Ballyrogan vs Buangor
Ballyrogan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 51 in Buangor. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ballyrogan, the large majority of households are couple families. In Buangor, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Ballyrogan tends to suit families with children and couples, while Buangor 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
Ballyrogan
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 48%)
- carries lower crime risk (78/100 vs 92/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Ballyrogan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Ballyrogan
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 8%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($114/wk vs $210/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Buangor
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (125 min vs 144 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (182.1 km vs 199.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Ballyrogan carries lower crime risk (78/100 vs 92/100)
- Buangor is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ballyrogan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.9% vs 8.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ballyrogan and Buangor 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
Ballyrogan has higher household incomes ($112,112 vs $53,300); Buangor rents higher ($210/wk vs $114/wk).
| Ballyrogan | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 77 | 112 +45% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.9% | +8.7% |
| Median age | 41 | 51 |
| Median household income | $112,112/yr +52% vs other | $53,300/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $114/wk | $210/wk +84% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
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 (5.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (16.9%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Ballyrogan | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $530,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Ballyrogan has more rural and farming land (100% vs 84%); Buangor has more land zoned for conservation (11% vs 0%).
| Ballyrogan | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 84% |
| Environmental | 0% | 11% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 4% |
| 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
| Ballyrogan | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 56 across Ararat same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +80% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Ballyrogan | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 85% of VIC | Higher than 12% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 63% of VIC | Higher than 79% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 17% of VIC | Higher than 13% of VIC |
Liveability
Buangor is more walkable (20 vs 0).
| Ballyrogan | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Buangor carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 40); Buangor carries more crime risk (92 vs 78).
| Ballyrogan | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 40/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| Crime | High 78/100 | High 92/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 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
| Ballyrogan | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Ballyrogan
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Buangor
- Buangor Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Ballyrogan | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 9 |
Mobility
Ballyrogan sits further from the CBD (199.8 km vs 182.1 km).
| Ballyrogan | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 20/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 199.8 km +9% vs other | 182.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 144 min | 125 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3375 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 (71.1%).
Setting
| Ballyrogan | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 344 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 345 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ballyrogan | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 19/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 15 premises | 0% 21 premises |
Climate
| Ballyrogan | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 554 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Ballyrogan | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,002/yr same for both | |
| Council | Ararat same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ballyrogan | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ballyrogan | Buangor | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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