Ballendella vs Bamawm
Bamawm is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 56 in Ballendella. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Ballendella tends to suit older residents, while Bamawm suits 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
Bamawm
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 56/100)
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
Ballendella
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $213/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Ballendella
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (152 min vs 161 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (209.3 km vs 219.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Ballendella has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 17%)
- Bamawm carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 56/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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
Ballendella and Bamawm 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
Bamawm has more residents (491 vs 120); Bamawm rents higher ($213/wk vs $120/wk).
| Ballendella | Bamawm | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 120 | 491 +309% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.2% | -2.6% |
| Median age | 56 | 41 |
| Median household income | $60,632/yr | $74,880/yr +23% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $120/wk | $213/wk +78% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Ballendella | Bamawm | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $575,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 131 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Ballendella | Bamawm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 99% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 1% |
| Parks and recreation | 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
| Ballendella | Bamawm | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 264 across Campaspe same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Ballendella | Bamawm | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 21% of VIC | Higher than 41% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 60% of VIC | Higher than 59% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 70% of VIC same for both | |
Liveability
| Ballendella | Bamawm | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Ballendella carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0); Ballendella carries more crime risk (56 vs 20).
| Ballendella | Bamawm | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 42/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 56/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Flood | High 93/100 | High 72/100 |
| 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
| Ballendella | Bamawm | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ballendella | Bamawm | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Bamawm sits further from the CBD (219.5 km vs 209.3 km).
| Ballendella | Bamawm | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 209.3 km | 219.5 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 152 min | 161 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3561 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 3561 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 (69.8%).
Setting
| Ballendella | Bamawm | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 109 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 107 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ballendella | Bamawm | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 54 premises | 0% 237 premises |
Climate
| Ballendella | Bamawm | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 438 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Ballendella | Bamawm | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,035/yr same for both | |
| Council | Campaspe same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ballendella | Bamawm | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ballendella | Bamawm | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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