Ballarat suburbs with the most apartments

Ballarat Central tops the ranking, where 11.6% of occupied dwellings are flats or apartments (273 of them). Mount Clear and Alfredton follow.

This page ranks Ballarat suburbs by the share of occupied private dwellings that are flats or apartments at the 2021 Census. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents are ranked.

The median Australian suburb has almost no apartments at all — 1.3% of dwellings, measured across a 1,238-suburb sample in September 2026 — so this ranking separates its subjects rather than sorting noise: the top of the list runs past 90%. It counts dwellings, not buildings and not people, and it describes what is there rather than what may be built. The zoning that governs the latter is on each suburb page.

Ballarat suburbs with the most apartments

Ranked by the share of occupied private dwellings that are flats or apartments at the 2021 Census, among suburbs with at least 2,000 residents.

1

Ballarat Central

VIC 3350 · 5,378 residents

11.6% of dwellings are apartments · 273 flats

B 100.0
2

Mount Clear

VIC 3350 · 3,671 residents

11.2% of dwellings are apartments · 151 flats

B 75.0
3

Alfredton

VIC 3350 · 11,822 residents

5.5% of dwellings are apartments · 228 flats

B 50.0
4

Soldiers Hill

VIC 3350 · 2,813 residents

5.5% of dwellings are apartments · 68 flats

B 25.0
5

Wendouree

VIC 3355 · 10,376 residents

4.5% of dwellings are apartments · 201 flats

C 0.0

Ranked from 5 qualifying suburbs.

How we ranked these

100% share of occupied private dwellings recorded as a flat or apartment in the 2021 Census, divided by all occupied private dwellings and percentile-ranked within Ballarat's candidate pool. It counts dwellings, not buildings and not people, and it describes what stands there rather than what may be built — the planning zones that govern the latter are on each suburb page. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents qualify, and the larger absolute number of apartments breaks ties. Descriptive ABS Census data, not a recommendation. See how we calculate for the full methodology.

Common questions about this ranking

What are the ballarat suburbs with the most apartments?

Ballarat Central tops the ranking, where 11.6% of occupied dwellings are flats or apartments (273 of them). Mount Clear and Alfredton follow.

How is this ranking put together?

Each Ballarat suburb is ranked by the share of its occupied private dwellings recorded as a flat or apartment in the 2021 Census, divided by all occupied private dwellings. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents are included, and percentile ranks are computed within Ballarat's pool.

Does this mean the suburb allows apartments?

No. This counts what stands there now. What may be built is set by the planning zones, which are a separate thing and are shown on each suburb page as a share of the suburb's area.

Is a townhouse an apartment here?

No. The Census separates flats and apartments from semi-detached, row, terrace and townhouse dwellings, and only the first group is counted. Separate houses are not counted either.

How current is it?

The figures are from the 2021 Census, the most recent available until results from the August 2026 Census are released in 2027. The top 15 is recomputed whenever we refresh the census data.

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Rankings last computed 12 October 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.

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