Bell Park vs North Geelong

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bell Park, about half of households are people living alone.

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 Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 2)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 92/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bell Park has cheaper land ($580,000 vs $825,000)
  • North Geelong has cheaper units ($429,000 vs $550,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

North Geelong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

North Geelong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (70 km vs 72.3 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Bell Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

North Geelong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (6.5% vs 4.0%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bell Park North Geelong
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.

Bell Park North Geelong
Walkability 76 / 80
Bell Park — Walkability: 76/100 North Geelong — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 32 / 8
Bell Park — Safety: 32/100 North Geelong — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bell Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 North Geelong — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 86 / 70
Bell Park — Low flood risk: 86/100 North Geelong — Low flood risk: 70/100

Demographics

Bell Park has more residents (5,602 vs 3,225); North Geelong has higher household incomes ($77,480 vs $63,648).

Bell Park North Geelong
Population 5,602
+42% vs other
 3,225
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.8% +8.7%
Median age 41 40
Median household income $63,648/yr $77,480/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk
+7% vs other
 $315/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bell Park North Geelong
0-4 4.9% / 5.6%
Bell Park — 0-4: 4.9% North Geelong — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 10.5% / 10.7%
Bell Park — 5-14: 10.5% North Geelong — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 5.0% / 4.2%
Bell Park — 15-19: 5.0% North Geelong — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 6.1% / 5.8%
Bell Park — 20-24: 6.1% North Geelong — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 15.5% / 16.6%
Bell Park — 25-34: 15.5% North Geelong — 25-34: 16.6%
35-44 11.7% / 12.2%
Bell Park — 35-44: 11.7% North Geelong — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 11.4% / 12.0%
Bell Park — 45-54: 11.4% North Geelong — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 11.3% / 8.3%
Bell Park — 55-64: 11.3% North Geelong — 55-64: 8.3%
65-74 11.7% / 9.3%
Bell Park — 65-74: 11.7% North Geelong — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 8.6% / 7.5%
Bell Park — 75-84: 8.6% North Geelong — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 3.2% / 7.5%
Bell Park — 85+: 3.2% North Geelong — 85+: 7.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bell Park 46.2% lone person
Bell Park — Lone Person: 46.2% Bell Park — Couple Families: 31.2% Bell Park — One Parent Families: 16.2% Bell Park — Group Household: 4.7% Bell Park — Other Families: 1.8%
North Geelong 42.0% lone person
North Geelong — Lone Person: 42.0% North Geelong — Couple Families: 34.0% North Geelong — One Parent Families: 16.6% North Geelong — Group Household: 6.3% North Geelong — Other Families: 1.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bell Park 32.3% renting
Bell Park — Owned Outright: 42.2% Bell Park — Mortgage: 25.6% Bell Park — Renting: 32.3%
North Geelong 41.7% renting
North Geelong — Owned Outright: 26.4% North Geelong — Mortgage: 31.9% North Geelong — Renting: 41.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bell Park North Geelong
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 13.8%
Bell Park — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% North Geelong — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 10.6%
Bell Park — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% North Geelong — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 7.4%
Bell Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% North Geelong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 4.2%
Bell Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% North Geelong — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 2.0%
Bell Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% North Geelong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

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.

Bell Park North Geelong
India 2.9% / 3.8%
Bell Park — India: 2.9% North Geelong — India: 3.8%
Italy 1.9% / 1.8%
Bell Park — Italy: 1.9% North Geelong — Italy: 1.8%
England 1.3% / 1.9%
Bell Park — England: 1.3% North Geelong — England: 1.9%
Philippines 1.6% / 1.0%
Bell Park — Philippines: 1.6% North Geelong — Philippines: 1.0%
China 1.0% / 1.0%
Bell Park — China: 1.0% North Geelong — China: 1.0%
Germany — / 1.0%
Bell Park — Germany: not among its largest North Geelong — Germany: 1.0%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Bell Park — New Zealand: not among its largest North Geelong — New Zealand: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bell Park 80.7% houses
Bell Park — Houses: 80.7% Bell Park — Townhouses: 13.3% Bell Park — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
North Geelong 81.6% houses
North Geelong — Houses: 81.6% North Geelong — Townhouses: 17.9% North Geelong — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bell Park North Geelong
Median house price $691,400 $690,000
Median unit price $550,000 $429,000
Median land price $580,000 $825,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 52 sales
 42 days
from 12 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bell Park North Geelong
2 bed $570K / $640K
Bell Park — 2 bed: $570K (13 sales) North Geelong — 2 bed: $640K (7 sales)

