City of Ballarat

Market characteristics

The City of Ballarat has a lower proportion of households in the medium to high income category compared to Victoria.

The people who live in an area are one of the most important resources that an economy draws upon, both as a market that consumes goods and services and as a source of labour.

This table provides an overview of the City of Ballarat's population demographics, and how their characteristics compare to those of the broader region.

More detailed information about the City of Ballarat's resident population, including neighbourhood profiles, can be found in the Community Profile.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Market characteristics
City of Ballarat20212016Change
NameNumber%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2021 - 2016
Population summary--------------
Total residents113,767100.1100.3101,686100.0100.0+12,081
Males54,73648.249.448,86448.149.1+5,872
Females59,02851.950.952,82151.950.9+6,207
Age structure--------------
0 - 14 years21,32018.818.019,46519.118.2+1,855
15 - 24 years14,12512.411.914,14713.913.0-22
25 - 54 years43,45838.242.038,42437.841.8+5,034
55 - 64 Years13,31111.711.512,07411.911.4+1,237
65 years and over21,55619.016.917,58217.315.6+3,974
Education institute attending--------------
Primary school9,5438.48.08,5868.47.9+957
Secondary school7,7346.86.36,5776.56.1+1,157
TAFE2,4702.22.41,4351.41.7+1,035
University4,9104.35.05,0875.05.5-177
Diversity--------------
Total overseas born12,87011.330.19,6289.528.3+3,242
Speaks language other than English at home7,9797.027.65,4365.325.9+2,543
Speaks another language, and English not well or not at all7690.74.47080.74.5+61
Qualifications--------------
Bachelor or higher degree21,42223.229.215,57818.924.3+5,844
Advanced Diploma or Diploma8,4639.29.86,9668.59.2+1,497
Certificate level19,43921.016.716,96720.616.9+2,472
No qualification35,88438.836.534,35341.839.6+1,531
Household income--------------
Nill to $6498,3549.37.78,69511.29.1-341
$650 to $1,49913,85015.412.813,14016.914.5+710
$1,500 to $2,44910,06211.211.48,05210.411.1+2,010
$2,500 or more 10,05411.115.05,1896.710.1+4,865
Housing tenure--------------
Owned14,67331.531.012,42630.630.7+2,247
Purchasing14,78331.734.612,74131.433.5+2,042
Renting14,30630.727.511,95929.526.7+2,347
Dwelling structure--------------
Separate house42,16583.971.536,54881.072.1+5,617
Medium house7,61915.218.48,01017.819.4-391
High density1340.39.5950.27.4+39

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,

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