Breamlea vs Connewarre

Connewarre is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 56 in Breamlea. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Connewarre, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Connewarre: a median of $1.78 million, against $1.41 million in Breamlea, though rent is higher in Breamlea. On these figures, Breamlea tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Connewarre suits couples.

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

Connewarre

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 65/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 49%)
  • But Breamlea has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)

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

First-home buyers

Breamlea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,412,500 vs $1,783,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Breamlea has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 9%)
  • Connewarre leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Connewarre

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (82 min vs 87 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (89.5 km vs 92.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Connewarre

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 65/100)
  • But Breamlea has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 25%)

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

Investors

Connewarre

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.9% vs -6.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Breamlea Connewarre
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.

Breamlea Connewarre
Walkability 0 / 14
Breamlea — Walkability: 0/100 Connewarre — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 35 / 59
Breamlea — Safety: 35/100 Connewarre — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 100 / 65
Breamlea — Low fire risk: 100/100 Connewarre — Low fire risk: 65/100
Low flood risk 4 / 5
Breamlea — Low flood risk: 4/100 Connewarre — Low flood risk: 5/100

Demographics

Connewarre has more residents (953 vs 151); Connewarre has higher household incomes ($121,056 vs $80,184).

Breamlea Connewarre
Population 151 953
+531% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.8% +20.9%
Median age 56 50
Median household income $80,184/yr $121,056/yr
+51% vs other
Median weekly rent $389/wk
+6% vs other
 $365/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Breamlea Connewarre
0-4 3.3% / 2.9%
Breamlea — 0-4: 3.3% Connewarre — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 7.3% / 13.0%
Breamlea — 5-14: 7.3% Connewarre — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 4.0% / 4.1%
Breamlea — 15-19: 4.0% Connewarre — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 — / 4.8%
Breamlea — 20-24: not among its largest Connewarre — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 8.6% / 4.3%
Breamlea — 25-34: 8.6% Connewarre — 25-34: 4.3%
35-44 13.9% / 9.4%
Breamlea — 35-44: 13.9% Connewarre — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 7.9% / 17.7%
Breamlea — 45-54: 7.9% Connewarre — 45-54: 17.7%
55-64 11.3% / 17.8%
Breamlea — 55-64: 11.3% Connewarre — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 21.9% / 18.8%
Breamlea — 65-74: 21.9% Connewarre — 65-74: 18.8%
75-84 11.9% / 5.1%
Breamlea — 75-84: 11.9% Connewarre — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 4.6% / 0.8%
Breamlea — 85+: 4.6% Connewarre — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Breamlea 39.5% couple families
Breamlea — Couple Families: 39.5% Breamlea — Lone Person: 44.2% Breamlea — One Parent Families: 9.3% Breamlea — Group Household: 7.0% Breamlea — Other Families: 0.0%
Connewarre 62.3% couple families
Connewarre — Couple Families: 62.3% Connewarre — Lone Person: 22.0% Connewarre — One Parent Families: 11.5% Connewarre — Group Household: 2.6% Connewarre — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Breamlea 30.2% renting
Breamlea — Owned Outright: 55.6% Breamlea — Mortgage: 14.3% Breamlea — Renting: 30.2%
Connewarre 8.7% renting
Connewarre — Owned Outright: 50.6% Connewarre — Mortgage: 40.7% Connewarre — Renting: 8.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Breamlea Connewarre
Bachelor Degree 23.2% / 20.0%
Breamlea — Bachelor Degree: 23.2% Connewarre — Bachelor Degree: 20.0%
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 11.0%
Breamlea — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Connewarre — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.6% / 10.6%
Breamlea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.6% Connewarre — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree 13.2% / 5.0%
Breamlea — Postgraduate Degree: 13.2% Connewarre — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 2.3%
Breamlea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Connewarre — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

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.

Breamlea Connewarre
England 4.0% / 4.1%
Breamlea — England: 4.0% Connewarre — England: 4.1%
Germany 3.3% / —
Breamlea — Germany: 3.3% Connewarre — Germany: not among its largest
New Zealand 2.0% / 1.3%
Breamlea — New Zealand: 2.0% Connewarre — New Zealand: 1.3%
Scotland — / 1.2%
Breamlea — Scotland: not among its largest Connewarre — Scotland: 1.2%
Fiji — / 0.9%
Breamlea — Fiji: not among its largest Connewarre — Fiji: 0.9%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Breamlea — Netherlands: not among its largest Connewarre — Netherlands: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Breamlea 100.0% houses
Breamlea — Houses: 100.0% Breamlea — Townhouses: 0.0% Breamlea — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Connewarre 88.8% houses
Connewarre — Houses: 88.8% Connewarre — Townhouses: 6.8% Connewarre — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Breamlea Connewarre
Median house price $1,412,500 $1,783,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,175,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 23 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Connewarre has more rural and farming land (51% vs 1%); Breamlea has more land zoned for conservation (41% vs 2%).

Breamlea Connewarre
Parks and recreation 52% 36%
Rural and farming 1% 51%
Environmental 41% 2%
Other and special use 0% 5%
Residential 5% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Breamlea Connewarre
New dwellings approved 3,468
across Greater Geelong
same for both
Approvals change year on year +56%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Breamlea Connewarre
House price — Higher than 94% of VIC
Income Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 11% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 96% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC

Liveability

Connewarre is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Breamlea Connewarre
Grade — C
Score — 49/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Connewarre carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0); Breamlea carries more crime risk (65 vs 41).

Breamlea Connewarre
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
41/100
Flood High
96/100
 High
95/100
Coastal erosion Low
38/100
 Low
39/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Breamlea Connewarre
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Breamlea Connewarre
Parks & reserves 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Breamlea sits further from the CBD (92.1 km vs 89.5 km).

Breamlea Connewarre
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Melbourne 92.1 km
+3% vs other
 89.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 87 min 82 min
Electric vehicle share 2.3%
postcode 3227
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3227
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.

Breamlea Connewarre
Car (driver) 68.4% / 55.2%
Breamlea — Car (driver): 68.4% Connewarre — Car (driver): 55.2%
Worked from Home 31.6% / 37.6%
Breamlea — Worked from Home: 31.6% Connewarre — Worked from Home: 37.6%
Walked Only — / 4.1%
Breamlea — Walked Only: not among its largest Connewarre — Walked Only: 4.1%
Car (passenger) — / 3.1%
Breamlea — Car (passenger): not among its largest Connewarre — Car (passenger): 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.4%).

Setting

Breamlea Connewarre
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 485 m
572 m to a named beach
 2.7 km
4.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Breamlea Connewarre
Connectivity score 29/100 62/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
100 premises
 39%
577 premises

Climate

Breamlea Connewarre
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Breamlea Connewarre
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Breamlea Connewarre
Average residential rate $1,802/yr
same for both
Council Greater Geelong
same for both

Federal electorate

Breamlea Connewarre
Division Corangamite
same for both
Member Libby Coker
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Breamlea Connewarre
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Breamlea

Beach Coastal Professionals Retirees River Rural

Connewarre

Coastal Premium Rural

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