Bakery Hill VIC 3350
347 addresses · 21 streets
Ballarat Electorate › Ballarat LGA › Bakery Hill · 100 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Bakery Hill is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 180 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,263 a week, with median rent near $313 a week. Most homes are houses. About 45% of households own their home and 55% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Ballarat statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bakery Hill itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
36 schools
2 dentists
1 physiotherapist
3 childcare & kindergartens
2 playgrounds
1 dog park
2 butchers
Getting around. Train station: Ballarat, 750 m north-west · Tram stop: Carlton Street, 4 km west · Railway halt: Invermay Miniature Railway, 4.6 km north · Bus interchange: Ballarat Station, 800 m north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 3.4% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 9.4% · Labour-force participation 68.8%
Population by age in Bakery Hill
| 0-4 | 10 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 14 |
| 15-19 | 5 |
| 20-24 | 24 |
| 25-34 | 44 |
| 35-44 | 20 |
| 45-54 | 26 |
| 55-64 | 19 |
| 65-74 | 16 |
| 75-84 | 9 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Bakery Hill
| House | 54 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 21 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Bakery Hill
| <$650 | 24 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 30 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 12 |
| $3,000+ | 12 |
Top ancestries in Bakery Hill
| English | 70 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 61 |
| Irish | 28 |
| Scottish | 16 |
| Other | 15 |
| Ancestry NS | 13 |
Housing tenure in Bakery Hill
| Owned | 19 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 15 |
| Rented | 42 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Bakery Hill
| 0 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 39 |
| 2 | 22 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Bakery Hill
| Car | 38 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 14 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 29 |
Top countries of birth in Bakery Hill
| China | 8 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 8 |
| England | 3 |
| India | 3 |
| Nepal | 3 |
Languages used at home in Bakery Hill
| Mandarin | 8 |
|---|---|
| Nepali | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
179,182 bird observations recorded near Bakery Hill — most often seen:
- Pacific Black Duck (10,157)
- Magpie-lark (10,083)
- Eurasian Coot (10,022)
- Black Swan (10,016)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (8,918)
- Dusky Moorhen (8,887)
- Little Raven (8,337)
- Red Wattlebird (8,083)
- Little Pied Cormorant (7,663)
- Australian Wood Duck (7,530)
- Silver Gull (6,865)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (6,310)
- Eurasian Blackbird (6,212)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Bakery Hill
- Australian White Ibis (6,188)
- Superb Fairy-wren (5,887)
- Common Starling (5,708)
- Musk Duck (5,591)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (5,204)
- Grey Teal (4,823)
- Crested Pigeon (4,291)
- Australian Magpie (3,955)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (3,863)
- Australian Reed Warbler (3,737)
- Hoary-headed Grebe (3,508)
- Brown Thornbill (3,378)
- Welcome Swallow (3,172)
- Little Black Cormorant (3,012)
- Crimson Rosella (2,652)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (2,608)
- Long-billed Corella (2,522)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Bakery Hill:
- Golden Point (0.9 km)
- Ballarat East (1.3 km)
- Ballarat Central (1.4 km)
- Eureka (1.5 km)
- Black Hill (1.6 km)
- Soldiers Hill (1.7 km)
- Mount Pleasant (2 km)
- Canadian (2.2 km)
Embed this suburb
Add this free Bakery Hill stat card to your own site — just copy the code:
Preview:
Cite this page
Quoting these figures? Copy the credit line:
Keep an eye on Bakery Hill
One email when this data meaningfully changes — new census figures, prices, rankings. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Streets
- Barkly Street (13)
- Bella Terrace (15)
- Bridge Mall (25)
- Curtis Street (3)
- East Street N (8)
- East Street S (14)
- Eastwood Street (26)
- Faith Lane (9)
- Humffray Street N (21)
- Humffray Street S (31)
- Little Bridge Street (2)
- Little Peel Street (1)
- Main Road (61)
- Mair Street E (18)
- Pearse Street (1)
- Peel Street N (10)
- Peel Street S (28)
- Porter Street (11)
- St Pauls Way (11)
- Steinfeld Street N (9)
- Victoria Street (30)
