Average rent in Ballarat East - Warrenheip, VIC — 2026

Ballarat East - Warrenheip sits below the Victoria median, with the typical renter paying $288/week — 21% less than the state-wide $363/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 59% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 36% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (87%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 9,691, the median age is 41, and the most common occupation is Professionals. 10% of residents were born overseas. Ballarat East - Warrenheip is 96km from Melbourne, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.