Balliang vs Glenmore

Glenmore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 44 in Balliang. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Balliang, most households are couple families. On these figures, Balliang tends to suit couples, while Glenmore suits people living alone.

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

Glenmore

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 69/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (106% vs 94%)
  • But Balliang is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Glenmore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Glenmore

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Balliang

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (70.3 km vs 77.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (64 min vs 69 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Balliang has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 5%)
  • Glenmore carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

Glenmore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.0% vs -12.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Balliang Glenmore
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.

Balliang Glenmore
Walkability 0 / 0
Balliang — Walkability: 0/100 Glenmore — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 31 / 80
Balliang — Safety: 31/100 Glenmore — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 41 / 68
Balliang — Low fire risk: 41/100 Glenmore — Low fire risk: 68/100
Low flood risk 57 / 68
Balliang — Low flood risk: 57/100 Glenmore — Low flood risk: 68/100

Demographics

Balliang has more residents (254 vs 75); Balliang rents higher ($300/wk vs $100/wk).

Balliang Glenmore
Population 254
+70% vs other
 75
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.4% +19.0%
Median age 44 37
Median household income $76,336/yr $125,632/yr
+65% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+67% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Balliang Glenmore
0-4 5.5% / 9.3%
Balliang — 0-4: 5.5% Glenmore — 0-4: 9.3%
5-14 14.6% / 9.3%
Balliang — 5-14: 14.6% Glenmore — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 5.9% / 9.3%
Balliang — 15-19: 5.9% Glenmore — 15-19: 9.3%
20-24 2.0% / 12.0%
Balliang — 20-24: 2.0% Glenmore — 20-24: 12.0%
25-34 8.7% / 10.7%
Balliang — 25-34: 8.7% Glenmore — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 16.9% / 22.7%
Balliang — 35-44: 16.9% Glenmore — 35-44: 22.7%
45-54 16.5% / 6.7%
Balliang — 45-54: 16.5% Glenmore — 45-54: 6.7%
55-64 15.0% / 13.3%
Balliang — 55-64: 15.0% Glenmore — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 13.8% / 5.3%
Balliang — 65-74: 13.8% Glenmore — 65-74: 5.3%
75-84 3.1% / —
Balliang — 75-84: 3.1% Glenmore — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Balliang — 85+: not among its largest Glenmore — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Balliang 57.1% couple families
Balliang — Couple Families: 57.1% Balliang — Lone Person: 26.5% Balliang — One Parent Families: 16.3%
Glenmore 37.5% couple families
Glenmore — Couple Families: 37.5% Glenmore — Lone Person: 43.8% Glenmore — One Parent Families: 18.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Balliang 15.3% renting
Balliang — Owned Outright: 52.8% Balliang — Mortgage: 31.9% Balliang — Renting: 15.3%
Glenmore 16.7% renting
Glenmore — Owned Outright: 55.6% Glenmore — Mortgage: 27.8% Glenmore — Renting: 16.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Balliang 93.9% houses
Balliang — Houses: 93.9% Balliang — Flats / Apartments: 6.1%
Glenmore 105.9% houses
Glenmore — Houses: 105.9% Glenmore — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Balliang Glenmore
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 14.7%
Balliang — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Glenmore — Certificate III & IV: 14.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 12.0%
Balliang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Glenmore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 5.3%
Balliang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Glenmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 4.0%
Balliang — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Glenmore — Bachelor Degree: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / —
Balliang — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Glenmore — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

Zoning mix

Balliang Glenmore
Rural and farming 85% 76%
Parks and recreation 14% 23%
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

Balliang Glenmore
New dwellings approved 338
across Moorabool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +4%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Balliang Glenmore
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC

Liveability

Balliang Glenmore
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Balliang carries more crime risk (69 vs 20); Balliang carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 32).

Balliang Glenmore
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Low
20/100
Flood Moderate
43/100
 Low
32/100
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

Balliang Glenmore
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

Balliang Glenmore
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 8 2

Mobility

Glenmore sits further from the CBD (77.1 km vs 70.3 km).

Balliang Glenmore
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 70.3 km 77.1 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 64 min 69 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3340
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 3340
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.

Balliang Glenmore
Car (driver) 60.4% / 58.1%
Balliang — Car (driver): 60.4% Glenmore — Car (driver): 58.1%
Worked from Home 34.2% / 41.9%
Balliang — Worked from Home: 34.2% Glenmore — Worked from Home: 41.9%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / —
Balliang — Car (passenger): 5.4% Glenmore — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.4%).

Setting

Balliang Glenmore
Elevation 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 264 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.8 km 39.8 km

NBN connectivity

Balliang Glenmore
Connectivity score 30/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
114 premises
 0%
15 premises

Climate

Balliang Glenmore
Annual rainfall 578 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Balliang Glenmore
PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Balliang Glenmore
Average residential rate $1,979/yr
same for both
Council Moorabool
same for both

Federal electorate

Balliang Glenmore
Division Hawke
same for both
Member Sam Rae
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Balliang

Rural

Glenmore

Rural Students Young Families

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