Bell Post HillVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3215 · Greater Geelong
Daily life in Bell Post Hill is likely to involve commuting by car, as 63.4% of residents drive to work. Public transport usage is low at 2.1%, which may reflect the suburb's infrastructure or residents' preferences. The community has a moderate work-from-home culture, with 14.3% of people working remotely, which is below the Victorian average of 25.7%. The suburb has a diverse cultural background, with 39.4% of residents born overseas, slightly above the Victorian average.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Bell Post Hill
Houses · The median house in Bell Post Hill went for $766,000 over the 12 months to August 2026, 13.5% below the Victorian median of $885,000. That is 11.2% up on the twelve months before, on 83 sales.
There is little spread here — the middle half of houses landed between $708,000 and $807,000.
Houses
$766k
median of 83 sales
11.2% up on the previous twelve months.
Cheaper than 65% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $708k and $807k.
Last sold within the past month
Units
$546k
median of 9 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $400k and $590k.
Last sold within the past month
92 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · The longer arc runs $675,000 in 2022 to $766,000 now, a gain of 13.5%.
- Houses
- Units
- Land
Dashed lines and hollow points are part years — incomplete, so a dip may only mean fewer sales have happened yet. A break in a line is a year with no published figure, not a fall to zero.
| Year | Houses | Units | Land |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $764k | $585k | |
| 2025 · part year | $710k | $391k | $375k |
| 2024 | $670k | $435k | |
| 2023 | $620k | $438k | |
| 2022 | $675k | $454k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $775k | 23 | +3.3%low confidence23 sales this quarter, 25 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $750k | 25 | -2.7%low confidence25 sales this quarter, 24 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $771k | 24 |
A change is marked low confidence where either quarter had fewer than 30 sales. The medians are real; with a handful of sales the movement between them is mostly which homes happened to change hands, not the market moving.
Last 12 months
What an extra bedroom costs in Bell Post Hill
In Bell Post Hill, over the last 12 months, a three-bedroom house has a median of $752,000 from 49 sales, while a four-bedroom house has a median of $800,000 from 26 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $752k | 49 |
| 4 | $800k | 26 · few |
Counts with fewer than five sales are left out rather than estimated, and bigger does not always mean dearer — a bedroom count with few sales can be pulled either way by the particular homes that happened to change hands.
3 schools · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Bell Post Hill
All schools · Bell Post Hill's 3 schools teach 2,986 students, up 16.7% in ten years — and 6 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
3
1 primary · 2 Prep-to-12
Students, all schools
2,986
2025 · +16.7% since 2015
At primary schoolsStudents at schools whose type is “Primary”. It excludes children in primary years at a Prep-to-12 college — they are counted in the tile beside this one. This number answers “are the primary schools here filling or emptying?”
+9.8%
326 students · five years
Children in primary yearsChildren in Years 1–6 at any school, including Prep-to-12 colleges. This answers “are there still young families here?” — a different question from the tile on the left, which is why the two can move in opposite directions.
Prep and ungraded students are counted separately again; see the chart below.
+5.9%
1,007 · Years 1–6, anywhere
1,007 children in Bell Post Hill are in Years 1–6, and 326 students attend a primary school here. More than half of Bell Post Hill's primary-age children go to a school that also runs secondary years.
11 years · two ways to read them
Enrolments, 2015–2025
The same students, counted two ways — by the kind of school they attend, and by the year they are in. They answer different questions and can point in different directions. Both views are in the page; the buttons only change which is visible.
Enrolments in Bell Post Hill have grown 16.7% over 10 years.
- Primary schools
- Prep-to-12 & specialist
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| Year | Primary schools | Prep-to-12 & specialist |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 280 | 2,278 |
| 2016 | 295 | 2,322 |
| 2017 | 290 | 2,396 |
| 2018 | 284 | 2,430 |
| 2019 | 292 | 2,473 |
| 2020 | 297 | 2,517 |
| 2021 | 306 | 2,541 |
| 2022 | 298 | 2,532 |
| 2023 | 307 | 2,584 |
| 2024 | 323 | 2,607 |
| 2025 | 326 | 2,660 |
Which schools in Bell Post Hill are filling and which are emptying. A school that covers Prep to Year 12 is counted once, in its own line — its primary-age students are not in the primary schools line.
- Years 1–6
- Years 7–12
- Prep & ungradedTwo groups that sit outside the numbered year levels: Prep — the first year of school, which the national data does not number — and ungraded students at specialist schools, who are not placed in a year level at all.
A suburb with a specialist school will have a large line here.
Show data table
| Year | Years 1–6 | Years 7–12 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 855 | 1,558 | 145 | 2,558 |
| 2016 | 868 | 1,586 | 163 | 2,617 |
| 2017 | 923 | 1,620 | 143 | 2,686 |
| 2018 | 925 | 1,636 | 153 | 2,714 |
| 2019 | 935 | 1,660 | 170 | 2,765 |
| 2020 | 951 | 1,702 | 161 | 2,814 |
| 2021 | 965 | 1,713 | 169 | 2,847 |
| 2022 | 961 | 1,709 | 160 | 2,830 |
| 2023 | 967 | 1,753 | 171 | 2,891 |
| 2024 | 988 | 1,773 | 169 | 2,930 |
| 2025 | 1,007 | 1,812 | 167 | 2,986 |
This counts children by the year they are in, not by the kind of school they attend — so a Prep-to-12 college contributes to every line. The three add up to every student in the suburb.
