Bullarook vs Mollongghip
Mollongghip is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 55 in Bullarook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bullarook, most households are people living alone. In Mollongghip, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Bullarook tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Mollongghip suits families with children and couples.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Bullarook carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 40/100)
- Mollongghip is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 41%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mollongghip
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 39%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Bullarook has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $280/wk)
- Mollongghip leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bullarook
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (75 min vs 80 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (104.6 km vs 107.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bullarook
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 20%)
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 40/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mollongghip
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.0% vs -22.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bullarook and Mollongghip 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
Mollongghip has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $67,132); Mollongghip has more residents (105 vs 77).
| Bullarook | Mollongghip | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 77 | 105 +36% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -22.2% | +18.0% |
| Median age | 55 | 45 |
| Median household income | $67,132/yr | $117,000/yr +74% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $245/wk | $280/wk +14% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
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 (4.8%).
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 (15.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Mollongghip has more rural and farming land (73% vs 62%).
| Bullarook | Mollongghip | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 62% | 73% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 38% | 12% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 16% |
| 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
| Bullarook | Mollongghip | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 338 across Moorabool same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +4% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Bullarook | Mollongghip | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 28% of VIC | Higher than 90% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 59% of VIC | Higher than 56% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 39% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 70% of VIC | Higher than 37% of VIC |
Liveability
| Bullarook | Mollongghip | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mollongghip carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 0); Mollongghip carries more crime risk (40 vs 20).
| Bullarook | Mollongghip | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| Crime | Low 20/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| 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
| Bullarook | Mollongghip | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bullarook | Mollongghip | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Mollongghip sits further from the CBD (107.7 km vs 104.6 km).
| Bullarook | Mollongghip | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 104.6 km | 107.7 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 75 min | 80 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3352 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 3352 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 (81.0%).
Setting
| Bullarook | Mollongghip | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 624 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 656 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bullarook | Mollongghip | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 42 premises | 0% 47 premises |
Climate
| Bullarook | Mollongghip | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 714 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bullarook | Mollongghip | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,979/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moorabool same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bullarook | Mollongghip | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat same for both | |
| Member | Catherine King same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bullarook | Mollongghip | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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