Haddon vs Bunkers Hill

Haddon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 46 in Bunkers Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Haddon, most households are couple families. In Bunkers Hill, about half of households are couple families.

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

Haddon

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 85/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bunkers Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($335/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bunkers Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (97 min vs 102 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (132.7 km vs 138 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Haddon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Haddon Bunkers Hill
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.

Haddon Bunkers Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Haddon — Walkability: 0/100 Bunkers Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 15
Haddon — Safety: 73/100 Bunkers Hill — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 42 / 38
Haddon — Low fire risk: 42/100 Bunkers Hill — Low fire risk: 38/100
Low flood risk 41 / 100
Haddon — Low flood risk: 41/100 Bunkers Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Haddon has more residents (1,276 vs 270); Haddon rents higher ($400/wk vs $335/wk).

Haddon Bunkers Hill
Population 1,276
+79% vs other
 270
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.9% +3.4%
Median age 40 46
Median household income $101,140/yr $107,016/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+16% vs other
 $335/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Haddon Bunkers Hill
0-4 6.0% / 4.8%
Haddon — 0-4: 6.0% Bunkers Hill — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 14.4% / 14.1%
Haddon — 5-14: 14.4% Bunkers Hill — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 7.1% / 6.3%
Haddon — 15-19: 7.1% Bunkers Hill — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 5.6% / 6.3%
Haddon — 20-24: 5.6% Bunkers Hill — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 10.1% / 10.0%
Haddon — 25-34: 10.1% Bunkers Hill — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 11.8% / 10.4%
Haddon — 35-44: 11.8% Bunkers Hill — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 13.9% / 12.2%
Haddon — 45-54: 13.9% Bunkers Hill — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 15.5% / 20.4%
Haddon — 55-64: 15.5% Bunkers Hill — 55-64: 20.4%
65-74 10.5% / 14.8%
Haddon — 65-74: 10.5% Bunkers Hill — 65-74: 14.8%
75-84 3.4% / 3.7%
Haddon — 75-84: 3.4% Bunkers Hill — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 0.6% / —
Haddon — 85+: 0.6% Bunkers Hill — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Haddon 59.0% couple families
Haddon — Couple Families: 59.0% Haddon — Lone Person: 24.4% Haddon — One Parent Families: 12.5% Haddon — Group Household: 3.2% Haddon — Other Families: 1.0%
Bunkers Hill 51.6% couple families
Bunkers Hill — Couple Families: 51.6% Bunkers Hill — Lone Person: 24.2% Bunkers Hill — One Parent Families: 19.4% Bunkers Hill — Group Household: 4.8% Bunkers Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Haddon 3.0% renting
Haddon — Owned Outright: 41.6% Haddon — Mortgage: 55.3% Haddon — Renting: 3.0%
Bunkers Hill 11.4% renting
Bunkers Hill — Owned Outright: 44.3% Bunkers Hill — Mortgage: 44.3% Bunkers Hill — Renting: 11.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Haddon Bunkers Hill
England 3.0% / —
Haddon — England: 3.0% Bunkers Hill — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.5%
Haddon — New Zealand: 1.1% Bunkers Hill — New Zealand: 1.5%
Germany 0.9% / —
Haddon — Germany: 0.9% Bunkers Hill — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.6% / —
Haddon — Scotland: 0.6% Bunkers Hill — Scotland: not among its largest
Philippines 0.4% / —
Haddon — Philippines: 0.4% Bunkers Hill — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

Qualifications

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

Haddon Bunkers Hill
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 24.1%
Haddon — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Bunkers Hill — Certificate III & IV: 24.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 8.9%
Haddon — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Bunkers Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 8.1%
Haddon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Bunkers Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 1.5%
Haddon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Bunkers Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 1.9%
Haddon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Bunkers Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Haddon 100.5% houses
Haddon — Houses: 100.5%
Bunkers Hill 100.0% houses
Bunkers Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Haddon Bunkers Hill
Median house price $835,000 $810,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $688,750 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 7 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Haddon Bunkers Hill
Rural and farming 92% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 1%
Residential 3% 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

Haddon Bunkers Hill
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
 1,451
across Ballarat
Approvals change year on year +10% +42%

Ranking within VIC

Haddon Bunkers Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC

Liveability

Haddon Bunkers Hill
Grade C —
Score 32/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Haddon carries more flood risk (59 vs 0); Bunkers Hill carries more crime risk (85 vs 27).

Haddon Bunkers Hill
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime Low
27/100
 High
85/100
Flood Moderate
59/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Haddon Bunkers Hill
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
Federation University Ballarat, 9.3 km

Schools in Haddon

  • Haddon Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Bunkers Hill

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Haddon Bunkers Hill
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 3 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Haddon sits further from the CBD (138 km vs 132.7 km).

Haddon Bunkers Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 138 km
+4% vs other
 132.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 102 min 97 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3351
 0.4%
postcode 3352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3351
 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.

Haddon Bunkers Hill
Car (driver) 75.2% / 81.0%
Haddon — Car (driver): 75.2% Bunkers Hill — Car (driver): 81.0%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 13.2%
Haddon — Worked from Home: 19.6% Bunkers Hill — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Walked Only 0.5% / 5.8%
Haddon — Walked Only: 0.5% Bunkers Hill — Walked Only: 5.8%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / —
Haddon — Car (passenger): 3.7% Bunkers Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 0.9% / —
Haddon — Train: 0.9% Bunkers Hill — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).

Setting

Haddon Bunkers Hill
Elevation 394 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 440 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Haddon Bunkers Hill
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
462 premises
 0%
97 premises

Climate

Haddon Bunkers Hill
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

Haddon Bunkers Hill
Average residential rate $2,052/yr $2,086/yr
Council Golden Plains Ballarat

Federal electorate

Haddon Bunkers Hill
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Haddon Bunkers Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Haddon

Acreage

Bunkers Hill

Rural

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