Median house price
$960k
+17% change
VIC · Greater Geelong Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
6,050
Growth (1 yr)
+0.2%
Growth (5 yr)
+1.7%
Median age
40
Median income
$1,670/wk
Employment rate
60.2%
Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025
$960,000
Languages at home
17.4%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Italian, Greek
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
Geelong is a coastal mid-sized suburb where beach life and relaxed outdoor living shape the local character. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with family life visible on every street. Families have many nearby school and early-learning options to choose from.
A genuine café and dining culture runs through the area, denser than many peers of a similar size. Green space punches above what many coastal suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Most routine trips are on foot, while buses, trains, and ferries cover longer journeys across the metro area.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. The built character feels historic and distinctive, with heritage detail visible throughout.
Against similar coastal suburbs, growth momentum, plus community and employment stand out and the overall desirability rating is good, with safety less decisive.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$960k
+17% change
Median rent
$470/wk
Population (ERP)
6,050
+0.2% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
17.8%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#2
among Coastal & beach · Emerging
Safety
98th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
47th
percentile in VIC
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
83rd
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Data sources & freshness
Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
Estimated resident population
6,050(June 2025)
+0.2% annual · +1.7% over 5 years · 47th percentile in VIC
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~6,250), extrapolated at +0.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
51 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
1,403 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
76 restaurants · 46 cafes · 13 pubs · 14 bars · 1 supermarkets · 6 pharmacies · 29 fast food · 5 bakeries
151 Moorabool Street
135 Ryrie Street
10 James Street
77-79 Little Malop Street
126 Ryrie Street
154A Ryrie Street
97-99 Little Malop Street
122 Moorabool Street
9 James Street
Unit 2 71 Little Malop Street
90 Little Malop Street
50 Little Ryrie Street
71 Yarra Street, Geelong
82A Little Malop Street
Unit 2 73B Little Malop Street
8 Malop Street, Geelong
8 Union Street
40 Little Malop Street, Geelong
51 Moorabool Street
131 Malop Street
23 Cuzens Place, Geelong
111 Mercer Street
18 Union Street
188 Ryrie Street
37 Bellerine Street
101 Little Malop Street
80 Little Malop Street
41 Yarra Street
206-208 Ryrie Street
24 Malop Street
241 Moorabool Street, Geelong
4-6 Little Ryrie Street
49 Brougham Street, Geelong
Unit 1 252 Ryrie Street, Geelong
2 Gore Place
45 Malop Street
13 James Street
164 Kilgour Street
36 Smythe Street
42 Little Ryrie Street
59 Little Malop Street
136 Myers Street
24-26 Garden Street, Geelong
Unit 5
95 Eastern Beach Road, Geelong
148 Little Malop Street
70-72 Mercer Street
25 Eastern Beach Road, Geelong
71 Malop Street
65 Little Malop Street
114 Moorabool Street
139 Ryrie Street
116 Moorabool Street
14A Mercer Street
115 Ryrie Street
147 Moorabool Street
212 Ryrie Street
Unit 1 73B Little Malop Street
216 Ryrie Street
75 Moorabool Street
84 Moorabool Street
1-5 Roy Street
91 Little Malop Street
206 Moorabool Street
8A Gheringhap Street
192 Ryrie Street
199 Ryrie Street
84A Little Malop Street
86 Little Malop Street
131 Yarra Street
209 Bellerine Street, Geelong
54 Little Myers Street, Geelong
158 McKillop Street, Geelong
69 Yarra Street, Geelong
211 Ryrie Street
7-21 Bellerine Street
191 Moorabool Street, Geelong
59 Moorabool Street, Geelong
38 Bellerine Street
