LalorVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3075 · Whittlesea
Daily life in Lalor involves a mix of commuting options, with 58.7% of residents driving to work and 7.2% using public transport. The suburb has a work-from-home rate of 16.2%, which is lower than the Victorian average of 25.7%. The community feel is enhanced by the high percentage of family households, making it a family-friendly environment. The suburb's housing is predominantly separate houses, accounting for 88.8% of all dwellings.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Lalor
Houses · Across 225 sales, houses in Lalor reached a median of $780,000, 2.6% up year on year and cheaper than 64% of the suburbs we cover.
Prices cluster tightly: half of all houses sold between $730,000 and $847,000.
Houses
$780k
median of 225 sales
2.6% up on the previous twelve months.
Cheaper than 64% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $730k and $847k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Units
$567k
median of 45 sales
7% up on the previous twelve months.
Cheaper than 51% of the 162 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $478k and $605k.
Last sold within the past month
Townhouses
$619k
median of 34 sales
2.1% down on the previous twelve months.
Cheaper than 85% of the 113 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $595k and $675k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
304 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · Houses have added 11.4% since 2022, $700,000 to $780,000.
- Houses
- Units
- Townhouses
Dashed lines and hollow points are part years — incomplete, so a dip may only mean fewer sales have happened yet. A break in a line is a year with no published figure, not a fall to zero.
| Year | Houses | Units | Townhouses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $766k | $570k | $610k |
| 2025 · part year | $770k | $531k | $644k |
| 2024 | $700k | ||
| 2023 | $681k | $514k | |
| 2022 | $700k | $538k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $763k | 50 | -7.3% |
| 2026 Q1 | $823k | 46 | +3.9% |
| 2025 Q4 | $792k | 86 | +1.5% |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $495k | 11 | -14.7%low confidence11 sales this quarter, 10 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $580k | 10 | +5.8%low confidence10 sales this quarter, 18 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $548k | 18 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $595k | 7 | -8%low confidence7 sales this quarter, 9 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $647k | 9 | -5.8%low confidence9 sales this quarter, 13 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $687k | 13 |
A change is marked low confidence where either quarter had fewer than 30 sales. The medians are real; with a handful of sales the movement between them is mostly which homes happened to change hands, not the market moving.
Last 12 months
What an extra bedroom costs in Lalor
Houses · The step from 3 to 4 bedrooms is the expensive one in Lalor, worth about $71,000.
Houses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $762k | 157 |
| 4 | $833k | 56 |
| 5 | $1.01m | 6 · few |
Units
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $504k | 34 |
| 3 | $637k | 11 · few |
Townhouses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $592k | 15 · few |
| 3 | $665k | 16 · few |
Counts with fewer than five sales are left out rather than estimated, and bigger does not always mean dearer — a bedroom count with few sales can be pulled either way by the particular homes that happened to change hands.
8 schools · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Lalor
All schools · Lalor's 8 schools teach 2,908 students, little changed in ten years — and 11 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
8
5 primary · 2 secondary · 1 Prep-to-12
Students, all schools
2,908
2025 · −1.8% since 2015
At primary schoolsStudents at schools whose type is “Primary”. It excludes children in primary years at a Prep-to-12 college — they are counted in the tile beside this one. This number answers “are the primary schools here filling or emptying?”
−2.5%
1,568 students · five years
Children in primary yearsChildren in Years 1–6 at any school, including Prep-to-12 colleges. This answers “are there still young families here?” — a different question from the tile on the left, which is why the two can move in opposite directions.
Prep and ungraded students are counted separately again; see the chart below.
−2.4%
1,332 · Years 1–6, anywhere
11 years · two ways to read them
Enrolments, 2015–2025
The same students, counted two ways — by the kind of school they attend, and by the year they are in. They answer different questions and can point in different directions. Both views are in the page; the buttons only change which is visible.
Enrolments in Lalor have changed little over 10 years.
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Prep-to-12 & specialist
Show data table
| Year | Primary schools | Secondary schools | Prep-to-12 & specialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,593 | 1,254 | 113 |
| 2016 | 1,609 | 1,129 | 115 |
| 2017 | 1,646 | 1,169 | 107 |
| 2018 | 1,640 | 1,229 | 106 |
| 2019 | 1,595 | 1,305 | 110 |
| 2020 | 1,608 | 1,293 | 105 |
| 2021 | 1,558 | 1,259 | 107 |
| 2022 | 1,535 | 1,252 | 120 |
| 2023 | 1,507 | 1,213 | 126 |
| 2024 | 1,522 | 1,248 | 116 |
| 2025 | 1,568 | 1,211 | 129 |
Which schools in Lalor are filling and which are emptying. A school that covers Prep to Year 12 is counted once, in its own line — its primary-age students are not in the primary schools line.
- Years 1–6
- Years 7–12
- Prep & ungradedTwo groups that sit outside the numbered year levels: Prep — the first year of school, which the national data does not number — and ungraded students at specialist schools, who are not placed in a year level at all.
A suburb with a specialist school will have a large line here.
Show data table
| Year | Years 1–6 | Years 7–12 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,352 | 1,254 | 354 | 2,960 |
| 2016 | 1,358 | 1,129 | 366 | 2,853 |
| 2017 | 1,402 | 1,169 | 351 | 2,922 |
| 2018 | 1,405 | 1,229 | 341 | 2,975 |
| 2019 | 1,350 | 1,305 | 355 | 3,010 |
| 2020 | 1,365 | 1,293 | 348 | 3,006 |
| 2021 | 1,320 | 1,259 | 345 | 2,924 |
| 2022 | 1,318 | 1,252 | 337 | 2,907 |
| 2023 | 1,293 | 1,213 | 340 | 2,846 |
| 2024 | 1,292 | 1,248 | 346 | 2,886 |
| 2025 | 1,332 | 1,211 | 365 | 2,908 |
This counts children by the year they are in, not by the kind of school they attend — so a Prep-to-12 college contributes to every line. The three add up to every student in the suburb.
