Is Ballarat a good place to invest in property?

The current market regime is AMBER, which signals caution for new purchases. Ballarat has 42 scored suburbs with a median price of $563K.

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AMBER Market

42 suburbs scored VIC Median $563K

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Total Suburbs

Top 10 Suburbs in Ballarat

#	Suburb	Type	Tier	Price	Yield	Heat
1	Beaufort	house	STRONG BUY	$365K	5.1%	99
2	Horsham	unit	BUY	$385K	4.8%	67
3	Brown Hill	house	BUY	$660K	3.9%	97
4	Sebastopol	unit	BUY	$379K	5.0%	66
5	Mount Pleasant	house	STRONG BUY	$586K	4.0%	96
6	Ballarat East	unit	BUY	$382K	4.4%	64
7	Smythes Creek	house	STRONG BUY	$604K	3.3%	92
8	Mount Clear	unit	HOLD	$437K	4.5%	58
9	Stawell	house	STRONG BUY	$356K	6.7%	82
10	Canadian	unit	HOLD	$430K	4.5%	50

Most Undervalued Suburbs

Suburbs trading below our fair value estimate based on demographics, income, and rental yield.

All Ballarat Suburbs

#	Suburb	Type	Tier	Price	Yield	Fair Value
1	Beaufort	house	STRONG BUY	$365K	5.1%	+33.4%
1	Horsham	unit	BUY	$385K	4.8%	+11.8%
2	Brown Hill	house	BUY	$660K	3.9%	+31.5%
2	Sebastopol	unit	BUY	$379K	5.0%	+11.0%
3	Mount Pleasant	house	STRONG BUY	$586K	4.0%	+27.0%
3	Ballarat East	unit	BUY	$382K	4.4%	+9.6%
4	Smythes Creek	house	STRONG BUY	$604K	3.3%	+22.6%
4	Mount Clear	unit	HOLD	$437K	4.5%	+8.4%
5	Stawell	house	STRONG BUY	$356K	6.7%	+21.9%
5	Canadian	unit	HOLD	$430K	4.5%	+7.5%
6	Ballarat East	house	BUY	$572K	4.0%	+18.2%
6	Lake Wendouree	unit	HOLD	$554K	4.9%	+5.9%
7	Daylesford	house	HOLD	$1.32M	3.5%	+15.0%
7	Ararat	unit	HOLD	$444K	4.5%	+3.0%
8	Bonshaw	house	BUY	$590K	4.0%	+14.8%
9	Buninyong	house	BUY	$730K	3.3%	+13.4%
10	Wendouree	house	BUY	$560K	4.1%	+13.0%
11	Horsham	house	BUY	$470K	5.3%	+12.8%
11	Delacombe	unit	HOLD	$430K	4.6%	+32.5%
11	Mount Pleasant	unit	HOLD	$468K	4.5%	+3.0%
11	Wendouree	unit	HOLD	$318K	4.8%	+2.9%
11	Brown Hill	unit	HOLD	$440K	4.6%	+7.5%
11	Ballarat North	unit	HOLD	$428K	4.5%	+6.5%
11	Redan	unit	HOLD	$359K	5.5%	+16.4%
11	Alfredton	unit	HOLD	$370K	5.0%	+10.0%
11	Ballarat Central	unit	HOLD	$450K	4.9%	+7.6%
12	Ballarat North	house	BUY	$628K	4.0%	+12.0%
13	Miners Rest	house	BUY	$640K	3.8%	+11.7%
14	Creswick	house	BUY	$606K	4.2%	+10.5%
15	Sebastopol	house	BUY	$502K	4.4%	+9.2%
16	Clunes	house	HOLD	$596K	4.4%	+8.7%
17	Winter Valley	house	HOLD	$628K	3.9%	+7.7%
18	Alfredton	house	HOLD	$718K	3.8%	+7.2%
19	Ararat	house	HOLD	$518K	4.8%	+7.2%
20	Canadian	house	HOLD	$580K	4.0%	+7.1%
21	Mount Helen	house	HOLD	$688K	3.6%	+6.5%
22	Ballarat Central	house	HOLD	$686K	3.5%	+6.1%
23	Mount Clear	house	HOLD	$650K	3.7%	+5.0%
24	Lucas	house	HOLD	$631K	3.8%	+4.3%
25	Lake Wendouree	house	HOLD	$1.31M	2.9%	+3.0%
26	Redan	house	HOLD	$602K	4.0%	+4.1%
26	Delacombe	house	HOLD	$598K	4.0%	+5.9%

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best suburbs to buy in Ballarat?

Atlaso rates 4 suburbs in Ballarat as HIGH confidence for capital growth. Our top-ranked picks include Beaufort, Horsham, Brown Hill. These ratings are based on a 9-feature quantitative model with an out-of-sample AUC of 0.78-0.80.

Is now a good time to buy property in Ballarat?

The current market regime is AMBER. RED conditions signal elevated risk. Our model recommends caution during RED periods.

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