Lysterfield, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Lysterfield is more socio-economically advantaged than about 93% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1088, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Lysterfield at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 6,681
- Median age
- 41
- Median weekly household income
- $2,754
- SEIFA score
- 1088
- Coordinates
- -37.9345, 145.3008
Lysterfield demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Lysterfield using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 34%, 7% of homes are rented, and 23% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,147 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,086 | 16% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,393 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,246 | 34% |
| Seniors (65+) | 807 | 12% |
Share of the 6,679 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 780 | 38% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,094 | 53% |
| Rented | 153 | 7% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,054 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 7 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,061 occupied private dwellings in Lysterfield.
- Median weekly rent
- $435
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,200
- Average household size
- 3.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,881
- Median weekly personal income
- $943
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 1,517 (23%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,240 (19%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 39 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 3,428 (66%)
- Labour-force participation
- 72.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Employed full-time
- 2,307
- Employed part-time
- 1,363
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Lysterfield
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Lysterfield is January (average daytime high around 26.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.8°C). The area receives roughly 898 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.6°C | 14.9°C | 64 mm |
| Feb | 25.3°C | 14.3°C | 44 mm |
| Mar | 23.5°C | 13.6°C | 58 mm |
| Apr | 19.7°C | 11.1°C | 72 mm |
| May | 15.9°C | 9.1°C | 81 mm |
| Jun | 13.4°C | 7.1°C | 81 mm |
| Jul | 12.8°C | 6.7°C | 71 mm |
| Aug | 13.6°C | 6.8°C | 85 mm |
| Sep | 16.2°C | 7.9°C | 83 mm |
| Oct | 19.3°C | 9.3°C | 95 mm |
| Nov | 21.2°C | 11°C | 96 mm |
| Dec | 24.2°C | 12.7°C | 68 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Lysterfield
Where is Lysterfield?
Lysterfield is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Lysterfield?
At the 2021 Census, Lysterfield had a population of about 6,681.
Is Lysterfield an advantaged area?
Lysterfield has an ABS SEIFA score of 1088, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 93 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 93% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Lysterfield?
Lysterfield has average daytime highs of about 19.3°C and overnight lows of about 10.4°C, with roughly 898 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Lysterfield have high household incomes?
Lysterfield has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Victoria — the 20th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,754 per week).
Where Lysterfield ranks
Lysterfield appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Highest-income suburbs in Victoria#20 of 25
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