Anakie vs Balliang

Comparing Anakie and Balliang, VIC: Anakie has more residents (734 vs 254); Balliang carries more crime risk (69 vs 29); and Anakie sits further from the CBD (80.7 km vs 70.3 km).

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

Anakie

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 69/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Anakie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Balliang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (70.3 km vs 80.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Anakie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

Anakie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.4% vs -12.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Anakie Balliang
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.

Anakie Balliang
Walkability 0 / 0
Anakie — Walkability: 0/100 Balliang — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 31
Anakie — Safety: 71/100 Balliang — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 34 / 41
Anakie — Low fire risk: 34/100 Balliang — Low fire risk: 41/100
Low flood risk 76 / 57
Anakie — Low flood risk: 76/100 Balliang — Low flood risk: 57/100

Demographics

Anakie has more residents (734 vs 254); Anakie has higher household incomes ($100,880 vs $76,336).

Anakie Balliang
Population 734
+65% vs other
 254
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.4% -12.4%
Median age 43 44
Median household income $100,880/yr
+24% vs other
 $76,336/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Anakie Balliang
0-4 4.9% / 5.5%
Anakie — 0-4: 4.9% Balliang — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 15.0% / 14.6%
Anakie — 5-14: 15.0% Balliang — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 5.2% / 5.9%
Anakie — 15-19: 5.2% Balliang — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 4.5% / 2.0%
Anakie — 20-24: 4.5% Balliang — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 9.7% / 8.7%
Anakie — 25-34: 9.7% Balliang — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 11.6% / 16.9%
Anakie — 35-44: 11.6% Balliang — 35-44: 16.9%
45-54 15.0% / 16.5%
Anakie — 45-54: 15.0% Balliang — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 16.5% / 15.0%
Anakie — 55-64: 16.5% Balliang — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 12.3% / 13.8%
Anakie — 65-74: 12.3% Balliang — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 3.5% / 3.1%
Anakie — 75-84: 3.5% Balliang — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 1.5% / —
Anakie — 85+: 1.5% Balliang — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Anakie 62.4% couple families
Anakie — Couple Families: 62.4% Anakie — Lone Person: 28.2% Anakie — One Parent Families: 7.6% Anakie — Group Household: 1.8%
Balliang 57.1% couple families
Balliang — Couple Families: 57.1% Balliang — Lone Person: 26.5% Balliang — One Parent Families: 16.3% Balliang — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Anakie 5.4% renting
Anakie — Owned Outright: 44.4% Anakie — Mortgage: 50.2% Anakie — Renting: 5.4%
Balliang 15.3% renting
Balliang — Owned Outright: 52.8% Balliang — Mortgage: 31.9% Balliang — Renting: 15.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Anakie Balliang
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 19.7%
Anakie — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Balliang — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 8.3%
Anakie — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Balliang — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 7.5%
Anakie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Balliang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 2.8%
Anakie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Balliang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 1.2%
Anakie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Balliang — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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.

Anakie Balliang
England 4.5% / 2.0%
Anakie — England: 4.5% Balliang — England: 2.0%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.6%
Anakie — New Zealand: 0.8% Balliang — New Zealand: 1.6%
Italy — / 2.0%
Anakie — Italy: not among its largest Balliang — Italy: 2.0%
Germany 1.4% / —
Anakie — Germany: 1.4% Balliang — Germany: not among its largest
South Africa 0.7% / —
Anakie — South Africa: 0.7% Balliang — South Africa: not among its largest
Vietnam 0.5% / —
Anakie — Vietnam: 0.5% Balliang — Vietnam: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Anakie 100.4% houses
Anakie — Houses: 100.4% Anakie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Balliang 93.9% houses
Balliang — Houses: 93.9% Balliang — Flats / Apartments: 6.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Anakie Balliang
Median house price $821,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Anakie has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 1%).

Anakie Balliang
Rural and farming 85%
same for both
Parks and recreation 0% 14%
Environmental 13% 1%
Other and special use 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

Anakie Balliang
New dwellings approved 3,468
across Greater Geelong
 338
across Moorabool
Approvals change year on year +56% +4%

Ranking within VIC

Anakie Balliang
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC

Liveability

Anakie Balliang
Grade C —
Score 48/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Balliang carries more crime risk (69 vs 29); Balliang carries more flood risk (43 vs 24).

Anakie Balliang
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood Low
24/100
 Moderate
43/100
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

Anakie Balliang
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Anakie

  • Anakie Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Balliang

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

Amenities in the suburb

Anakie Balliang
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 4 8

Mobility

Anakie sits further from the CBD (80.7 km vs 70.3 km).

Anakie Balliang
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 80.7 km
+13% vs other
 70.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 67 min 64 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3213
 0.7%
postcode 3340
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3213
 42
postcode 3340

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.

Anakie Balliang
Car (driver) 64.4% / 60.4%
Anakie — Car (driver): 64.4% Balliang — Car (driver): 60.4%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 34.2%
Anakie — Worked from Home: 25.0% Balliang — Worked from Home: 34.2%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 5.4%
Anakie — Car (passenger): 3.5% Balliang — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only 4.8% / —
Anakie — Walked Only: 4.8% Balliang — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 2.2% / —
Anakie — Train: 2.2% Balliang — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.4%).

Setting

Anakie Balliang
Elevation 137 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.9 km 27.8 km

NBN connectivity

Anakie Balliang
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
326 premises
 0%
114 premises

Climate

Anakie Balliang
Annual rainfall 502 mm 578 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Anakie Balliang
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³ 4.4 µg/m³
PM10 20.5 µg/m³ —
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Anakie Balliang
Average residential rate $1,802/yr $1,979/yr
Council Greater Geelong Moorabool

Federal electorate

Anakie Balliang
Division Corio Hawke
Member Richard Marles Sam Rae
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Anakie Balliang
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Anakie

Rural

Balliang

Rural

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