Harrow vs Balmoral

Harrow is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 53 in Balmoral. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Harrow, about half of households are people living alone. In Balmoral, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Balmoral: a median of $453,000, against $405,000 in Harrow, and rent is higher there too.

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

Harrow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 7)

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

First-home buyers

Harrow

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (7% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper houses ($405,000 vs $453,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Harrow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($85/wk vs $100/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Balmoral

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (250 min vs 266 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (354 km vs 372.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

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

Harrow Balmoral
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.

Harrow Balmoral
Walkability 10 / 10
Harrow — Walkability: 10/100 Balmoral — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 72 / 76
Harrow — Safety: 72/100 Balmoral — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 49 / 48
Harrow — Low fire risk: 49/100 Balmoral — Low fire risk: 48/100
Low flood risk 85 / 71
Harrow — Low flood risk: 85/100 Balmoral — Low flood risk: 71/100

Demographics

Balmoral has more residents (281 vs 184); Harrow has higher household incomes ($80,600 vs $62,972).

Harrow Balmoral
Population 184 281
+53% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.0% -4.4%
Median age 49 53
Median household income $80,600/yr
+22% vs other
 $62,972/yr
Median weekly rent $85/wk $100/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Harrow Balmoral
0-4 7.1% / 3.6%
Harrow — 0-4: 7.1% Balmoral — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 8.2% / 10.7%
Harrow — 5-14: 8.2% Balmoral — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 10.3% / 6.8%
Harrow — 15-19: 10.3% Balmoral — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 2.2% / 4.3%
Harrow — 20-24: 2.2% Balmoral — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 8.2% / 3.6%
Harrow — 25-34: 8.2% Balmoral — 25-34: 3.6%
35-44 9.2% / 8.2%
Harrow — 35-44: 9.2% Balmoral — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 19.0% / 16.4%
Harrow — 45-54: 19.0% Balmoral — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 17.4% / 18.1%
Harrow — 55-64: 17.4% Balmoral — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 12.0% / 14.9%
Harrow — 65-74: 12.0% Balmoral — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 9.8% / 9.3%
Harrow — 75-84: 9.8% Balmoral — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 3.8% / 1.1%
Harrow — 85+: 3.8% Balmoral — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Harrow 54.2% lone person
Harrow — Lone Person: 54.2% Harrow — Couple Families: 28.8% Harrow — One Parent Families: 16.9%
Balmoral 60.2% lone person
Balmoral — Lone Person: 60.2% Balmoral — Couple Families: 32.5% Balmoral — One Parent Families: 7.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Harrow 10.9% renting
Harrow — Owned Outright: 56.2% Harrow — Mortgage: 32.8% Harrow — Renting: 10.9%
Balmoral 9.4% renting
Balmoral — Owned Outright: 64.1% Balmoral — Mortgage: 26.5% Balmoral — Renting: 9.4%
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.

Harrow Balmoral
England 4.9% / 3.2%
Harrow — England: 4.9% Balmoral — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 2.7% / 1.1%
Harrow — New Zealand: 2.7% Balmoral — New Zealand: 1.1%
Netherlands 2.7% / —
Harrow — Netherlands: 2.7% Balmoral — Netherlands: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.1%
Harrow — South Africa: not among its largest Balmoral — South Africa: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

Qualifications

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

Harrow Balmoral
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 19.6%
Harrow — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Balmoral — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 6.8%
Harrow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Balmoral — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 6.8%
Harrow — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Balmoral — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 1.8%
Harrow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Balmoral — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Harrow 100.0% houses
Harrow — Houses: 100.0% Harrow — Townhouses: 0.0% Harrow — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Balmoral 94.3% houses
Balmoral — Houses: 94.3% Balmoral — Townhouses: 3.3% Balmoral — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Harrow Balmoral
Median house price $405,000 $453,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Harrow Balmoral
Rural and farming 84% 91%
Parks and recreation 15% 7%
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

Harrow Balmoral
New dwellings approved 6
across West Wimmera
 43
across Southern Grampians
Approvals change year on year — +200%

Ranking within VIC

Harrow Balmoral
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of VIC
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC

Liveability

Harrow Balmoral
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Balmoral carries more flood risk (29 vs 15).

Harrow Balmoral
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
24/100
Flood Low
15/100
 Low
29/100
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

Harrow Balmoral
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Harrow

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

Schools in Balmoral

  • Balmoral K-12 Community College Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Harrow Balmoral
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 12 7
Childcare 0 1
GPs 1
same for both
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 12 3

Mobility

Harrow sits further from the CBD (372.2 km vs 354 km).

Harrow Balmoral
Walkability score 10/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 372.2 km
+5% vs other
 354 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 266 min 250 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3317
 0.0%
postcode 3407
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 3317
 32
postcode 3407

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.

Harrow Balmoral
Car (driver) 65.0% / 61.1%
Harrow — Car (driver): 65.0% Balmoral — Car (driver): 61.1%
Worked from Home 28.7% / 23.9%
Harrow — Worked from Home: 28.7% Balmoral — Worked from Home: 23.9%
Walked Only 6.2% / 15.0%
Harrow — Walked Only: 6.2% Balmoral — Walked Only: 15.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.0%).

Setting

Harrow Balmoral
Elevation 171 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 202 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Harrow Balmoral
Connectivity score 15/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
187 premises

Council rates

Harrow Balmoral
Average residential rate $1,709/yr $1,892/yr
Council West Wimmera Southern Grampians

Federal electorate

Harrow Balmoral
Division Mallee Wannon
Member Anne Webster Dan Tehan
Party The Nationals Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Harrow Balmoral
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Harrow

Retirees Rural

Balmoral

Retirees Rural

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