Learmonth vs Miners Rest

Miners Rest is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 45 in Learmonth. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Miners Rest, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Miners Rest: a median of $640,000, against $580,000 in Learmonth, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Learmonth tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Miners Rest suits families with children and 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

Miners Rest

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Learmonth has cheaper houses ($580,000 vs $640,000)
  • Miners Rest has cheaper land ($302,500 vs $387,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Learmonth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $360/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Miners Rest

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 10/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (125.2 km vs 133.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Learmonth has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 10%)
  • Miners Rest is more walkable (50/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Miners Rest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.7% vs -9.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Learmonth Miners Rest
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.

Learmonth Miners Rest
Walkability 10 / 50
Learmonth — Walkability: 10/100 Miners Rest — Walkability: 50/100
Safety 64 / 67
Learmonth — Safety: 64/100 Miners Rest — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 77 / 100
Learmonth — Low fire risk: 77/100 Miners Rest — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 45 / 22
Learmonth — Low flood risk: 45/100 Miners Rest — Low flood risk: 22/100

Demographics

Miners Rest has more residents (3,829 vs 396); Miners Rest rents higher ($360/wk vs $175/wk).

Learmonth Miners Rest
Population 396 3,829
+867% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.6% +23.7%
Median age 45 33
Median household income $79,040/yr $103,116/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $175/wk $360/wk
+106% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Learmonth Miners Rest
0-4 4.3% / 8.2%
Learmonth — 0-4: 4.3% Miners Rest — 0-4: 8.2%
5-14 12.6% / 16.8%
Learmonth — 5-14: 12.6% Miners Rest — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 5.1% / 5.9%
Learmonth — 15-19: 5.1% Miners Rest — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 4.3% / 5.2%
Learmonth — 20-24: 4.3% Miners Rest — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 8.8% / 16.1%
Learmonth — 25-34: 8.8% Miners Rest — 25-34: 16.1%
35-44 10.9% / 16.2%
Learmonth — 35-44: 10.9% Miners Rest — 35-44: 16.2%
45-54 14.1% / 11.8%
Learmonth — 45-54: 14.1% Miners Rest — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 15.7% / 10.3%
Learmonth — 55-64: 15.7% Miners Rest — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 15.4% / 6.8%
Learmonth — 65-74: 15.4% Miners Rest — 65-74: 6.8%
75-84 9.1% / 2.5%
Learmonth — 75-84: 9.1% Miners Rest — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 1.0% / 0.7%
Learmonth — 85+: 1.0% Miners Rest — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Learmonth 43.3% couple families
Learmonth — Couple Families: 43.3% Learmonth — Lone Person: 40.2% Learmonth — One Parent Families: 16.5% Learmonth — Group Household: 0.0% Learmonth — Other Families: 0.0%
Miners Rest 55.9% couple families
Miners Rest — Couple Families: 55.9% Miners Rest — Lone Person: 22.3% Miners Rest — One Parent Families: 16.3% Miners Rest — Group Household: 4.1% Miners Rest — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Learmonth 11.8% renting
Learmonth — Owned Outright: 41.2% Learmonth — Mortgage: 47.1% Learmonth — Renting: 11.8%
Miners Rest 16.9% renting
Miners Rest — Owned Outright: 23.8% Miners Rest — Mortgage: 59.3% Miners Rest — Renting: 16.9%
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.

Learmonth Miners Rest
England 2.3% / 2.0%
Learmonth — England: 2.3% Miners Rest — England: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.0% / 0.8%
Learmonth — New Zealand: 1.0% Miners Rest — New Zealand: 0.8%
India 0.8% / 0.4%
Learmonth — India: 0.8% Miners Rest — India: 0.4%
South Africa — / 0.6%
Learmonth — South Africa: not among its largest Miners Rest — South Africa: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Learmonth — Philippines: not among its largest Miners Rest — Philippines: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Qualifications

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

Learmonth Miners Rest
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 19.5%
Learmonth — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Miners Rest — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.4% / 9.8%
Learmonth — Bachelor Degree: 10.4% Miners Rest — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 7.4%
Learmonth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Miners Rest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 2.2%
Learmonth — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Miners Rest — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 2.1%
Learmonth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Miners Rest — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Learmonth 99.3% houses
Learmonth — Houses: 99.3% Learmonth — Flats / Apartments: 0.7% Learmonth — Townhouses: 0.0%
Miners Rest 98.6% houses
Miners Rest — Houses: 98.6% Miners Rest — Flats / Apartments: 0.7% Miners Rest — Townhouses: 0.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Learmonth Miners Rest
Median house price $580,000 $640,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $387,000 $302,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 55 days
from 5 sales
 37 days
from 56 sales

Zoning mix

Learmonth has more rural and farming land (82% vs 61%).

Learmonth Miners Rest
Rural and farming 82% 61%
Residential 2% 18%
Other and special use 0% 15%
Parks and recreation 15% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Learmonth Miners Rest
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.

Learmonth Miners Rest
Houses — 3.7%
$505/wk on $710K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Learmonth Miners Rest
House price — Higher than 25% of VIC
Income Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 94% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 38% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 46% of VIC

Liveability

Miners Rest is more walkable (50 vs 10).

Learmonth Miners Rest
Grade — B
Score — 52/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Learmonth carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 0); Miners Rest carries more flood risk (78 vs 55).

Learmonth Miners Rest
Bushfire Low
23/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
33/100
Flood Moderate
55/100
 High
78/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Learmonth Miners Rest
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Learmonth

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

Schools in Miners Rest

  • Miners Rest Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Learmonth Miners Rest
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 4
Childcare 0 3
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Learmonth sits further from the CBD (133.8 km vs 125.2 km).

Learmonth Miners Rest
Walkability score 10/100 50/100
Distance to Melbourne 133.8 km
+6% vs other
 125.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 93 min 89 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.

Learmonth Miners Rest
Car (driver) 75.3% / 77.6%
Learmonth — Car (driver): 75.3% Miners Rest — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 15.7% / 14.8%
Learmonth — Worked from Home: 15.7% Miners Rest — Worked from Home: 14.8%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 5.0%
Learmonth — Car (passenger): 5.6% Miners Rest — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only 3.5% / 1.4%
Learmonth — Walked Only: 3.5% Miners Rest — Walked Only: 1.4%
Train — / 0.5%
Learmonth — Train: not among its largest Miners Rest — Train: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).

Setting

Learmonth Miners Rest
Elevation 460 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 424 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Learmonth Miners Rest
Connectivity score 30/100 70/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
184 premises
 40%
1,552 premises

Climate

Learmonth Miners Rest
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

Learmonth Miners Rest
Average residential rate $2,086/yr
same for both
Council Ballarat
same for both

Federal electorate

Learmonth Miners Rest
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Learmonth Miners Rest
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Learmonth

Affordable Retirees Rural

Miners Rest

Acreage Family River

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