Windermere vs Mitchell Park

Mitchell Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 46 in Windermere. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Windermere, most households are couple families. On these figures, Windermere tends to suit 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

Windermere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 55%)

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

Windermere

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $263/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mitchell Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (124.2 km vs 131.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Windermere and Mitchell 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.

Windermere Mitchell 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.

Windermere Mitchell Park
Walkability 0 / 0
Windermere — Walkability: 0/100 Mitchell Park — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 11 / 9
Windermere — Safety: 11/100 Mitchell Park — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Windermere — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mitchell Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 18 / 39
Windermere — Low flood risk: 18/100 Mitchell Park — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

Mitchell Park has more residents (887 vs 96); Windermere has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $69,264).

Windermere Mitchell Park
Population 96 887
+824% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.0% +2.2%
Median age 46 37
Median household income $117,000/yr
+41% vs other
 $69,264/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $263/wk
+32% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Windermere Mitchell Park
0-4 — / 4.8%
Windermere — 0-4: not among its largest Mitchell Park — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 19.8% / 12.5%
Windermere — 5-14: 19.8% Mitchell Park — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 7.3% / 6.4%
Windermere — 15-19: 7.3% Mitchell Park — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.2% / 7.0%
Windermere — 20-24: 5.2% Mitchell Park — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 14.6% / 17.0%
Windermere — 25-34: 14.6% Mitchell Park — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 3.1% / 10.1%
Windermere — 35-44: 3.1% Mitchell Park — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 11.5% / 14.1%
Windermere — 45-54: 11.5% Mitchell Park — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 16.7% / 11.2%
Windermere — 55-64: 16.7% Mitchell Park — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 12.5% / 9.7%
Windermere — 65-74: 12.5% Mitchell Park — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 8.3% / 4.6%
Windermere — 75-84: 8.3% Mitchell Park — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ — / 2.1%
Windermere — 85+: not among its largest Mitchell Park — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Windermere 66.7% couple families
Windermere — Couple Families: 66.7% Windermere — Lone Person: 33.3% Windermere — One Parent Families: 0.0% Windermere — Group Household: 0.0%
Mitchell Park 37.5% couple families
Mitchell Park — Couple Families: 37.5% Mitchell Park — Lone Person: 36.3% Mitchell Park — One Parent Families: 17.8% Mitchell Park — Group Household: 8.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Windermere 26.9% renting
Windermere — Owned Outright: 50.0% Windermere — Mortgage: 23.1% Windermere — Renting: 26.9%
Mitchell Park 27.1% renting
Mitchell Park — Owned Outright: 33.8% Mitchell Park — Mortgage: 39.1% Mitchell Park — Renting: 27.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Windermere 100.0% houses
Windermere — Houses: 100.0% Windermere — Townhouses: 0.0%
Mitchell Park 90.9% houses
Mitchell Park — Houses: 90.9% Mitchell Park — Townhouses: 9.5%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Windermere Mitchell Park
Certificate III & IV 25.0% / 17.8%
Windermere — Certificate III & IV: 25.0% Mitchell Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.4% / 8.6%
Windermere — Bachelor Degree: 10.4% Mitchell Park — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 6.4%
Windermere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Mitchell Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.2% / 2.1%
Windermere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2% Mitchell Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Windermere — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mitchell Park — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

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

Property market

Windermere Mitchell Park
Median house price — $493,750
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $800,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 43 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Windermere has more rural and farming land (98% vs 63%).

Windermere Mitchell Park
Rural and farming 98% 63%
Other and special use 0% 23%
Industrial 0% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 4%
Residential 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

Windermere Mitchell Park
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.

Windermere Mitchell Park
Houses — 4.2%
$470/wk on $585K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Windermere Mitchell Park
House price — Higher than 13% of VIC
Income Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 81% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 79% of VIC

Liveability

Windermere Mitchell Park
Grade — D
Score — 22/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Windermere carries more flood risk (82 vs 61).

Windermere Mitchell Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
 High
91/100
Flood High
82/100
 Moderate
61/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Windermere Mitchell Park
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
Universities within 10 km None 1
Federation University Ballarat, 8.7 km

Amenities in the suburb

Windermere Mitchell Park
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 9 5

Mobility

Windermere sits further from the CBD (131.2 km vs 124.2 km).

Windermere Mitchell Park
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 131.2 km
+5% vs other
 124.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 90 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3352
 0.5%
postcode 3355
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3352
 27
postcode 3355

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.

Windermere Mitchell Park
Car (driver) 47.8% / 80.6%
Windermere — Car (driver): 47.8% Mitchell Park — Car (driver): 80.6%
Worked from Home 32.6% / 11.3%
Windermere — Worked from Home: 32.6% Mitchell Park — Worked from Home: 11.3%
Walked Only 19.6% / —
Windermere — Walked Only: 19.6% Mitchell Park — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 6.9%
Windermere — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mitchell Park — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Bicycle — / 1.2%
Windermere — Bicycle: not among its largest Mitchell Park — Bicycle: 1.2%

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

Setting

Windermere Mitchell Park
Elevation 399 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 430 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Windermere Mitchell Park
Connectivity score 30/100 55/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 32%
477 premises

Climate

Windermere Mitchell Park
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Windermere

Rural

Mitchell Park

Acreage Affordable

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