Nerrina vs Glen Park

Nerrina is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 51 in Glen Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Glen Park tends to suit couples 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

Nerrina

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 95/100)

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

First-home buyers

Nerrina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Glen Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $380/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Nerrina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nerrina

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 95/100)
  • But Glen Park has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Glen Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.8% vs 0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Nerrina and Glen 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.

Nerrina Glen 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.

Nerrina Glen Park
Walkability 25 / 0
Nerrina — Walkability: 25/100 Glen Park — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 5
Nerrina — Safety: 50/100 Glen Park — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 66 / 23
Nerrina — Low fire risk: 66/100 Glen Park — Low fire risk: 23/100
Low flood risk 100 / 83
Nerrina — Low flood risk: 100/100 Glen Park — Low flood risk: 83/100

Demographics

Nerrina rents higher ($380/wk vs $0/wk); Nerrina has more residents (970 vs 110).

Nerrina Glen Park
Population 970
+89% vs other
 110
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.8% +6.8%
Median age 42 51
Median household income $125,060/yr
+24% vs other
 $95,316/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nerrina Glen Park
0-4 4.1% / 5.5%
Nerrina — 0-4: 4.1% Glen Park — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 14.3% / 14.5%
Nerrina — 5-14: 14.3% Glen Park — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 7.6% / 7.3%
Nerrina — 15-19: 7.6% Glen Park — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 5.6% / 6.4%
Nerrina — 20-24: 5.6% Glen Park — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 9.1% / 5.5%
Nerrina — 25-34: 9.1% Glen Park — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 11.9% / 5.5%
Nerrina — 35-44: 11.9% Glen Park — 35-44: 5.5%
45-54 17.5% / 10.9%
Nerrina — 45-54: 17.5% Glen Park — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 16.0% / 21.8%
Nerrina — 55-64: 16.0% Glen Park — 55-64: 21.8%
65-74 9.0% / 18.2%
Nerrina — 65-74: 9.0% Glen Park — 65-74: 18.2%
75-84 3.2% / 2.7%
Nerrina — 75-84: 3.2% Glen Park — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ 0.9% / 3.6%
Nerrina — 85+: 0.9% Glen Park — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nerrina 56.2% couple families
Nerrina — Couple Families: 56.2% Nerrina — Lone Person: 25.9% Nerrina — One Parent Families: 11.6% Nerrina — Group Household: 3.6% Nerrina — Other Families: 2.8%
Glen Park 66.7% couple families
Glen Park — Couple Families: 66.7% Glen Park — Lone Person: 33.3% Glen Park — One Parent Families: 0.0% Glen Park — Group Household: 0.0% Glen 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.

Nerrina 7.8% renting
Nerrina — Owned Outright: 42.3% Nerrina — Mortgage: 49.9% Nerrina — Renting: 7.8%
Glen Park 0.0% renting
Glen Park — Owned Outright: 68.6% Glen Park — Mortgage: 31.4% Glen Park — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nerrina 99.1% houses
Nerrina — Houses: 99.1% Nerrina — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Glen Park 100.0% houses
Glen Park — Houses: 100.0% Glen Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Nerrina Glen Park
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 16.4%
Nerrina — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Glen Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 16.1% / 13.6%
Nerrina — Bachelor Degree: 16.1% Glen Park — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 5.5%
Nerrina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Glen Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 2.7%
Nerrina — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Glen Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 2.7%
Nerrina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Glen Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Property market

Nerrina Glen Park
Median house price $735,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $427,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 6 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Glen Park has more rural and farming land (34% vs 21%).

Nerrina Glen Park
Parks and recreation 51% 48%
Rural and farming 21% 34%
Residential 21% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 18%
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

Nerrina Glen Park
New dwellings approved 1,451
across Ballarat
same for both
Approvals change year on year +42%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Nerrina Glen Park
House price Higher than 41% of VIC —
Income Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 95% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC

Liveability

Nerrina is more walkable (25 vs 0).

Nerrina Glen Park
Grade A —
Score 69/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Glen Park carries more flood risk (17 vs 0); Glen Park carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 34).

Nerrina Glen Park
Bushfire Low
34/100
 High
77/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 High
95/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
17/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Nerrina Glen Park
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Federation University Ballarat, 4.8 km
 1
Federation University Ballarat, 8.8 km

Schools in Nerrina

  • Little Bendigo Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Glen Park

  • Glen Park Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Nerrina Glen Park
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 59 5

Mobility

Nerrina Glen Park
Walkability score 25/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 114.7 km
+2% vs other
 112.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 87 min 89 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3350
 0.4%
postcode 3352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 3350
 51
postcode 3352

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.

Nerrina Glen Park
Car (driver) 67.9% / 79.5%
Nerrina — Car (driver): 67.9% Glen Park — Car (driver): 79.5%
Worked from Home 25.4% / 20.5%
Nerrina — Worked from Home: 25.4% Glen Park — Worked from Home: 20.5%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / —
Nerrina — Car (passenger): 4.5% Glen Park — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 0.8% / —
Nerrina — Train: 0.8% Glen Park — Train: not among its largest
Bus 0.8% / —
Nerrina — Bus: 0.8% Glen Park — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.5%).

Setting

Nerrina Glen Park
Elevation 488 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 563 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Nerrina Glen Park
Connectivity score 96/100 31/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 94%
431 premises
 3%
39 premises

Climate

Nerrina Glen Park
Annual rainfall 605 mm 714 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.7°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C —

Council rates

Nerrina Glen Park
Average residential rate $2,086/yr
same for both
Council Ballarat
same for both

Federal electorate

Nerrina Glen Park
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Nerrina

Acreage River

Glen Park

Rural

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