies, around landscaped lakes. Residents have access to a community centre, bowling green, gym, library, communal gardens and a village bus, with ongoing refurbishments and resale of villas rather than major new construction.
Six-Storey Aged-Care Facility
Six-storey aged-care facility with 177 beds, kitchen, dining, recreation facilities, cafe, and club floor overlooking Dandenong Ranges and Waterford Valley Golf Course.
The Rowville Plan (Amendment C131knox)
A 20-year strategic plan setting out a vision and direction for residential neighbourhoods, commercial areas, and community facilities in the Rowville Major Activity Centre. The plan guides decisions on population growth, housing, economic development, community services, infrastructure and transport, environment and open space, and amenity and urban design. Amendment C131knox implemented the plan recommendations into the Knox Planning Scheme, gazetted by the Minister for Planning in March 2016.
4,214 residents of Lysterfield are employed, from a labour force of 4,301. Unemployment sits at 2.0%, with participation at 75.6%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.2% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 5,094, about 76% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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Lysterfield features an educated labour pool where the construction trade demonstrates exceptional representation, accompanied by a low 2.0% unemployment rate and an estimated 1.3% annual expansion in employment according to AreaSearch's aggregated statistical datasets. As of March 2026, employed residents total 4,214, with the local jobless rate tracking 2.7% lower than the 4.8% seen across Greater Melbourne, while labour force participation reaches an elevated 75.6% versus 70.1% across Greater Melbourne. Census figures indicate that 29.0% of local workers operated from home, though this was likely influenced by Covid-19 restrictions. The primary employment sectors for local workers consist of construction, retail trade, along with health care & social assistance.
Workforce concentration is especially pronounced within construction, where participation reaches 1.4 times the broader regional benchmark. Conversely, health care & social assistance accounts for 11.5% of employed residents, falling below the 14.2% registered for Greater Melbourne. The relationship between resident workers and local jobs recorded at the Census points to restricted commercial employment opportunities situated directly within the neighbourhood. According to AreaSearch's compilation of broader statistical area metrics from SALM and the ABS, the 12 months leading to March 2026 saw jobs grow by 1.3% while the labour pool expanded by 1.9%, lifting unemployment by 0.5 percentage points. In comparison, Greater Melbourne recorded a 2.1% rise in employment, a 2.3% gain in the labour force, and a 0.2 percentage points increase in joblessness. Further insight into prospective workforce demand stems from national employment forecasts published by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26. Projected across five- and ten-year horizons against the local workforce structure, national employment is estimated to lift by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though industry-specific rates vary. Mapping these sectoral rates to Lysterfield's employment composition indicates potential local job increases of 6.2% over five years and 12.9% over ten years (note that this is an illustrative weighted extrapolation that excludes local demographic projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Lysterfield is $2,754 a week (about $143,000 a year), with median personal income at $943 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $62,578 a year against an average of $77,361. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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Taxation metrics compiled by AreaSearch from the ATO for financial year 2023 place the suburb of Lysterfield's earnings in a high national tier. Taxpayers in the suburb of Lysterfield register a median income of $62,578 alongside an average income of $77,361, outpacing Greater Melbourne's respective figures of $57,688 and $75,164. Factoring in Wage Price Index increases of 9.62% since financial year 2023 yields updated estimates of roughly $68,598 (median) and $84,803 (average) as of March 2026. The 2021 Census placed weekly household earnings in the 94th percentile ($2,754 weekly). Across individual income brackets, the $1,500 - 2,999 range forms the largest grouping with 29.9% of residents (2,008 people), closely matching the regional share of 32.8%.
