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ABS Census 2021 Ballarat Regional VIC

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Ballarat East (VIC 3350): population 5,937, median age 43, median household income $1,123/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 2. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Ballarat East is a suburb in Ballarat, Victoria (postcode 3350), located in the Ballarat region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 5,937 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
5,937
Median age
43
Household income
$1,123/wk
Weekly rent
$290
Unemployment
6.6%
SEIFA IRSD decile
2 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
4.4%
5-14
10.5%
15-19
4.2%
20-24
6.3%
25-34
15.0%
35-44
11.7%
45-54
10.6%
55-64
11.8%
65-74
12.0%
75-84
7.9%
85+
5.5%

Housing tenure

Owned
30.7%
Mortgage
24.2%
Rented
38.6%
Other
4.9%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3350
Population (2021)5,937
Males2,751 (46.3%)
Females3,180 (53.6%)
Median age43 years
Average household size2.1
Median weekly household income$1,123
Median weekly family income$1,480
Median weekly rent$290
Median monthly mortgage$1,300
Labour force2,659
Unemployment rate6.6%
Participation rate56%
Born overseas11.1%
Separate houses81.8%
Worked at home18.6%
SEIFA IRSD decile2 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher45.7%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent54.1%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents2.4%
Residents needing assistance with core activities12.4%
Households with 2+ vehicles43.5%
Distance from Melbourne CBD98.9 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 43 years. Residents under 15: 14.9%. Residents aged 65 and over: 25.5%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-42624.4%
5-1462210.5%
15-192514.2%
20-243736.3%
25-3488815.0%
35-4469511.7%
45-5462910.6%
55-6470311.8%
65-7471512.0%
75-844687.9%
85 and over3295.5%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households2,559
Average household size2.1
One person1,00439.2%
Two persons89635.0%
Three persons31412.3%
Four persons2218.6%
Five persons953.7%
Six or more persons361.4%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families1,428
Couples with children292.0%
Couples without children65245.7%
One-parent families32622.8%
Other families231.6%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.67
Women with no children35.4%
Women with three or more children29.2%

Of the 427 couple families with children in Ballarat East, 12.2% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Ballarat East.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)34.6%
Married (de facto)14.0%
Not married51.4%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings2,793
Occupied2,55991.6%
Unoccupied2378.5%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house2,28581.8%
Semi-detached or townhouse2418.6%
Flat or apartment230.8%
Other dwelling70.3%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright78630.7%
Owned with a mortgage61924.2%
Rented98738.6%
Other tenure1254.9%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week81.1%
$350 to $549 per week18.5%
$550 or more per week0.4%

15.0% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00029.5%
$1,000 to $1,79950.9%
$1,800 to $2,99915.0%
$3,000 or more4.5%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom2.9%
Two bedrooms25.6%
Three bedrooms55.7%
Four or more bedrooms15.7%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force2,659
Employed2,48493.4%
Unemployed1766.6%
Not in the labour force2,086
Unemployment rate6.6%
Participation rate56%

43.2% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Ballarat East are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65025.9%
$650 to $1,49938.7%
$1,500 to $2,99925.5%
$3,000 or more9.9%

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

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50039.7%
$500 to $99929.7%
$1,000 to $1,99924.0%
$2,000 or more6.7%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver1,39256.0%
Car passenger1285.2%
Train50.2%
Bus230.9%
Tram00.0%
Bicycle150.6%
Walked only873.5%
Worked at home46218.6%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity2,29038.6%
No religion3,03251.1%
Islam210.4%
Hinduism621.0%
Buddhism320.5%
Judaism50.1%
Other or not stated4958.3%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

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

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)944218
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)9313
IER (economic resources)9061
IEO (education and occupation)9745

Where residents were born

88.4% of residents were born in Australia and 11.6% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Ballarat East are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
England1542.7%
India781.4%
New Zealand520.9%
United States of America290.5%
Netherlands230.4%
Scotland210.4%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202116.1%
2011 to 201516.1%
2001 to 201012.3%
Before 200155.5%

Languages spoken at home

93.7% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Ballarat East are listed below. Across all households, 0.4% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Indo-Aryan: Punjabi290.5%
Italian220.4%
Chinese: Mandarin220.4%
Spanish190.3%
Croatian190.3%
Indo-Aryan: Hindi180.3%

Ancestry

Residents of Ballarat East most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
English2,58731.7%
Australian2,24527.5%
Irish1,00312.3%
Scottish7609.3%
German2703.3%
Italian1812.2%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Ballarat East residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance45919.1%
Education and Training26711.1%
Retail Trade24110.0%
Construction2148.9%
Accommodation and Food Services2078.6%
Manufacturing1717.1%

The most common occupations among Ballarat East residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals57223.5%
Community and Personal Service Workers37415.3%
Technicians and Trades Workers36414.9%
Clerical and Administrative Workers29011.9%
Managers26010.7%
Labourers24410.0%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Ballarat East, 22.7% are at university or higher education, 12.1% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 61.1% are at school.

54.1% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Ballarat East residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of studyPeopleShare
Society and Culture41215.7%
Management and Commerce40315.4%
Health38714.7%
Education34913.3%
Engineering and Related Technologies30011.4%
Creative Arts1977.5%

Long-term health conditions

35.8% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Ballarat East are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)99013.3%
Arthritis79910.7%
Asthma74410.0%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)3735.0%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)3634.9%
Cancer (including remission)2793.7%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)2002.7%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)1411.9%
Stroke1031.4%
Kidney disease731.0%

27.7% of residents report one condition, 11.4% report two, and 6.6% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Ballarat East contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group14.5%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition14.6%
Provides unpaid child care44.5%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work20.3%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force3.5%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago83.5%
Moved within Victoria in the last year13.2%
Moved interstate in the last year0.9%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.4%
Same address 5 years ago55.4%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years33.7%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years3.4%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years2.9%

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

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 776 offences in Ballarat East in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person140
B Property and deception offences445
C Drug offences35
D Public order and security offences44
E Justice procedures offences112
F Other offences0

That is a calculated rate of 130.7 recorded offences per 1,000 residents, based on the ABS Census 2021 population. This rate was calculated by My Victoria AU and is not a Crime Statistics Agency figure.

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

2022
674
2023
516
2024
591
2025
633
2026
776

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

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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.

Population 5937
Median Age 43
Average Household Size 2.1
Median Weekly Household Income $1123
Median Weekly Rent $290
Median Monthly Mortgage $1300
Unemployment Rate 6.6%
Participation Rate 56%
Born Overseas 11.1%
Separate House 81.8%
Worked at Home 18.6%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 2
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 18
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3
Median Weekly Family Income $1480
Postcode 3350

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