Burrumbeet vs Windermere
Windermere is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 58 in Burrumbeet. In both, most households own their home. In Burrumbeet, about half of homes are flats or apartments and most households are people living alone. In Windermere, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. On these figures, Burrumbeet tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Windermere 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
Windermere
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 30%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 49%)
- But Burrumbeet has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Windermere
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 32%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Windermere
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 16%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 14%)
- But Burrumbeet has cheaper rent ($135/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Windermere
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (90 min vs 107 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (131.2 km vs 142.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Burrumbeet
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 21%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Burrumbeet
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.3% vs -1.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Burrumbeet and Windermere 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
Burrumbeet has more residents (249 vs 96); Windermere has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $49,348).
| Burrumbeet | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 249 +61% vs other | 96 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.3% | -1.0% |
| Median age | 58 | 46 |
| Median household income | $49,348/yr | $117,000/yr +137% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $135/wk | $200/wk +48% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.7%).
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 (25.0%).
Property market
| Burrumbeet | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $700,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Windermere has more rural and farming land (98% vs 62%).
| Burrumbeet | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 62% | 98% |
| Parks and recreation | 29% | 0% |
| Environmental | 8% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 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
| Burrumbeet | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,451 across Ballarat same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +42% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Burrumbeet | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 9% of VIC | Higher than 89% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 37% of VIC | Higher than 44% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 38% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of VIC | Higher than 64% of VIC |
Liveability
| Burrumbeet | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Burrumbeet carries more bushfire risk (18 vs 0); Windermere carries more flood risk (82 vs 23).
| Burrumbeet | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 18/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 93/100 | High 89/100 |
| Flood | Low 23/100 | High 82/100 |
| 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
| Burrumbeet | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Burrumbeet | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 9 |
Mobility
Burrumbeet sits further from the CBD (142.9 km vs 131.2 km).
| Burrumbeet | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 142.9 km +8% vs other | 131.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 107 min | 90 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 (58.9%).
Setting
| Burrumbeet | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 378 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 399 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Burrumbeet | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 101 premises | 0% 45 premises |
Climate
| Burrumbeet | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Burrumbeet | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,086/yr same for both | |
| Council | Ballarat same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Burrumbeet | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat same for both | |
| Member | Catherine King same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Burrumbeet | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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