Canadian vs Warrenheip

Canadian is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Warrenheip. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Warrenheip, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Warrenheip: a median of $760,000, against $560,000 in Canadian, though rent is higher in Canadian. On these figures, Canadian tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Warrenheip suits 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

Canadian

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 88/100)
  • But Warrenheip is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

Canadian

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($560,000 vs $760,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Warrenheip

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($229/wk vs $300/wk)
  • But Canadian has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Warrenheip

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (78 min vs 85 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (109.2 km vs 114.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Canadian

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 88/100)

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

Investors

Canadian

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.5% vs 7.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Canadian Warrenheip
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.

Canadian Warrenheip
Walkability 13 / 20
Canadian — Walkability: 13/100 Warrenheip — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 36 / 12
Canadian — Safety: 36/100 Warrenheip — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 32 / 36
Canadian — Low fire risk: 32/100 Warrenheip — Low fire risk: 36/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Canadian — Low flood risk: 100/100 Warrenheip — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Canadian has more residents (4,098 vs 721); Canadian rents higher ($300/wk vs $229/wk).

Canadian Warrenheip
Population 4,098
+82% vs other
 721
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.5% +7.8%
Median age 37 41
Median household income $74,776/yr $87,724/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+24% vs other
 $229/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Canadian Warrenheip
0-4 5.6% / 5.5%
Canadian — 0-4: 5.6% Warrenheip — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 12.2% / 15.4%
Canadian — 5-14: 12.2% Warrenheip — 5-14: 15.4%
15-19 5.4% / 6.4%
Canadian — 15-19: 5.4% Warrenheip — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 6.7% / 6.5%
Canadian — 20-24: 6.7% Warrenheip — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 16.2% / 9.6%
Canadian — 25-34: 16.2% Warrenheip — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 13.1% / 12.2%
Canadian — 35-44: 13.1% Warrenheip — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 11.4% / 15.1%
Canadian — 45-54: 11.4% Warrenheip — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 10.1% / 14.3%
Canadian — 55-64: 10.1% Warrenheip — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 10.7% / 10.4%
Canadian — 65-74: 10.7% Warrenheip — 65-74: 10.4%
75-84 5.3% / 5.4%
Canadian — 75-84: 5.3% Warrenheip — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 3.7% / 0.4%
Canadian — 85+: 3.7% Warrenheip — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Canadian 34.7% couple families
Canadian — Couple Families: 34.7% Canadian — Lone Person: 40.1% Canadian — One Parent Families: 16.2% Canadian — Group Household: 7.1% Canadian — Other Families: 1.8%
Warrenheip 52.9% couple families
Warrenheip — Couple Families: 52.9% Warrenheip — Lone Person: 34.7% Warrenheip — One Parent Families: 10.0% Warrenheip — Group Household: 0.0% Warrenheip — Other Families: 2.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Canadian 35.3% renting
Canadian — Owned Outright: 28.3% Canadian — Mortgage: 36.4% Canadian — Renting: 35.3%
Warrenheip 17.7% renting
Warrenheip — Owned Outright: 41.2% Warrenheip — Mortgage: 41.2% Warrenheip — Renting: 17.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Canadian Warrenheip
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 20.1%
Canadian — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% Warrenheip — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 12.9% / 7.5%
Canadian — Bachelor Degree: 12.9% Warrenheip — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 6.5%
Canadian — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Warrenheip — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.9% / 1.4%
Canadian — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9% Warrenheip — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 1.7%
Canadian — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Warrenheip — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

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.

Canadian Warrenheip
England 2.1% / 1.4%
Canadian — England: 2.1% Warrenheip — England: 1.4%
India 2.6% / —
Canadian — India: 2.6% Warrenheip — India: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.6% / 0.8%
Canadian — Netherlands: 0.6% Warrenheip — Netherlands: 0.8%
China 1.0% / —
Canadian — China: 1.0% Warrenheip — China: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.5% / 0.4%
Canadian — New Zealand: 0.5% Warrenheip — New Zealand: 0.4%
South Africa — / 0.7%
Canadian — South Africa: not among its largest Warrenheip — South Africa: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Canadian — Scotland: not among its largest Warrenheip — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Canadian 86.1% houses
Canadian — Houses: 86.1% Canadian — Townhouses: 12.9% Canadian — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Warrenheip 89.1% houses
Warrenheip — Houses: 89.1% Warrenheip — Townhouses: 0.0% Warrenheip — Flats / Apartments: 10.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Canadian Warrenheip
Median house price $560,000 $760,000
Median unit price $422,000 —
Median land price $640,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 47 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Warrenheip has more rural and farming land (86% vs 10%).

Canadian Warrenheip
Rural and farming 10% 86%
Parks and recreation 46% 0%
Residential 31% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 8%
Industrial 8% 0%
Environmental 5% 0%
Commercial 0% 1%
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

Canadian Warrenheip
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.

Canadian Warrenheip
Houses 3.8%
$460/wk on $630K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Canadian Warrenheip
House price Higher than 17% of VIC —
Income Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 80% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 100% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 54% of VIC —

Liveability

Canadian Warrenheip
Grade C
same for both
Score 38/100 37/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Warrenheip carries more crime risk (88 vs 64).

Canadian Warrenheip
Bushfire Moderate
68/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 High
88/100
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 7
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Canadian Warrenheip
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Federation University Ballarat, 4.0 km
 1
Federation University Ballarat, 6.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.8% 1.4%

Schools in Canadian

  • Canadian Lead Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Warrenheip

  • Warrenheip Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Canadian Warrenheip
Parks & reserves 6 0
Childcare 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 38 1

Mobility

Canadian sits further from the CBD (114.4 km vs 109.2 km).

Canadian Warrenheip
Walkability score 13/100 20/100
Distance to Melbourne 114.4 km
+5% vs other
 109.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min 78 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.

Canadian Warrenheip
Car (driver) 71.4% / 75.2%
Canadian — Car (driver): 71.4% Warrenheip — Car (driver): 75.2%
Worked from Home 19.9% / 16.8%
Canadian — Worked from Home: 19.9% Warrenheip — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 4.1%
Canadian — Car (passenger): 4.6% Warrenheip — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 1.7% / 2.9%
Canadian — Walked Only: 1.7% Warrenheip — Walked Only: 2.9%
Bicycle 0.6% / 1.0%
Canadian — Bicycle: 0.6% Warrenheip — Bicycle: 1.0%
Bus 1.1% / —
Canadian — Bus: 1.1% Warrenheip — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.2%).

Setting

Canadian Warrenheip
Elevation 455 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 533 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Canadian Warrenheip
Connectivity score 100/100 35/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
2,061 premises
 6%
294 premises

Climate

Canadian Warrenheip
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

Canadian Warrenheip
Average residential rate $2,086/yr
same for both
Council Ballarat
same for both

Federal electorate

Canadian Warrenheip
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Canadian Warrenheip
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Canadian

Affordable Large Blocks River

Warrenheip

Acreage

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