Ercildoune vs Weatherboard
Ercildoune is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 56 in Weatherboard. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are 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
Ercildoune
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 78/100)
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Weatherboard
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (138.2 km vs 148 km)
- has a shorter drive in (98 min vs 104 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ercildoune
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 78/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ercildoune
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (28.6% vs 2.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ercildoune and Weatherboard 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
Ercildoune has more residents (90 vs 52); Weatherboard skews older (56 vs 37).
| Ercildoune | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 90 +42% vs other | 52 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +28.6% | +2.0% |
| Median age | 37 | 56 |
| Median household income | $100,724/yr +7% vs other | $93,184/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $205/wk +2% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).
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 (7.8%).
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 (22.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Weatherboard has more rural and farming land (100% vs 88%); Ercildoune has more land zoned for conservation (11% vs 0%).
| Ercildoune | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 88% | 100% |
| Environmental | 11% | 0% |
| 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
| Ercildoune | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 45 across Pyrenees | 1,451 across Ballarat |
| Approvals change year on year | +100% | +42% |
Ranking within VIC
| Ercildoune | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 73% of VIC | Higher than 62% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 25% of VIC | Higher than 1% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 37% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of VIC | Higher than 48% of VIC |
Liveability
| Ercildoune | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Weatherboard carries more crime risk (78 vs 31); Ercildoune carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 22).
| Ercildoune | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 43/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Crime | Low 31/100 | High 78/100 |
| 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
| Ercildoune | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ercildoune | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
Ercildoune sits further from the CBD (148 km vs 138.2 km).
| Ercildoune | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 148 km +7% vs other | 138.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 104 min | 98 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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Ercildoune | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 414 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 481 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ercildoune | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 36 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Climate
| Ercildoune | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 537 mm | 605 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 25.7°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 3.5°C |
Council rates
| Ercildoune | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,584/yr | $2,086/yr |
| Council | Pyrenees | Ballarat |
Federal electorate
| Ercildoune | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon | Ballarat |
| Member | Dan Tehan | Catherine King |
| Party | Liberal | Australian Labor Party |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ercildoune | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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