Ballarat Central is in Ballarat LGA, VIC, postcode 3350, with population 5,378.
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Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.
Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.
Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,600/mo, while renters pay about $1,820/mo — renting runs $220/mo higher on these medians.
LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.
Located in Victoria within the Ballarat local government area, Ballarat Central is a mid-sized suburb (postcode 3350). With a population of 5,378, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $76K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Median house prices in Ballarat Central stand at $592,000, having moved higher by 3% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $360,000 (-7.7% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $420. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,600.
Public transport access includes 2 rail stations, 60 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 2 public and 1 private hospitals. The crime rate in the Ballarat LGA is higher than average at 11,695 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.7% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($592K/$875K), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.8x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +3.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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Ballarat Central carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Ballarat Central is in the Ballarat Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3350. Council-level context for Ballarat LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The current median house price in Ballarat Central, VIC is $592K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
The median weekly rent in Ballarat Central is $420/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
Rent context available: Ballarat Central has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Ballarat Central show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.