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Victoria · SA2 207011147

What's going on in Balwyn

Population 16,163 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#47 of 510 in Victoria

for Median rent (weekly) ($461)

Rank 2

#130 of 510 in Victoria

for Median age (43)

Rank 3

#147 of 510 in Victoria

for % of dwellings with no motor vehicle (6.9%)

The three dimensions where Balwyn picks up its best ranks, state or national whichever is sharper.

Snapshot

Five fixed dimensions covered for every SA2. Rank shown is whichever of state or national gives the lower number — i.e. the most "top X" framing.

Median household income (weekly)
$2,017 / week
#168 of 510 in Victoria

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Median age
43 years
#130 of 510 in Victoria

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

% of households renting
25.8%
#230 of 510 in Victoria

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Unemployment rate
4.8%
#208 of 510 in Victoria

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Average persons per bedroom
0.80
#201 of 510 in Victoria

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Walk the ranking

Balwyn's sharpest rank is for Median rent (weekly). These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #369 · one rank above Northcote - East Victoria ↓ #371 · one rank below Wright Australian Capital Territory

Next door

Boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) SA2. Each source row links to a plain-language summary on About and to the data provider's portal — never a direct download.