Ballan vs Mount Egerton

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Egerton, about half of households are couple families.

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

Ballan

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 4)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Mount Egerton carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 75/100)

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

First-home buyers

Ballan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($362,500 vs $560,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Egerton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $330/wk)
  • But Ballan has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 5%)

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

Commuting to the city

Ballan

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (64 min vs 79 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (85.1 km vs 98.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ballan

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)
  • But Mount Egerton carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 75/100)

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

Investors

Mount Egerton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.3% vs 13.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ballan Mount Egerton
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.

Ballan Mount Egerton
Walkability 34 / 0
Ballan — Walkability: 34/100 Mount Egerton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 25 / 54
Ballan — Safety: 25/100 Mount Egerton — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 34 / 38
Ballan — Low fire risk: 34/100 Mount Egerton — Low fire risk: 38/100
Low flood risk 63 / 100
Ballan — Low flood risk: 63/100 Mount Egerton — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ballan has more residents (3,392 vs 706); Ballan rents higher ($330/wk vs $275/wk).

Ballan Mount Egerton
Population 3,392
+79% vs other
 706
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.6% +21.3%
Median age 43
same for both
Median household income $81,120/yr $94,588/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+17% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ballan Mount Egerton
0-4 5.7% / 6.4%
Ballan — 0-4: 5.7% Mount Egerton — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 12.8% / 13.3%
Ballan — 5-14: 12.8% Mount Egerton — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 4.9% / 4.5%
Ballan — 15-19: 4.9% Mount Egerton — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 4.1% / 4.7%
Ballan — 20-24: 4.1% Mount Egerton — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 11.5% / 8.2%
Ballan — 25-34: 11.5% Mount Egerton — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 13.1% / 15.9%
Ballan — 35-44: 13.1% Mount Egerton — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 12.5% / 19.4%
Ballan — 45-54: 12.5% Mount Egerton — 45-54: 19.4%
55-64 14.7% / 13.9%
Ballan — 55-64: 14.7% Mount Egerton — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 11.2% / 10.1%
Ballan — 65-74: 11.2% Mount Egerton — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 6.5% / 3.0%
Ballan — 75-84: 6.5% Mount Egerton — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 2.6% / 0.8%
Ballan — 85+: 2.6% Mount Egerton — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ballan 41.0% couple families
Ballan — Couple Families: 41.0% Ballan — Lone Person: 38.6% Ballan — One Parent Families: 16.6% Ballan — Group Household: 2.7% Ballan — Other Families: 1.2%
Mount Egerton 50.9% couple families
Mount Egerton — Couple Families: 50.9% Mount Egerton — Lone Person: 35.9% Mount Egerton — One Parent Families: 8.4% Mount Egerton — Group Household: 3.0% Mount Egerton — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ballan 17.9% renting
Ballan — Owned Outright: 37.0% Ballan — Mortgage: 45.1% Ballan — Renting: 17.9%
Mount Egerton 4.9% renting
Mount Egerton — Owned Outright: 31.2% Mount Egerton — Mortgage: 64.0% Mount Egerton — Renting: 4.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ballan Mount Egerton
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 17.8%
Ballan — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Mount Egerton — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 10.9%
Ballan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Mount Egerton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9%
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 7.9%
Ballan — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Mount Egerton — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 5.0%
Ballan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Mount Egerton — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 2.4%
Ballan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Mount Egerton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

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.

Ballan Mount Egerton
England 4.5% / 4.5%
Ballan — England: 4.5% Mount Egerton — England: 4.5%
New Zealand 1.3% / 2.1%
Ballan — New Zealand: 1.3% Mount Egerton — New Zealand: 2.1%
Ireland — / 2.0%
Ballan — Ireland: not among its largest Mount Egerton — Ireland: 2.0%
Netherlands 0.4% / 1.1%
Ballan — Netherlands: 0.4% Mount Egerton — Netherlands: 1.1%
Scotland 0.9% / 0.4%
Ballan — Scotland: 0.9% Mount Egerton — Scotland: 0.4%
Italy 0.5% / 0.4%
Ballan — Italy: 0.5% Mount Egerton — Italy: 0.4%
Germany 0.5% / —
Ballan — Germany: 0.5% Mount Egerton — Germany: 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.

Ballan 93.5% houses
Ballan — Houses: 93.5% Ballan — Townhouses: 5.0% Ballan — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Mount Egerton 100.0% houses
Mount Egerton — Houses: 100.0% Mount Egerton — Townhouses: 0.0% Mount Egerton — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ballan Mount Egerton
Median house price $640,000 $610,000
Median unit price $520,000 —
Median land price $362,500 $560,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 47 days
from 39 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Ballan Mount Egerton
Rural and farming 86% 89%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 6%
Parks and recreation 4% 3%
Residential 3% 2%
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

Ballan Mount Egerton
New dwellings approved 338
across Moorabool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +4%
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.

Ballan Mount Egerton
Houses 4.0%
$545/wk on $709K
 —
Units 3.7%
$420/wk on $585K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Ballan Mount Egerton
House price Higher than 38% of VIC —
Income Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 63% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 68% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 4% of VIC —

Liveability

Ballan is more walkable (34 vs 0); Mount Egerton scores higher overall (50 vs 32).

Ballan Mount Egerton
Grade C B
Score 32/100 50/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Ballan carries more flood risk (37 vs 0); Ballan carries more crime risk (75 vs 46).

Ballan Mount Egerton
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime High
75/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood Low
37/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Ballan Mount Egerton
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Ballan

  • Ballan Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Brigid's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Mount Egerton

  • Mount Egerton Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Ballan Mount Egerton
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 10 4
Childcare 6 0
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 18 4

Mobility

Mount Egerton sits further from the CBD (98.7 km vs 85.1 km).

Ballan Mount Egerton
Walkability score 34/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 85.1 km 98.7 km
+16% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 64 min 79 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3342
 0.4%
postcode 3352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3342
 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.

Ballan Mount Egerton
Car (driver) 67.4% / 65.5%
Ballan — Car (driver): 67.4% Mount Egerton — Car (driver): 65.5%
Worked from Home 22.0% / 29.3%
Ballan — Worked from Home: 22.0% Mount Egerton — Worked from Home: 29.3%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 2.3%
Ballan — Car (passenger): 5.2% Mount Egerton — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Walked Only 2.5% / 3.0%
Ballan — Walked Only: 2.5% Mount Egerton — Walked Only: 3.0%
Train 2.5% / —
Ballan — Train: 2.5% Mount Egerton — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.4%).

Setting

Ballan Mount Egerton
Elevation 504 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 489 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ballan Mount Egerton
Connectivity score 71/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
1,848 premises
 0%
320 premises

Climate

Ballan Mount Egerton
Annual rainfall 578 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Ballan Mount Egerton
Average residential rate $1,979/yr
same for both
Council Moorabool
same for both

Federal electorate

Ballan Mount Egerton
Division Hawke Ballarat
Member Sam Rae Catherine King
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ballan Mount Egerton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ballan

Acreage Trains

Mount Egerton

Rural

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