VIC · Ballarat Council
Blowhard, 3352
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- Education hub
- Green suburb
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Blowhard is a residential smaller community in Ballarat with a familiar suburban feel. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.
Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer. There is a settled, neighbourly feel to the area that rewards people who like knowing their patch.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Population
- Population
- 82
- Median age
- 56
- Median household income / week
- $1,458
- Dwelling vacancy
- 18.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 7 of 37
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,106
- Employment rate
- 57.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 4 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2026)
- 4
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 48.8
- State safety percentile
- 45.6th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -66.7%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theft1
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle1
- B49 Other Theft1
- E13 Resist Or Hinder Officer1
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,008
- Mount Blowhard Primary SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
2 planning-related records
2021· 1 proposal
April 2021
- Erection of Machinery Shed196 Cricks RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 1 proposal
December 2020
- Use and develop the land for carrying out of an extraction industry involving stone extraction, crushing, processing and sale of crushed rock products and ancillary works231 LEARMONTH - SULKY ROAD BLOWHARD 3352In progress
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020–2022 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Recent changes
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime1
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime1
- B49 Other Theftcrime1
- E13 Resist Or Hinder Officercrime1
- Erection of Machinery Shedplanning196 Cricks RoadLodged 13 Apr 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and develop the land for carrying out of an extraction industry involving stone extraction, crushing, processing and sale of crushed rock products and ancillary worksplanning231 LEARMONTH - SULKY ROAD BLOWHARD 3352Lodged 23 Dec 2020 · In progress
- Mount Blowhard Primary SchoolschoolsPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
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Comparable suburbs
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