Bonshaw vs Delacombe

Bonshaw is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 39 in Delacombe. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bonshaw, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bonshaw tends to suit young adults, families with children, and couples, while Delacombe suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Delacombe

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Bonshaw is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Delacombe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $398/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Delacombe

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 21/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (119.6 km vs 121.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Delacombe

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 5%)
  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 21/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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 house yield.

Where they sit

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

Bonshaw Delacombe
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.

Bonshaw Delacombe
Walkability 21 / 72
Bonshaw — Walkability: 21/100 Delacombe — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 8 / 16
Bonshaw — Safety: 8/100 Delacombe — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bonshaw — Low fire risk: 100/100 Delacombe — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Bonshaw — Low flood risk: 100/100 Delacombe — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Delacombe has more residents (5,408 vs 949); Delacombe skews older (39 vs 28).

Bonshaw Delacombe
Population 949 5,408
+470% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +351.9% —
Median age 28 39
Median household income $96,408/yr
+28% vs other
 $69,628/yr
Median weekly rent $398/wk
+22% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bonshaw Delacombe
0-4 8.4% / 5.7%
Bonshaw — 0-4: 8.4% Delacombe — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 15.1% / 12.3%
Bonshaw — 5-14: 15.1% Delacombe — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 3.8% / 6.2%
Bonshaw — 15-19: 3.8% Delacombe — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 10.5% / 6.8%
Bonshaw — 20-24: 10.5% Delacombe — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 25.4% / 14.4%
Bonshaw — 25-34: 25.4% Delacombe — 25-34: 14.4%
35-44 13.0% / 10.8%
Bonshaw — 35-44: 13.0% Delacombe — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 9.2% / 11.3%
Bonshaw — 45-54: 9.2% Delacombe — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 8.5% / 10.8%
Bonshaw — 55-64: 8.5% Delacombe — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 3.1% / 11.2%
Bonshaw — 65-74: 3.1% Delacombe — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 1.8% / 6.5%
Bonshaw — 75-84: 1.8% Delacombe — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 0.4% / 3.9%
Bonshaw — 85+: 0.4% Delacombe — 85+: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bonshaw 45.4% couple families
Bonshaw — Couple Families: 45.4% Bonshaw — Lone Person: 23.9% Bonshaw — One Parent Families: 21.5% Bonshaw — Group Household: 6.8% Bonshaw — Other Families: 2.4%
Delacombe 34.8% couple families
Delacombe — Couple Families: 34.8% Delacombe — Lone Person: 35.9% Delacombe — One Parent Families: 23.0% Delacombe — Group Household: 4.6% Delacombe — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bonshaw 29.7% renting
Bonshaw — Owned Outright: 16.9% Bonshaw — Mortgage: 53.4% Bonshaw — Renting: 29.7%
Delacombe 27.8% renting
Delacombe — Owned Outright: 34.9% Delacombe — Mortgage: 37.3% Delacombe — Renting: 27.8%
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.

Bonshaw Delacombe
India 9.4% / 0.9%
Bonshaw — India: 9.4% Delacombe — India: 0.9%
England 1.1% / 2.0%
Bonshaw — England: 1.1% Delacombe — England: 2.0%
Nepal 1.8% / 0.5%
Bonshaw — Nepal: 1.8% Delacombe — Nepal: 0.5%
Philippines 1.2% / 0.6%
Bonshaw — Philippines: 1.2% Delacombe — Philippines: 0.6%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.0%
Bonshaw — New Zealand: 0.7% Delacombe — New Zealand: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

Qualifications

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

Bonshaw Delacombe
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 18.9%
Bonshaw — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Delacombe — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 13.9% / 7.4%
Bonshaw — Bachelor Degree: 13.9% Delacombe — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 5.8%
Bonshaw — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Delacombe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 1.3%
Bonshaw — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Delacombe — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.6%
Bonshaw — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Delacombe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bonshaw 93.6% houses
Bonshaw — Houses: 93.6% Bonshaw — Townhouses: 5.2% Bonshaw — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Delacombe 90.9% houses
Delacombe — Houses: 90.9% Delacombe — Townhouses: 9.1% Delacombe — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bonshaw Delacombe
Median house price $562,500 $580,728
Median unit price — $420,000
Median land price $265,000 $282,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 47 sales
 31 days
from 62 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bonshaw Delacombe
3 bed $550K / $550K
Bonshaw — 3 bed: $550K (17 sales) Delacombe — 3 bed: $550K (97 sales)

17 vs 97 sales

4 bed $586K / $649K
Bonshaw — 4 bed: $586K (122 sales) Delacombe — 4 bed: $649K (60 sales)

122 vs 60 sales

Zoning mix

Delacombe has more industrially zoned land (43% vs 0%).

Bonshaw Delacombe
Residential 99% 50%
Industrial 0% 43%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 6%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
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

Bonshaw Delacombe
New dwellings approved 1,451
across Ballarat
same for both
Approvals change year on year +42%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bonshaw Delacombe
Houses 3.8%
$480/wk on $655K
 3.6%
$460/wk on $670K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bonshaw Delacombe
House price Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
Income Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC

Liveability

Delacombe is more walkable (72 vs 21).

Bonshaw Delacombe
Grade B
same for both
Score 54/100 50/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Bonshaw Delacombe
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
92/100
 High
84/100
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 4
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

Bonshaw Delacombe
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Federation University Ballarat, 5.6 km
 1
Federation University Ballarat, 3.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.1% 1.3%

Schools in Bonshaw

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

Schools in Delacombe

  • Delacombe Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Lumen Christi School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bonshaw Delacombe
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 5
Childcare 1 4
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4
same for both

Mobility

Bonshaw sits further from the CBD (121.7 km vs 119.6 km).

Bonshaw Delacombe
Walkability score 21/100 72/100
Distance to Melbourne 121.7 km
+2% vs other
 119.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 96 min 93 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3352
 0.4%
postcode 3356
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3352
 31
postcode 3356

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.

Bonshaw Delacombe
Car (driver) 79.7% / 79.4%
Bonshaw — Car (driver): 79.7% Delacombe — Car (driver): 79.4%
Worked from Home 14.4% / 11.9%
Bonshaw — Worked from Home: 14.4% Delacombe — Worked from Home: 11.9%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 6.2%
Bonshaw — Car (passenger): 4.8% Delacombe — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.2%
Bonshaw — Walked Only: 1.1% Delacombe — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bus — / 0.7%
Bonshaw — Bus: not among its largest Delacombe — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.7%).

Setting

Bonshaw Delacombe
Elevation 411 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 427 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bonshaw Delacombe
Connectivity score 96/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 94%
943 premises
 57%
3,172 premises

Climate

Bonshaw Delacombe
Annual rainfall 605 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Bonshaw Delacombe
Average residential rate $2,086/yr
same for both
Council Ballarat
same for both

Federal electorate

Bonshaw Delacombe
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bonshaw Delacombe
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bonshaw

Acreage Affordable Family River

Delacombe

Affordable Large Blocks Parks

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