2 Gheringhap Street, Geelong
58 Corio Street
175-177 Ryrie Street
93-95 Ryrie Street
136 Malop Street
146 Moorabool Street
138 Moorabool Street
Unit 2
39 Malop Street
239 Moorabool Street, Geelong
54 Moorabool Street
Unit 7
66 Little Malop Street
10 Little Ryrie Street
310 Moorabool Street
Unit 1A 76 Yarra Street
189 Moorabool Street
Unit 1
245 Moorabool Street
112 Ryrie Street
33 Little Ryrie Street
98 Little Malop Street
218 Moorabool Street
9 Downes Lane
26 Malop Street
52 Moorabool Street
35 Malop Street
100 Western Beach Road
168 Ryrie Street
2 Ryan Place South
64 Malop Street
97-99 Ryrie Street
135-137 Malop Street
110 Ryrie Street
Unit 10 6-8 Eastern Beach Road
31 Malop Street
87 Ryrie Street
37 Gheringhap Street
10 Union Street
48 Moorabool Street
166 Moorabool Street
73A Little Malop Street
43 Yarra Street
10-14 Eastern Beach Road, Geelong
49 Gheringhap Street
84 Yarra Street
2 Shorts Place
7 Warner Place
93 Little Malop Street
132 Ryrie Street
52 Mercer Street, Geelong
86 Yarra Street
221 Moorabool Street
247 Moorabool Street
225 Moorabool Street
3 Moorabool Street
48 Malop Street
3 Brougham Street, Geelong
85 Little Malop Street
47 Gheringhap Street
154 Ryrie Street
87 Little Malop Street
75 Little Malop Street
82 Little Malop Street
9 Malop Street
152 Ryrie Street
85A Little Malop Street
15 Eastern Beach Road
69 Gheringhap Street
138 Malop Street
51 Little Malop Street
2 Little Ryrie Street
22-26 Myers Street
200 Yarra Street
66-68 Little Myers Street
265 Ryrie Street, Geelong
275 Ryrie Street, Geelong
Unit 2,3 33 Yarra Street
118-120 Ryrie Street
82 Moorabool Street
36 Garden Street, Geelong
Unit 0
Unit 1
68 Bellerine Street, Geelong
7 McKillop Street, Geelong
34 Myers Street
Unit 1 180 Moorabool Street
Unit 1 107 Gheringhap Street
17-19 James Street
190 Ryrie Street
66 Bellerine Street
80 Myers Street
19 Gheringhap Street
73 Little Ryrie Street
148 Myers Street
179-181 Little Malop Street
19 Ryrie Street
255 Ryrie Street
Unit 131
37 Mercer Street, Geelong
46 Malop Street
138 Myers Street, Geelong
68 Mercer Street, Geelong
186 Moorabool Street
205-207 Moorabool Street
128 Ryrie Street
Unit 126A Ryrie Street
50 Little Malop Street
194-200 Ryrie Street
51 McKillop Street
26-32 Moorabool Street
31 bus stops · 4 train stations · 1 ferry terminals
32-34 Little Ryrie Street
103 Mercer Street
89 Malop Street, Geelong
200 Moorabool Street
10 Bellerine Street
2-4 Yarra Street
1-11 Eastern Beach Road, Geelong
185 Moorabool Street
Unit 13
83-85 Malop Street
49-51 Malop Street
63-67 Malop Street
Unit 2 107 Gheringhap Street
Unit 1184
105 Ryrie Street
75 Malop Street
161 Ryrie Street
89 Little Malop Street
Unit 6
27-29 Yarra Street
39 Yarra Street
148 Moorabool Street
Unit 1183
180 Ryrie Street
109A Ryrie Street
118 Gheringhap Street
36 Mercer Street, Geelong
63 Little Malop Street
Unit 1180
105 Little Malop Street
201 Malop Street
102 Moorabool Street
307-311 La Trobe Terrace
315-323 La Trobe Terrace
22 Mercer Street, Geelong
249 Moorabool Street, Geelong
69 Myers Street
7-13 Little Ryrie Street
8 Brougham Street
6 Mercer Street, Geelong
213 Malop Street
8-10 Mercer Street, Geelong
77 Mercer Street
136 Moorabool Street
16-18 Malop Street
237 Malop Street
16 James Street
136 Ryrie Street
162 Moorabool Street
176 Moorabool Street
37 Yarra Street
Unit 15
Unit 2253
100 Moorabool Street
117 Ryrie Street
211 Moorabool Street
190 Moorabool Street
69 Little Malop Street
235 Moorabool Street, Geelong
89A Ryrie Street
106 Moorabool Street
172 Moorabool Street
164 Malop Street
168-170 Malop Street
172 Ryrie Street
Unit 101
138 Malop Street
Unit 2267
33 Yarra Street
96-98 Ryrie Street
182-184 Moorabool Street
78 Yarra Street
5A Little Ryrie Street
80 Ryrie Street
88 Mercer Street, Geelong
68-94 Western Beach Road
63 Myers Street
84 Mercer Street
30 Malop Street
Unit 1
16 Bellerine Street
141 Malop Street
Unit 2 142 Little Ryrie Street
1 Wright Place
92-94 Ryrie Street
Unit 2261
Unit 1 169-171 Ryrie Street
64-66 Malop Street
52 Malop Street
82 Mercer Street
113 Ryrie Street
