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Greater Geelong

Victoria · Geelong · 268,725 people · 59 suburbs · 19 postcodes

Greater Geelong at a glance

268,725

Population

#3 of 79 in VIC

1,088

km² area

247/km² density

39.9

Median age

+0.8 vs VIC

$1,672

Median HH income/wk

#35 of 79 in VIC

989

SEIFA IRSAD

#33 of 79 in VIC

Schools

53 gov, 21 Cath, 8 indep

17.7%

Born overseas

29.0%

Renting

Map shows the Greater Geelong LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Greater Geelong is a metropolitan Local Government Area in Victoria, in the Melbourne region. It covers 59 suburbs across 19 postcodes and an area of 1,088 km². Greater Geelong has a population of 268,725 , ranking #3 most populous in VIC. The most populous suburb is Highton (20,736 residents), and the highest median household income is in Ceres at $3,125/week. The LGA-wide median household income is $1,672/week and median age is 39.9. About 17.7% of residents were born overseas and 11.8% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

17.6%

11.9%

26.9%

24.0%

19.5%

0–14 (17.6%) 15–24 (11.9%) 25–44 (26.9%) 45–64 (24.0%) 65+ (19.5%)

Show counts

0–14 years	47,357 (17.6%)
15–24 years	32,089 (11.9%)
25–44 years	72,262 (26.9%)
45–64 years	64,562 (24.0%)
65+ years	52,389 (19.5%)

17.7%

Born overseas

11.8%

Speak a language other than English at home

1.3%

First Nations

2.4

Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

35.2%

35.8%

29.0%

Owned outright (35.2%) Mortgaged (35.8%) Renting (29.0%)

Dwelling type mix

91.1%

Separate house (91.1%) Semi/townhouse (7.3%) Flat/apartment (1.6%)

$356

Median weekly rent

$1,735

Median monthly mortgage

41.4%

Households with 0-1 cars

58.6%

Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

4.6%

Unemployment rate

71,535

In full-time work

48,060

In part-time work

Schools in Greater Geelong

82 schools across Greater Geelong: 64.6% Government, 25.6% Catholic, 9.8% Independent. The VIC average is 68.6% / 21.4% / 10.0%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 1046 (range 877 to 1156). VIC median is 1027; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

64.6%

25.6%

9.8%

VIC average for comparison

68.6%

21.4%

10.0%

Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

64.6%

18.3%

12.2%

Primary (64.6%) Secondary (18.3%) Combined (12.2%) Special (4.9%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300

