Ballarat: suburbs, house prices and planning
Ballarat council area has 41 suburbs with a Delora page, home to 112,717 residents at the 2021 Census. Median house prices run from $480,000 in Mitchell Park to $1,575,000 in Lake Wendouree (latest reportable period for each, Valuer-General Victoria).
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Ballarat at a glance
- House medians
- $480,000 to $1,575,000
- latest reportable period for each suburb
- sales behind each median: 10 to 106
- Valuer-General Victoria
- Median rent
- $135 to $440 a week
- DFFH year to Sep 2025 where published, else Census 2021 (older)
- 41 of 41 suburbs with a rent figure
- More than half of these figures are Census 2021, four years older than the prices.
- DFFH Rental Report
- Planning risk
- Flood 3% LowBushfire 22% HighHeritage 4% Low
- share of land, weighted by suburb area
- Vicmap Planning
- Recorded crime
- 131 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 41 suburbs run from $480,000 to $1,575,000; flood overlays cover 3% of the council's land, bushfire 22% and heritage 4%.
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 Ballarat
Sorted by house median, highest first. 31 of 41 suburbs have a reliable house median.
| Suburb | House median | Unit median | Rent | 1-yr change | Gross yield | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Wendouree3350 | $1,575,000Mar qtr 2026 · 10 sales | $505,0002025 · 29 sales | $321/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 2,878 |
| Cardigan3352 | $1,140,0002025 · n not published | no data | $350/wkCensus 2021 (older) | −4.2%vs 2024 | no data | 1,064 |
| Buninyong3357 | $750,000Mar qtr 2026 · 13 sales | no data | $420/wkDFFH, year to Sep 2025 | +3.4%vs Mar qtr 2025 | 2.9% | 3,797 |
| Lake Gardens3355 | $750,000Mar qtr 2026 · 11 sales | no data | $360/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 1,801 |
| Nerrina3350small area: figures can swing | $725,0002025 · 20 sales | no data | $380/wkCensus 2021 (older) | −1.1%vs 2024 | no data | 970 |
| Alfredton3350 | $690,500Mar qtr 2026 · 106 sales | $410,000Mar qtr 2026 · 11 sales | $440/wkDFFH, year to Sep 2025 | +14.6%vs Mar qtr 2025 | 3.3% | 11,822 |
| Miners Rest3352 | $680,000Mar qtr 2026 · 29 sales | no data | $360/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +25.9%vs Mar qtr 2025 | no data | 3,829 |
| Soldiers Hill3350 | $673,500Mar qtr 2026 · 12 sales | $462,5002025 · 14 sales | $300/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +29.5%vs Mar qtr 2025 | no data | 2,813 |
| Invermay Park3350 | $660,0002025 · 33 sales | no data | $340/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +15.3%vs 2024 | no data | 1,692 |
| Ballarat Central3350 | $655,000Mar qtr 2026 · 50 sales | $492,500Mar qtr 2026 · 22 sales | $300/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +3.1%vs Mar qtr 2025 | no data | 5,378 |
| Lucas3350 | $655,000Mar qtr 2026 · 61 sales | no data | $380/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +5.6%vs Mar qtr 2025 | no data | 2,994 |
| Mount Clear3350 | $650,000Mar qtr 2026 · 21 sales | $445,000Mar qtr 2026 · 10 sales | $420/wkDFFH, year to Sep 2025 | +10.6%vs Mar qtr 2025 | 3.4% | 3,671 |
| Ascot (Ballarat)3364small area: figures can swing | $640,0002025 · 57 sales | no data | $240/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +5.3%vs 2024 | no data | 93 |
| Mount Helen3350 | $640,0002025 · 63 sales | no data | $345/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +0.0%vs 2024 | no data | 3,011 |
| Winter Valley3358 | $621,200Mar qtr 2026 · 87 sales | no data | $390/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +16.1%vs Mar qtr 2025 | no data | 3,440 |
| Ballarat North3350 | $620,000Mar qtr 2026 · 15 sales | $430,0002025 · 25 sales | $285/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +20.4%vs Mar qtr 2025 | no data | 4,041 |
| Brown Hill3350 | $615,000Mar qtr 2026 · 23 sales | $432,000Mar qtr 2026 · 12 sales | $290/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +0.8%vs Mar qtr 2025 | no data | 4,489 |
| Black Hill3350 | $612,000Mar qtr 2026 · 17 sales | $435,0002025 · 18 sales | $290/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +13.3%vs Mar qtr 2025 | no data | 2,124 |
| Canadian3350 | $607,500Mar qtr 2026 · 26 sales | $415,0002025 · 46 sales | $300/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +10.5%vs Mar qtr 2025 | no data | 4,098 |