2025 · ACARA
All 8 schools in Lalor
Ordered by size, not by results — 6 government, 2 Catholic and 0 independent. Schools with more than one campus are counted once.
What these columns mean
- Type
- Prep-to-12 is one school a child can start and finish at without changing schools. Specialist schools also appear as Prep-to-12.
- 5 yr
- Change in enrolments against five years ago, not against last year. Enrolments move slowly, so a single year is mostly noise.
- VCE median
- The middle study score of that school’s Year 12 students, on a scale of 0–50. The state median in 2025 was 29.0, so a school above that sits above the middle and one below it sits below. The smaller number after it is how many students the figure rests on. Under 30 students we show nothing at all — a small cohort’s result swings from year to year on who happened to sit the exams, which is easily mistaken for the school changing.
| School | Sector | Type | Students | 5 yr | 10 yr | VCE median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lalor Secondary College | Government | Secondary | 1,110 | −0.2% | +6.0% | 25 · 204 |
| Lalor Gardens Primary School | Government | Primary | 408 | −1.4% | +1.5% | — |
| Lalor North Primary School | Government | Primary | 330 | +3.1% | +0.3% | — |
| St Luke's School | Catholic | Primary | 313 | −0.6% | −6.3% | — |
| St Catherine's School | Catholic | Primary | 289 | −8.3% | +15.6% | — |
| Lalor Primary School | Government | Primary | 228 | −6.6% | −18.0% | — |
| Merriang School | Government | Prep-to-12 | 129 | +22.9% | +14.2% | — |
| Peter Lalor Secondary College | Government | Secondary | 101 | −44.2% | −51.2% | — |
One school in Lalor reported a median VCE study score of 25, against a state median of 29.
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Lalor
11 government catchments cover Lalor — 3 secondary and 8 primary — so which one applies depends on the address, not the suburb.
| CatchmentThe area around a government school where living there guarantees your child a place. Boundaries follow streets, not suburb lines, so an address near the edge of a suburb may be zoned elsewhere. They are redrawn each year. | Level |
|---|---|
| Lalor North Secondary College | Secondary |
| Lalor Secondary College | Secondary |
| Thomastown Secondary College | Secondary |
| Findon Primary School | Primary |
| Lalor East Primary School | Primary |
| Lalor Gardens Primary School | Primary |
| Lalor North Primary School | Primary |
| Lalor Primary School | Primary |
| Thomastown East Primary School | Primary |
| Thomastown Primary School | Primary |
| Thomastown West Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Lalor is a diverse suburb with a population of 23,225 people, characterized by a median age of 37, which is slightly younger than the Victorian average of 38. The suburb has a balanced gender distribution with 49.9% males and 50.1% females. Families are a significant part of the community, with 46.5% of households being couples with children and 19.3% being single-parent households. The cultural diversity is notable, with 53% of residents born overseas, compared to the Victorian average of 35%. The suburb has a strong representation of Italian, Macedonian, and Vietnamese communities.
Buyer fit
Who this suburb suits
One score per buyer type, out of 100, built from the demographic, housing and commute profile. Strongest first.
Buyer-fit score
Lalor · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 75 |
| Investors | 70 |
| First home buyers | 65 |
| Professionals | 60 |
| Retirees | 55 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of family households at 75.2%
- Significant number of separate houses (88.8%) suitable for families
- Average household size of 2.8 people
- Affordable median weekly rent at $351
Against the state
How Lalor differs from Victoria
Every bar is this suburb. The vertical tick is the Victorian figure — the gap between them is the story.
Housing & movement
What’s built here, and how people leave in the morning
Dwelling mix
Share of occupied private dwellings
Show data table
| Dwelling type | Share |
|---|---|
| Apartments | 6.2% |
| Separate houses | 88.8% |
| Townhouses | 4.9% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 16.2% |
| Drove a car | 58.7% |
| Public transport | 7.2% |
| Car passenger | 4.4% |
Costs 2021 Census
Census figures, collected in 2021. Rents and repayments have moved since — for what property is selling for now, see .
Top occupations
Share of the employed workforce
Key highlights
- High cultural diversity with 53% born overseas (vs VIC 35%)
- Predominantly owner-occupied housing with 39.1% owned outright
- Significant family presence with 46.5% couples with children
- High percentage of separate houses at 88.8% (vs VIC 73.4%)
- Notable Italian ancestry at 12.5% of the population
Things to be aware of
- Unemployment rate of 7.5%, higher than VIC average of 5.0%
- Below average educational attainment with 18.4% holding a bachelor's degree (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Median household income of $1,348 weekly, below VIC average of $1,759
- Lower work-from-home rate at 16.2% compared to VIC 25.7%
- Higher percentage of low-income households at 20.3%
Coming soon to this page
Where the richer profile lands
Schools & catchments
Zoned primary and secondary, NAPLAN bands, distances.
Transport & access
Stations, tram routes, drive time to the CBD, walkability.
Development activity
Permits approved, projects underway, zoning changes.
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Demographic figures from the Census of Population and Housing © Australian Bureau of Statistics, used under Creative Commons Attribution.
Cadastral and boundary data contains information © State of Victoria (Vicmap), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Narrative summaries are AI-generated from the underlying data and may contain errors.
School details, enrolments and senior secondary results from the National Schools Data Collection © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).
School catchment boundaries contain information © State of Victoria (Department of Education), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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Informational only — not financial, legal or planning advice. Verify zoning, overlays and catchments with the relevant council before relying on them. Data vintage: 2021 Census.