Batesford vs Bell Post Hill

Batesford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Bell Post Hill. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Batesford, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Batesford: a median of $1.99 million, against $750,000 in Bell Post Hill, though rent is higher in Bell Post Hill. On these figures, Batesford tends to suit families with children and couples, while Bell Post Hill suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Bell Post Hill

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • But Batesford carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 55/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Bell Post Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($750,000 vs $1,985,000)
  • has cheaper land ($592,500 vs $1,030,000)
  • But Batesford leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Batesford leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 26%)
  • Bell Post Hill has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 3%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bell Post Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 29/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bell Post Hill

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 12%)
  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 29/100)
  • But Batesford carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 55/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Batesford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.9% vs 3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Batesford and Bell Post Hill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Batesford Bell Post Hill
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Batesford Bell Post Hill
Walkability 29 / 46
Batesford — Walkability: 29/100 Bell Post Hill — Walkability: 46/100
Safety 72 / 45
Batesford — Safety: 72/100 Bell Post Hill — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Batesford — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bell Post Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 27 / 100
Batesford — Low flood risk: 27/100 Bell Post Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bell Post Hill has more residents (5,083 vs 1,141); Batesford has higher household incomes ($147,524 vs $71,136).

Batesford Bell Post Hill
Population 1,141 5,083
+345% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.9% +3.3%
Median age 39 42
Median household income $147,524/yr
+52% vs other
 $71,136/yr
Median weekly rent $325/wk $350/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Batesford Bell Post Hill
0-4 4.5% / 5.5%
Batesford — 0-4: 4.5% Bell Post Hill — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 19.4% / 9.8%
Batesford — 5-14: 19.4% Bell Post Hill — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 9.6% / 5.1%
Batesford — 15-19: 9.6% Bell Post Hill — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 6.0% / 6.2%
Batesford — 20-24: 6.0% Bell Post Hill — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 5.2% / 14.6%
Batesford — 25-34: 5.2% Bell Post Hill — 25-34: 14.6%
35-44 13.8% / 11.4%
Batesford — 35-44: 13.8% Bell Post Hill — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 17.3% / 12.1%
Batesford — 45-54: 17.3% Bell Post Hill — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 13.1% / 11.5%
Batesford — 55-64: 13.1% Bell Post Hill — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 7.8% / 12.4%
Batesford — 65-74: 7.8% Bell Post Hill — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 3.6% / 8.6%
Batesford — 75-84: 3.6% Bell Post Hill — 75-84: 8.6%
85+ 0.6% / 2.7%
Batesford — 85+: 0.6% Bell Post Hill — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Batesford 77.1% couple families
Batesford — Couple Families: 77.1% Batesford — Lone Person: 13.8% Batesford — One Parent Families: 7.9% Batesford — Group Household: 1.2% Batesford — Other Families: 0.0%
Bell Post Hill 35.9% couple families
Bell Post Hill — Couple Families: 35.9% Bell Post Hill — Lone Person: 38.5% Bell Post Hill — One Parent Families: 20.3% Bell Post Hill — Group Household: 3.6% Bell Post Hill — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Batesford 2.8% renting
Batesford — Owned Outright: 40.8% Batesford — Mortgage: 56.4% Batesford — Renting: 2.8%
Bell Post Hill 25.1% renting
Bell Post Hill — Owned Outright: 44.2% Bell Post Hill — Mortgage: 30.7% Bell Post Hill — Renting: 25.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Batesford Bell Post Hill
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 16.6%
Batesford — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Bell Post Hill — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 13.0% / 8.7%
Batesford — Bachelor Degree: 13.0% Bell Post Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.7%
Batesford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Bell Post Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 2.2%
Batesford — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Bell Post Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 1.7%
Batesford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Bell Post Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Batesford Bell Post Hill
England 2.4% / 1.6%
Batesford — England: 2.4% Bell Post Hill — England: 1.6%
Italy 1.0% / 2.2%
Batesford — Italy: 1.0% Bell Post Hill — Italy: 2.2%
New Zealand 0.3% / 1.0%
Batesford — New Zealand: 0.3% Bell Post Hill — New Zealand: 1.0%
India — / 1.2%
Batesford — India: not among its largest Bell Post Hill — India: 1.2%
Germany — / 1.0%
Batesford — Germany: not among its largest Bell Post Hill — Germany: 1.0%
South Africa 0.3% / —
Batesford — South Africa: 0.3% Bell Post Hill — South Africa: not among its largest
Ireland 0.3% / —
Batesford — Ireland: 0.3% Bell Post Hill — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Batesford 99.7% houses
Batesford — Houses: 99.7% Batesford — Flats / Apartments: 0.3% Batesford — Townhouses: 0.0%
Bell Post Hill 92.0% houses
Bell Post Hill — Houses: 92.0% Bell Post Hill — Flats / Apartments: 6.5% Bell Post Hill — Townhouses: 1.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Batesford Bell Post Hill
Median house price $1,985,000 $750,000
Median unit price — $399,000
Median land price $1,030,000 $592,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 4 sales
 16 days
from 28 sales