2025 · ACARA
All 3 schools in Bell Post Hill
Ordered by size, not by results — 1 government, 0 Catholic and 2 independent. Schools with more than one campus are counted once.
What these columns mean
- Type
- Prep-to-12 is one school a child can start and finish at without changing schools. Specialist schools also appear as Prep-to-12.
- 5 yr
- Change in enrolments against five years ago, not against last year. Enrolments move slowly, so a single year is mostly noise.
- VCE median
- The middle study score of that school’s Year 12 students, on a scale of 0–50. The state median in 2025 was 29.0, so a school above that sits above the middle and one below it sits below. The smaller number after it is how many students the figure rests on. Under 30 students we show nothing at all — a small cohort’s result swings from year to year on who happened to sit the exams, which is easily mistaken for the school changing.
| School | Sector | Type | Students | 5 yr | 10 yr | VCE median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kardinia International College | Independent | Prep-to-12 | 1,925 | +5.2% | +10.1% | 33 · 320 |
| Covenant College | Independent | Prep-to-12 | 735 | +7.0% | +38.9% | 29 · 96 |
| Rollins Primary School | Government | Primary | 326 | +9.8% | +16.4% | — |
2 schools in Bell Post Hill reported median VCE study scores of 29 to 33, against a state median of 29.
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Bell Post Hill
6 government catchments cover Bell Post Hill, so which one applies depends on the address, not the suburb.
| CatchmentThe area around a government school where living there guarantees your child a place. Boundaries follow streets, not suburb lines, so an address near the edge of a suburb may be zoned elsewhere. They are redrawn each year. | Level |
|---|---|
| North Geelong Secondary College | Secondary |
| Northern Bay P-12 College | Secondary |
| Bell Park North Primary School | Primary |
| Hamlyn Banks Primary School | Primary |
| Rollins Primary School | Primary |
| Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College | Other |
The read
What living here is actually like
Bell Post Hill is a suburb with a population of 5,082 people, characterized by a median age of 42, which is slightly older than the Victorian average of 38. The gender distribution is fairly balanced with 49.1% male and 50.9% female residents. Families in Bell Post Hill predominantly consist of couples without children (41.7%) and couples with children (36.2%), with single-parent families making up 20.5% of households. The suburb has a significant proportion of separate houses at 92%, much higher than the Victorian average of 73.4%, indicating a preference for detached housing.
Buyer fit
Who this suburb suits
One score per buyer type, out of 100, built from the demographic, housing and commute profile. Strongest first.
Buyer-fit score
Bell Post Hill · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Retirees | 80 |
| Families | 75 |
| Investors | 70 |
| First home buyers | 65 |
| Professionals | 60 |
Why retirees score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of separate houses (92%)
- Significant owner-occupied homes (42.9% owned outright)
- Median age of 42 suggests a mature community
- Quiet suburb with low public transport usage
Against the state
How Bell Post Hill differs from Victoria
Every bar is this suburb. The vertical tick is the Victorian figure — the gap between them is the story.
Housing & movement
What’s built here, and how people leave in the morning
Dwelling mix
Share of occupied private dwellings
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| Dwelling type | Share |
|---|---|
| Apartments | 6.5% |
| Separate houses | 92% |
| Townhouses | 1.5% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 14.3% |
| Drove a car | 63.4% |
| Public transport | 2.1% |
| Walked only | 1.3% |
| Car passenger | 4.6% |
Costs 2021 Census
Census figures, collected in 2021. Rents and repayments have moved since — for what property is selling for now, see .
Top occupations
Share of the employed workforce
Key highlights
- High proportion of separate houses - 92% (vs VIC 73.4%)
- Significant owner-occupied homes - 42.9% owned outright
- Diverse cultural background with 39.4% born overseas
- Technicians and Trades Workers are the top occupation at 17.5%
- Median age of 42, higher than VIC average of 38
Things to be aware of
- Lower educational attainment with 14.9% holding a bachelor's degree (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Below average household income at $1,368 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Higher unemployment rate of 5.2% compared to VIC 5.0%
- Limited public transport usage at 2.1%
- Lower work-from-home percentage at 14.3% (vs VIC 25.7%)
Coming soon to this page
Where the richer profile lands
Schools & catchments
Zoned primary and secondary, NAPLAN bands, distances.
Transport & access
Stations, tram routes, drive time to the CBD, walkability.
Development activity
Permits approved, projects underway, zoning changes.
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Demographic figures from the Census of Population and Housing © Australian Bureau of Statistics, used under Creative Commons Attribution.
Cadastral and boundary data contains information © State of Victoria (Vicmap), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Narrative summaries are AI-generated from the underlying data and may contain errors.
School details, enrolments and senior secondary results from the National Schools Data Collection © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).
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Informational only — not financial, legal or planning advice. Verify zoning, overlays and catchments with the relevant council before relying on them. Data vintage: 2021 Census.