Bakery Hill

Bakery Hill is a small locality in Ballarat, Victoria (postcode 3350), located in the Ballarat region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 180 people.

At a glance

Age distribution

Housing tenure

Key statistics

Age profile

Median age: 34 years. Residents under 15: 13.3%. Residents aged 65 and over: 13.9%.

Households and families

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Bakery Hill.

Housing

Weekly rent

0.0% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Bedrooms per dwelling

Employment

36.7% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Bakery Hill are distributed across the following weekly bands.

For residents aged 15 and over, personal weekly income is distributed as follows.

Travel to work

Religious affiliation

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

SEIFA deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged) nationally.

Where residents were born

84.5% of residents were born in Australia and 15.5% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Bakery Hill are listed below.

Languages spoken at home

90.0% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Bakery Hill are listed below. Across all households, 0.0% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

Ancestry

Residents of Bakery Hill most commonly report the following ancestries.

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Bakery Hill residents are listed below.

The most common occupations among Bakery Hill residents are listed below.

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Bakery Hill, 39.2% are at university or higher education, 5.9% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 45.1% are at school.

72.9% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Bakery Hill residents with qualifications are listed below.

Long-term health conditions

46.1% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Bakery Hill are listed below.

28.5% of residents report one condition, 5.1% report two, and 3.8% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Bakery Hill contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Moving and stability

Photo: Bakery Hill, Victoria. Credit: Biatch ( talk ) / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 170 offences in Bakery Hill in the 12 months to March 2026.

Population too small for a reliable rate.

For context, the Ballarat local government area recorded 11,856 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

Recorded offences count crimes reported to Victoria Police in this locality, not crimes committed by or against its residents. Areas with shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals or entertainment precincts record more offences regardless of how safe they are for people who live there. Counts are revised as investigations progress.

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Data tables - Recorded offences, Year ending March 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Rates per 1,000 residents are calculations by My Victoria AU using ABS Census 2021 population and are not CSA figures. View the source dataset.

Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby suburbs

• Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.) (1.3 km)
• Ballarat Central (1.4 km)
• Eureka (1.5 km)
• Soldiers Hill (1.5 km)
• Black Hill (1.6 km)

Browse more suburbs in Ballarat, or explore the wider Ballarat region of Victoria.

Data disclaimer: The statistics on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), and are used under the ABS CC BY 4.0 licence. This directory is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS.