Breamlea vs Torquay

Torquay is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 56 in Breamlea. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Torquay, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Breamlea: a median of $1.41 million, against $1.18 million in Torquay, though rent is higher in Torquay. On these figures, Breamlea tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Torquay suits families with children, couples, 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

Torquay

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (17 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Torquay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,180,000 vs $1,412,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Breamlea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($389/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Torquay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (79 min vs 87 min)
  • But Breamlea sits closer to the CBD (92.1 km vs 101.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Torquay

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 65/100)
  • But Breamlea has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Torquay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (39.8% vs -6.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Breamlea and Torquay 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 Torquay
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 Torquay
Walkability 0 / 76
Breamlea — Walkability: 0/100 Torquay — Walkability: 76/100
Safety 35 / 60
Breamlea — Safety: 35/100 Torquay — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Breamlea — Low fire risk: 100/100 Torquay — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 4 / 48
Breamlea — Low flood risk: 4/100 Torquay — Low flood risk: 48/100

Demographics

Torquay has more residents (18,534 vs 151); Torquay has higher household incomes ($119,340 vs $80,184).

Breamlea Torquay
Population 151 18,534
+12174% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.8% +39.8%
Median age 56 39
Median household income $80,184/yr $119,340/yr
+49% vs other
Median weekly rent $389/wk $500/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Breamlea Torquay
0-4 3.3% / 7.2%
Breamlea — 0-4: 3.3% Torquay — 0-4: 7.2%
5-14 7.3% / 15.2%
Breamlea — 5-14: 7.3% Torquay — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 4.0% / 5.5%
Breamlea — 15-19: 4.0% Torquay — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 — / 4.4%
Breamlea — 20-24: not among its largest Torquay — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 8.6% / 10.2%
Breamlea — 25-34: 8.6% Torquay — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 13.9% / 16.4%
Breamlea — 35-44: 13.9% Torquay — 35-44: 16.4%
45-54 7.9% / 14.0%
Breamlea — 45-54: 7.9% Torquay — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 11.3% / 10.7%
Breamlea — 55-64: 11.3% Torquay — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 21.9% / 10.3%
Breamlea — 65-74: 21.9% Torquay — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 11.9% / 4.4%
Breamlea — 75-84: 11.9% Torquay — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 4.6% / 1.7%
Breamlea — 85+: 4.6% Torquay — 85+: 1.7%

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%
Torquay 55.4% couple families
Torquay — Couple Families: 55.4% Torquay — Lone Person: 27.3% Torquay — One Parent Families: 11.9% Torquay — Group Household: 4.6% Torquay — Other Families: 0.9%
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%
Torquay 22.0% renting
Torquay — Owned Outright: 34.0% Torquay — Mortgage: 44.0% Torquay — Renting: 22.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Torquay
England 4.0% / 3.7%
Breamlea — England: 4.0% Torquay — England: 3.7%
Germany 3.3% / 0.5%
Breamlea — Germany: 3.3% Torquay — Germany: 0.5%
New Zealand 2.0% / 1.5%
Breamlea — New Zealand: 2.0% Torquay — New Zealand: 1.5%
South Africa — / 0.9%
Breamlea — South Africa: not among its largest Torquay — South Africa: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Breamlea — Scotland: not among its largest Torquay — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Breamlea Torquay
Bachelor Degree 23.2% / 18.2%
Breamlea — Bachelor Degree: 23.2% Torquay — Bachelor Degree: 18.2%
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 12.5%
Breamlea — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Torquay — Certificate III & IV: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.6% / 9.5%
Breamlea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.6% Torquay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 13.2% / 5.3%
Breamlea — Postgraduate Degree: 13.2% Torquay — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 3.6%
Breamlea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Torquay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%

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

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%
Torquay 90.6% houses
Torquay — Houses: 90.6% Torquay — Townhouses: 8.4% Torquay — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Breamlea Torquay
Median house price $1,412,500 $1,180,000
Median unit price — $810,000
Median land price — $633,750
Typical days to sell (houses) — 41 days
from 201 sales

Zoning mix

Torquay has more rural and farming land (49% vs 1%); Breamlea has more land zoned for conservation (41% vs 0%).

Breamlea Torquay
Parks and recreation 52% 13%
Rural and farming 1% 49%
Environmental 41% 0%
Residential 5% 32%
Other and special use 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
Industrial 0% 1%
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 Torquay
New dwellings approved 3,468
across Greater Geelong
 300
across Surf Coast
Approvals change year on year +56% +57%

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.

Breamlea Torquay
Houses — 3.1%
$775/wk on $1.31M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Breamlea Torquay
House price — Higher than 78% of VIC
Income Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 48% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 39% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 16% of VIC

Liveability

Torquay is more walkable (76 vs 0).

Breamlea Torquay
Grade — A
Score — 70/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Breamlea carries more flood risk (96 vs 52); Breamlea carries more crime risk (65 vs 40).

Breamlea Torquay
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood High
96/100
 Moderate
52/100
Coastal erosion Low
38/100
 Moderate
48/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Breamlea Torquay
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Breamlea

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Torquay

  • Torquay Coast Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Lisieux Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Surf Coast Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Therese School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Torquay P-6 College Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Breamlea Torquay
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 0 35
Parks & reserves 0 15
Childcare 0 17
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 4
Fuel stations 0 5
Waterways 1 15

Mobility

Torquay sits further from the CBD (101.1 km vs 92.1 km).

Breamlea Torquay
Walkability score 0/100 76/100
Distance to Melbourne 92.1 km 101.1 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 87 min 79 min
Electric vehicle share 2.3%
postcode 3227
 1.7%
postcode 3228
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3227
 41
postcode 3228

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 Torquay
Car (driver) 68.4% / 59.4%
Breamlea — Car (driver): 68.4% Torquay — Car (driver): 59.4%
Worked from Home 31.6% / 33.2%
Breamlea — Worked from Home: 31.6% Torquay — Worked from Home: 33.2%
Car (passenger) — / 3.4%
Breamlea — Car (passenger): not among its largest Torquay — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Walked Only — / 2.5%
Breamlea — Walked Only: not among its largest Torquay — Walked Only: 2.5%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Breamlea — Bicycle: not among its largest Torquay — Bicycle: 0.7%

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

Setting

Breamlea Torquay
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 485 m
572 m to a named beach
 2.0 km
2.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Breamlea Torquay
Connectivity score 29/100 74/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
100 premises
 54%
9,074 premises

Climate

Breamlea Torquay
Annual rainfall — 599 mm
Summer max (Jan) 22.8°C 23.2°C
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C 7.6°C

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

Breamlea Torquay
Average residential rate $1,802/yr $2,314/yr
Council Greater Geelong Surf Coast

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Breamlea Torquay
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

Torquay

Coastal Family Large Blocks Regional Centre

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