Miners Rest vs Wendouree

Miners Rest is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 42 in Wendouree. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Miners Rest, most households are couple families. In Wendouree, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Miners Rest: a median of $640,000, against $515,000 in Wendouree, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Miners Rest tends to suit families with children and couples, while Wendouree suits people living alone, older residents, 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Miners Rest carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 93/100)
  • Wendouree has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 1)

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

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper land ($302,500 vs $355,000)
  • But Wendouree has cheaper houses ($515,000 vs $640,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wendouree

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $360/wk)
  • But Miners Rest leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wendouree

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 50/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (120.6 km vs 125.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wendouree

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 1%)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 10%)
  • But Miners Rest carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 93/100)

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 -0.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Miners Rest and Wendouree 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 Wendouree
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 Wendouree
Walkability 50 / 82
Miners Rest — Walkability: 50/100 Wendouree — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 67 / 7
Miners Rest — Safety: 67/100 Wendouree — Safety: 7/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Miners Rest — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wendouree — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 22 / 100
Miners Rest — Low flood risk: 22/100 Wendouree — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wendouree has more residents (10,376 vs 3,829); Miners Rest has higher household incomes ($103,116 vs $51,480).

Miners Rest Wendouree
Population 3,829 10,376
+171% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.7% -0.7%
Median age 33 42
Median household income $103,116/yr
+50% vs other
 $51,480/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+31% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Miners Rest Wendouree
0-4 8.2% / 5.4%
Miners Rest — 0-4: 8.2% Wendouree — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 16.8% / 10.7%
Miners Rest — 5-14: 16.8% Wendouree — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 5.9% / 6.1%
Miners Rest — 15-19: 5.9% Wendouree — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.2% / 6.4%
Miners Rest — 20-24: 5.2% Wendouree — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 16.1% / 14.1%
Miners Rest — 25-34: 16.1% Wendouree — 25-34: 14.1%
35-44 16.2% / 9.7%
Miners Rest — 35-44: 16.2% Wendouree — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 11.8% / 11.2%
Miners Rest — 45-54: 11.8% Wendouree — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 10.3% / 11.8%
Miners Rest — 55-64: 10.3% Wendouree — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 6.8% / 11.8%
Miners Rest — 65-74: 6.8% Wendouree — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 2.5% / 8.5%
Miners Rest — 75-84: 2.5% Wendouree — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 0.7% / 4.5%
Miners Rest — 85+: 0.7% Wendouree — 85+: 4.5%

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

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%
Wendouree 20.1% couple families
Wendouree — Couple Families: 20.1% Wendouree — Lone Person: 51.5% Wendouree — One Parent Families: 21.7% Wendouree — Group Household: 4.5% Wendouree — Other Families: 2.2%
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%
Wendouree 44.4% renting
Wendouree — Owned Outright: 34.6% Wendouree — Mortgage: 21.1% Wendouree — Renting: 44.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Miners Rest Wendouree
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 16.2%
Miners Rest — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Wendouree — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 6.5%
Miners Rest — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Wendouree — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 5.6%
Miners Rest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Wendouree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 1.5%
Miners Rest — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Wendouree — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.2%
Miners Rest — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Wendouree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

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 Wendouree
England 2.0% / 1.5%
Miners Rest — England: 2.0% Wendouree — England: 1.5%
Philippines 0.4% / 1.3%
Miners Rest — Philippines: 0.4% Wendouree — Philippines: 1.3%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.7%
Miners Rest — New Zealand: 0.8% Wendouree — New Zealand: 0.7%
India 0.4% / 0.7%
Miners Rest — India: 0.4% Wendouree — India: 0.7%
South Africa 0.6% / —
Miners Rest — South Africa: 0.6% Wendouree — South Africa: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Miners Rest — Netherlands: not among its largest Wendouree — Netherlands: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.0%).

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%
Wendouree 80.0% houses
Wendouree — Houses: 80.0% Wendouree — Townhouses: 15.6% Wendouree — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Miners Rest Wendouree
Median house price $640,000 $515,000
Median unit price — $327,500
Median land price $302,500 $355,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 37 days
from 56 sales
 24 days
from 116 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 Wendouree
3 bed $558K / $520K
Miners Rest — 3 bed: $558K (46 sales) Wendouree — 3 bed: $520K (256 sales)

46 vs 256 sales

4 bed $662K / $578K
Miners Rest — 4 bed: $662K (81 sales) Wendouree — 4 bed: $578K (39 sales)

81 vs 39 sales

Zoning mix

Miners Rest has more rural and farming land (61% vs 0%); Wendouree has more industrially zoned land (27% vs 0%).

Miners Rest Wendouree
Rural and farming 61% 0%
Residential 18% 46%
Industrial 0% 27%
Other and special use 15% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 12%
Parks and recreation 0% 9%
Commercial 0% 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 Wendouree
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 Wendouree
Houses 3.7%
$505/wk on $710K
 4.0%
$430/wk on $565K
Units — 5.0%
$330/wk on $345K

Ranking within VIC

Miners Rest Wendouree
House price Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Income Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 37% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of VIC
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 60% of VIC

Liveability

Wendouree is more walkable (82 vs 50); Miners Rest scores higher overall (52 vs 43).

Miners Rest Wendouree
Grade B C
Score 52/100 43/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Miners Rest carries more flood risk (78 vs 0); Wendouree carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0).

Miners Rest Wendouree
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
33/100
 High
93/100
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
 20
within 5 km

Schools

Miners Rest Wendouree
Inside the suburb 1 9
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 4
Universities within 10 km None 1
Federation University Ballarat, 4.0 km

Schools in Miners Rest

  • Miners Rest Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Wendouree

  • Wendouree Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Ballarat Grammar Independent · Combined at peers
  • Forest Street Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Mount Rowan Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Our Lady Help of Christians School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Yuille Park Community College Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Miners Rest Wendouree
Supermarkets 1 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 4 21
Childcare 3 12
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 4
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 1 4
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Miners Rest sits further from the CBD (125.2 km vs 120.6 km).

Miners Rest Wendouree
Walkability score 50/100 82/100
Distance to Melbourne 125.2 km
+4% vs other
 120.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 89 min 86 min
Public transport score 61/100 82/100
Rail
Peak arrivals per hour 17.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 199.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 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 Wendouree
Car (driver) 77.6% / 78.2%
Miners Rest — Car (driver): 77.6% Wendouree — Car (driver): 78.2%
Worked from Home 14.8% / 9.9%
Miners Rest — Worked from Home: 14.8% Wendouree — Worked from Home: 9.9%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 6.3%
Miners Rest — Car (passenger): 5.0% Wendouree — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Walked Only 1.4% / 3.2%
Miners Rest — Walked Only: 1.4% Wendouree — Walked Only: 3.2%
Bus 0.2% / 1.1%
Miners Rest — Bus: 0.2% Wendouree — Bus: 1.1%
Train 0.5% / 0.5%
Miners Rest — Train: 0.5% Wendouree — Train: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.2%).

Setting

Miners Rest Wendouree
Elevation 424 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 463 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Miners Rest Wendouree
Connectivity score 70/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 40%
1,552 premises
 46%
6,294 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Miners Rest Wendouree
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

Wendouree

Affordable Parks Regional Centre Transport Hub

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