Moving to Mount Clear VIC 3350
What the official numbers say about living in Mount Clear — before you pack a box.
At a glance
Housing: buy or rent
Budget around $505,000 for a median house or $377,500 for a unit (based on 2024 sales). Sale prices moved up about 75% between 2014 and 2024.
Renting? The census median is $310 a week, against a median household income of $1,462 a week.
Who you'll be living with
Mount Clear grew 26% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses (2,905 → 3,671 people).
Largest overseas birthplaces: England, India, China; most spoken languages besides English: Mandarin, Punjabi, Urdu.
On the ABS advantage scale (SEIFA), Mount Clear sits around the national average (decile 5 of 10).
The commute
The most common way to work is by car (75% of workers), while 21% work from home.
Nearest train station: Ballarat, 4.9 km north.
Nearest bus interchange: Ballarat Station, 4.9 km north.
The Melbourne CBD is roughly 99 km away in a straight line.
Daily life
Mapped locally so far: 21 schools · 8 cafes & restaurants · 4 supermarkets · 16 parks — see them all on the Mount Clear profile.
What's actually nearby
Schools: Mount Clear Primary School 300 m · Mount Clear College 900 m · Damascus College 1.1 km · Emmaus Catholic Primary School 1.1 km · Sebastapol Primary School 2.3 km · Ballarat Christian College 2.3 km · St James' Parish School 2.6 km · Magpie Primary School 2.7 km
Groceries: Supa IGA 100 m · International Grocery Store 2.5 km · Coles Sebastopol 2.6 km · Coles 2.6 km
Parks and reserves: Canadian Creek Reserve 400 m · Recreation Road Bushland Reserve 550 m · Mansfield Avenue Reserve 600 m · Mount Clear Recreation Reserve 700 m · Harry Lavery Bushland Reserve 700 m · Canadian Gully Reserve 1.5 km · Craig Court Reserve 1.6 km · Sawyer Avenue Reserve 1.8 km
What you'll see in the garden
Birds recorded around Mount Clear, most often seen first: Little Raven · Red Wattlebird · Eurasian Blackbird · Australian Magpie · Crimson Rosella · Pacific Black Duck.
How the neighbours compare
The suburbs nearest to Mount Clear, side by side.
| Suburb | People | Median house | Advantage | Canopy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Clear here | 3,671 | $505,000 | 5/10 | 70% |
| Canadian | 4,098 | $490,000 | 4/10 | 66% |
| Mount Pleasant | 2,225 | $472,500 | 3/10 | 36% |
| Mount Helen | 3,011 | $642,500 | 8/10 | 67% |
| Sebastopol | 10,194 | $417,000 | 1/10 | 14% |
| Ballarat East | 5,937 | $466,000 | 3/10 | 37% |
| Redan | 3,000 | $447,500 | 1/10 | 13% |
Before you move — quick checklist
- Your council will be Ballarat — bins, rates, pets and permits live there.
- You'll vote in the federal electorate of Ballarat — update your enrolment address.
- The postcode is 3350 — handy for utility sign-ups and quotes.
- Check street-level details on the full Mount Clear profile (map, streets, amenities, wildlife).
In short
A house in Mount Clear has a median sale price of $505,000 (2024 sales), and a unit $377,500. Renters pay a median $310 a week.
The population grew 26% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, from 2,905 people to 3,671. It sits about 99 km from the Melbourne CBD in a straight line, and Ballarat station is roughly 4.9 km away. Local government is Ballarat council, and the federal seat is Ballarat.
Weighing up alternatives?
Side-by-side: Mount Clear vs Canadian · Mount Clear vs Mount Pleasant.
Nearby guides: Canadian · Mount Pleasant · Mount Helen · Sebastopol · Ballarat East · Redan.
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