Alfredton vs Bunkers Hill

Alfredton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 46 in Bunkers Hill. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bunkers Hill: a median of $810,000, against $652,000 in Alfredton, though rent is higher in Alfredton. On these figures, Alfredton tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Alfredton

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (22 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Alfredton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($652,500 vs $810,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Alfredton has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 11%)
  • Bunkers Hill has cheaper rent ($335/wk vs $365/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Alfredton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (125.2 km vs 132.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Alfredton

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

Alfredton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.2% vs 3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
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.

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
Walkability 56 / 0
Alfredton — Walkability: 56/100 Bunkers Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 33 / 15
Alfredton — Safety: 33/100 Bunkers Hill — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 86 / 38
Alfredton — Low fire risk: 86/100 Bunkers Hill — Low fire risk: 38/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Alfredton — Low flood risk: 100/100 Bunkers Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Alfredton has more residents (11,822 vs 270); Bunkers Hill skews older (46 vs 35).

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
Population 11,822
+98% vs other
 270
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.2% +3.4%
Median age 35 46
Median household income $97,916/yr $107,016/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $365/wk
+8% vs other
 $335/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
0-4 6.5% / 4.8%
Alfredton — 0-4: 6.5% Bunkers Hill — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 16.5% / 14.1%
Alfredton — 5-14: 16.5% Bunkers Hill — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 7.9% / 6.3%
Alfredton — 15-19: 7.9% Bunkers Hill — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 6.4% / 6.3%
Alfredton — 20-24: 6.4% Bunkers Hill — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 11.8% / 10.0%
Alfredton — 25-34: 11.8% Bunkers Hill — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 14.0% / 10.4%
Alfredton — 35-44: 14.0% Bunkers Hill — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 12.8% / 12.2%
Alfredton — 45-54: 12.8% Bunkers Hill — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 10.0% / 20.4%
Alfredton — 55-64: 10.0% Bunkers Hill — 55-64: 20.4%
65-74 8.4% / 14.8%
Alfredton — 65-74: 8.4% Bunkers Hill — 65-74: 14.8%
75-84 4.5% / 3.7%
Alfredton — 75-84: 4.5% Bunkers Hill — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 1.2% / —
Alfredton — 85+: 1.2% Bunkers Hill — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Alfredton 48.7% couple families
Alfredton — Couple Families: 48.7% Alfredton — Lone Person: 26.7% Alfredton — One Parent Families: 19.2% Alfredton — Group Household: 4.4% Alfredton — Other Families: 1.0%
Bunkers Hill 51.6% couple families
Bunkers Hill — Couple Families: 51.6% Bunkers Hill — Lone Person: 24.2% Bunkers Hill — One Parent Families: 19.4% Bunkers Hill — Group Household: 4.8% Bunkers Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Alfredton 30.3% renting
Alfredton — Owned Outright: 31.6% Alfredton — Mortgage: 38.1% Alfredton — Renting: 30.3%
Bunkers Hill 11.4% renting
Bunkers Hill — Owned Outright: 44.3% Bunkers Hill — Mortgage: 44.3% Bunkers Hill — Renting: 11.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
India 4.0% / —
Alfredton — India: 4.0% Bunkers Hill — India: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.5%
Alfredton — New Zealand: 0.9% Bunkers Hill — New Zealand: 1.5%
England 1.8% / —
Alfredton — England: 1.8% Bunkers Hill — England: not among its largest
China 1.3% / —
Alfredton — China: 1.3% Bunkers Hill — China: not among its largest
Philippines 0.6% / —
Alfredton — Philippines: 0.6% Bunkers Hill — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 24.1%
Alfredton — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Bunkers Hill — Certificate III & IV: 24.1%
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 8.9%
Alfredton — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Bunkers Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 8.1%
Alfredton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Bunkers Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.9% / 1.9%
Alfredton — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9% Bunkers Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 1.5%
Alfredton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Bunkers Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Alfredton 90.4% houses
Alfredton — Houses: 90.4% Alfredton — Flats / Apartments: 5.6% Alfredton — Townhouses: 3.9%
Bunkers Hill 100.0% houses
Bunkers Hill — Houses: 100.0% Bunkers Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Bunkers Hill — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
Median house price $652,500 $810,000
Median unit price $340,000 —
Median land price $602,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 181 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Bunkers Hill has more rural and farming land (98% vs 0%); Alfredton has more industrially zoned land (18% vs 0%).

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
Rural and farming 0% 98%
Residential 67% 0%
Industrial 18% 0%
Other and special use 8% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 1%
Parks and recreation 2% 1%
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

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
New dwellings approved 1,451
across Ballarat
same for both
Approvals change year on year +42%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
Houses 3.5%
$500/wk on $740K
 —
Units 4.9%
$385/wk on $410K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
House price Higher than 27% of VIC —
Income Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 90% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 37% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 55% of VIC —

Liveability

Alfredton is more walkable (56 vs 0).

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
Grade B —
Score 61/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Bunkers Hill carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 14); Bunkers Hill carries more crime risk (85 vs 67).

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
Bushfire Low
14/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 High
85/100
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 17
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Federation University Ballarat, 4.4 km
 1
Federation University Ballarat, 9.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.6% 0.0%

Schools in Alfredton

  • Alfredton Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Thomas More School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Bunkers Hill

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

Amenities in the suburb

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 22 0
Childcare 7 0
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Bunkers Hill sits further from the CBD (132.7 km vs 125.2 km).

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
Walkability score 56/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 125.2 km 132.7 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 94 min 97 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3350
 0.4%
postcode 3352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 3350
 51
postcode 3352

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.

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
Car (driver) 73.7% / 81.0%
Alfredton — Car (driver): 73.7% Bunkers Hill — Car (driver): 81.0%
Worked from Home 17.1% / 13.2%
Alfredton — Worked from Home: 17.1% Bunkers Hill — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Walked Only 1.0% / 5.8%
Alfredton — Walked Only: 1.0% Bunkers Hill — Walked Only: 5.8%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / —
Alfredton — Car (passenger): 6.6% Bunkers Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 0.6% / —
Alfredton — Bicycle: 0.6% Bunkers Hill — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).

Setting

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
Elevation 455 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 440 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
Connectivity score 86/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 74%
5,628 premises
 0%
97 premises

Climate

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
Annual rainfall 605 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
Average residential rate $2,086/yr
same for both
Council Ballarat
same for both

Federal electorate

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Alfredton Bunkers Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Alfredton

Family Large Blocks Parks Quiet Regional Centre

Bunkers Hill

Rural

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