High earners are heavily represented, as 45.9% make more than $3,000 weekly to demonstrate considerable spending capacity. Residents retain 88.9% of income after servicing housing costs, and the locality sits within the 8th decile on the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Lysterfield had 2,058 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 100% detached houses and 0% apartments. 54% are owned with a mortgage, 8% rented and 38% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $435 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,200 a month. Rent absorbs 15.8% of household income here and mortgage repayments 18.4%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Data from the latest Census shows that separate houses constituted 99.7% of dwellings in Lysterfield, with semi-detached dwellings, apartments, and other housing types comprising 0.3%, compared to Melbourne metro where standalone houses represent 67.9% and other residences make up 32.1%. Outright ownership stood at 38.4%, well above the metropolitan rate, while 53.9% of homes were held under a mortgage and 7.6% were tenanted. Monthly median mortgage costs reached $2,200, exceeding the Melbourne metro mark of $2,000, while median weekly rent was $435 versus $390 across Melbourne metro. In a national context, mortgage commitments in Lysterfield notably surpass the Australian figure of $1,863, and weekly rents track considerably higher than the nationwide benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Lysterfield counted 2,058 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 3.2 people each. 55% are couples with children, more than in 97% of areas nationally, against 25% couples without children. 10% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.6 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the vast majority of local households at 88.9%, broken down into couples with children (55.3%), couples without children (24.5%), and single parent families (8.7%). The remaining 11.1% comprises non-family living arrangements, consisting of single-person households at 10.4% and group dwellings at 0.7%. The typical household spans 3.2 people, tracking above the Greater Melbourne median of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
28.1% of adults in Lysterfield hold a university qualification, including 20.6% with a bachelor degree and 5.0% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 20.9% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 510 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,061 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Attainment of tertiary credentials in Lysterfield sits below broader regional figures, with 28.1% of residents aged 15+ possessing university degrees compared to 37.0% across Greater Melbourne, pointing to scope for further educational expansion. Bachelor degrees represent 20.6% of this cohort, followed by postgraduate qualifications at 5.0% and graduate diplomas at 2.5%. Meanwhile, technical and vocational training is widely held, with 32.8% of individuals aged 15+ having vocational credentials, including advanced diplomas (11.9%) and certificates (20.9%). Formal study engagement is substantial throughout the community, with 30.5% of residents actively enrolled in education.
Among them, 9.5% attend primary schools, 9.4% are in secondary schooling, and 6.3% are enrolled in tertiary programs.
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Public transport in Lysterfield reaches 25 stops on 8 routes, timetabled for about 1,100 services a week. The typical home sits about 260 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 2.3 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transit infrastructure in Lysterfield includes 25 active bus stops serviced by 8 distinct bus lines, which deliver 1,097 weekly passenger trips in total. Transit accessibility is favourable, with typical walking distances of 263 meters to the nearest stop. Given the community's residential orientation, outwards commuting is prevalent, and private vehicles represent the dominant mode of travel at 96%. Households hold an average of 2.3 vehicles, exceeding regional standards, while 29.0% of workers operated from home at the 2021 Census under potential pandemic influences. Bus operations provide an average frequency of 156 trips per day across the network, translating to roughly 43 weekly trips at each local stop.
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74.4% of residents in Lysterfield report no long-term health condition, a healthier profile than 81% of areas nationally. 3.6% need daily assistance with core activities, and 57.4% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.5 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Analyses of mortality rates and long-term health metrics by AreaSearch reflect excellent health outcomes across Lysterfield, marked by minimal diagnosis rates for widespread conditions in all age cohorts, while private healthcare coverage is substantial at around 57% of the total population (~3,853 people). Among recorded ailments, asthma and mental health conditions are the most prevalent, impacting 6.9 and 6.2% of residents respectively, whereas 74.4% reported having no diagnosed health conditions compared with 72.6% in Greater Melbourne. Working-age cohorts display strong vitality with limited chronic illness, while seniors aged 65 and over make up 15.9% of the population (1,068 people) and demonstrate robust health outcomes consistent with broader national trends.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Lysterfield is largely Australian-born, at 76.8% of residents, with 19.0% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (25.3%) and English (23.0%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Measures of cultural background show above-average diversity in Lysterfield, where 23.2% of the community was born overseas and 19.0% communicate in a language other than English in their households. Christianity is the dominant faith, observed by 55.0% of residents in Lysterfield compared to 43.0% across Greater Melbourne. Regarding parental lineage, the primary ancestries reported across Lysterfield include Australian at 25.3% (surpassing the 18.4% regional benchmark), English at 23.0%, and Other at 9.3% (below the regional level of 14.6%). Notable concentrations appear among other backgrounds, with Sri Lankan ancestry representing 1.7% in Lysterfield (compared to 0.8% regionally), Italian at 6.7% (versus 5.2%), and Hungarian at 0.5% (against 0.3%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Lysterfield is 41. 26.7% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The age distribution in Lysterfield aligns closely with Greater Melbourne benchmarks, as no major demographic bracket deviates by more than 12.3 percentage points from metropolitan averages. The median age stands at an estimated 41 as at August 2026, matching the 2021 Census figure and sitting 4 years above the Greater Melbourne median of 37 recorded during that Census. Senior and elderly demographics (65+) have expanded from 12.1% at the Census to an estimated 15.9% of the populace. This older cohort is projected to record the largest numerical increase through to 2041, climbing by 468 (44%) to 1,536 persons, whereas younger age brackets, children, middle aged groups, and younger retirees are forecast to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Lysterfield
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, Local governments Daily | May 2026 5 months ago all 2 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated May 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 55 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (6,681 at the 2021 Census → 6,718 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to Aug 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (SAL21558). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.