Median price trend for houses
Based on 100 sales in the preceding 12 months
$650,000
Up 13.0% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $615k
- 4 bed
- $682k
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The quick read on
Miners Rest
VIC 3352 · Ballarat
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $650,000
- Population
- 3,829
- Postcode
- 3352
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Miners Rest, Victoria
Property market insights for Miners Rest
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Miners Rest VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 44 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$475 per week
Up 5.6% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Miners Rest, VIC is currently $650,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Miners Rest has a 12-month growth rate of 13.0% for houses and 51.8% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $615,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $682,000 in Miners Rest.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Miners Rest is $475 per week. The median house rent has increased 5.6% over the last 12 months.
Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $450,000 in Miners Rest.
Crime and safety
Is Miners Rest safe?
The overall rate for Miners Rest is 2,287 offences per 100,000 residents — 44% 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 Miners Rest.
Overall crime rate
2,287
offences per 100,000 residents
44% belowRest of Vic.
Miners RestRest 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 Miners Rest?
Miners Rest VIC 3352 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
3,829 people call Miners Rest home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $1,983 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,829
- Median age
- 33 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,517 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $360 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1525.0%Above
15–3427.2%Above
35–5427.9%Above
55–7417.1%Below
75 and over3.2%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.8%Above
Townhouses0.7%Below
Apartments0.5%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright23.8%Below
Paying a mortgage59.3%Above
Renting16.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.9%Below
One car24.3%Below
Two cars48.2%Above
Three or more26.5%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home13.0%Below
Drove to work67.9%Above
Train, tram or bus0.5%In line
Walked or cycled1.7%Below
What stands out in Miners Rest
13.0% of workers in Miners Rest worked from home on Census day.
52.5% of people in Miners Rest described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Miners Rest
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Miners Rest VIC 3352.
Is Miners Rest family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
25.0% of Miners Rest's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
1,089 family households lived in Miners Rest; 47.9% were couple families and 14.0% were one-parent families.
46.9% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Miners Rest?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Miners Rest had 3,829 residents at the 2021 Census.
32.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
20.2% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Miners Rest?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.8% of occupied private dwellings in Miners Rest.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Miners Rest?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
23.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
59.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
16.9% 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 Miners Rest?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Miners Rest had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 15.8% of occupied homes. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
Two-person households represented 33.9%, while 32.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Miners Rest?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
13.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
67.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
0.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Miners Rest?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
One-car households formed 24.3% of the total.
74.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Miners Rest, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
54.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 45.8% reported a different address.
8.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Miners Rest?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
93.2% of residents used only English at home.
4.5% used a language other than English at home.
0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Miners Rest residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
8.2% of Miners Rest's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 91.8% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 93.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Miners Rest?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 43.2% of ancestry responses in Miners Rest.
Australian ancestry made up 47.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Miners Rest?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
16.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 11.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.8% of workers, and education and training employed 9.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Miners Rest?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 75.5%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
45.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.1%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Miners Rest show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
61.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
11.4% reported asthma, 6.7% arthritis and 3.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Miners Rest?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
21.1% 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 46.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Miners Rest?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,983 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,517.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $360 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Miners Rest compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 13.0% in Miners Rest, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 23.8% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 16.9% in Miners Rest, 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 Miners Rest
Is Miners Rest expensive?
The median house price is $650,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Miners Rest good for families?
The Census counted 1,089 local families, and 25.0% 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 Miners Rest?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $682,000, 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 Miners Rest
104 streets in Miners Rest
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Albert St
- Aquiver Tce
- Arranmore Dr
- Ballarat-Maryborough Rd
- Barley Sheaf Dr
- Barnfield Crescent
- Baxter St
- Bendoc St
- Blackburn Ln
- Bold Front Ct
- Branchline Ct
- Bridle St
- Bult Cl
- Burr St
- Calloway Cl
- Capernwary
- Carriers Arms Dr
- Caviar Ct
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- Citadel Ct
- Clarke St
- Coventry St
- Creek St
- Crestmont Ct
- Creswick St
- Cromie St
- Cummins Rd
- Dadswell
- Darcy Dr
- Davenport Rd
- Debono Dr
- Delaney Dr
- Derby
- Douglas Cl
- Dowling Rd
- Dundas Pl
- Dundas St
- Emmy Dr
- Felix Ct
- Flewin Ave
- Fry
- Garlands Rd
- Gibbs
- Giffard St
- Gillies Rd
- Glenanes Rd
- Grand Junction Dr
- Greenside Pl
- Hamlin St
- Hodge St
- Howe St
- Jamb Ct
- James Ct
- Jefferson Street
- Jurify Dr
- Keating Ct
- Kendall Ct
- Kennedys Rd
- Larfield Ct
- Lindsays Rd
- Lowry Cr
- Loxton Ct
- Lyons St
- Lyrebird Ln
- Macarthur Park Bvd
- Malahide Dr
- Market St
- Mckellar Dr
- Megan St
- Midas Rd
- Miners Rest Rd
- Mount Pisgah Rd
- Muir Rd
- Namron Ct
- Nelson St
- Newmarket Tce
- Normlyttle Pde
- Oldaker Ct
- Orbost Dr
- Osborne Ct
- Parker St
- Patrick Cl
- Pemberton Pl
- Pettett Cl
- Pound Hill Rd
- Raglan St
- Rayworth
- Ross Rd
- Sackville St
- Samoth Ct
- Selwyn St
- Sharpes Rd
- Stable Ct
- Sunraysia Hwy
- Sweeney Rd
- Tanderra Ct
- Therese Ct
- United Ct
- Victoria St
- Waterford Dr
- Waterside Cl
- Wesleyans Way
- Western Fwy
- Woodward Avenue
- Yootha Ct
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