Golden Point VIC 3350
Golden Point sits 115 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 1 hour 25 minutes by car. Census data records 2,217 residents with a median age of 40 and a median household income of $68,068 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population grew 5.2% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $290 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,300. The area shows high crime risk and high flood risk. Walkability is moderate.
Is Golden Point a good suburb?
Golden Point scores a C (35/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on safety.
Very walkable
Walkability 68/100 · 114.9 km · 85 min drive to Melbourne
Median available
Median $562K
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 91/100 · Flood 82/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 4/10 · median age 40 · 2,217 residents
Liveability Rating
35 / 100 · Ranked #655 in VICEach bar is Golden Point's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
35 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataGolden Point's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $562,000, roughly 10% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$562,500
4% above its 4 neighbours (median $540,000)
Based on 90 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 55 days — median across 21 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 15 sales $462K
- 3 bed 57 sales $570K
- 4 bed 13 sales $612K
Units
$335,000
Based on only 8 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 20 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 7 sales $335K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Golden Point are currently listed at around $550,000 on average. Based on 17 houses listed in the past six months.
$550K
17 houses listed in the last 6 months.
18 of the suburb's 998 dwellings (1.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Golden Point rent for around $440 a week on average, based on 11 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$440/wk
4% below its 3 neighbours (median $460/wk)
11 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
12 rentals advertised against an estimated 392 rented homes (3.1%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025120 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 25% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3350.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$440/week ($23,000 a year) on a $550,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Golden Point safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Golden Point sits in the high band, with 365 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 67% on the prior year.
365 offences
67.4% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202513 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
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
Universities nearby
1.9% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Golden Point is somewhat walkable on foot — at 68/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Golden Point.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 42.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 36.3 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 50.1 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 16.7 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Golden Point.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 100%
- Premises covered
- 1,328
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
Ballarat: council population
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
The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Golden Point is home to about 2,200 residents, with a median age of 40, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $68,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
2,217
Median Age
40
Median Household Income
$68,068/yr
Census Median Rent
$290/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg Household Size
2.1
Median Personal Income
$39,364/yr
Unemployment Rate
6.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
12.5%
Total Dwellings
998
Owner-Occupier Rate
60.7%
Houses
85.9%
Rental Stress
22.2%
Mortgage Stress
22.9%
Work From Home
22.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
21 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 0 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 383 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 80.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 86.6%
- Employment Rate
- 57.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 47.0%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
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.
59 residents (2.7%) 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.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
10.2% of residents (218) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (195).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,127 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
4% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (46 of 1,098).
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
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,086 a year through Ballarat based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 67%
- Other and special use 16%
- Parks and recreation 11%
- Infrastructure and transport 5%
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: Ballarat
In the year to August 2026, 1,451 new dwellings were approved across Ballarat. That mix is 1,134 houses and 317 units. Approvals are up 41.8% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2009).
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 Ballarat Aerodrome, 9.4 kmModerate rainfall — warm summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 457 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Annual rainfall
- 605 mm
- 97 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 25.7°C
- 6 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 3.5°C
- 17 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
13 facilities within 5 km- 1.0 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Ammonia (total) · Total Phosphorus
- 1.4 kmRail Passenger TransportTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Cumene (1-methylethylbenzene) · Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers)
- 1.9 kmGold Ore MiningTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 2.1 kmHospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)Top reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 2.3 kmHospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)Top reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
EV adoption
In postcode 3350, 464 of 54,066 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.9% (1,565 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3350, 8,427 rooftop-solar systems totalling 57.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 28,431 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 702 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.
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.
49 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3350 in 2025-26, rank 30 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 548, in 2009-10.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
35 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 3350.
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.
At $562,500 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
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
Currently held by Catherine King Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Catherine King | 60.7% | 39.3% | -2.3 |
| 2022 | Catherine King | 63.0% | 37.0% | -2.7 |
| 2019 | Catherine King | 61.0% | 39.0% | -3.6 |
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
Currently held by Michaela Settle Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michaela Settle ALP | 57.2% | 57.2% | 42.8% |
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 Golden Point
Is Golden Point a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Golden Point is high (91/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Golden Point?
Golden Point has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (82/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Golden Point a good place to live?
Golden Point has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (35/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Golden Point?
Golden Point, VIC had a population of 2,217 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Golden Point, VIC?
The postcode for Golden Point, VIC is 3350.
How far is Golden Point from Melbourne?
Golden Point is 115 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 85 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Golden Point?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Golden Point was $68,068 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 Golden Point?
The median advertised rent in Golden Point is $440 a week for houses (11 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Golden Point?
The median age of residents in Golden Point was 40 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Golden Point walkable?
Golden Point scores 68/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. 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 Golden Point?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Golden Point, Ballarat Aerodrome (9.4 km away), summer days average 25.7°C, winter nights 3.5°C, 605 mm of rain a year over 97 rainy days, and 6 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Golden Point?
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 Golden Point belong to?
Golden Point sits within the Ballarat local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Golden Point?
The average residential rates bill through Ballarat is $2,086 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Golden Point?
Across Ballarat, 1,451 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 41.8% 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 Golden Point in?
Golden Point sits within the federal Division of Ballarat, currently held by Catherine King (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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