Brown Hill vs Glen Park

Brown Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 51 in Glen Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brown Hill, about half of households are couple families. In Glen Park, most households are couple families. On these figures, Glen Park tends to suit couples 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

Brown Hill

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 95/100)
  • But Glen Park has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Glen Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $290/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Brown Hill

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (78 min vs 89 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (110.5 km vs 112.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Brown Hill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 95/100)
  • But Glen Park has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Brown Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.3% vs 6.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brown Hill Glen Park
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.

Brown Hill Glen Park
Walkability 30 / 0
Brown Hill — Walkability: 30/100 Glen Park — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 5
Brown Hill — Safety: 60/100 Glen Park — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 31 / 23
Brown Hill — Low fire risk: 31/100 Glen Park — Low fire risk: 23/100
Low flood risk 100 / 83
Brown Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100 Glen Park — Low flood risk: 83/100

Demographics

Brown Hill rents higher ($290/wk vs $0/wk); Brown Hill has more residents (4,489 vs 110).

Brown Hill Glen Park
Population 4,489
+98% vs other
 110
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.3% +6.8%
Median age 36 51
Median household income $91,364/yr $95,316/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brown Hill Glen Park
0-4 8.5% / 5.5%
Brown Hill — 0-4: 8.5% Glen Park — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 12.9% / 14.5%
Brown Hill — 5-14: 12.9% Glen Park — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 4.3% / 7.3%
Brown Hill — 15-19: 4.3% Glen Park — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 5.0% / 6.4%
Brown Hill — 20-24: 5.0% Glen Park — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 15.8% / 5.5%
Brown Hill — 25-34: 15.8% Glen Park — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 15.0% / 5.5%
Brown Hill — 35-44: 15.0% Glen Park — 35-44: 5.5%
45-54 11.3% / 10.9%
Brown Hill — 45-54: 11.3% Glen Park — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 12.0% / 21.8%
Brown Hill — 55-64: 12.0% Glen Park — 55-64: 21.8%
65-74 9.7% / 18.2%
Brown Hill — 65-74: 9.7% Glen Park — 65-74: 18.2%
75-84 4.2% / 2.7%
Brown Hill — 75-84: 4.2% Glen Park — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ 1.3% / 3.6%
Brown Hill — 85+: 1.3% Glen Park — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brown Hill 45.4% couple families
Brown Hill — Couple Families: 45.4% Brown Hill — Lone Person: 35.2% Brown Hill — One Parent Families: 13.1% Brown Hill — Group Household: 4.8% Brown Hill — Other Families: 1.6%
Glen Park 66.7% couple families
Glen Park — Couple Families: 66.7% Glen Park — Lone Person: 33.3% Glen Park — One Parent Families: 0.0% Glen Park — Group Household: 0.0% Glen Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brown Hill 25.0% renting
Brown Hill — Owned Outright: 30.0% Brown Hill — Mortgage: 45.0% Brown Hill — Renting: 25.0%
Glen Park 0.0% renting
Glen Park — Owned Outright: 68.6% Glen Park — Mortgage: 31.4% Glen Park — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brown Hill 87.5% houses
Brown Hill — Houses: 87.5% Brown Hill — Townhouses: 11.6% Brown Hill — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Glen Park 100.0% houses
Glen Park — Houses: 100.0% Glen Park — Townhouses: 0.0% Glen Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Brown Hill Glen Park
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 16.4%
Brown Hill — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Glen Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 13.2% / 13.6%
Brown Hill — Bachelor Degree: 13.2% Glen Park — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 5.5%
Brown Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Glen Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 2.7%
Brown Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Glen Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.7%
Brown Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Glen Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Property market

Brown Hill Glen Park
Median house price $650,000 —
Median unit price $352,500 —
Median land price $300,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 63 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Glen Park has more rural and farming land (34% vs 11%).

Brown Hill Glen Park
Residential 64% 0%
Parks and recreation 11% 48%
Rural and farming 11% 34%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 18%
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

Brown Hill Glen Park
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.

Brown Hill Glen Park
Houses 3.1%
$450/wk on $752K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Brown Hill Glen Park
House price Higher than 33% of VIC —
Income Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 81% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 18% of VIC —

Liveability

Brown Hill is more walkable (30 vs 0).

Brown Hill Glen Park
Grade B —
Score 55/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Glen Park carries more flood risk (17 vs 0); Glen Park carries more crime risk (95 vs 40).

Brown Hill Glen Park
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 High
77/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 High
95/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
17/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Brown Hill Glen Park
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Federation University Ballarat, 5.7 km
 1
Federation University Ballarat, 8.8 km

Schools in Brown Hill

  • Caledonian Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Glen Park

  • Glen Park Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Brown Hill Glen Park
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 4 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 8 5

Mobility

Glen Park sits further from the CBD (112.9 km vs 110.5 km).

Brown Hill Glen Park
Walkability score 30/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 110.5 km 112.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 78 min 89 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3350
 0.4%
postcode 3352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 3350
 51
postcode 3352

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.

Brown Hill Glen Park
Car (driver) 74.5% / 79.5%
Brown Hill — Car (driver): 74.5% Glen Park — Car (driver): 79.5%
Worked from Home 17.7% / 20.5%
Brown Hill — Worked from Home: 17.7% Glen Park — Worked from Home: 20.5%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / —
Brown Hill — Car (passenger): 5.1% Glen Park — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 0.9% / —
Brown Hill — Bus: 0.9% Glen Park — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 0.9% / —
Brown Hill — Walked Only: 0.9% Glen Park — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.5%).

Setting

Brown Hill Glen Park
Elevation 495 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 563 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Brown Hill Glen Park
Connectivity score 96/100 31/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 94%
2,372 premises
 3%
39 premises

Climate

Brown Hill Glen Park
Annual rainfall 605 mm 714 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.7°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C —

Council rates

Brown Hill Glen Park
Average residential rate $2,086/yr
same for both
Council Ballarat
same for both

Federal electorate

Brown Hill Glen Park
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brown Hill Glen Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brown Hill

Large Blocks River Young Families

Glen Park

Rural

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