Bungaree vs Pootilla
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bungaree, about half of households are couple families. In Pootilla, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bungaree tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Bungaree has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- Pootilla is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 67%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bungaree
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 31%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Bungaree
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Bungaree
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (36/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (101.7 km vs 107.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bungaree is more walkable (36/100 vs 0/100)
- Pootilla has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 19%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bungaree
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.3% vs 5.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bungaree and Pootilla 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
Bungaree has more residents (302 vs 79); Pootilla rents higher ($300/wk vs $245/wk).
| Bungaree | Pootilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 302 +74% vs other | 79 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.3% | +5.3% |
| Median age | 46 | 45 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr | $84,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $245/wk | $300/wk +22% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (18.2%).
Property market
| Bungaree | Pootilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $820,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Bungaree | Pootilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 85% | 78% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 14% | 22% |
| 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
| Bungaree | Pootilla | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 338 across Moorabool same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +4% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Bungaree | Pootilla | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 55% of VIC | Higher than 52% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 84% of VIC | Higher than 32% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 39% of VIC | Higher than 37% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 71% of VIC | Higher than 59% of VIC |
Liveability
Bungaree is more walkable (36 vs 0).
| Bungaree | Pootilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Pootilla carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 30).
| Bungaree | Pootilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 30/100 | Moderate 61/100 |
| Crime | High 81/100 | High 87/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Bungaree | Pootilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Bungaree
- Bungaree Primary School Government · Primary below peers
- Saints College - Bungaree Campus Catholic · Secondary · Special school
Schools in Pootilla
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bungaree | Pootilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 10 | 0 |
Mobility
Pootilla sits further from the CBD (107.2 km vs 101.7 km).
| Bungaree | Pootilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 36/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 101.7 km | 107.2 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 74 min | 78 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 (73.5%).
Setting
| Bungaree | Pootilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 564 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 567 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bungaree | Pootilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 122 premises | 0% 31 premises |
Climate
| Bungaree | Pootilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 605 mm | 714 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.7°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.5°C | — |
Council rates
| Bungaree | Pootilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,979/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moorabool same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bungaree | Pootilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat same for both | |
| Member | Catherine King same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bungaree | Pootilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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