Learmonth vs Weatherboard
Learmonth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 56 in Weatherboard. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Weatherboard, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Weatherboard tends to suit people living alone and families with children.
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
Learmonth
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 78/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 33%)
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
Learmonth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $205/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Learmonth
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (93 min vs 98 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (133.8 km vs 138.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Learmonth
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 78/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 19%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Weatherboard
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.0% vs -9.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Learmonth 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
Learmonth has more residents (396 vs 52); Weatherboard skews older (56 vs 45).
| Learmonth | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 396 +87% vs other | 52 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.6% | +2.0% |
| Median age | 45 | 56 |
| Median household income | $79,040/yr | $93,184/yr +18% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk | $205/wk +17% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (7.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Learmonth | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Weatherboard has more rural and farming land (100% vs 82%).
| Learmonth | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,451 across Ballarat same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +42% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Learmonth | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 46% of VIC | Higher than 62% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of VIC | Higher than 1% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 38% of VIC | Higher than 37% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of VIC | Higher than 48% of VIC |
Liveability
Learmonth is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Learmonth | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Learmonth carries more flood risk (55 vs 0); Weatherboard carries more crime risk (78 vs 36).
| Learmonth | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 23/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | High 78/100 |
| 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 | 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
| Learmonth | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Weatherboard sits further from the CBD (138.2 km vs 133.8 km).
| Learmonth | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 133.8 km | 138.2 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 93 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
| Learmonth | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 460 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 481 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Learmonth | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 184 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Climate
| Learmonth | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,086/yr same for both | |
| Council | Ballarat same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Learmonth | Weatherboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat same for both | |
| Member | Catherine King same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Learmonth | 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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