Learmonth vs Coghills Creek
Coghills Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Learmonth. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coghills Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Learmonth tends to suit people living alone, while Coghills Creek suits older residents.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Learmonth has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- Coghills Creek is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 60%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Learmonth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 29%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Coghills Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $175/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Learmonth
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (133.8 km vs 136 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Learmonth is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Coghills Creek has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 26%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Coghills Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.7% vs -9.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Learmonth and Coghills Creek 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
Learmonth rents higher ($175/wk vs $0/wk); Learmonth has more residents (396 vs 80).
| Learmonth | Coghills Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 396 +80% vs other | 80 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.6% | +12.7% |
| Median age | 45 | 42 |
| Median household income | $79,040/yr | $81,224/yr +3% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).
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 (21.2%).
Property market
| Learmonth | Coghills Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $580,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $387,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 55 days from 5 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Coghills Creek has more rural and farming land (100% vs 82%).
| Learmonth | Coghills Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 82% | 100% |
| Parks and recreation | 15% | 0% |
| Residential | 2% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 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
| Learmonth | Coghills Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,451 across Ballarat same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +42% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Learmonth | Coghills Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 46% of VIC | Higher than 48% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of VIC | Higher than 17% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 38% of VIC | Higher than 52% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of VIC | Higher than 54% of VIC |
Liveability
Learmonth is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Learmonth | Coghills Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Learmonth carries more flood risk (55 vs 0); Coghills Creek carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 23).
| Learmonth | Coghills Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 23/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | Low 35/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 55/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Learmonth | Coghills Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Learmonth | Coghills Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Coghills Creek sits further from the CBD (136 km vs 133.8 km).
| Learmonth | Coghills Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 133.8 km | 136 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 93 min | 96 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3352 | 0.5% postcode 3364 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 3352 | 53 postcode 3364 |
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 (75.3%).
Setting
| Learmonth | Coghills Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 460 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 410 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Learmonth | Coghills Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 184 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Climate
| Learmonth | Coghills Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 605 mm | 537 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.7°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.5°C | — |
Council rates
| Learmonth | Coghills Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,086/yr same for both | |
| Council | Ballarat same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Learmonth | Coghills Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat same for both | |
| Member | Catherine King same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Learmonth | Coghills Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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