CharlemontVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3217 · Greater Geelong
Daily life in Charlemont is likely to be family-oriented, with a high percentage of residents commuting by car (63.9%) and a relatively low use of public transport (2.2%). The suburb has a notable percentage of residents working from home (16.0%), which is lower than the Victorian average of 25.7%. The community feel is enhanced by a high percentage of separate houses (97.8%), providing ample space for families.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Charlemont
Houses · The median house in Charlemont went for $656,000 over the 12 months to August 2026 — cheaper than 84% of the Victorian suburbs we cover, and much where it sat a year earlier.
Prices cluster tightly: half of all houses sold between $605,000 and $700,000.
Houses
$656k
median of 131 sales
1.7% up on the previous twelve months.
Cheaper than 84% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $605k and $700k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Townhouses
$595k
median of 5 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $590k and $600k.
Last sold four to eight months ago
Land
$366k
median of 22 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $345k and $394k.
Last sold two to four months ago
158 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · Houses were $650,000 in 2022 and are $656,000 today: four years of very little.
- Houses
- 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 | Land |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $670k | $383k |
| 2025 · part year | $640k | $318k |
| 2024 | $612k | $320k |
| 2023 | $610k | $324k |
| 2022 | $650k | $338k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $660k | 33 | -6.4%low confidence33 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 | $705k | 25 | +10.3%low confidence25 sales this quarter, 40 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $639k | 40 | -1.1% |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | $374k | 14 | +8.4%low confidence14 sales this quarter, 5 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $345k | 5 |
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 Charlemont
Houses · 4-bedroom houses, the most common sale here, run about $690,000; moving from 3 to 4 bedrooms adds roughly $85,000.
Houses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $605k | 59 |
| 4 | $690k | 70 |
Townhouses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $595k | 5 · 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.
1 school · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Charlemont
All schools · Charlemont has a single school, with 1,332 students.
Schools here
1
1 secondary
Students, all schools
1,332
2025
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?”
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no primary school in Charlemont
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.
0
children in Years 1–6, anywhere
6 years · two ways to read them
Enrolments, 2020–2025
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 Charlemont have grown 776.3% over 5 years.
- Secondary schools
Show data table
| Year | Secondary schools |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 152 |
| 2021 | 299 |
| 2022 | 557 |
| 2023 | 821 |
| 2024 | 1,044 |
| 2025 | 1,332 |
Which schools in Charlemont 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 7–12
Show data table
| Year | Years 7–12 | All students |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 152 | 152 |
| 2021 | 299 | 299 |
| 2022 | 557 | 557 |
| 2023 | 821 | 821 |
| 2024 | 1,044 | 1,044 |
| 2025 | 1,332 | 1,332 |
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
The school in Charlemont
Ordered by size, not by results — 0 government, 1 Catholic and 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iona College Geelong | Catholic | Secondary | 1,332 | +776.3% | — | 28 · 204 |
One school in Charlemont reported a median VCE study score of 28, against a state median of 29.
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Charlemont
4 government catchments cover Charlemont — 2 secondary and 2 primary — 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 |
|---|---|
| Grovedale College | Secondary |
| Oberon High School | Secondary |
| Armstrong Creek School | Primary |
| Yirrama Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Charlemont is a suburb characterized by its young population, with a median age of 29, significantly lower than the Victorian average of 38. The suburb has a total population of 2,613, with a slight female majority at 51.5%. The area is predominantly composed of family households, accounting for 70.9% of all households, with couples with children making up 42.4% of these. The suburb exhibits a strong owner-occupier presence, with 60.0% of homes owned with a mortgage, and only 10.4% owned outright.
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
Charlemont · 0–100
Show data table
| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 85 |
| Professionals | 75 |
| Investors | 70 |
| First home buyers | 65 |
| Retirees | 55 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of family households at 70.9%
- Predominantly separate houses at 97.8%
- High labour force participation at 78.5%
- Above average median household income of $2,102 weekly
Against the state
How Charlemont 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
Show data table
| Dwelling type | Share |
|---|---|
| Separate houses | 97.8% |
| Townhouses | 1.8% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
Show data table
| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 16% |
| Drove a car | 63.9% |
| Public transport | 2.2% |
| Car passenger | 4.3% |
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
- Young population with a median age of 29 (vs VIC 38)
- High labour force participation at 78.5%
- Above average median household income of $2,102 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Predominantly separate houses at 97.8% (vs VIC 73.4%)
- Low unemployment rate of 2.3% (vs VIC 5.0%)
Things to be aware of
- Lower percentage of residents with bachelor's degrees at 28.3% (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Limited public transport usage at 2.2%
- Higher median weekly rent of $415
- Lower work from home rate at 16.0% (vs VIC 25.7%)
- Relatively low percentage of homes owned outright at 10.4%
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).
School catchment boundaries contain information © State of Victoria (Department of Education), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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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.