Balliang vs Mount Wallace

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. In Mount Wallace, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Balliang 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

Balliang

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 48%)
  • carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Wallace

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (34% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Wallace

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($275/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 98.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (64 min vs 72 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Balliang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Mount Wallace

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.5% vs -12.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Balliang and Mount Wallace 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 Mount Wallace
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 Mount Wallace
Walkability 0 / 0
Balliang — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Wallace — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 31 / 20
Balliang — Safety: 31/100 Mount Wallace — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 41 / 46
Balliang — Low fire risk: 41/100 Mount Wallace — Low fire risk: 46/100
Low flood risk 57 / 80
Balliang — Low flood risk: 57/100 Mount Wallace — Low flood risk: 80/100

Demographics

Balliang has more residents (254 vs 117); Mount Wallace skews older (46 vs 44).

Balliang Mount Wallace
Population 254
+54% vs other
 117
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.4% +3.5%
Median age 44 46
Median household income $76,336/yr $83,200/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+8% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Balliang Mount Wallace
0-4 5.5% / 5.1%
Balliang — 0-4: 5.5% Mount Wallace — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 14.6% / 10.3%
Balliang — 5-14: 14.6% Mount Wallace — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 5.9% / 5.1%
Balliang — 15-19: 5.9% Mount Wallace — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 2.0% / 4.3%
Balliang — 20-24: 2.0% Mount Wallace — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 8.7% / 8.5%
Balliang — 25-34: 8.7% Mount Wallace — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 16.9% / 15.4%
Balliang — 35-44: 16.9% Mount Wallace — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 16.5% / 16.2%
Balliang — 45-54: 16.5% Mount Wallace — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 15.0% / 16.2%
Balliang — 55-64: 15.0% Mount Wallace — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 13.8% / 11.1%
Balliang — 65-74: 13.8% Mount Wallace — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 3.1% / 10.3%
Balliang — 75-84: 3.1% Mount Wallace — 75-84: 10.3%
85+ — / —
Balliang — 85+: not among its largest Mount Wallace — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Balliang 57.1% couple families
Balliang — Couple Families: 57.1% Balliang — Lone Person: 26.5% Balliang — Group Household: 0.0% Balliang — One Parent Families: 16.3%
Mount Wallace 47.8% couple families
Mount Wallace — Couple Families: 47.8% Mount Wallace — Lone Person: 17.4% Mount Wallace — Group Household: 34.8% Mount Wallace — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household 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%
Mount Wallace 16.2% renting
Mount Wallace — Owned Outright: 51.4% Mount Wallace — Mortgage: 32.4% Mount Wallace — Renting: 16.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Balliang Mount Wallace
England 2.0% / 5.1%
Balliang — England: 2.0% Mount Wallace — England: 5.1%
Italy 2.0% / —
Balliang — Italy: 2.0% Mount Wallace — Italy: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.6% / —
Balliang — New Zealand: 1.6% Mount Wallace — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

Qualifications

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

Balliang Mount Wallace
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 25.6%
Balliang — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Mount Wallace — Certificate III & IV: 25.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 6.8%
Balliang — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Mount Wallace — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 6.8%
Balliang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Mount Wallace — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 2.6%
Balliang — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Mount Wallace — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / —
Balliang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Mount Wallace — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Balliang 93.9% houses
Balliang — Houses: 93.9% Balliang — Flats / Apartments: 6.1%
Mount Wallace 95.3% houses
Mount Wallace — Houses: 95.3% Mount Wallace — Flats / Apartments: 4.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Balliang Mount Wallace
Median house price — $1,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mount Wallace has more rural and farming land (99% vs 85%).

Balliang Mount Wallace
Rural and farming 85% 99%
Parks and recreation 14% 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Balliang Mount Wallace
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC

Liveability

Balliang Mount Wallace
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 flood risk (43 vs 20); Mount Wallace carries more crime risk (80 vs 69).

Balliang Mount Wallace
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 High
80/100
Flood Moderate
43/100
 Low
20/100
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 Mount Wallace
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 Mount Wallace
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 8 1

Mobility

Mount Wallace sits further from the CBD (98.8 km vs 70.3 km).

Balliang Mount Wallace
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 70.3 km 98.8 km
+41% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 64 min 72 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3340
 0.8%
postcode 3342
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 3340
 48
postcode 3342

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 Mount Wallace
Car (driver) 60.4% / 63.8%
Balliang — Car (driver): 60.4% Mount Wallace — Car (driver): 63.8%
Worked from Home 34.2% / 27.7%
Balliang — Worked from Home: 34.2% Mount Wallace — Worked from Home: 27.7%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 8.5%
Balliang — Car (passenger): 5.4% Mount Wallace — Car (passenger): 8.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.8%).

Setting

Balliang Mount Wallace
Elevation 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 419 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.8 km 41.0 km

NBN connectivity

Balliang Mount Wallace
Connectivity score 30/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
114 premises
 0%
56 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Balliang

Rural

Mount Wallace

Rural

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