Miners Rest vs Bald Hills

Miners Rest is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 40 in Bald Hills. 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. In Bald Hills, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bald Hills tends to suit people living alone.

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 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 67/100)

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

First-home buyers

Miners Rest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bald Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $360/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Miners Rest

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (125.2 km vs 127.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Miners Rest

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 67/100)

Weighs 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 6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Miners Rest Bald Hills
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.

Miners Rest Bald Hills
Walkability 50 / 0
Miners Rest — Walkability: 50/100 Bald Hills — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 67 / 33
Miners Rest — Safety: 67/100 Bald Hills — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 67
Miners Rest — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bald Hills — Low fire risk: 67/100
Low flood risk 22 / 100
Miners Rest — Low flood risk: 22/100 Bald Hills — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Miners Rest has more residents (3,829 vs 114); Miners Rest rents higher ($360/wk vs $230/wk).

Miners Rest Bald Hills
Population 3,829
+97% vs other
 114
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.7% +6.5%
Median age 33 40
Median household income $103,116/yr
+16% vs other
 $86,632/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+36% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Miners Rest Bald Hills
0-4 8.2% / 6.1%
Miners Rest — 0-4: 8.2% Bald Hills — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 16.8% / 16.7%
Miners Rest — 5-14: 16.8% Bald Hills — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 5.9% / 5.3%
Miners Rest — 15-19: 5.9% Bald Hills — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.2% / 4.4%
Miners Rest — 20-24: 5.2% Bald Hills — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 16.1% / 10.5%
Miners Rest — 25-34: 16.1% Bald Hills — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 16.2% / 5.3%
Miners Rest — 35-44: 16.2% Bald Hills — 35-44: 5.3%
45-54 11.8% / 18.4%
Miners Rest — 45-54: 11.8% Bald Hills — 45-54: 18.4%
55-64 10.3% / 12.3%
Miners Rest — 55-64: 10.3% Bald Hills — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 6.8% / 5.3%
Miners Rest — 65-74: 6.8% Bald Hills — 65-74: 5.3%
75-84 2.5% / 4.4%
Miners Rest — 75-84: 2.5% Bald Hills — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 0.7% / —
Miners Rest — 85+: 0.7% Bald Hills — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Bald Hills 50.0% couple families
Bald Hills — Couple Families: 50.0% Bald Hills — Lone Person: 39.3% Bald Hills — One Parent Families: 10.7% Bald Hills — Group Household: 0.0% Bald Hills — 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.

Miners Rest 16.9% renting
Miners Rest — Owned Outright: 23.8% Miners Rest — Mortgage: 59.3% Miners Rest — Renting: 16.9%
Bald Hills 0.0% renting
Bald Hills — Owned Outright: 69.4% Bald Hills — Mortgage: 30.6% Bald Hills — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Miners Rest 98.6% houses
Miners Rest — Houses: 98.6% Miners Rest — Flats / Apartments: 0.7% Miners Rest — Townhouses: 0.7%
Bald Hills 100.0% houses
Bald Hills — Houses: 100.0% Bald Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Bald Hills — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Miners Rest Bald Hills
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 11.4%
Miners Rest — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Bald Hills — Certificate III & IV: 11.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 9.6%
Miners Rest — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Bald Hills — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 3.5%
Miners Rest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Bald Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 4.4%
Miners Rest — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Bald Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 2.6%
Miners Rest — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Bald Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Property market

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

Zoning mix

Bald Hills has more rural and farming land (99% vs 61%).

Miners Rest Bald Hills
Rural and farming 61% 99%
Residential 18% 0%
Other and special use 15% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 1%
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

Miners Rest Bald Hills
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.

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

Ranking within VIC

Miners Rest Bald Hills
House price Higher than 25% of VIC —
Income Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 10% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 94% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 46% of VIC —

Liveability

Miners Rest is more walkable (50 vs 0).

Miners Rest Bald Hills
Grade B —
Score 52/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Miners Rest carries more flood risk (78 vs 0); Bald Hills carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 0).

Miners Rest Bald Hills
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood High
78/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Miners Rest

  • Miners Rest Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Bald Hills

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

Amenities in the suburb

Miners Rest Bald Hills
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Bald Hills sits further from the CBD (127.4 km vs 125.2 km).

Miners Rest Bald Hills
Walkability score 50/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 125.2 km 127.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 89 min 90 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.

Miners Rest Bald Hills
Car (driver) 77.6% / 66.7%
Miners Rest — Car (driver): 77.6% Bald Hills — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 14.8% / 14.8%
Miners Rest — Worked from Home: 14.8% Bald Hills — Worked from Home: 14.8%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 11.1%
Miners Rest — Car (passenger): 5.0% Bald Hills — Car (passenger): 11.1%
Walked Only 1.4% / 7.4%
Miners Rest — Walked Only: 1.4% Bald Hills — Walked Only: 7.4%
Train 0.5% / —
Miners Rest — Train: 0.5% Bald Hills — Train: not among its largest

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

Setting

Miners Rest Bald Hills
Elevation 424 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 436 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Miners Rest Bald Hills
Annual rainfall 605 mm 714 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.7°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C —

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Miners Rest

Acreage Family River

Bald Hills

Family Rural

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