Addington vs Waubra

Waubra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 56 in Addington. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Addington tends to suit older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Waubra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 41%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Addington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Addington

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (99 min vs 104 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (141.1 km vs 147.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Addington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 17%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Waubra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.0% vs -8.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Addington and Waubra drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Addington Waubra
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Addington Waubra
Walkability 0 / 0
Addington — Walkability: 0/100 Waubra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 85
Addington — Safety: 78/100 Waubra — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 38 / 53
Addington — Low fire risk: 38/100 Waubra — Low fire risk: 53/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Addington — Low flood risk: 100/100 Waubra — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Waubra has more residents (308 vs 65); Waubra rents higher ($200/wk vs $150/wk).

Addington Waubra
Population 65 308
+374% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.5% +12.0%
Median age 56 47
Median household income $54,184/yr $70,408/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $200/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Addington Waubra
0-4 6.2% / 5.2%
Addington — 0-4: 6.2% Waubra — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 13.8% / 13.3%
Addington — 5-14: 13.8% Waubra — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 9.2% / 7.1%
Addington — 15-19: 9.2% Waubra — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 — / 3.6%
Addington — 20-24: not among its largest Waubra — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 15.4% / 9.7%
Addington — 25-34: 15.4% Waubra — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 — / 7.1%
Addington — 35-44: not among its largest Waubra — 35-44: 7.1%
45-54 6.2% / 13.3%
Addington — 45-54: 6.2% Waubra — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 15.4% / 22.1%
Addington — 55-64: 15.4% Waubra — 55-64: 22.1%
65-74 23.1% / 12.7%
Addington — 65-74: 23.1% Waubra — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 10.8% / 4.5%
Addington — 75-84: 10.8% Waubra — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / —
Addington — 85+: not among its largest Waubra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Addington 42.1% couple families
Addington — Couple Families: 42.1% Addington — Lone Person: 36.8% Addington — One Parent Families: 21.1% Addington — Group Household: 0.0%
Waubra 38.2% couple families
Waubra — Couple Families: 38.2% Waubra — Lone Person: 35.5% Waubra — One Parent Families: 19.7% Waubra — Group Household: 6.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Addington 0.0% renting
Addington — Owned Outright: 69.2% Addington — Mortgage: 30.8% Addington — Renting: 0.0%
Waubra 10.6% renting
Waubra — Owned Outright: 42.5% Waubra — Mortgage: 46.9% Waubra — Renting: 10.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Addington 100.0% houses
Addington — Houses: 100.0%
Waubra 100.0% houses
Waubra — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Addington Waubra
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 19.5%
Addington — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Waubra — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.3% / 7.8%
Addington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3% Waubra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Bachelor Degree — / 5.2%
Addington — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Waubra — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Addington — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Waubra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Property market

Addington Waubra
Median house price — $675,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $170,000

Zoning mix

Addington Waubra
Rural and farming 99% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Addington Waubra
New dwellings approved 1,451
across Ballarat
 45
across Pyrenees
Approvals change year on year +42% +100%

Ranking within VIC

Addington Waubra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 19% of VIC

Liveability

Addington Waubra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Addington carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 47).

Addington Waubra
Bushfire Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
47/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
15/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Addington Waubra
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Addington

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Waubra

  • Waubra Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Addington Waubra
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Waubra sits further from the CBD (147.5 km vs 141.1 km).

Addington Waubra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 141.1 km 147.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 99 min 104 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3352
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3352
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Addington Waubra
Car (driver) 78.9% / 77.1%
Addington — Car (driver): 78.9% Waubra — Car (driver): 77.1%
Worked from Home 21.1% / 17.6%
Addington — Worked from Home: 21.1% Waubra — Worked from Home: 17.6%
Car (passenger) — / 3.1%
Addington — Car (passenger): not among its largest Waubra — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Walked Only — / 2.3%
Addington — Walked Only: not among its largest Waubra — Walked Only: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.9%).

Setting

Addington Waubra
Elevation 495 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 450 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Addington Waubra
Connectivity score 27/100 21/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
87 premises

Climate

Addington Waubra
Annual rainfall 537 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Addington Waubra
Average residential rate $2,086/yr $1,584/yr
Council Ballarat Pyrenees

Federal electorate

Addington Waubra
Division Ballarat Wannon
Member Catherine King Dan Tehan
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Addington Waubra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Addington

Professionals Retirees Rural

Waubra

Rural

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