Mininera vs Westmere

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mininera, most households are couple families. In Westmere, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mininera tends to suit couples, while Westmere suits 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

Mininera

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 80/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 40%)

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

First-home buyers

Mininera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 16%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Westmere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($35/wk vs $125/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Westmere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (220.8 km vs 223.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mininera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Westmere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (55.0% vs -17.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mininera Westmere
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.

Mininera Westmere
Walkability 0 / 0
Mininera — Walkability: 0/100 Westmere — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 59 / 20
Mininera — Safety: 59/100 Westmere — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 33 / 30
Mininera — Low fire risk: 33/100 Westmere — Low fire risk: 30/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Mininera — Low flood risk: 100/100 Westmere — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mininera rents higher ($125/wk vs $35/wk); Mininera has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $84,500).

Mininera Westmere
Population 51 62
+22% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -17.7% +55.0%
Median age 47 46
Median household income $94,224/yr
+10% vs other
 $84,500/yr
Median weekly rent $125/wk
+72% vs other
 $35/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mininera Westmere
0-4 5.9% / 4.8%
Mininera — 0-4: 5.9% Westmere — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 11.8% / 12.9%
Mininera — 5-14: 11.8% Westmere — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 5.9% / —
Mininera — 15-19: 5.9% Westmere — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / —
Mininera — 20-24: not among its largest Westmere — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 15.7% / 16.1%
Mininera — 25-34: 15.7% Westmere — 25-34: 16.1%
35-44 11.8% / 12.9%
Mininera — 35-44: 11.8% Westmere — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 5.9% / 16.1%
Mininera — 45-54: 5.9% Westmere — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 17.6% / 14.5%
Mininera — 55-64: 17.6% Westmere — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 15.7% / 17.7%
Mininera — 65-74: 15.7% Westmere — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 7.8% / —
Mininera — 75-84: 7.8% Westmere — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 8.1%
Mininera — 85+: not among its largest Westmere — 85+: 8.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mininera 40.0% lone person
Mininera — Lone Person: 40.0% Mininera — Couple Families: 60.0%
Westmere 60.0% lone person
Westmere — Lone Person: 60.0% Westmere — Couple Families: 40.0%
Lone Person Couple Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mininera 0.0% renting
Mininera — Owned Outright: 82.4% Mininera — Mortgage: 17.6% Mininera — Renting: 0.0%
Westmere 0.0% renting
Westmere — Owned Outright: 77.8% Westmere — Mortgage: 22.2% Westmere — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mininera 100.0% houses
Mininera — Houses: 100.0%
Westmere 100.0% houses
Westmere — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mininera Westmere
Certificate III & IV 25.5% / 14.5%
Mininera — Certificate III & IV: 25.5% Westmere — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.8% / 6.5%
Mininera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.8% Westmere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 6.5%
Mininera — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Westmere — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 8.1%
Mininera — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Westmere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 8.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Zoning mix

Mininera Westmere
Rural and farming 99% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Mininera Westmere
New dwellings approved 56
across Ararat
same for both
Approvals change year on year +80%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Mininera Westmere
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 1% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC

Liveability

Mininera Westmere
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Westmere carries more crime risk (80 vs 41).

Mininera Westmere
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 High
70/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 High
80/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
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

Mininera Westmere
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

Mininera Westmere
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Mininera sits further from the CBD (223.2 km vs 220.8 km).

Mininera Westmere
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 223.2 km
+1% vs other
 220.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 155 min 154 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3351
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3351
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.

Mininera Westmere
Worked from Home 67.7% / 37.5%
Mininera — Worked from Home: 67.7% Westmere — Worked from Home: 37.5%
Car (driver) 32.3% / 62.5%
Mininera — Car (driver): 32.3% Westmere — Car (driver): 62.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.7%).

Setting

Mininera Westmere
Elevation 278 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 237 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mininera Westmere
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
33 premises

Climate

Mininera Westmere
Annual rainfall 554 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Mininera Westmere
Average residential rate $2,002/yr
same for both
Council Ararat
same for both

Federal electorate

Mininera Westmere
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mininera Westmere
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mininera

Rural

Westmere

Retirees Rural

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