LGA median 1046 VIC median 1027LGA range 877 to 1156

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 82 schools in Greater Geelong, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Kardinia International College	Independent	Combined	Bell Post Hill	1,925	1155
Christian College Geelong	Independent	Combined	Highton	1,908	1098
St Joseph's College Geelong	Catholic	Secondary	Newtown	1,742	1075
Northern Bay P-12 College	Government	Combined	Corio	1,726	877
The Geelong College	Independent	Combined	Newtown	1,573	1156
Sacred Heart College	Catholic	Secondary	Newtown	1,450	1105
Saint Ignatius College Geelong	Catholic	Secondary	Drysdale	1,442	1075
Geelong Grammar School	Independent	Combined	Corio	1,422	1149
Iona College Geelong	Catholic	Secondary	Charlemont	1,332	1078
Geelong Lutheran College	Independent	Combined	Armstrong Creek	1,317	1101
Belmont High School	Government	Secondary	Belmont	1,291	1053
Bellarine Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Drysdale	1,147	1006
Oberon High School	Government	Secondary	Armstrong Creek	1,074	1023
Western Heights Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Hamlyn Heights	1,060	991
North Geelong Secondary College	Government	Secondary	North Geelong	989	961
Geelong High School	Government	Secondary	East Geelong	976	998
Clonard College	Catholic	Secondary	Herne Hill	940	1051
Armstrong Creek School	Government	Combined	Armstrong Creek	905	1023
Leopold Primary School	Government	Primary	Leopold	873	1016
Covenant College	Independent	Combined	Bell Post Hill	735	1070
Grovedale College	Government	Secondary	Grovedale	693	996
Lara Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Lara	658	975
Mirripoa Primary School	Government	Primary	Mount Duneed	638	1058
Clairvaux Catholic School	Catholic	Primary	Belmont	631	1095
Bellaire Primary School	Government	Primary	Highton	623	1094
Ocean Grove Primary School	Government	Primary	Ocean Grove	619	1105
Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Geelong	614	1046
Our Lady Star of the Sea School	Catholic	Primary	Ocean Grove	593	1092
Montpellier Primary School	Government	Primary	Highton	563	1101
Surfside Primary School	Government	Primary	Ocean Grove	545	1075
Newcomb Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Newcomb	515	950
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Armstrong Creek	504	1070
St Anthony's School	Catholic	Primary	Lara	477	1040
Clifton Springs Primary School	Government	Primary	Clifton Springs	472	1003
Manifold Heights Primary School	Government	Primary	Manifold Heights	469	1082
Lara Primary School	Government	Primary	Lara	439	993
St Thomas Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Drysdale	428	1051
St Patrick's School	Catholic	Primary	Geelong West	418	1107
Barwon Heads Primary School	Government	Primary	Barwon Heads	416	1120
Chilwell Primary School	Government	Primary	Newtown	408	1139
Fyans Park Primary School	Government	Primary	Newtown	405	1131
Drysdale Primary School	Government	Primary	Drysdale	388	1016
Nazareth School	Catholic	Primary	Grovedale	367	1076
Mount Duneed Regional Primary School	Government	Primary	Mount Duneed	362	1045
Highton Primary School	Government	Primary	Highton	359	1121
Mandama Primary School	Government	Primary	Grovedale	352	1008
Holy Family School	Catholic	Primary	Bell Park	344	1029
Grovedale Primary School	Government	Primary	Grovedale	343	1009
Nelson Park School	Government	Special	Bell Park	334	938
Geelong South Primary School	Government	Primary	South Geelong	326	1088
Holy Spirit Parish School	Catholic	Primary	Manifold Heights	326	1068
Rollins Primary School	Government	Primary	Bell Post Hill	326	1001
Grovedale West Primary School	Government	Primary	Grovedale	324	1026
Belmont Primary School	Government	Primary	Belmont	301	1112
Bell Park North Primary School	Government	Primary	Bell Park	292	956
Hamlyn Banks Primary School	Government	Primary	Hamlyn Heights	290	976
Christ the King School	Catholic	Primary	Newcomb	269	1061
Herne Hill Primary School	Government	Primary	Hamlyn Heights	267	1023
St Robert's School	Catholic	Primary	Newtown	261	1099
Ashby Primary School	Government	Primary	Geelong West	259	1059
Geelong Baptist College	Independent	Combined	Lovely Banks	255	1031
Roslyn Primary School	Government	Primary	Belmont	249	1082
St Margaret's School	Catholic	Primary	East Geelong	241	1063
Oberon Primary School	Government	Primary	Belmont	224	1024
St Mary's School	Catholic	Primary	Geelong	214	1114
Moolap Primary School	Government	Primary	Moolap	197	970
MacKillop Specialist School	Catholic	Special	Whittington	196	993
Newtown Primary School	Government	Primary	Newtown	193	1076
St Francis Xavier School	Catholic	Primary	Corio	177	937
St Leonards Primary School	Government	Primary	St Leonards	173	970
Barwon Valley School	Government	Special	Belmont	161	1004
Whittington Primary School	Government	Primary	Whittington	153	896
Hamlyn Views School	Government	Special	Hamlyn Heights	150	998
Portarlington Primary School	Government	Primary	Portarlington	150	1010
St Thomas Aquinas School	Catholic	Primary	Norlane	149	941
Newcomb Primary School	Government	Primary	Newcomb	142	960
Wallington Primary School	Government	Primary	Wallington	137	1031
Ceres Primary School	Government	Primary	Ceres	124	1069
Wangala Primary School	Government	Primary	Belmont	99	986
Geelong English Language School	Government	Combined	Belmont	95	884
Woodline Primary	Independent	Primary	Ceres	73	1100
Anakie Primary School	Government	Primary	Anakie	69	988

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Greater Geelong. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