2 Rock O'Cashel Lane
5 Little Ryrie Street
197 Ryrie Street
69 McKillop Street, Geelong
234-238 Moorabool Street
185 Malop Street
56-58 Ryrie Street
3 James Street
Unit 1 124 Ryrie Street
65 Myers Street
237 Moorabool Street, Geelong
162 Malop Street
25 Myers Street
55 Little Malop Street
4 James Street
Unit 55
167 Ryrie Street
91 Ryrie Street
170 Ryrie Street
109 Ryrie Street
178 Moorabool Street
202 Moorabool Street
168 Moorabool Street
83 Yarra Street, Geelong
8 Henry Street
110 Moorabool Street
173 Ryrie Street
45 Mercer Street, Geelong
178 Ryrie Street
81 Little Malop Street
161-163 Little Malop Street
199 Malop Street
209 Moorabool Street
112 Moorabool Street
Unit 2266
11 McLarty Place
165 Ryrie Street
6 Malop Street
90 Ryrie Street
183 Malop Street
139 Malop Street
257 Moorabool Street, Geelong
155 Moorabool Street
227 Moorabool Street
77A Mercer Street
165-167 Malop Street
109 Little Malop Street
242 Moorabool Street
52 Little Ryrie Street
130 Moorabool Street
33 Smythe Street
40 Ryrie Street, Geelong
89-105 Gheringhap Street
Unit 4
138 Ryrie Street
41 Gheringhap Street
Unit 8
Unit 1 169-171 Ryrie Street
31 Yarra Street
58 Moorabool Street
56 Mercer Street, Geelong
30 Gheringhap Street
Unit 2 73 Malop Street
Unit 4 33 Malop Street
98 Moorabool Street
Unit 131
125 Ryrie Street
Unit 103
Unit 24
Unit 14
217 Moorabool Street
25 Bellerine Street
16 Mercer Street, Geelong
172 Malop Street
95-97 Malop Street
Unit 1182
Unit 2259
264 Moorabool Street
159 Ryrie Street
55 Yarra Street
60 Ryrie Street
76 Mercer Street
51 Ryrie Street
38;40 Mercer Street, Geelong
47 Mercer Street, Geelong
70 Bellerine Street, Geelong
45 Yarra Street
165 Moorabool Street
165A Moorabool Street
Unit 4 62 Little Malop Street
129 Ryrie Street
66 McKillop Street
231-235 Malop Street
12-14 Mercer Street, Geelong
1 Bellerine Street
Unit 1 37 Gheringhap Street
12 Bellerine Street
261 Moorabool Street, Geelong
15 James Street
116A Moorabool Street
40-42 Moorabool Street
66 Brougham Street
142 Ryrie Street
20 Malop Street
166 Malop Street
121 Ryrie Street
Unit 2256
122 Ryrie Street
53 Malop Street
160 Malop Street
78 Ryrie Street
101-103 Ryrie Street
Unit 2 124 Ryrie Street
50-52 Ryrie Street
325-329 La Trobe Terrace
137 Yarra Street, Geelong
42 Bellerine Street
12 Fenwick Street
150 Yarra Street
239 Malop Street
70 Sydney Parade
165 Yarra Street, Geelong
12 Myers Street
209 Malop Street
53 Gheringhap Street
204 Moorabool Street
243 Moorabool Street, Geelong
35 Yarra Street
Unit 1 142 Little Ryrie Street, Geelong
Unit 16
Unit 141
Unit 32
229 Moorabool Street
33 Swanston Street, Geelong
79 Gheringhap Street
299-305 La Trobe Terrace
Unit 3 74 Gheringhap Street
Unit 11
35 Myers Street
Unit 1 73 Malop Street
Unit 2 65 Brougham Street
37 Malop Street
Unit 5
25 McKillop Street
36 Little Myers Street
48 Little Ryrie Street
150 Malop Street
Unit 20,22
28 Little Ryrie Street
Unit 1
20 Union Street
64 Little Malop Street
144-146 Ryrie Street
173A Ryrie Street
107 Ryrie Street
137 Ryrie Street
120 Moorabool Street
Unit 1 62 Little Malop Street
256 Moorabool Street
Unit 3
144 Moorabool Street
Unit 1198
118 Moorabool Street
6 Union Street
70 Swanston Street
50 Western Beach Road
81 Myers Street
78 Gheringhap Street
224 Moorabool Street
83 Myers Street
16 Myers Street
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
13 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
10 places of worship within ~1.5 km
12 Fenwick Street
150 Yarra Street
239 Malop Street
70 Sydney Parade
165 Yarra Street, Geelong
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
222 planning-related records
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
June 2021
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
11 active roadworks / incidents
Data sources & freshness
54 heritage places
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.1 km away).
3.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +1.5 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
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