Ararat: suburbs, house prices and planning
Ararat council area has 5 suburbs with a Delora page, home to 10,066 residents at the 2021 Census. Median house prices run from $243,500 in Willaura to $425,500 in Ararat (latest reportable period for each, Valuer-General Victoria).
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Ararat at a glance
- House medians
- $243,500 to $425,500
- latest reportable period for each suburb
- sales behind the median: 59
- Valuer-General Victoria
- Median rent
- $150 to $250 a week
- Census 2021 (older)
- 5 of 5 suburbs with a rent figure
- More than half of these figures are Census 2021, four years older than the prices.
- ABS Census 2021
- Planning risk
- Flood 0% Very lowBushfire 20% HighHeritage 1% Very low
- share of land, weighted by suburb area
- Vicmap Planning
- Recorded crime
- 134 per 1,000 residents
- per year, latest year published
- council area, not suburb
- offences logged over residents
- Higher than most areas
- Crime Statistics Agency Victoria
House medians across 5 suburbs run from $243,500 to $425,500; flood overlays cover 0% of the council's land, bushfire 20% and heritage 1%.
Council-level figures. Overlay shares are weighted by each suburb's land area; recorded crime is every offence logged in the council area over the latest year divided by its residents. None of it describes a specific street or property.
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Suburbs in Ararat
Sorted by house median, highest first. 2 of 5 suburbs have a reliable house median.
| Suburb | House median | Unit median | Rent | 1-yr change | Gross yield | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ararat3377 | $425,500Mar qtr 2026 · 59 sales | $415,000Mar qtr 2026 · 12 sales | $250/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +13.2%vs Mar qtr 2025 | no data | 8,500 |
| Willaura3379small area: figures can swing | $243,5002025 · n not published | no data | $155/wkCensus 2021 (older) | −9.8%vs 2024 | no data | 439 |
| Lake Bolac3351small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $150/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 368 |
| Moyston3377small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $200/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 403 |
| Pomonal3381small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $250/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 356 |
School zones in Ararat
Government school zones with a campus in this council area — see the full zone map for suburbs, streets and what changed since last year.
primary 9
- Ararat North Primary School
- Ararat Primary School
- Ararat West Primary School
- Buangor Primary School
- Lake Bolac College
- Maroona Primary School
- Moyston Primary School
- Pomonal Primary School
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secondary 2
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