Redan vs Delacombe

In both, most homes are detached houses. In Redan, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. In Delacombe, most households own their home. Houses cost more in Delacombe: a median of $581,000, against $508,000 in Redan, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Redan tends to suit renters and 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

Delacombe

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (91% vs 57%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 37%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Redan has cheaper houses ($507,500 vs $580,728)
  • Delacombe has cheaper land ($282,500 vs $427,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Redan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (49% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $310/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Redan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (117.2 km vs 119.6 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Redan has more units and townhouses to downsize into (43% vs 9%)
  • Delacombe has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Redan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.2% vs 3.6%)

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

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

Redan Delacombe
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.

Redan Delacombe
Walkability 70 / 72
Redan — Walkability: 70/100 Delacombe — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 12 / 16
Redan — Safety: 12/100 Delacombe — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Redan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Delacombe — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Redan — Low flood risk: 100/100 Delacombe — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Delacombe has more residents (5,408 vs 3,000); Delacombe has higher household incomes ($69,628 vs $55,172).

Redan Delacombe
Population 3,000 5,408
+80% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% —
Median age 39
same for both
Median household income $55,172/yr $69,628/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $255/wk $310/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Redan Delacombe
0-4 5.4% / 5.7%
Redan — 0-4: 5.4% Delacombe — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 9.7% / 12.3%
Redan — 5-14: 9.7% Delacombe — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 4.3% / 6.2%
Redan — 15-19: 4.3% Delacombe — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 8.2% / 6.8%
Redan — 20-24: 8.2% Delacombe — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 16.8% / 14.4%
Redan — 25-34: 16.8% Delacombe — 25-34: 14.4%
35-44 12.2% / 10.8%
Redan — 35-44: 12.2% Delacombe — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 10.7% / 11.3%
Redan — 45-54: 10.7% Delacombe — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 13.2% / 10.8%
Redan — 55-64: 13.2% Delacombe — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 11.7% / 11.2%
Redan — 65-74: 11.7% Delacombe — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 6.0% / 6.5%
Redan — 75-84: 6.0% Delacombe — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 2.4% / 3.9%
Redan — 85+: 2.4% Delacombe — 85+: 3.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Redan 55.4% lone person
Redan — Lone Person: 55.4% Redan — Couple Families: 17.5% Redan — One Parent Families: 19.6% Redan — Group Household: 6.1% Redan — Other Families: 1.4%
Delacombe 35.9% lone person
Delacombe — Lone Person: 35.9% Delacombe — Couple Families: 34.8% Delacombe — One Parent Families: 23.0% Delacombe — Group Household: 4.6% Delacombe — Other Families: 1.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Redan 48.8% renting
Redan — Owned Outright: 26.7% Redan — Mortgage: 24.5% Redan — Renting: 48.8%
Delacombe 27.8% renting
Delacombe — Owned Outright: 34.9% Delacombe — Mortgage: 37.3% Delacombe — Renting: 27.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Redan Delacombe
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 18.9%
Redan — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Delacombe — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 7.4%
Redan — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% Delacombe — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 5.8%
Redan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Delacombe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 1.3%
Redan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Delacombe — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.6%
Redan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Delacombe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Redan Delacombe
England 2.3% / 2.0%
Redan — England: 2.3% Delacombe — England: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.0%
Redan — New Zealand: 1.0% Delacombe — New Zealand: 1.0%
India 0.9% / 0.9%
Redan — India: 0.9% Delacombe — India: 0.9%
Philippines 0.9% / 0.6%
Redan — Philippines: 0.9% Delacombe — Philippines: 0.6%
Netherlands 0.6% / 0.4%
Redan — Netherlands: 0.6% Delacombe — Netherlands: 0.4%
Nepal 0.3% / 0.5%
Redan — Nepal: 0.3% Delacombe — Nepal: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Redan 57.4% houses
Redan — Houses: 57.4% Redan — Townhouses: 41.6% Redan — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Delacombe 90.9% houses
Delacombe — Houses: 90.9% Delacombe — Townhouses: 9.1% Delacombe — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Redan Delacombe
Median house price $507,500 $580,728
Median unit price $397,500 $420,000
Median land price $427,000 $282,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 21 sales
 31 days
from 62 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.

Redan Delacombe
3 bed $518K / $550K
Redan — 3 bed: $518K (55 sales) Delacombe — 3 bed: $550K (97 sales)

55 vs 97 sales

4 bed $550K / $649K
Redan — 4 bed: $550K (11 sales) Delacombe — 4 bed: $649K (60 sales)

11 vs 60 sales

Zoning mix

Delacombe has more industrially zoned land (43% vs 1%).

Redan Delacombe
Residential 69% 50%
Industrial 1% 43%
Other and special use 13% 0%
Parks and recreation 12% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 6%
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

Redan Delacombe
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.

Redan Delacombe
Houses 4.2%
$445/wk on $548K
 3.6%
$460/wk on $670K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Redan Delacombe
House price Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
Income Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC

Liveability

Redan Delacombe
Grade C B
Score 48/100 50/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Redan Delacombe
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
88/100
 High
84/100
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 14
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

Redan Delacombe
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Federation University Ballarat, 1.9 km
 1
Federation University Ballarat, 3.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.1% 1.3%

Schools in Redan

  • St Aloysius' School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Delacombe

  • Delacombe Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Lumen Christi School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Redan Delacombe
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 4 5
Childcare 2 4
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Delacombe sits further from the CBD (119.6 km vs 117.2 km).

Redan Delacombe
Walkability score 70/100 72/100
Distance to Melbourne 117.2 km 119.6 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 89 min 93 min
Public transport score 76/100
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 39.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 48.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3350
 0.4%
postcode 3356
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 3350
 31
postcode 3356

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.

Redan Delacombe
Car (driver) 71.0% / 79.4%
Redan — Car (driver): 71.0% Delacombe — Car (driver): 79.4%
Worked from Home 16.8% / 11.9%
Redan — Worked from Home: 16.8% Delacombe — Worked from Home: 11.9%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 6.2%
Redan — Car (passenger): 6.0% Delacombe — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only 2.7% / 1.2%
Redan — Walked Only: 2.7% Delacombe — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bus 1.7% / 0.7%
Redan — Bus: 1.7% Delacombe — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Redan Delacombe
Elevation 429 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 427 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Redan Delacombe
Connectivity score 78/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 53%
1,924 premises
 57%
3,172 premises

Climate

Redan Delacombe
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

Redan Delacombe
Average residential rate $2,086/yr
same for both
Council Ballarat
same for both

Federal electorate

Redan Delacombe
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Redan Delacombe
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Redan

Affordable Parks Quiet Townhouses

Delacombe

Affordable Large Blocks Parks

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