LeopoldVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3224 · Greater Geelong
Daily life in Leopold is marked by a strong reliance on cars for commuting, with 64.9% of residents driving to work. Public transport usage is low at 1.5%, reflecting the suburb's car-dependent nature. The community has a moderate level of work-from-home arrangements, with 14.3% of the workforce working remotely. The suburb's employment landscape is diverse, with a significant number of professionals and trades workers.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Leopold
Houses · The median house in Leopold went for $735,000 over the 12 months to August 2026, 16.9% below the Victorian median of $885,000. That is 7% up on the twelve months before, on 213 sales.
Half the houses sold fell in a narrow $670,000 to $785,000 band.
Houses
$735k
median of 213 sales
7% up on the previous twelve months.
Cheaper than 70% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $670k and $785k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Units
$544k
median of 14 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $516k and $568k.
Last sold within the past month
Land
$375k
median of 28 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $348k and $390k.
Last sold two to four months ago
255 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · Since 2022, houses have climbed from $709,000 to $735,000 — 3.7% over the period.
- 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 | $735k | $544k | $390k |
| 2025 · part year | $700k | $520k | $340k |
| 2024 | $662k | $317k | |
| 2023 | $683k | $480k | $358k |
| 2022 | $709k | $554k | $363k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $733k | 44 | +3.5% |
| 2026 Q1 | $708k | 54 | -4.3% |
| 2025 Q4 | $740k | 68 | +7.4% |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $385k | 9 | -1.3%low confidence9 sales this quarter, 6 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $390k | 6 | +11.4%low confidence6 sales this quarter, 10 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $350k | 10 |
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 Leopold
Houses · The step from 3 to 4 bedrooms is the expensive one in Leopold, worth about $85,000.
Houses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $563k | 10 · few |
| 3 | $685k | 97 |
| 4 | $770k | 100 |
Units
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $528k | 10 · 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 Leopold
All schools · Leopold has a single school, with 873 students.
Schools here
1
1 primary
Students, all schools
873
2025 · +9.5% 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?”
+8.0%
873 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.
+10.2%
744 · 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 Leopold have grown 9.5% over 10 years.
- Primary schools
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| Year | Primary schools |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 797 |
| 2016 | 792 |
| 2017 | 792 |
| 2018 | 826 |
| 2019 | 778 |
| 2020 | 808 |
| 2021 | 795 |
| 2022 | 843 |
| 2023 | 864 |
| 2024 | 882 |
| 2025 | 873 |
Which schools in Leopold 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 | 691 | 106 | 797 |
| 2016 | 672 | 120 | 792 |
| 2017 | 673 | 119 | 792 |
| 2018 | 693 | 133 | 826 |
| 2019 | 665 | 113 | 778 |
| 2020 | 675 | 133 | 808 |
| 2021 | 674 | 121 | 795 |
| 2022 | 709 | 134 | 843 |
| 2023 | 750 | 114 | 864 |
| 2024 | 761 | 121 | 882 |
| 2025 | 744 | 129 | 873 |
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 Leopold
Ordered by size, not by results — 1 government, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopold Primary School | Government | Primary | 873 | +8.0% | +9.5% |
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Leopold
5 government catchments cover Leopold — 2 secondary and 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Bellarine Secondary College | Secondary |
| Newcomb Secondary College | Secondary |
| Leopold Primary School | Primary |
| Moolap Primary School | Primary |
| Wallington Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Leopold is a suburb with a population of 13,273, characterized by a slightly older median age of 41 compared to the Victorian average of 38. The community is predominantly Australian-born, with 83.2% of residents born in Australia, and a significant portion of the population speaks only English at home (89.4%). The suburb has a balanced family structure, with 41.9% of families being couples with children and 41.0% being couples without children. Housing in Leopold is largely owner-occupied, with 37.4% owned outright and 41.6% owned with a mortgage.
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
Leopold · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 80 |
| Retirees | 75 |
| First home buyers | 70 |
| Professionals | 65 |
| Investors | 60 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of family households at 74.2%.
- Balanced family structure with 41.9% couples with children.
- Predominantly separate houses, suitable for families.
- Moderate median weekly rent of $375, providing affordable living options.
Against the state
How Leopold 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 | 0.1% |
| Separate houses | 92.2% |
| Townhouses | 6.5% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 14.3% |
| Drove a car | 64.9% |
| Public transport | 1.5% |
| Walked only | 1.2% |
| Car passenger | 3.5% |
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 ownership rates with 79.0% of homes owned outright or with a mortgage.
- Low unemployment rate of 3.9%, below the Victorian average of 5.0%.
- Predominantly English-speaking, with 89.4% speaking only English at home.
- High percentage of separate houses at 92.2%, compared to the Victorian average of 73.4%.
- Significant proportion of the population works in healthcare, with 6.4% employed in hospitals.
Things to be aware of
- Lower educational attainment with 17.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 29.2% in Victoria.
- Median household income is below the Victorian average, at $1,589 weekly compared to $1,759.
- Limited public transport options with only 1.5% using it for commuting.
- Higher median age of 41, which may not appeal to younger demographics.
- Relatively low percentage of residents born overseas at 16.8%, compared to the Victorian average of 35.0%.
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.