Wathaurong Region

Node ID: MPHA3350

Postcode: 3350

Companies: 4  Households: 737

Suburb Coverage: ALFREDTON (VIC) GOLDEN POINT (VIC) BAKERY HILL (VIC) INVERMAY PARK (VIC) BALLARAT (VIC) LAKE WENDOUREE (VIC) BALLARAT CENTRAL (VIC) MOUNT CLEAR (VIC) BALLARAT EAST (VIC) MOUNT HELEN (VIC) BALLARAT NORTH (VIC) MOUNT PLEASANT (VIC) BALLARAT WEST (VIC) NERRINA (VIC) BLACK HILL (VIC) NEWINGTON (VIC) BROWN HILL (VIC) REDAN (VIC) CANADIAN (VIC) SOLDIERS HILL (VIC) EUREKA (VIC)

Australian postcode 3350 covers Ballarat and surrounding suburbs in central-western Victoria, and is a substantial regional urban centre rather than a small country postcode. The 2021 Census recorded 66,022 people in the postal area, with a median age of 39, while the broader Ballarat urban area had about 112,000 people; the city provides a strong range of health, education, retail, government and professional services, including Grampians Health Ballarat and Federation University Australia, Mt Helen Campus. Ballarat has a distinctive historic gold-rush heritage, attractive established neighbourhoods, parks and Lake Wendouree, and is surrounded by agricultural and rural communities. Its inland location produces a cool temperate climate, with notably cold winters, frosts and relatively mild summers compared with much of Australia. Melbourne is about 110 km away and accessible by road and regular rail, giving residents a useful combination of regional independence and metropolitan connectivity. The 2021 Census recorded median weekly rent of $300, median household income of $1,503 and an average of 1.8 vehicles per dwelling in postcode 3350. For SENA, 3350 is particularly significant as a sizeable regional hub capable of supporting a substantial Edge Node population while also providing connectivity to surrounding rural communities and agricultural industries.