Balnarring Beach VIC 3926

Balnarring Beach sits 84 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 1 hour 15 minutes by car. Census data records 471 residents with a median age of 58 and a median household income of $85,124 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $423 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,800. Balnarring Beach is characterised by high flood risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Balnarring Beach's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $1.64 million, roughly 15% below where it sat a year earlier.

$1,640,000

last 3 quarters
Pricier than 99% of VIC
↓ −15.3% year-on-year

Based on 30 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 34 days — median across 11 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 2 bed 6 sales $1.31M
  • 3 bed 12 sales $1.47M
  • 4 bed 10 sales $2.01M

Short-Stay Rentals

19 active Airbnb listings: 19 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 4.8% of the suburb's homes.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Is Balnarring Beach safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Balnarring Beach sits in the moderate band, with 16 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 43% on the prior year.

16 offences

42.9% since 2025
Theft 12 (75.0%)
Break & Enter 3 (18.8%)
Assault 1 (6.2%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

1 crash

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Schools

One school serve Balnarring Beach, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.

50
out of 100
Average
1 school in this suburb
1 at similar

Walkability

Balnarring Beach is very car-dependent on foot — at 14/100, nearly all errands require a car.

14
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Top 23% in VIC
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 80
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Balnarring Beach.

82
connectivity score / 100
Top 9% in VIC
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
67%
Premises covered
430
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 67%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 32%
Fibre to the curb (FTTC) 2%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 0%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 0%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
2 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Mornington Peninsula: council population

The whole council area, not just Balnarring Beach · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
172,217
+0.8% in a year
Change
+1,360
people since 2024
Density
238
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-304
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+776
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+888
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
9/10
9/10 within VIC
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
8/10
8/10 within VIC
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
10/10
10/10 within VIC
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Balnarring Beach is home to 471 residents, with a median age of 58 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $85,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.6%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

471

Median Age

58

Median Household Income

$85,124/yr

Census Median Rent

$423/wk

Census Median Mortgage

$1,800/mo

Avg Household Size

2.3

Median Personal Income

$45,032/yr

Unemployment Rate

5.6%

Unoccupied Dwellings

109.0%

Total Dwellings

188

Owner-Occupier Rate

88.6%

Houses

102.7%

Rental Stress

25.8%

Mortgage Stress

25.4%

Work From Home

33.1%

Dwelling Types

Houses 193 (102.7%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 123 (66.5%)
Mortgage 41 (22.2%)
Renting 21 (11.4%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
76.6%
English Spoken at Home
93.2%
Employment Rate
45%
Completed Year 12
53.7%

Occupations

Professionals 48 (26.5%)
Managers 37 (20.4%)
Clerical & Administrative 22 (12.2%)
Technicians & Trades 21 (11.6%)
Community & Personal Service 19 (10.5%)
Labourers 15 (8.3%)
Sales 11 (6.1%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 9 (5.0%)

Religion

No Religion 277 (58.8%)
Christianity 144 (30.6%)
Buddhism 4 (0.8%)
Judaism 3 (0.6%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 21 (4.5%)
New Zealand 8 (1.7%)
Scotland 7 (1.5%)
Netherlands 3 (0.6%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 3 (0.6%)
2011-2015 4 (0.8%)
2001-2010 9 (1.9%)
1991-2000 3 (0.6%)
1981-1990 11 (2.3%)
Before 1981 32 (6.8%)

3 residents (0.6%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Age Distribution

0-4 17 (3.6%)
5-14 49 (10.4%)
15-19 20 (4.2%)
20-24 16 (3.4%)
25-34 19 (4.0%)
35-44 41 (8.7%)
45-54 57 (12.1%)
55-64 70 (14.9%)
65-74 96 (20.4%)
75-84 65 (13.8%)
85+ 18 (3.8%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 47 (43.9%)
Couple Families 42 (39.3%)
One Parent Families 14 (13.1%)
Other Families 4 (3.7%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 91 (62.8%)
Worked from Home 48 (33.1%)
Car (passenger) 6 (4.1%)

4% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (8 of 181).

City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.

