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Victoria · SA2 201011002

What's going on in Ballarat

Population 12,131 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#83 of 510 in Victoria

for Median age (45)

Rank 2

#117 of 510 in Victoria

for % of households renting (33.8%)

Rank 3

#138 of 510 in Victoria

for % of dwellings with no motor vehicle (7.1%)

The three dimensions where Ballarat picks up its best ranks, state or national whichever is sharper.

Snapshot

Five fixed dimensions covered for every SA2. Rank shown is whichever of state or national gives the lower number — i.e. the most "top X" framing.

Median household income (weekly)
$1,573 / week
#327 of 510 in Victoria

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Median age
45 years
#83 of 510 in Victoria

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

% of households renting
33.8%
#117 of 510 in Victoria

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Unemployment rate
4.4%
#252 of 510 in Victoria

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Average persons per bedroom
0.70
#401 of 510 in Victoria

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Walk the ranking

Ballarat's sharpest rank is for Median age. These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #447 · one rank above Mona Vale - Warriewood (North) New South Wales ↓ #449 · one rank below Newcomb - Moolap Victoria

Next door

Boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) SA2. Each source row links to a plain-language summary on About and to the data provider's portal — never a direct download.