| Bonshaw3352small area: figures can swing | $605,000Mar qtr 2026 · 23 sales | no data | $398/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +11.0%vs Mar qtr 2025 | no data | 949 |
| Newington3350 | $600,0002025 · 47 sales | no data | $315/wkCensus 2021 (older) | −2.8%vs 2024 | no data | 1,844 |
| Wendouree3355 | $575,000Mar qtr 2026 · 64 sales | $345,0002025 · 63 sales | $440/wkDFFH, year to Sep 2025 | +25.0%vs Mar qtr 2025 | 4.0% | 10,376 |
| Ballarat East3350 | $569,000Mar qtr 2026 · 42 sales | $442,000Mar qtr 2026 · 10 sales | $290/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +14.4%vs Mar qtr 2025 | no data | 5,937 |
| Delacombe3356 | $560,000Mar qtr 2026 · 23 sales | $420,0002025 · n not published | $430/wkDFFH, year to Sep 2025 | +9.1%vs Mar qtr 2025 | 4.0% | 5,408 |
| Mount Pleasant3350 | $551,000Mar qtr 2026 · 20 sales | $450,0002025 · 24 sales | $280/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 2,225 |
| Sebastopol3356 | $520,000Mar qtr 2026 · 53 sales | $430,000Mar qtr 2026 · 28 sales | $430/wkDFFH, year to Sep 2025 | +16.2%vs Mar qtr 2025 | 4.3% | 10,194 |
| Redan3350 | $517,500Mar qtr 2026 · 18 sales | $430,000Mar qtr 2026 · 13 sales | $255/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +9.5%vs Mar qtr 2025 | no data | 3,000 |
| Cardigan Village3352small area: figures can swing | $516,0002025 · 10 sales | no data | $300/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +0.2%vs 2024 | no data | 957 |
| Golden Point (Ballarat)3350 | $505,000Mar qtr 2026 · 28 sales | $375,0002025 · 17 sales | $290/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +6.1%vs Mar qtr 2025 | no data | 2,217 |
| Eureka3350small area: figures can swing | $492,5002025 · 17 sales | no data | $270/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +15.9%vs 2024 | no data | 633 |
| Mitchell Park3355small area: figures can swing | $480,0002025 · n not published | no data | $263/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +9.1%vs 2024 | no data | 887 |
| Bunkers Hill3352small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $335/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 270 |
| Burrumbeet3352small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $135/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 249 |
| Durham Lead3352small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $412/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 408 |
| Invermay3352small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $325/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 900 |
| Learmonth3352small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $175/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 396 |
| Magpie3352small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $270/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 368 |
| Mount Rowan3352small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $400/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 295 |
| Scotsburn3352small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $275/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 244 |
| Sulky3352small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $203/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 234 |
| Warrenheip3352small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $229/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 721 |
School zones in Ballarat
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 27
- Alfredton Primary School
- Ballarat North Primary School
- Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street)
- Black Hill Primary School
- Buninyong Primary School
- Buninyong Primary School (Scotsburn Primary School)
- Caledonian Primary School
- Canadian Lead Primary School
Show all 27 primary zones
- Delacombe Primary School
- Forest Street Primary School
- Glen Park Primary School
- Invermay Primary School
- Little Bendigo Primary School
- Lucas Primary School
- Macarthur Street Primary School
- Magpie Primary School
- Miners Rest Primary School
- Mount Blowhard Primary School
- Mount Clear Primary School
- Mount Pleasant Primary School
- Newington Primary School
- Phoenix P-12 Community College (Redan Campus)
- Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)
- Sebastopol Primary School
- Warrenheip Primary School
- Wendouree Primary School
- Yuille Park Community College
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