Geelong WestVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3218 · Greater Geelong
Daily life in Geelong West offers a blend of urban convenience and community feel. The suburb has a high labour force participation rate of 69.2%, with a significant portion of the population working from home (26.0%), which is slightly above the Victorian average. Commuting is predominantly by car, with 49.0% of residents driving to work, while public transport usage is low at 2.4%. The suburb's housing market is diverse, with 73.7% of dwellings being separate houses and a significant rental market at 40.3%.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Geelong West
Houses · Across 80 sales, houses in Geelong West reached a median of $898,000, 10% up year on year and squarely mid-range for Victoria.
The middle half of houses sold between $784,000 and $1,060,000.
Houses
$898k
median of 80 sales
10% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 52% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $784k and $1.06m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Units
$423k
median of 26 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $347k and $519k.
Last sold within the past month
Townhouses
$755k
median of 20 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $704k and $840k.
Last sold two to four months ago
126 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · Houses peaked earlier in the period: $997,000 in 2022 against $898,000 today, 9.9% down.
- Houses
- Units
- Townhouses
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 | Townhouses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $917k | $490k | $779k |
| 2025 · part year | $841k | $405k | $736k |
| 2024 | $860k | $490k | |
| 2023 | $910k | $573k | |
| 2022 | $997k | $484k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $920k | 15 | +6.4%low confidence15 sales this quarter, 21 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $865k | 21 | -0.9%low confidence21 sales this quarter, 30 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $873k | 30 | +9.1% |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | $420k | 5 | +0.5%low confidence5 sales this quarter, 12 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $418k | 12 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | $844k | 6 | +14.7%low confidence6 sales this quarter, 8 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $736k | 8 |
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 Geelong West
Houses
In Geelong West, over the last 12 months, a three-bedroom house has a median of $853,000 from 54 sales, while a four-bedroom house has a median of $1.10 million from 16 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $731k | 9 · few |
| 3 | $853k | 54 |
| 4 | $1.10m | 16 · few |
Units
In Geelong West, over the last 12 months, a two-bedroom unit has a median of $498,000 from 15 sales, while a one-bedroom unit has a median of $335,000 from 10 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $335k | 10 · few |
| 2 | $498k | 15 · few |
Townhouses
In Geelong West, over the last 12 months, a three-bedroom townhouse has a median of $775,000 from 13 sales, while a two-bedroom townhouse has a median of $699,000 from 5 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $699k | 5 · few |
| 3 | $775k | 13 · 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.
2 schools · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Geelong West
All schools · Geelong West's 2 schools teach 677 students, little changed in ten years — and 7 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
2
2 primary
Students, all schools
677
2025 · +0.3% 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?”
+0.7%
677 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.
+0.7%
587 · Years 1–6, anywhere
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 Geelong West have changed little over 10 years.
- Primary schools
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| Year | Primary schools |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 675 |
| 2016 | 709 |
| 2017 | 719 |
| 2018 | 724 |
| 2019 | 700 |
| 2020 | 672 |
| 2021 | 637 |
| 2022 | 642 |
| 2023 | 670 |
| 2024 | 674 |
| 2025 | 677 |
Which schools in Geelong West 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
- 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 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 573 | 102 | 675 |
| 2016 | 623 | 86 | 709 |
| 2017 | 612 | 107 | 719 |
| 2018 | 643 | 81 | 724 |
| 2019 | 614 | 86 | 700 |
| 2020 | 583 | 89 | 672 |
| 2021 | 550 | 87 | 637 |
| 2022 | 530 | 112 | 642 |
| 2023 | 579 | 91 | 670 |
| 2024 | 575 | 99 | 674 |
| 2025 | 587 | 90 | 677 |
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 2 schools in Geelong West
Ordered by size, not by results — 1 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.
| School | Sector | Type | Students | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick's School | Catholic | Primary | 418 | −8.5% | −9.1% |
| Ashby Primary School | Government | Primary | 259 | +20.5% | +20.5% |
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Geelong West
7 government catchments cover Geelong West, 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 |
|---|---|
| Geelong High School | Secondary |
| Western Heights Secondary College | Secondary |
| Ashby Primary School | Primary |
| Herne Hill Primary School | Primary |
| Manifold Heights Primary School | Primary |
| Newtown Primary School | Primary |
| Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College | Other |
The read
What living here is actually like
Geelong West is a suburb with a population of 7,339 people and a median age of 36, slightly younger than the Victorian average of 38. The suburb has a balanced gender distribution with 48.2% male and 51.8% female residents. The area is characterized by a mix of family types, with 41.5% of households being couples with children and 40.4% being couples without children. Single-person households make up 34.8% of the community. The suburb has a high level of educational attainment, with 37.6% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to the Victorian average of 29.2%.
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
Geelong West · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Professionals | 85 |
| Investors | 80 |
| Families | 75 |
| Retirees | 65 |
| First home buyers | 60 |
Why professionals score highest
The signals doing the work
- 31.1% of residents are professionals
- High work-from-home rate at 26.0%
- Above average personal income of $974 weekly
- Proximity to industries like higher education (2.5%)
Against the state
How Geelong West 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 | 16.6% |
| Separate houses | 73.7% |
| Townhouses | 9% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 26% |
| Drove a car | 49% |
| Public transport | 2.4% |
| Walked only | 4.7% |
| Car passenger | 3.1% |
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
- Highly educated population - 37.6% hold bachelor degrees (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Above average median personal weekly income of $974
- Low unemployment rate of 3.9% (vs VIC 5.0%)
- High percentage of professionals - 31.1% of workforce
- Diverse housing options with 73.7% separate houses and 16.6% apartments
Things to be aware of
- High rental market presence at 40.3% may affect housing stability
- Low public transport usage at 2.4% could limit commuting options
- Higher median monthly mortgage of $1996 may challenge affordability
- Significant percentage of single-person households at 34.8%
- Mental health conditions reported by 11.0% of residents
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.