Balliang vs Staughton Vale

Balliang is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in Staughton Vale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most 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

Staughton Vale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 69/100)

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

First-home buyers

Staughton Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Staughton Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs 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 85.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (64 min vs 76 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Staughton Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

Staughton Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.1% vs -12.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Balliang and Staughton Vale 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 Staughton Vale
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 Staughton Vale
Walkability 0 / 0
Balliang — Walkability: 0/100 Staughton Vale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 31 / 60
Balliang — Safety: 31/100 Staughton Vale — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 41 / 20
Balliang — Low fire risk: 41/100 Staughton Vale — Low fire risk: 20/100
Low flood risk 57 / 100
Balliang — Low flood risk: 57/100 Staughton Vale — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Balliang rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Balliang has more residents (254 vs 105).

Balliang Staughton Vale
Population 254
+59% vs other
 105
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.4% +7.1%
Median age 44 50
Median household income $76,336/yr $149,448/yr
+96% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Balliang Staughton Vale
0-4 5.5% / 6.7%
Balliang — 0-4: 5.5% Staughton Vale — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 14.6% / 10.5%
Balliang — 5-14: 14.6% Staughton Vale — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 5.9% / 7.6%
Balliang — 15-19: 5.9% Staughton Vale — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 2.0% / 2.9%
Balliang — 20-24: 2.0% Staughton Vale — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 8.7% / 7.6%
Balliang — 25-34: 8.7% Staughton Vale — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 16.9% / 13.3%
Balliang — 35-44: 16.9% Staughton Vale — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 16.5% / 8.6%
Balliang — 45-54: 16.5% Staughton Vale — 45-54: 8.6%
55-64 15.0% / 22.9%
Balliang — 55-64: 15.0% Staughton Vale — 55-64: 22.9%
65-74 13.8% / 8.6%
Balliang — 65-74: 13.8% Staughton Vale — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 3.1% / 4.8%
Balliang — 75-84: 3.1% Staughton Vale — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ — / —
Balliang — 85+: not among its largest Staughton Vale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

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%
Staughton Vale 66.7% couple families
Staughton Vale — Couple Families: 66.7% Staughton Vale — Lone Person: 20.8% Staughton Vale — One Parent Families: 12.5%
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%
Staughton Vale 0.0% renting
Staughton Vale — Owned Outright: 61.1% Staughton Vale — Mortgage: 38.9% Staughton Vale — Renting: 0.0%
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 Staughton Vale
England 2.0% / 2.9%
Balliang — England: 2.0% Staughton Vale — England: 2.9%
Italy 2.0% / —
Balliang — Italy: 2.0% Staughton Vale — Italy: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.6% / —
Balliang — New Zealand: 1.6% Staughton Vale — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

Qualifications

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

Balliang Staughton Vale
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 8.6%
Balliang — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Staughton Vale — Certificate III & IV: 8.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 14.3%
Balliang — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Staughton Vale — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 11.4%
Balliang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Staughton Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 5.7%
Balliang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Staughton Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 5.7%
Balliang — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Staughton Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Balliang 93.9% houses
Balliang — Houses: 93.9% Balliang — Flats / Apartments: 6.1%
Staughton Vale 100.0% houses
Staughton Vale — Houses: 100.0% Staughton Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Balliang has more rural and farming land (85% vs 13%).

Balliang Staughton Vale
Rural and farming 85% 13%
Parks and recreation 14% 75%
Environmental 1% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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 Staughton Vale
New dwellings approved 338
across Moorabool
 3,468
across Greater Geelong
Approvals change year on year +4% +56%

Ranking within VIC

Balliang Staughton Vale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 51% 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 37% of VIC

Liveability

Balliang Staughton Vale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Balliang carries more flood risk (43 vs 0); Balliang carries more crime risk (69 vs 40).

Balliang Staughton Vale
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 High
80/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood Moderate
43/100
 None
0/100
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 Staughton Vale
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Balliang

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Staughton Vale

  • Bacchus Marsh Grammar - Staughton Vale Farm Campus Independent · Combined
  • Northern Bay P-12 College-Staughton Vale Outdoor Education Centre Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Balliang Staughton Vale
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 8 4

Mobility

Staughton Vale sits further from the CBD (85.8 km vs 70.3 km).

Balliang Staughton Vale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 70.3 km 85.8 km
+22% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 64 min 76 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 Staughton Vale
Car (driver) 60.4% / 64.2%
Balliang — Car (driver): 60.4% Staughton Vale — Car (driver): 64.2%
Worked from Home 34.2% / 28.3%
Balliang — Worked from Home: 34.2% Staughton Vale — Worked from Home: 28.3%
Walked Only — / 7.5%
Balliang — Walked Only: not among its largest Staughton Vale — Walked Only: 7.5%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / —
Balliang — Car (passenger): 5.4% Staughton Vale — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.2%).

Setting

Balliang Staughton Vale
Elevation 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 364 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.8 km 28.2 km

NBN connectivity

Balliang Staughton Vale
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
114 premises
 0%
38 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Balliang Staughton Vale
Average residential rate $1,979/yr $1,802/yr
Council Moorabool Greater Geelong

Federal electorate

Balliang Staughton Vale
Division Hawke Corio
Member Sam Rae Richard Marles
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Balliang

Rural

Staughton Vale

Rural

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