Balintore vs Ondit
Balintore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 46 in Ondit. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Balintore tends to suit families with children.
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
Ondit
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 80%)
- But Balintore carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Ondit
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 46%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Ondit
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 35%)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Ondit
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (114 min vs 127 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (156.3 km vs 162.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Balintore
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 5%)
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ondit
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.4% vs -11.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Balintore and Ondit drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Ondit has more residents (101 vs 59); Ondit has higher household incomes ($67,132 vs $45,032).
| Balintore | Ondit | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 59 | 101 +71% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -11.9% | +7.4% |
| Median age | 40 | 46 |
| Median household income | $45,032/yr | $67,132/yr +49% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +20% vs other | $240/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).
Zoning mix
| Balintore | Ondit | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 90% | 83% |
| Parks and recreation | 10% | 16% |
| 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
| Balintore | Ondit | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 226 across Colac Otway same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +64% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Balintore | Ondit | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 5% of VIC | Higher than 28% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 26% of VIC same for both | |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 57% of VIC same for both | |
Liveability
| Balintore | Ondit | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Ondit carries more crime risk (84 vs 24).
| Balintore | Ondit | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 24/100 | High 84/100 |
| Flood | High 80/100 | High 79/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Balintore | Ondit | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Balintore | Ondit | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 6 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Balintore sits further from the CBD (162.9 km vs 156.3 km).
| Balintore | Ondit | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 162.9 km +4% vs other | 156.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 127 min | 114 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 3249 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 39 postcode 3249 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).
Setting
| Balintore | Ondit | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 118 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 121 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 45.1 km | 44.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Balintore | Ondit | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 37 premises | 0% 63 premises |
Climate
| Balintore | Ondit | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 607 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Balintore | Ondit | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,023/yr same for both | |
| Council | Colac Otway same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Balintore | Ondit | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Balintore | Ondit | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.