Education

Bachelor Degree 100 (21.2%)
Certificate III & IV 54 (11.5%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 41 (8.7%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 25 (5.3%)
Postgraduate Degree 22 (4.7%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 52 (27.4%)
2 cars 102 (53.7%)
3 cars 26 (13.7%)
4+ cars 11 (5.8%)

Council Rates

Mornington Peninsula
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,659 a year through Mornington Peninsula based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,659/yr
14% below the VIC average of $1,937 · median of 79 councils
Rate in the dollar
0.168¢ / $
of property valuation
Valuation basis
Capital Improved Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Balnarring Beach's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Residential 73%
  • Parks and recreation 24%
  • Not zoned 3%

Planning zones cover 97% of the suburb's area. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.

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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Mornington Peninsula

The whole council area, not just Balnarring Beach · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 791 new dwellings were approved across Mornington Peninsula. That mix is 511 houses and 280 units. Approvals are up 9.2% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
791dwellings
+9.2% YoY
Houses
511
detached dwellings
Units
280
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2017).

Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.

Climate & Setting

from Cerberus, 5.9 km

Moderate rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.

Elevation
11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
397 m
Annual rainfall
696 mm
106 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
24.5°C
7 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
6.5°C
3 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

2 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

1.7%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.17% in 2021
+0.5 points this year
Top 9% in VIC

In postcode 3926, 52 of 3,112 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.6% (80 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.2%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.17%
2022
0.36%
2023
0.62%
2024
1.16%
2025
1.67%

Rooftop solar

48
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.1 kW each

In postcode 3926, 856 rooftop-solar systems totalling 6.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,803 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 52 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
54
2020
67
2021
88
2022
63
2023
58
2024
40
2025
48
2026
32

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.

The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.

0 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3926 in 2025-26. The most was 14, in 2000-01.

2000-01 to 2025-26

Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$8,553
Loan amount
$1,312,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,767,173

1 mortgage broker is registered in postcode 3926.

Deposit
$328,000
Stamp duty
$90,200
Cash needed at settlement
$418,200

Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Flinders

Currently held by Zoe Mckenzie Liberal

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Zoe Mckenzie 45.2% 54.8% +1.4
2022 Zoe Mckenzie 43.3% 56.7% +1.1
2019 Greg Hunt 44.4% 55.6% -1.4

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Hastings District

Currently held by Paul Mercurio Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

Year Winner Won with 2PP ALP 2PP LNP
2022 Paul Mercurio ALP 51.4% 51.4% 48.6%
2018 Neale Burgess LP 51.1% 48.9% 51.1%
2014 Neale Burgess LP 51.2% 42.4% 57.6%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.

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Common questions about Balnarring Beach

Is Balnarring Beach a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Balnarring Beach is moderate (48/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Balnarring Beach?

Balnarring Beach has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (62/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Balnarring Beach?

Balnarring Beach, VIC had a population of 471 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Balnarring Beach, VIC?

The postcode for Balnarring Beach, VIC is 3926.

How far is Balnarring Beach from Melbourne?

Balnarring Beach is 84 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 75 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Balnarring Beach?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Balnarring Beach was $85,124 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Balnarring Beach?

There are too few current rental listings in Balnarring Beach for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $423, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Balnarring Beach?

The median age of residents in Balnarring Beach was 58 at the 2021 ABS Census.

How are the schools in Balnarring Beach?

There is 1 school inside the Balnarring Beach boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Balnarring Beach walkable?

Balnarring Beach scores 14/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Balnarring Beach?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Balnarring Beach, Cerberus (5.9 km away), summer days average 24.5°C, winter nights 6.5°C, 696 mm of rain a year over 106 rainy days, and 7 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Balnarring Beach?

First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Balnarring Beach belong to?

Balnarring Beach sits within the Mornington Peninsula local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Balnarring Beach?

The average residential rates bill through Mornington Peninsula is $1,659 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Balnarring Beach?

Across Mornington Peninsula, 791 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 9.2% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Balnarring Beach in?

Balnarring Beach sits within the federal Division of Flinders, currently held by Zoe Mckenzie (Liberal).

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