Greater Geelong
295,052 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 1,248 km², 58 suburbs. Council website: geelongcity.vic.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
295,052
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +2.2% in a year
Density
236/km²
1,248 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$707k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$100
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
11.4 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
8 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
58
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income
- $1,592/week
- Median rent
- $346/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,733/month
- Households renting
- 28.0%
- Average household
- 2.4 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 8 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 8 of 10
Council finances
From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.
- Average rates per property
- $1,802
- 2024-25
- Operating result
- +0.4%
- adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
- Asset renewal
- 63%
- renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation
Suburbs
58 suburbs where Greater Geelong holds most residents, plus 2 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highton | 20,736 | All | $890kDec 2025 | 11% / 15% | 9 |
| Lara | 19,014 | All | $685kDec 2025 | 9% / 89% | 6 |
| Ocean Grove | 17,714 | All | $930kDec 2025 | 10% / 49% | 9 |
| Corio | 15,497 | All | $535kDec 2025 | 11% / 32% | 1 |
| Belmont (Vic.) | 15,066 | All | $706kDec 2025 | 28% / 8% | 6 |
| Grovedale | 14,869 | All | $699kDec 2025 | 2% / 13% | 5 |
| Leopold | 13,272 | All | $685kDec 2025 | 4% / 79% | 5 |
| Armstrong Creek (Vic.) | 11,247 | All | $670kDec 2025 | 27% / 49% | 8 |
| Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.) | 10,445 | All | 23% / 11% | 10 | |
| Norlane | 8,682 | All | $487kDec 2025 | 2% / 7% | 1 |
| Clifton Springs | 7,646 | All | $673kDec 2025 | 0% / 22% | 4 |
| Geelong West | 7,345 | All | $850kDec 2025 | 10% / 0% | 8 |
| Hamlyn Heights | 6,518 | All | $745kDec 2025 | 16% / 0% | 6 |
| Mount Duneed | 6,182 | 93% | $710kDec 2025 | 4% / 84% | 9 |
| Geelong | 5,811 | All | $915kDec 2025 | 6% / 0% | 9 |
| Bell Park | 5,602 | All | $680kDec 2025 | <1% / 4% | 3 |
| Bell Post Hill | 5,083 | All | $690kDec 2025 | 0% / 61% | 3 |
| Drysdale | 4,976 | All | $687kDec 2025 | 0% / 94% | 5 |
| Waurn Ponds | 4,956 | All | $790kDec 2025 | 2% / 84% | 9 |
| St Albans Park | 4,942 | All | $662kDec 2025 | 18% / 41% | 2 |
| Newcomb | 4,704 | All | $600kDec 2025 | 53% / 0% | 2 |
| Portarlington | 4,436 | All | $830kDec 2025 | 10% / 85% | 4 |
| Barwon Heads | 4,353 | All | $1.4MDec 2025 | 32% / 52% | 10 |
| Curlewis (Vic.) | 4,175 | All | $685kDec 2025 | 0% / 93% | 6 |
| East Geelong | 4,012 | All | $861kDec 2025 | 5% / 0% | 8 |
| Whittington | 3,990 | All | $580kDec 2025 | 52% / 3% | 1 |
| Point Lonsdale | 3,788 | 54% | $1.2MDec 2025 | 12% / 70% | 9 |
| St Leonards (Vic.) | 3,542 | All | $720kDec 2025 | 12% / 87% | 4 |
| Herne Hill (Vic.) | 3,507 | All | $755kDec 2025 | 4% / 0% | 5 |
| North Geelong | 3,225 | All | $670kDec 2025 | 6% / <1% | 4 |
| Lovely Banks | 2,782 | All | $713kDec 2025 | 0% / 97% | 4 |
| Manifold Heights | 2,681 | All | $1.0MDec 2025 | 0% / 0% | 9 |
| Charlemont | 2,612 | All | $630kDec 2025 | 38% / 84% | 8 |
| Marshall | 2,299 | All | $658kDec 2025 | 10% / 61% | 4 |
| Wandana Heights | 2,195 | All | $1.1MDec 2025 | 5% / 47% | 10 |
| Moolap | 1,825 | All | 50% / 50% | 4 | |
| Thomson (Greater Geelong - Vic.) | 1,606 | All | 0% / 0% | 2 | |
| Wallington | 1,515 | All | 21% / 86% | 9 | |
| Indented Head | 1,391 | All | $700kDec 2025 | 11% / 59% | 6 |
| Little River (Vic.) | 1,353 | 46% | 3% / 100% | 6 | |
| Fyansford | 1,206 | All | $955kDec 2025 | 11% / 86% | 10 |
| Batesford | 1,141 | 23% | 16% / 100% | 10 | |
| Breakwater | 1,060 | All | $550kDec 2025 | 26% / 31% | 1 |
| South Geelong | 1,014 | All | $683kDec 2025 | 30% / <1% | 8 |
| Rippleside | 994 | All | $1.2MDec 2025 | 0% / 0% | 10 |
| Connewarre | 953 | 77% | $1.9MDec 2025 | 45% / 64% | 10 |
| Anakie | 734 | 91% | <1% / 100% | 7 | |
| Drumcondra | 571 | All | 0% / 0% | 10 | |
| North Shore (Vic.) | 325 | All | $728kDec 2025 | 3% / 0% | 3 |
| Ceres | 266 | All | 10% / 100% | 10 | |
| Avalon | 255 | All | 17% / 73% | 7 | |
| Balliang | 254 | 58% | 4% / 100% | 7 | |
| Bellarine | 169 | All | <1% / 99% | 9 | |
| Marcus Hill | 164 | All | <1% / 100% | 8 | |
| Breamlea | 151 | 96% | 58% / 97% | 9 | |
| Mannerim | 108 | All | 0% / 100% | 7 | |
| Staughton Vale | 105 | All | 0% / 100% | 8 | |
| Swan Bay (Vic.) | 103 | All | 22% / 97% | 7 | |
| Moorabool | 94 | All | 6% / 100% | 4 | |
| Point Wilson | All | 58% / 31% |
Hazards
Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.
Suburb prices
Across the 41 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $487k
- Median of suburb medians
- $706k
- Highest suburb median
- $1.9M
Representation
Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).
Federal electorates
- Corio · Richard MARLES (ALP)59%
- Corangamite · Libby COKER (ALP)41%
- Hawke · Sam RAE (ALP)1%
State districts
- Lara · Ella George (ALP)26%
- Geelong · Christine Couzens (ALP)26%
- South Barwon · Darren Cheeseman (IND)24%
- Bellarine · Alison Marchant (ALP)24%
- Eureka · Michaela Settle (ALP)1%
Neighbouring councils
Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.
Compare it with every Victoria council on the council map or the Victoria council list.
Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: Local Government Victoria (LGPRF), 2024-25. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure, Local Government Victoria and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.