Weatherboard vs Windermere

Windermere is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 56 in Weatherboard. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Weatherboard, most households are people living alone. In Windermere, most households are couple families. On these figures, Weatherboard tends to suit people living alone, while Windermere suits couples.

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

  • Weatherboard carries lower crime risk (78/100 vs 89/100)
  • Windermere is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 33%)

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

First-home buyers

Windermere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Windermere

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (90 min vs 98 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (131.2 km vs 138.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Weatherboard

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (78/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Weatherboard Windermere
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.

Weatherboard Windermere
Walkability 0 / 0
Weatherboard — Walkability: 0/100 Windermere — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 22 / 11
Weatherboard — Safety: 22/100 Windermere — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 78 / 100
Weatherboard — Low fire risk: 78/100 Windermere — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 18
Weatherboard — Low flood risk: 100/100 Windermere — Low flood risk: 18/100

Demographics

Windermere has more residents (96 vs 52); Windermere has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $93,184).

Weatherboard Windermere
Population 52 96
+85% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.0% -1.0%
Median age 56 46
Median household income $93,184/yr $117,000/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $205/wk
+2% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Weatherboard Windermere
0-4 15.4% / —
Weatherboard — 0-4: 15.4% Windermere — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 5.8% / 19.8%
Weatherboard — 5-14: 5.8% Windermere — 5-14: 19.8%
15-19 5.8% / 7.3%
Weatherboard — 15-19: 5.8% Windermere — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 — / 5.2%
Weatherboard — 20-24: not among its largest Windermere — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 7.7% / 14.6%
Weatherboard — 25-34: 7.7% Windermere — 25-34: 14.6%
35-44 9.6% / 3.1%
Weatherboard — 35-44: 9.6% Windermere — 35-44: 3.1%
45-54 7.7% / 11.5%
Weatherboard — 45-54: 7.7% Windermere — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 26.9% / 16.7%
Weatherboard — 55-64: 26.9% Windermere — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 13.5% / 12.5%
Weatherboard — 65-74: 13.5% Windermere — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 5.8% / 8.3%
Weatherboard — 75-84: 5.8% Windermere — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ — / —
Weatherboard — 85+: not among its largest Windermere — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Weatherboard 66.7% lone person
Weatherboard — Lone Person: 66.7% Weatherboard — Couple Families: 33.3%
Windermere 33.3% lone person
Windermere — Lone Person: 33.3% Windermere — Couple Families: 66.7%
Lone Person Couple Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Weatherboard 0.0% renting
Weatherboard — Owned Outright: 63.2% Weatherboard — Mortgage: 36.8% Weatherboard — Renting: 0.0%
Windermere 26.9% renting
Windermere — Owned Outright: 50.0% Windermere — Mortgage: 23.1% Windermere — Renting: 26.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Weatherboard 100.0% houses
Weatherboard — Houses: 100.0%
Windermere 100.0% houses
Windermere — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Weatherboard Windermere
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 25.0%
Weatherboard — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Windermere — Certificate III & IV: 25.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 10.4%
Weatherboard — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Windermere — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.5% / 8.3%
Weatherboard — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5% Windermere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 7.7% / —
Weatherboard — Postgraduate Degree: 7.7% Windermere — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.2%
Weatherboard — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Windermere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Zoning mix

Weatherboard Windermere
Rural and farming 100% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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

Weatherboard Windermere
New dwellings approved 1,451
across Ballarat
same for both
Approvals change year on year +42%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Weatherboard Windermere
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Windermere carries more flood risk (82 vs 0); Weatherboard carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0).

Weatherboard Windermere
Bushfire Low
22/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
78/100
 High
89/100
Flood None
0/100
 High
82/100
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

Weatherboard Windermere
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

Weatherboard Windermere
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 0 9

Mobility

Weatherboard sits further from the CBD (138.2 km vs 131.2 km).

Weatherboard Windermere
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 138.2 km
+5% vs other
 131.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 98 min 90 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3352
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3352
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.

Weatherboard Windermere
Car (driver) 100.0% / 47.8%
Weatherboard — Car (driver): 100.0% Windermere — Car (driver): 47.8%
Worked from Home — / 32.6%
Weatherboard — Worked from Home: not among its largest Windermere — Worked from Home: 32.6%
Walked Only — / 19.6%
Weatherboard — Walked Only: not among its largest Windermere — Walked Only: 19.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Weatherboard Windermere
Elevation 481 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 399 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Weatherboard Windermere
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
45 premises

Climate

Weatherboard Windermere
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

Weatherboard Windermere
Average residential rate $2,086/yr
same for both
Council Ballarat
same for both

Federal electorate

Weatherboard Windermere
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Weatherboard Windermere
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Weatherboard

Rural Young Families

Windermere

Rural

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