Miners Rest vs Mitchell Park

Miners Rest is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 37 in Mitchell Park. In both, most 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 $494,000 in Mitchell Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Miners Rest tends to suit families with children and couples, while Mitchell Park suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 91/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 55%)

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

First-home buyers

Miners Rest

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($302,500 vs $800,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)
  • But Mitchell Park has cheaper houses ($493,750 vs $640,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mitchell Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($263/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Miners Rest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Miners Rest

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 91/100)
  • But Mitchell Park has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 10%)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Miners Rest is growing faster (23.7% vs 2.2%)
  • Mitchell Park returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.2% vs 3.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Miners Rest and Mitchell Park 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 Mitchell Park
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 Mitchell Park
Walkability 50 / 0
Miners Rest — Walkability: 50/100 Mitchell Park — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 67 / 9
Miners Rest — Safety: 67/100 Mitchell Park — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Miners Rest — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mitchell Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 22 / 39
Miners Rest — Low flood risk: 22/100 Mitchell Park — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

Miners Rest has more residents (3,829 vs 887); Miners Rest has higher household incomes ($103,116 vs $69,264).

Miners Rest Mitchell Park
Population 3,829
+77% vs other
 887
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.7% +2.2%
Median age 33 37
Median household income $103,116/yr
+33% vs other
 $69,264/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+27% vs other
 $263/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Miners Rest Mitchell Park
0-4 8.2% / 4.8%
Miners Rest — 0-4: 8.2% Mitchell Park — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 16.8% / 12.5%
Miners Rest — 5-14: 16.8% Mitchell Park — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 5.9% / 6.4%
Miners Rest — 15-19: 5.9% Mitchell Park — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.2% / 7.0%
Miners Rest — 20-24: 5.2% Mitchell Park — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 16.1% / 17.0%
Miners Rest — 25-34: 16.1% Mitchell Park — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 16.2% / 10.1%
Miners Rest — 35-44: 16.2% Mitchell Park — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 11.8% / 14.1%
Miners Rest — 45-54: 11.8% Mitchell Park — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 10.3% / 11.2%
Miners Rest — 55-64: 10.3% Mitchell Park — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 6.8% / 9.7%
Miners Rest — 65-74: 6.8% Mitchell Park — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 2.5% / 4.6%
Miners Rest — 75-84: 2.5% Mitchell Park — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 0.7% / 2.1%
Miners Rest — 85+: 0.7% Mitchell Park — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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%
Mitchell Park 37.5% couple families
Mitchell Park — Couple Families: 37.5% Mitchell Park — Lone Person: 36.3% Mitchell Park — One Parent Families: 17.8% Mitchell Park — Group Household: 8.5% Mitchell Park — 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%
Mitchell Park 27.1% renting
Mitchell Park — Owned Outright: 33.8% Mitchell Park — Mortgage: 39.1% Mitchell Park — Renting: 27.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Miners Rest Mitchell Park
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 17.8%
Miners Rest — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Mitchell Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 8.6%
Miners Rest — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Mitchell Park — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 6.4%
Miners Rest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Mitchell Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.1%
Miners Rest — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Mitchell Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 0.8%
Miners Rest — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Mitchell Park — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

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

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.

Miners Rest Mitchell Park
England 2.0% / 1.7%
Miners Rest — England: 2.0% Mitchell Park — England: 1.7%
China — / 2.8%
Miners Rest — China: not among its largest Mitchell Park — China: 2.8%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.0%
Miners Rest — New Zealand: 0.8% Mitchell Park — New Zealand: 1.0%
Philippines 0.4% / 0.7%
Miners Rest — Philippines: 0.4% Mitchell Park — Philippines: 0.7%
South Africa 0.6% / —
Miners Rest — South Africa: 0.6% Mitchell Park — South Africa: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Miners Rest — Netherlands: not among its largest Mitchell Park — Netherlands: 0.5%
India 0.4% / —
Miners Rest — India: 0.4% Mitchell Park — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Miners Rest 98.6% houses
Miners Rest — Houses: 98.6% Miners Rest — Townhouses: 0.7% Miners Rest — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Mitchell Park 90.9% houses
Mitchell Park — Houses: 90.9% Mitchell Park — Townhouses: 9.5% Mitchell Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Miners Rest Mitchell Park
Median house price $640,000 $493,750
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $302,500 $800,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 37 days
from 56 sales
 43 days
from 6 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Miners Rest Mitchell Park
3 bed $558K / $475K
Miners Rest — 3 bed: $558K (46 sales) Mitchell Park — 3 bed: $475K (16 sales)

46 vs 16 sales

4 bed $662K / $561K
Miners Rest — 4 bed: $662K (81 sales) Mitchell Park — 4 bed: $561K (5 sales)

81 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Miners Rest Mitchell Park
Rural and farming 61% 63%
Other and special use 15% 23%
Residential 18% 2%
Industrial 0% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 4%
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 Mitchell Park
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 Mitchell Park
Houses 3.7%
$505/wk on $710K
 4.2%
$470/wk on $585K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Miners Rest Mitchell Park
House price Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
Income Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC

Liveability

Miners Rest is more walkable (50 vs 0); Miners Rest scores higher overall (52 vs 22).

Miners Rest Mitchell Park
Grade B D
Score 52/100 22/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Mitchell Park carries more crime risk (91 vs 33); Miners Rest carries more flood risk (78 vs 61).

Miners Rest Mitchell Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
33/100
 High
91/100
Flood High
78/100
 Moderate
61/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Miners Rest Mitchell Park
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
Federation University Ballarat, 8.7 km

Schools in Miners Rest

  • Miners Rest Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Mitchell Park

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

Amenities in the suburb

Miners Rest Mitchell Park
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 2
Childcare 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 2
Waterways 3 5

Mobility

Miners Rest Mitchell Park
Walkability score 50/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 125.2 km 124.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 89 min 90 min
Public transport score 61/100 31/100
Peak arrivals per hour 17.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3352
 0.5%
postcode 3355
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3352
 27
postcode 3355

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 Mitchell Park
Car (driver) 77.6% / 80.6%
Miners Rest — Car (driver): 77.6% Mitchell Park — Car (driver): 80.6%
Worked from Home 14.8% / 11.3%
Miners Rest — Worked from Home: 14.8% Mitchell Park — Worked from Home: 11.3%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 6.9%
Miners Rest — Car (passenger): 5.0% Mitchell Park — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Bicycle 0.5% / 1.2%
Miners Rest — Bicycle: 0.5% Mitchell Park — Bicycle: 1.2%
Walked Only 1.4% / —
Miners Rest — Walked Only: 1.4% Mitchell Park — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 0.5% / —
Miners Rest — Train: 0.5% Mitchell Park — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).

Setting

Miners Rest Mitchell Park
Elevation 424 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 430 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Miners Rest Mitchell Park
Connectivity score 70/100 55/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 40%
1,552 premises
 32%
477 premises

Climate

Miners Rest Mitchell Park
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Miners Rest Mitchell Park
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

Mitchell Park

Acreage Affordable

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