Little RiverVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3211 · Greater Geelong
Daily life in Little River is characterized by a strong sense of community, with a high percentage of family households (80.8%). The majority of residents commute by car, with 53.2% driving to work. A notable 24.5% of the population works from home, which is slightly below the Victorian average of 25.7%. The suburb's rural setting offers a quieter lifestyle compared to urban areas.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Little River
Houses · Little River is a quiet market for houses: 8 sales in the 12 months to August 2026, with a median around $1,080,000.
Houses
$1.08m
median of 8 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $938k and $1.44m.
Last sold one to two months ago
8 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2025
How prices have moved
- Houses
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 |
|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $1.21m |
| 2025 · part year | $934k |
Last 12 months
What an extra bedroom costs in Little River
In Little River, over the last 12 months, a three-bedroom house has a median of $1.21 million from 5 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $1.21m | 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 Little River
All schools · Little River has a single school, with 102 students.
Schools here
1
1 primary
Students, all schools
102
2025 · −21.5% 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?”
−31.5%
102 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.
−27.0%
92 · 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 Little River have fallen 21.5% over 10 years.
- Primary schools
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| Year | Primary schools |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 130 |
| 2016 | 143 |
| 2017 | 149 |
| 2018 | 145 |
| 2019 | 142 |
| 2020 | 149 |
| 2021 | 150 |
| 2022 | 134 |
| 2023 | 129 |
| 2024 | 115 |
| 2025 | 102 |
Which schools in Little River 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 | 112 | 18 | 130 |
| 2016 | 123 | 20 | 143 |
| 2017 | 125 | 24 | 149 |
| 2018 | 117 | 28 | 145 |
| 2019 | 130 | 12 | 142 |
| 2020 | 126 | 23 | 149 |
| 2021 | 122 | 28 | 150 |
| 2022 | 120 | 14 | 134 |
| 2023 | 110 | 19 | 129 |
| 2024 | 102 | 13 | 115 |
| 2025 | 92 | 10 | 102 |
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 Little River
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little River Primary School | Government | Primary | 102 | −31.5% | −21.5% |
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Little River
4 government catchments cover Little River — 3 secondary and 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Lara Secondary College | Secondary |
| Manor Lakes P-12 College | Secondary |
| Walcom Ngarrwa Secondary College | Secondary |
| Little River Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Little River is a small rural community with a total population of 1,352 people. The median age is 42, which is slightly higher than the Victorian average of 38, indicating a mature population. The suburb has a balanced gender distribution with 51.3% male and 48.7% female residents. Families are a significant part of the community, with 51.5% of households being couples with children and 35.2% being couples without children. The average household size is 3.0 people.
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
Little River · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 85 |
| Retirees | 75 |
| Professionals | 65 |
| First home buyers | 60 |
| Investors | 55 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of family households - 80.8%
- Good for couples with children - 51.5%
- Spacious homes with average 3.6 bedrooms
- Community-oriented rural setting
Against the state
How Little River 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 |
|---|---|
| Separate houses | 98.5% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 24.5% |
| Drove a car | 53.2% |
| Public transport | 1.5% |
| Walked only | 1% |
| Car passenger | 4.1% |
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
- High home ownership - 44.3% own outright and 40.4% with a mortgage
- Above average household income - $2,005 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Low unemployment rate - 4.3% (vs VIC 5.0%)
- Predominantly separate houses - 98.5% (vs VIC 73.4%)
- Significant work-from-home population - 24.5%
Things to be aware of
- Lower educational attainment - 14.8% hold a bachelor's degree (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Limited public transport use - 1.5% (vs higher urban areas)
- Higher median age may not appeal to younger demographics
- Lower diversity with 73.2% born in Australia (vs VIC 65.0%)
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.