Wendouree VIC 3355
Located in Victoria, Wendouree sits 121 km from Melbourne CBD, around 1 hour 25 minutes by car. The suburb has 10,376 residents, a median age of 42, and a median household income of $51,480 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $250 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,166. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded flood exposure. Of 9 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Wendouree a good suburb?
Wendouree scores a C (43/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on safety and community.
Mixed results
9 schools · 1 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 82/100 · 120.6 km · 86 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $515K · Cheaper than 86% of VIC
High crime risk
Fire 14/100 · Crime 93/100 · Flood 0/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 42 · 10,376 residents
Liveability Rating
43 / 100 · Ranked #525 in VICEach bar is Wendouree's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
43 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataWendouree's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $515,000, roughly 20% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$515,000
21% below its 10 neighbours (median $652,500)
Based on 340 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 24 days — median across 116 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 36 sales $418K
- 3 bed 256 sales $520K
- 4 bed 39 sales $578K
- 5 bed 5 sales $585K
Units
$327,500
22% below its 3 neighbours (median $420,000)
Based on 42 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 22 days — median across 14 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 13 sales $258K
- 2 bed 24 sales $400K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Wendouree are currently listed at around $565,000 on average. Based on 109 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$565K
109 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$345K
12 units listed in the last 6 months.
121 of the suburb's 4,470 dwellings (2.7%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Wendouree rent for around $430 a week on average, based on 85 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$430/wk
14% below its 5 neighbours (median $500/wk)
85 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$330/wk
12 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
97 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,985 rented homes (4.9%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025129 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 23% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3355.
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$430/week ($22,000 a year) on a $565,000 median
$330/week ($17,000 a year) on a $345,000 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 Wendouree safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Wendouree sits in the high band, with 1,759 incidents recorded in 2026 — up about 10% on the prior year.
1,759 offences
9.5% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202545 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal
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
Nine schools serve Wendouree, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Wendouree Primary School leads the pack.
- • 3,325 students across 6 schools (avg 554)
- • Sectors: 7 Government, 1 Independent, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 840-1120, median 928 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Ballarat Grammar (1,989 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Universities nearby
1.1% 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
Wendouree is very walkable on foot — at 82/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 4 supermarkets, 21 parks and 5 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Wendouree.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 199.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 165.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 181.5 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 20.1 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 41 min wait
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 Wendouree.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 46%
- Premises covered
- 6,294
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 29 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 6 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Wendouree is home to about 10,400 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $51,000 a year, with unemployment at 7.3%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
10,376
Median Age
42
Median Household Income
$51,480/yr
Census Median Rent
$250/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,166/mo
Avg Household Size
2.1
Median Personal Income
$29,692/yr
Unemployment Rate
7.3%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.6%
Total Dwellings
4,470
Owner-Occupier Rate
55.6%
Houses
80.0%
Rental Stress
25.3%
Mortgage Stress
27.2%
Work From Home
9.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
390 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 37 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 1,906 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 82.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 87.3%
- Employment Rate
- 42.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 29.4%
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.
157 residents (1.5%) 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.
5.7% of residents (562) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (487).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 9,818 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
2% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (57 of 3,717).
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 46%
- Industrial 27%
- Infrastructure and transport 12%
- Parks and recreation 9%
- Commercial 4%
- Other and special use 3%
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.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 2 homes
- Lots in approved subdivisions, not yet titled 2 homes
From the Victorian Government's Urban Development Program: growth-area land and approved lots (metropolitan 2025, regional June 2024) and projects of 10 or more homes in Melbourne (2025), by stage. Lots and homes are counted as published; a lot usually becomes one home.
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, 3.9 kmModerate rainfall — warm summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 463 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
20 facilities within 5 km- 1.2 kmOther Motor Vehicle Parts ManufacturingTop reported: Copper & compounds · Antimony & compounds
- 1.3 kmClay Brick ManufacturingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen
- 1.3 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Ammonia (total) · Total Phosphorus
- 1.4 kmOther Transport Equipment Manufacturing n.e.c.Top reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 1.7 kmConfectionery ManufacturingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
EV adoption
In postcode 3355, 62 of 13,527 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.7% (367 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.2%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3355, 1,600 rooftop-solar systems totalling 13.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,999 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 78 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.
2 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3355 in 2025-26, rank 176 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 129, in 2008-09.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
3 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 4 across postcode 3355.
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 $515,000 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 2026-10-26 — 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 Juliana Addison Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Juliana Addison ALP | 50.8% | 63.5% | 36.5% |
| 2018 | Juliana Addison ALP | 51.2% | 60.3% | 39.7% |
| 2014 | Sharon Knight ALP | 55.8% | 55.8% | 44.2% |
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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Nearby suburbs
Alfredton VIC 3350
Ballarat Central VIC 3350
Ballarat North VIC 3350
Miners Rest VIC 3352
Lake Wendouree VIC 3350
Soldiers Hill VIC 3350
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Common questions about Wendouree
Is Wendouree a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Wendouree is high (93/100, 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 Wendouree?
Wendouree has a low recorded bushfire history (14/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). No mapped flood overlay applies. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Wendouree a good place to live?
Wendouree has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (43/100), 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 Wendouree?
Wendouree, VIC had a population of 10,376 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Wendouree, VIC?
The postcode for Wendouree, VIC is 3355.
How far is Wendouree from Melbourne?
Wendouree is 121 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 86 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Wendouree?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Wendouree was $51,480 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 Wendouree?
The median advertised rent in Wendouree is $430 a week for houses (85 listings) and $330 a week for units (12 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Wendouree?
The median age of residents in Wendouree was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Wendouree at risk of bushfire?
Wendouree has a low recorded bushfire history (14/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Wendouree?
There are 9 schools inside the Wendouree boundary: 1 above, 1 at, and 4 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Wendouree walkable?
Wendouree scores 82/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very 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 Wendouree?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Wendouree, Ballarat Aerodrome (3.9 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 Wendouree?
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 Wendouree belong to?
Wendouree sits within the Ballarat local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Wendouree?
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 Wendouree?
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 Wendouree in?
Wendouree 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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