Balldale vs Lowesdale
Lowesdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 47 in Balldale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Balldale, about half of households are people living alone. In Lowesdale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Balldale tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Lowesdale suits couples.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Balldale has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 85%)
- Lowesdale is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 49%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Balldale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $175/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Balldale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (579.9 km vs 599.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (374 min vs 381 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Balldale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 11%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Balldale and Lowesdale 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
Lowesdale rents higher ($175/wk vs $100/wk); Balldale has more residents (168 vs 100).
| Balldale | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 168 +40% vs other | 100 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.7% | +5.3% |
| Median age | 47 | 38 |
| Median household income | $63,336/yr | $97,448/yr +54% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $100/wk | $175/wk +75% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).
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 (16.0%).
Property market
| Balldale | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $115,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Balldale | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| 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
| Balldale | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 86 across Greater Hume | 47 across Federation |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% | +38% |
Ranking within NSW
| Balldale | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 1% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 17% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 99% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 12% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
Liveability
| Balldale | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Balldale carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 19).
| Balldale | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 32/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here 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
| Balldale | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Balldale
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Lowesdale
- Lowesdale Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Balldale | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 12 |
Mobility
Lowesdale sits further from the CBD (599.7 km vs 579.9 km).
| Balldale | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 579.9 km | 599.7 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 374 min | 381 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2646 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 2646 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 (78.7%).
Setting
| Balldale | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 164 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 141 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Balldale | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 21/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 55 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Climate
| Balldale | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 540 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.4°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Balldale | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $992/yr | $951/yr |
| Council | Greater Hume | Federation |
Federal electorate
| Balldale | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Balldale | Lowesdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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