Mitchell Park vs Wendouree

Mitchell Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Wendouree. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wendouree, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Wendouree tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Wendouree

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (12 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 0)
  • But Mitchell Park is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 42%)

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

First-home buyers

Wendouree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($355,000 vs $800,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Mitchell Park leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 25%)
  • Wendouree has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wendouree

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (120.6 km vs 124.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wendouree

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Mitchell Park 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.

Mitchell Park 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.

Mitchell Park Wendouree
Walkability 0 / 82
Mitchell Park — Walkability: 0/100 Wendouree — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 9 / 7
Mitchell Park — Safety: 9/100 Wendouree — Safety: 7/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Mitchell Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wendouree — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 39 / 100
Mitchell Park — Low flood risk: 39/100 Wendouree — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wendouree has more residents (10,376 vs 887); Mitchell Park has higher household incomes ($69,264 vs $51,480).

Mitchell Park Wendouree
Population 887 10,376
+1070% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.2% -0.7%
Median age 37 42
Median household income $69,264/yr
+26% vs other
 $51,480/yr
Median weekly rent $263/wk
+5% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mitchell Park Wendouree
0-4 4.8% / 5.4%
Mitchell Park — 0-4: 4.8% Wendouree — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 12.5% / 10.7%
Mitchell Park — 5-14: 12.5% Wendouree — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 6.4% / 6.1%
Mitchell Park — 15-19: 6.4% Wendouree — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 7.0% / 6.4%
Mitchell Park — 20-24: 7.0% Wendouree — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 17.0% / 14.1%
Mitchell Park — 25-34: 17.0% Wendouree — 25-34: 14.1%
35-44 10.1% / 9.7%
Mitchell Park — 35-44: 10.1% Wendouree — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 14.1% / 11.2%
Mitchell Park — 45-54: 14.1% Wendouree — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 11.2% / 11.8%
Mitchell Park — 55-64: 11.2% Wendouree — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 9.7% / 11.8%
Mitchell Park — 65-74: 9.7% Wendouree — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 4.6% / 8.5%
Mitchell Park — 75-84: 4.6% Wendouree — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 2.1% / 4.5%
Mitchell Park — 85+: 2.1% Wendouree — 85+: 4.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mitchell Park 36.3% lone person
Mitchell Park — Lone Person: 36.3% Mitchell Park — Couple Families: 37.5% Mitchell Park — One Parent Families: 17.8% Mitchell Park — Group Household: 8.5% Mitchell Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Wendouree 51.5% lone person
Wendouree — Lone Person: 51.5% Wendouree — Couple Families: 20.1% Wendouree — One Parent Families: 21.7% Wendouree — Group Household: 4.5% Wendouree — Other Families: 2.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mitchell Park 27.1% renting
Mitchell Park — Owned Outright: 33.8% Mitchell Park — Mortgage: 39.1% Mitchell Park — Renting: 27.1%
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.

Mitchell Park Wendouree
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 16.2%
Mitchell Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Wendouree — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 6.5%
Mitchell Park — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Wendouree — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 5.6%
Mitchell Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Wendouree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.2%
Mitchell Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Wendouree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 1.5%
Mitchell Park — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Wendouree — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

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.

Mitchell Park Wendouree
England 1.7% / 1.5%
Mitchell Park — England: 1.7% Wendouree — England: 1.5%
China 2.8% / —
Mitchell Park — China: 2.8% Wendouree — China: not among its largest
Philippines 0.7% / 1.3%
Mitchell Park — Philippines: 0.7% Wendouree — Philippines: 1.3%
New Zealand 1.0% / 0.7%
Mitchell Park — New Zealand: 1.0% Wendouree — New Zealand: 0.7%
Netherlands 0.5% / 0.6%
Mitchell Park — Netherlands: 0.5% Wendouree — Netherlands: 0.6%
India — / 0.7%
Mitchell Park — India: not among its largest Wendouree — India: 0.7%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mitchell Park 90.9% houses
Mitchell Park — Houses: 90.9% Mitchell Park — Townhouses: 9.5% Mitchell Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wendouree 80.0% houses
Wendouree — Houses: 80.0% Wendouree — Townhouses: 15.6% Wendouree — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mitchell Park Wendouree
Median house price $493,750 $515,000
Median unit price — $327,500
Median land price $800,000 $355,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 43 days
from 6 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.

Mitchell Park Wendouree
3 bed $475K / $520K
Mitchell Park — 3 bed: $475K (16 sales) Wendouree — 3 bed: $520K (256 sales)

16 vs 256 sales

4 bed $561K / $578K
Mitchell Park — 4 bed: $561K (5 sales) Wendouree — 4 bed: $578K (39 sales)

5 vs 39 sales

Zoning mix

Mitchell Park has more rural and farming land (63% vs 0%); Wendouree has more industrially zoned land (27% vs 7%).

Mitchell Park Wendouree
Rural and farming 63% 0%
Residential 2% 46%
Industrial 7% 27%
Other and special use 23% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 12%
Parks and recreation 1% 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

Mitchell Park 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.

Mitchell Park Wendouree
Houses 4.2%
$470/wk on $585K
 4.0%
$430/wk on $565K
Units — 5.0%
$330/wk on $345K

Ranking within VIC

Mitchell Park Wendouree
House price Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Income Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 37% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 42% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 60% of VIC

Liveability

Wendouree is more walkable (82 vs 0); Wendouree scores higher overall (43 vs 22).

Mitchell Park Wendouree
Grade D C
Score 22/100 43/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Mitchell Park carries more flood risk (61 vs 0); Wendouree carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0).

Mitchell Park Wendouree
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime High
91/100
 High
93/100
Flood Moderate
61/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 20
within 5 km

Schools

Mitchell Park Wendouree
Inside the suburb 0 9
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 4
Universities within 10 km 1
Federation University Ballarat, 8.7 km
 1
Federation University Ballarat, 4.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.0% 1.1%

Schools in Mitchell Park

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

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

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

Mobility

Mitchell Park sits further from the CBD (124.2 km vs 120.6 km).

Mitchell Park Wendouree
Walkability score 0/100 82/100
Distance to Melbourne 124.2 km
+3% vs other
 120.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 90 min 86 min
Public transport score 31/100 82/100
Rail
Peak arrivals per hour 4.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 199.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3355
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 3355
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.

Mitchell Park Wendouree
Car (driver) 80.6% / 78.2%
Mitchell Park — Car (driver): 80.6% Wendouree — Car (driver): 78.2%
Worked from Home 11.3% / 9.9%
Mitchell Park — Worked from Home: 11.3% Wendouree — Worked from Home: 9.9%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 6.3%
Mitchell Park — Car (passenger): 6.9% Wendouree — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Walked Only — / 3.2%
Mitchell Park — Walked Only: not among its largest Wendouree — Walked Only: 3.2%
Bicycle 1.2% / 0.9%
Mitchell Park — Bicycle: 1.2% Wendouree — Bicycle: 0.9%
Bus — / 1.1%
Mitchell Park — Bus: not among its largest Wendouree — Bus: 1.1%

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

Setting

Mitchell Park Wendouree
Elevation 430 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 463 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mitchell Park Wendouree
Connectivity score 55/100 70/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
477 premises
 46%
6,294 premises

Climate

Mitchell Park 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Mitchell Park Wendouree
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mitchell Park

Acreage Affordable

Wendouree

Affordable Parks Regional Centre Transport Hub

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