Lysterfield South suburb profile
Lysterfield South is a semi-rural pocket in Melbourne's outer south-east framed by native bush and the recreational reserve around Lysterfield Lake. Its character is defined by undulating paddocks, tree-lined gullies and mostly large, low-density allotments where hobby farms, horse properties and standalone family homes sit side by side. Life here is relaxed and outdoorsy, with mountain bike and walking trails, picnic spots and room for gardens and animals rather than dense urban life. The suburb has limited commercial amenity, so residents use nearby suburban centres for shopping, schools and rail services while enjoying a leafy, country-style setting within reach of metropolitan facilities.
Lysterfield South property market performance
Like many smaller suburbs, Lysterfield South sees relatively few property sales, so there isn't enough recent data to publish a reliable median price for houses or units. Over the past three months there was one recorded house sale and unit sales were too few to report a reliable count.
Houses sold in a median of 43 days over the last 12 months.
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Median price Past 3 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in value Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Sold Past 3 months | 1 | N/A |
Median days on market Past 12 months | 43 | N/A |
Average rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Lysterfield South demographics
Couple families with children are the largest household group, making up 60.6% of families. The suburb is home to 994 people and has a median age of 44. The typical household brings in $3,223 a week, which is about $167,600 a year.
Together with couple families without children, who account for 35.7%, couples make up more than nine in ten families. One-parent families represent 3.6% of the family mix, and no other family types were reported.
In Lysterfield South, owner-occupiers dominate the housing stock: 97.9% of homes are owner-occupied (45.7% owned outright and 52.2% owned with a mortgage), while renters make up 2.2% of dwellings.
Suburbs near Lysterfield South
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