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Ballarat LGA · VIC
For an investor,
A read of Bonshaw's fundamentals as they stand — not a price forecast. The scorecard below rates each factor so you can weigh the ones that matter to you.
The draw is strong growth (+26% / ~5 yrs) and strong yield (4.4% gross); the watch-out is elevated crime risk.
The bigger picture
How Bonshaw's metrics connect, ordered for the selected buyer — derived from the figures above, not a forecast.
The overall Suburb Score, then each category on its own scale — weigh the ones that matter to you.
Each category is rated on its own scale — weigh the ones that matter to you. “Premium” means desirable but costly to enter, not a negative.
Bonshaw ranks 6th of 6 among its Ballarat peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Score | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addington | A · 66 | — | — | 3.1% | Very safe |
| Scotsburn | A · 65 | — | — | 3.1% | Very safe |
| Mount Bolton | A · 63 | — | — | 3.1% | Very safe |
| Bo Peep | A · 63 | — | — | 3.3% | Very safe |
| Weatherboard | A · 62 | — | — | 3.1% | Very safe |
| BonshawThis suburb | A · 55 | $548k | +26% | 4.4% | Elevated |
Peers are same-LGA suburbs from the safety roster, scored on the same Suburb Score (a balanced weighting). For context, the VIC benchmark median is ~$780k.
What could go wrong
We surface the downside on purpose — most tools only show the upside. Observations from the data we hold, not advice.
Bonshaw's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 72% of the total. That's noticeably above the Victorian average of 58%. Violent crime levels are in line with the state, and total offences are up 88% over 4 years.
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Other theft is rising — +600% over 3 years (5 → 35).
The call above is yours, free. The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Bonshaw median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Mixed fundamentals for a balanced focus — 55/100.
A 5-year median-price change of +26% maps to 65/100 on the growth scale.
A 4.4% gross house yield maps to 69/100 on the yield scale.
A median of $548k against the ~$780k VIC benchmark maps to 82/100.
Safety score of 22/100 — a VIC-wide percentile of reported offences (higher = safer).
2 funded projects (~$179M) across the whole council area. Ranked by investment per resident, this LGA sits in the top 62% of VIC for infrastructure spend (38/100). Applies to every suburb in the LGA, not just this one.
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Our verdict
A mixed pick for a balanced focusEvery figure on Bonshaw's page comes from free, public government data — no scraped listings. Some datasets carry a reporting lag (e.g. Census is 2021, ABS releases settle a quarter behind), so read them as a considered starting point, not live quotes.
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Ask AI about BonshawFree government data, each metric at its latest available year — see full sources & licensing. Indicative only; not financial or safety advice.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Bonshaw grew +105% between 2013 and 2023, and is projected +135% more by 2036.
Blended from Bonshaw's ABS SA2 statistical areas — area estimates, not suburb-exact.
Source: ABS 2021 Census, suburb level. Median household income is gross (before tax). Affordability is median rent/mortgage against the suburb's median household income — a comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
Median sale price by property type and size, 2025; the chart shows the yearly median trend. Yield is gross rental yield.
Typically sells in 74 days — about the 64-day VIC median.
Sale activity, 2025: 1-year price change, annual sales volume, days on market and auction clearance. Fewer sales and longer days on market usually mean more room to negotiate.
Median house price, five-year capital growth and gross rental yield — plus rental vacancy (2025); under ~2% is a tight rental market — the figures behind the Suburb Score below.