Median price trend for houses
Based on 66 sales in the preceding 12 months
$685,000
Up 9.6% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $568k
- 3 bed
- $650k
- 4 bed
- $748k
- 5+ bed
- $1.06m
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The quick read on
Ballan
VIC 3342 · Moorabool
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $685,000
- Median unit
- $528,000
- Population
- 3,392
- Postcode
- 3342
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ABS 2021
Ballan, Victoria
Property market insights for Ballan
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Ballan VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 34 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$525 per week
Up 10.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Ballan, VIC is currently $685,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Ballan has a 12-month growth rate of 9.6% for houses and -0.1% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $568,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $650,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $748,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,060,000 in Ballan.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Ballan is $525 per week. The median house rent has increased 10.5% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Ballan is $528,000, which has decreased 0.1% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $465,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $528,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $650,000 in Ballan. The median rent for units and apartments in Ballan is $450 per week and has increased 5.9% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Ballan safe?
The overall rate for Ballan is 2,403 offences per 100,000 residents — 41% below the Rest of Vic. benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Ballan.
Overall crime rate
2,403
offences per 100,000 residents
41% belowRest of Vic.
BallanRest of Vic.: 4,070
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Ballan?
Ballan VIC 3342 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
3,392 people call Ballan home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $1,560 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,392
- Median age
- 43 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,625 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $330 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.5%Above
15–3420.5%Below
35–5425.6%Above
55–7425.9%In line
75 and over9.1%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses93.6%Above
Townhouses5.0%Below
Apartments0.2%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright37.0%Below
Paying a mortgage45.1%Above
Renting17.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.7%Below
One car34.7%Above
Two cars36.3%Below
Three or more25.3%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home18.9%Above
Drove to work58.1%Below
Train, tram or bus1.5%Above
Walked or cycled2.5%Below
What stands out in Ballan
18.9% of workers in Ballan worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Rest of Vic..
4.5% of Ballan residents were born in England.
47.2% of people in Ballan described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Ballan
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Ballan VIC 3342.
Is Ballan family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.5% of Ballan's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
955 family households lived in Ballan; 40.2% were couple families and 16.2% were one-parent families.
36.3% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Ballan?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Ballan had 3,392 residents at the 2021 Census.
24.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.0% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Ballan?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 93.6% of occupied private dwellings in Ballan.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 5.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Ballan?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
37.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
45.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
17.9% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Ballan?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Ballan had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 27.3% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 37.0%, while 22.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Ballan?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
18.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
58.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
1.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Ballan?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
One-car households formed 34.7% of the total.
61.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Ballan, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
58.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 41.9% reported a different address.
13.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Ballan?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.2% of residents used only English at home.
3.8% used a language other than English at home.
0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Ballan residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
13.1% of Ballan's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 86.9% was born in Australia.
0.2% of residents were born in China.
0.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Ballan?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 42.2% of ancestry responses in Ballan.
Australian ancestry made up 41.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Ballan?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
15.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 14.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 11.8% of workers, and education and training employed 8.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Ballan?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 60.4%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
35.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.8%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Ballan show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
53.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.7% reported asthma, 13.4% arthritis and 5.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Ballan?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
18.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 41.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Ballan?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,560 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,625.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $330 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Ballan compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 18.9% in Ballan, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 37.0% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 17.9% in Ballan, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Ballan
Is Ballan expensive?
The median house price is $685,000, while units and apartments sit at $528,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Ballan good for families?
The Census counted 955 local families, and 18.5% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Ballan?
Larger houses have a median around $1,060,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Ballan
115 streets in Ballan
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alegra St
- Alexander Dr
- Ash Ln
- Atkinson St
- Autumn Gr
- Ballan-Daylesford Rd
- Ballanee Rd
- Ballan-Egerton Rd
- Ballan-Greendale Rd
- Ballan-Meredith Rd
- Bank St
- Bences Ln
- Berry St
- Blackwood St
- Blake Ct
- Blakeville Rd
- Blow Ct
- Bryant Ct
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- Camp Trk
- Carween Ln
- Central Park Ct
- Coles Ln
- Connor Ct
- Cooper St
- Cowie St
- Creek Ct
- Crook Ct
- Darcy Trk
- Dehnerts Back Ln
- Dehnerts Rd
- Denholms Rd
- Densley St
- Drovers Ln
- Duncan St
- Eastwood Court
- Edols St
- Emily Ct
- Fish Ct
- Fisken St
- Fitch Ct
- Flacks Ln
- Flack St
- Fraser Ct
- Fraser St
- Frichots Lane
- Gascards Ln
- Gearys Ln
- Geelong-Ballan Rd
- Gillespies Ln
- Gingella Ct
- Gorong St
- Gosling St
- Gosling St East
- Graham Street
- Haddon Dr
- Hall St
- Hasties Ln
- Hicks Ln
- Hogan Rd
- Hyatt Cl
- Inglis Ct
- Inglis St
- Ingliston Rd
- Jaicomellis Ln
- Jasmine Cr
- Jopling St
- Kerrins Ln
- Lay Ct
- Lay St
- Lightwoods Ln
- Llandeilo Ln
- Llandeilo North Ln
- Luis Street
- Lyon Pl
- Mackay Ln
- Mcdonalds Ln
- Mcmahon Dr
- Mill Park St
- Mingara Dr
- Monteville Ln
- Moorabool Dr
- Morley Gr
- Mullanes Ln
- Musgrave St
- Myers Ct
- Myrtle Grove Rd
- Nariel Ct
- Ocock St
- Oconnors Ln
- Old Ballanee Rd
- Old Geelong Rd
- Old Melbourne Rd
- Park St
- Pearson Ct
- Racecourse Rd
- Roch Ct
- Shaws Rd
- Simpson St
- Smallmans Rd
- Spencer Rd
- Stead St
- Steiglitz St
- Stone Hut Ln
- Stoneman Ln
- Sunline Ct
- Tregothnan Rd
- Valentine Ct
- Valley
- Vinecombes Ln
- Von Steiglitz Dr
- Walsh St
- Western Fwy
- Western Park Rd
- Windle St
- Woodhouse Ct
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