989

Ranked #33 of 79 VIC LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

1007

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

997

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

992

Suburbs in Greater Geelong

Greater Geelong contains 59 suburbs and 19 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Highton	3216	20,736	$2,054/wk	39
Lara	3212	19,014	$1,969/wk	37
Ocean Grove	3226	17,714	$1,837/wk	43
Corio	3214	15,497	$1,152/wk	35
Belmont	3216	15,066	$1,517/wk	37
Grovedale	3216	14,869	$1,477/wk	41
Leopold	3224	13,272	$1,589/wk	41
Armstrong Creek	3217	11,247	$2,200/wk	30
Newtown	3220	10,445	$2,092/wk	40
Norlane	3214	8,682	$909/wk	37
Clifton Springs	3222	7,646	$1,348/wk	48
Geelong West	3218	7,345	$1,797/wk	36
Hamlyn Heights	3215	6,518	$1,643/wk	38
Mount Duneed	3216	6,182	$2,274/wk	32
Geelong	3220	5,811	$1,670/wk	40
Bell Park	3215	5,602	$1,224/wk	41
Bell Post Hill	3215	5,083	$1,368/wk	42
Drysdale	3222	4,976	$1,273/wk	52
Waurn Ponds	3216	4,956	$2,286/wk	27
St Albans Park	3219	4,942	$1,317/wk	46
Newcomb	3219	4,704	$1,148/wk	40
Portarlington	3223	4,436	$1,064/wk	62
Barwon Heads	3227	4,353	$2,226/wk	46
Curlewis	3222	4,175	$1,830/wk	34
East Geelong	3219	4,012	$1,782/wk	40
Whittington	3219	3,990	$959/wk	42
St Leonards	3223	3,542	$1,183/wk	56
Herne Hill	3218	3,507	$1,420/wk	36
North Geelong	3215	3,225	$1,490/wk	40
Lovely Banks	3213	2,782	$1,991/wk	37
Manifold Heights	3218	2,681	$1,820/wk	39
Charlemont	3217	2,612	$2,102/wk	29
Marshall	3216	2,299	$1,154/wk	43
Wandana Heights	3216	2,195	$2,549/wk	41
Moolap	3221	1,825	$1,279/wk	59
Thomson	3219	1,606	$1,126/wk	38
Wallington	3221	1,515	$2,410/wk	48
Indented Head	3223	1,391	$1,201/wk	59
Fyansford	3218	1,206	$2,627/wk	34
Breakwater	3219	1,060	$1,077/wk	40
South Geelong	3220	1,014	$1,642/wk	37
Rippleside	3215	994	$2,103/wk	47
Connewarre	3227	953	$2,328/wk	50
Anakie	3213	734	$1,940/wk	43
Drumcondra	3215	571	$2,022/wk	50
North Shore	3214	325	$1,327/wk	45
Ceres	3221	266	$3,125/wk	41
Avalon	3212	255	$1,775/wk	41
Bellarine	3221	169	$2,214/wk	57
Marcus Hill	3222	164	$2,374/wk	48
Breamlea	3227	151	$1,542/wk	56
Mannerim	3222	108	$2,833/wk	50
Staughton Vale	3221	105	$2,874/wk	50
Swan Bay	3225	103	$784/wk	61
Moorabool	3213	94	$1,583/wk	40
Bareena	3220
Geelong North	3215
Grovedale East	3216
Point Wilson	3212

Postcodes covered

3212, 3213, 3214, 3215, 3216, 3217, 3218, 3219, 3220, 3221, 3222, 3223, 3224, 3225, 3226, 3227, 3340, 3351, 3825

Compare Greater Geelong with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Greater Geelong and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	Median HH income	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Greater Geelong (VIC)	268,725	39.9	$1,672/wk	989	29.0%	17.7%
Queenscliffe	5,304	61.3	$1,531/wk	1067	14.2%	11.3%
Golden Plains	25,556	39.2	$1,963/wk	998	7.5%	9.3%
Surf Coast	37,037	42.9	$2,106/wk	1076	18.9%	11.9%
Moorabool	37,481	39.4	$1,817/wk	987	17.7%	14.2%
Wyndham	293,524	32.8	$2,023/wk	1005	31.6%	48.0%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Greater Geelong

What is the population of Greater Geelong?

The 2021 Census recorded 268,725 people living in Greater Geelong, across 59 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Greater Geelong?

Greater Geelong contains 59 suburbs. The most populous are Highton, Lara, Ocean Grove, Corio, Belmont.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Greater Geelong?

Greater Geelong covers 19 postcodes: 3212, 3213, 3214, 3215, 3216, 3217, 3218, 3219, 3220, 3221, 3222, 3223, 3224, 3225, 3226, 3227, 3340, 3351, 3825.

What is the median household income in Greater Geelong?

The population-weighted median household income across Greater Geelong is $1,672 per week (2021 Census), ranking #35 of 79 VIC LGAs.

How many schools are in Greater Geelong?

Greater Geelong has 82 schools, including 53 government, 21 Catholic, and 8 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Greater Geelong?

Greater Geelong has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 989, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.