13 vs 7 sales

3 bed $672K / $667K
Bell Park — 3 bed: $672K (94 sales) North Geelong — 3 bed: $667K (45 sales)

94 vs 45 sales

4 bed $810K / $810K
Bell Park — 4 bed: $810K (28 sales) North Geelong — 4 bed: $810K (16 sales)

28 vs 16 sales

Zoning mix

North Geelong has more industrially zoned land (41% vs 14%).

Bell Park North Geelong
Residential 71% 19%
Industrial 14% 41%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 19%
Commercial 2% 10%
Parks and recreation 7%
same for both
Other and special use 0% 5%
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

Bell Park North Geelong
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.

Bell Park North Geelong
Houses 4.0%
$550/wk on $724K
 3.9%
$528/wk on $700K
Units 4.0%
$460/wk on $595K
 6.5%
$420/wk on $335K

Ranking within VIC

Bell Park North Geelong
House price Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
Income Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Schools Higher than 71% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 85% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC

Liveability

Bell Park scores higher overall (60 vs 50).

Bell Park North Geelong
Grade B
same for both
Score 60/100 50/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

North Geelong carries more flood risk (30 vs 14); North Geelong carries more crime risk (92 vs 68).

Bell Park North Geelong
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
68/100
 High
92/100
Flood Low
14/100
 Low
30/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
42/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 14
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

Bell Park North Geelong
Inside the suburb 6 2
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 2
Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus, 5.4 km
 2
Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus, 4.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.4% 1.8%

Schools in Bell Park

  • Holy Family School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • North Geelong Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Bell Park North Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Bell Park North Primary School-Geelong English Language Program Government · Primary
  • Geelong English Language School (interim name)-North Geelong Campus Government · Combined
  • Nelson Park School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in North Geelong

  • SEDA College (Victoria) - BVNV Geelong Independent · Secondary
  • SEDA College (Victoria) - Multi Geelong Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Bell Park North Geelong
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 8
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 8 2
GPs 2
same for both
Pharmacies 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 0
Fuel stations 2 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Bell Park sits further from the CBD (72.3 km vs 70 km).

Bell Park North Geelong
Walkability score 76/100 80/100
Distance to Melbourne 72.3 km
+3% vs other
 70 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 60 min 58 min
Public transport score 75/100 89/100
Rail
Peak arrivals per hour 82.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 96.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 3215
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 26
postcode 3215
same for both

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.

Bell Park North Geelong
Car (driver) 73.6% / 64.9%
Bell Park — Car (driver): 73.6% North Geelong — Car (driver): 64.9%
Worked from Home 15.1% / 22.3%
Bell Park — Worked from Home: 15.1% North Geelong — Worked from Home: 22.3%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 5.1%
Bell Park — Car (passenger): 6.6% North Geelong — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only 1.5% / 2.3%
Bell Park — Walked Only: 1.5% North Geelong — Walked Only: 2.3%
Bus 1.4% / 1.8%
Bell Park — Bus: 1.4% North Geelong — Bus: 1.8%
Bicycle 0.9% / 1.9%
Bell Park — Bicycle: 0.9% North Geelong — Bicycle: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.6%).

Setting

Bell Park North Geelong
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.2 km 903 m
3.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bell Park North Geelong
Connectivity score 83/100 85/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 59%
3,086 premises
 65%
2,409 premises

Climate

Bell Park North Geelong
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)

Bell Park North Geelong
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bell Park North Geelong
Average residential rate $1,802/yr
same for both
Council Greater Geelong
same for both

Federal electorate

Bell Park North Geelong
Division Corio
same for both
Member Richard Marles
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bell Park North Geelong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bell Park

Coastal Multicultural

North Geelong

Coastal Transport Hub

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