Zoning mix

Batesford has more rural and farming land (35% vs 1%).

Batesford Bell Post Hill
Residential 53% 84%
Rural and farming 35% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 9%
Environmental 8% 0%
Parks and recreation 1% 4%
Other and special use 0% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Batesford Bell Post Hill
New dwellings approved 3,468
across Greater Geelong
same for both
Approvals change year on year +56%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Batesford Bell Post Hill
Houses — 3.7%
$550/wk on $774K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Batesford Bell Post Hill
House price — Higher than 42% of VIC
Income Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 70% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 43% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 46% of VIC

Liveability

Bell Post Hill is more walkable (46 vs 29); Batesford scores higher overall (70 vs 60).

Batesford Bell Post Hill
Grade A B
Score 70/100 60/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Batesford carries more flood risk (73 vs 0); Bell Post Hill carries more crime risk (55 vs 28).

Batesford Bell Post Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
28/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood High
73/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Batesford Bell Post Hill
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus, 9.5 km
 2
Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus, 7.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.9% 1.3%

Schools in Batesford

  • Rollins Primary School-Batesford Campus Government · Primary

Schools in Bell Post Hill

  • Rollins Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Covenant College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Kardinia International College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Batesford Bell Post Hill
Parks & reserves 2 6
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 3 6

Mobility

Batesford Bell Post Hill
Walkability score 29/100 46/100
Distance to Melbourne 75.6 km
+3% vs other
 73.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 60 min 61 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3213
 1.3%
postcode 3215
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3213
 26
postcode 3215

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Batesford Bell Post Hill
Car (driver) 66.5% / 73.5%
Batesford — Car (driver): 66.5% Bell Post Hill — Car (driver): 73.5%
Worked from Home 24.3% / 16.6%
Batesford — Worked from Home: 24.3% Bell Post Hill — Worked from Home: 16.6%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 5.3%
Batesford — Car (passenger): 6.1% Bell Post Hill — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only 2.3% / 1.5%
Batesford — Walked Only: 2.3% Bell Post Hill — Walked Only: 1.5%
Train 0.8% / 1.1%
Batesford — Train: 0.8% Bell Post Hill — Train: 1.1%
Bus — / 1.6%
Batesford — Bus: not among its largest Bell Post Hill — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.5%).

Setting

Batesford Bell Post Hill
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.4 km 3.9 km

NBN connectivity

Batesford Bell Post Hill
Connectivity score 56/100 81/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
431 premises
 65%
2,414 premises

Climate

Batesford Bell Post Hill
Annual rainfall 454 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Batesford Bell Post Hill
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Batesford Bell Post Hill
Average residential rate $1,802/yr
same for both
Council Greater Geelong
same for both

Federal electorate

Batesford Bell Post Hill
Division Corio
same for both
Member Richard Marles
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Batesford Bell Post Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Batesford

Acreage Family Premium Quiet River

Bell Post Hill

Large Blocks

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