Addington vs Weatherboard

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Weatherboard, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Addington tends to suit older residents, while Weatherboard suits people living alone.

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

Addington

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 78/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 33%)

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

First-home buyers

Weatherboard

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 41%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Addington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $205/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Weatherboard

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (138.2 km vs 141.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Addington

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 78/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Weatherboard

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.0% vs -8.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Addington and Weatherboard 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 Weatherboard
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 Weatherboard
Walkability 0 / 0
Addington — Walkability: 0/100 Weatherboard — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 22
Addington — Safety: 78/100 Weatherboard — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 38 / 78
Addington — Low fire risk: 38/100 Weatherboard — Low fire risk: 78/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Addington — Low flood risk: 100/100 Weatherboard — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Weatherboard has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $54,184); Weatherboard rents higher ($205/wk vs $150/wk).

Addington Weatherboard
Population 65
+20% vs other
 52
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.5% +2.0%
Median age 56
same for both
Median household income $54,184/yr $93,184/yr
+72% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $205/wk
+37% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Addington Weatherboard
0-4 6.2% / 15.4%
Addington — 0-4: 6.2% Weatherboard — 0-4: 15.4%
5-14 13.8% / 5.8%
Addington — 5-14: 13.8% Weatherboard — 5-14: 5.8%
15-19 9.2% / 5.8%
Addington — 15-19: 9.2% Weatherboard — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 — / —
Addington — 20-24: not among its largest Weatherboard — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 15.4% / 7.7%
Addington — 25-34: 15.4% Weatherboard — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 — / 9.6%
Addington — 35-44: not among its largest Weatherboard — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 6.2% / 7.7%
Addington — 45-54: 6.2% Weatherboard — 45-54: 7.7%
55-64 15.4% / 26.9%
Addington — 55-64: 15.4% Weatherboard — 55-64: 26.9%
65-74 23.1% / 13.5%
Addington — 65-74: 23.1% Weatherboard — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 10.8% / 5.8%
Addington — 75-84: 10.8% Weatherboard — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ — / —
Addington — 85+: not among its largest Weatherboard — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Addington 36.8% lone person
Addington — Lone Person: 36.8% Addington — Couple Families: 42.1% Addington — One Parent Families: 21.1%
Weatherboard 66.7% lone person
Weatherboard — Lone Person: 66.7% Weatherboard — Couple Families: 33.3% Weatherboard — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

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%
Weatherboard 0.0% renting
Weatherboard — Owned Outright: 63.2% Weatherboard — Mortgage: 36.8% Weatherboard — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Addington 100.0% houses
Addington — Houses: 100.0%
Weatherboard 100.0% houses
Weatherboard — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Addington Weatherboard
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 17.3%
Addington — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Weatherboard — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.3% / 11.5%
Addington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3% Weatherboard — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5%
Bachelor Degree — / 11.5%
Addington — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Weatherboard — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 7.7%
Addington — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Weatherboard — Postgraduate Degree: 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Zoning mix

Addington Weatherboard
Rural and farming 99% 100%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 0%
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 Weatherboard
New dwellings approved 1,451
across Ballarat
same for both
Approvals change year on year +42%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Addington Weatherboard
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 1% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC

Liveability

Addington Weatherboard
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Weatherboard carries more crime risk (78 vs 22); Addington carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 22).

Addington Weatherboard
Bushfire Moderate
62/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Low
22/100
 High
78/100
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 Weatherboard
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Addington Weatherboard
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Addington sits further from the CBD (141.1 km vs 138.2 km).

Addington Weatherboard
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 141.1 km
+2% vs other
 138.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 99 min 98 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 Weatherboard
Car (driver) 78.9% / 100.0%
Addington — Car (driver): 78.9% Weatherboard — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 21.1% / —
Addington — Worked from Home: 21.1% Weatherboard — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Addington Weatherboard
Elevation 495 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 481 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Addington Weatherboard
Connectivity score 27/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
26 premises

Climate

Addington Weatherboard
Annual rainfall 537 mm 605 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 25.7°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.5°C

Council rates

Addington Weatherboard
Average residential rate $2,086/yr
same for both
Council Ballarat
same for both

Federal electorate

Addington Weatherboard
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Addington Weatherboard
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

Weatherboard

Rural Young Families

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