Connewarre vs Torquay

Torquay is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 50 in Connewarre. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Connewarre: a median of $1.78 million, against $1.18 million in Torquay, though rent is higher in Torquay. On these figures, Connewarre tends to suit older residents, while Torquay suits families with children 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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (17 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Torquay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($633,750 vs $1,175,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,180,000 vs $1,783,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Connewarre

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($365/wk vs $500/wk)
  • But Torquay has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Connewarre sits closer to the CBD (89.5 km vs 101.1 km)
  • Torquay is more walkable (76/100 vs 14/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Torquay

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 14/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • But Connewarre has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Torquay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (39.8% vs 20.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Connewarre 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.

Connewarre 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.

Connewarre Torquay
Walkability 14 / 76
Connewarre — Walkability: 14/100 Torquay — Walkability: 76/100
Safety 59 / 60
Connewarre — Safety: 59/100 Torquay — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 65 / 100
Connewarre — Low fire risk: 65/100 Torquay — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 5 / 48
Connewarre — Low flood risk: 5/100 Torquay — Low flood risk: 48/100

Demographics

Torquay has more residents (18,534 vs 953); Torquay rents higher ($500/wk vs $365/wk).

Connewarre Torquay
Population 953 18,534
+1845% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.9% +39.8%
Median age 50 39
Median household income $121,056/yr
+1% vs other
 $119,340/yr
Median weekly rent $365/wk $500/wk
+37% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Connewarre Torquay
0-4 2.9% / 7.2%
Connewarre — 0-4: 2.9% Torquay — 0-4: 7.2%
5-14 13.0% / 15.2%
Connewarre — 5-14: 13.0% Torquay — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 4.1% / 5.5%
Connewarre — 15-19: 4.1% Torquay — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 4.8% / 4.4%
Connewarre — 20-24: 4.8% Torquay — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 4.3% / 10.2%
Connewarre — 25-34: 4.3% Torquay — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 9.4% / 16.4%
Connewarre — 35-44: 9.4% Torquay — 35-44: 16.4%
45-54 17.7% / 14.0%
Connewarre — 45-54: 17.7% Torquay — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 17.8% / 10.7%
Connewarre — 55-64: 17.8% Torquay — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 18.8% / 10.3%
Connewarre — 65-74: 18.8% Torquay — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 5.1% / 4.4%
Connewarre — 75-84: 5.1% Torquay — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 0.8% / 1.7%
Connewarre — 85+: 0.8% Torquay — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
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.

Connewarre 8.7% renting
Connewarre — Owned Outright: 50.6% Connewarre — Mortgage: 40.7% Connewarre — Renting: 8.7%
Torquay 22.0% renting
Torquay — Owned Outright: 34.0% Torquay — Mortgage: 44.0% Torquay — Renting: 22.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Connewarre Torquay
Bachelor Degree 20.0% / 18.2%
Connewarre — Bachelor Degree: 20.0% Torquay — Bachelor Degree: 18.2%
Certificate III & IV 11.0% / 12.5%
Connewarre — Certificate III & IV: 11.0% Torquay — Certificate III & IV: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 9.5%
Connewarre — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Torquay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 5.0% / 5.3%
Connewarre — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0% Torquay — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 3.6%
Connewarre — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Torquay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Connewarre Torquay
England 4.1% / 3.7%
Connewarre — England: 4.1% Torquay — England: 3.7%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.5%
Connewarre — New Zealand: 1.3% Torquay — New Zealand: 1.5%
Scotland 1.2% / 0.6%
Connewarre — Scotland: 1.2% Torquay — Scotland: 0.6%
Netherlands 0.5% / 0.5%
Connewarre — Netherlands: 0.5% Torquay — Netherlands: 0.5%
Fiji 0.9% / —
Connewarre — Fiji: 0.9% Torquay — Fiji: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.9%
Connewarre — South Africa: not among its largest Torquay — South Africa: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.5%
Connewarre — Germany: not among its largest Torquay — Germany: 0.5%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Connewarre 88.8% houses
Connewarre — Houses: 88.8% Connewarre — Townhouses: 6.8% Connewarre — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Torquay 90.6% houses
Torquay — Houses: 90.6% Torquay — Townhouses: 8.4% Torquay — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Connewarre Torquay
Median house price $1,783,500 $1,180,000
Median unit price — $810,000
Median land price $1,175,000 $633,750
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 6 sales
 41 days
from 201 sales

Zoning mix

Connewarre Torquay
Rural and farming 51% 49%
Parks and recreation 36% 13%
Residential 2% 32%
Other and special use 5% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 1%
Environmental 2% 0%
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

Connewarre 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.

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

Ranking within VIC

Connewarre Torquay
House price Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Income Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 48% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 16% of VIC

Liveability

Torquay is more walkable (76 vs 14); Torquay scores higher overall (70 vs 49).

Connewarre Torquay
Grade C A
Score 49/100 70/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Connewarre carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0); Connewarre carries more flood risk (95 vs 52).

Connewarre Torquay
Bushfire Low
35/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood High
95/100
 Moderate
52/100
Coastal erosion Low
39/100
 Moderate
48/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Connewarre

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

Connewarre Torquay
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 0 35
Parks & reserves 3 15
Childcare 0 17
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 5
Waterways 6 15

Mobility

Torquay sits further from the CBD (101.1 km vs 89.5 km).

Connewarre Torquay
Walkability score 14/100 76/100
Distance to Melbourne 89.5 km 101.1 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 min 79 min
Public transport score 35/100 77/100
Peak arrivals per hour 5.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 111.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Connewarre Torquay
Car (driver) 55.2% / 59.4%
Connewarre — Car (driver): 55.2% Torquay — Car (driver): 59.4%
Worked from Home 37.6% / 33.2%
Connewarre — Worked from Home: 37.6% Torquay — Worked from Home: 33.2%
Walked Only 4.1% / 2.5%
Connewarre — Walked Only: 4.1% Torquay — Walked Only: 2.5%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / 3.4%
Connewarre — Car (passenger): 3.1% Torquay — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Connewarre — Bicycle: not among its largest Torquay — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.4%).

Setting

Connewarre Torquay
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.7 km
4.1 km to a named beach
 2.0 km
2.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Connewarre Torquay
Connectivity score 62/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
577 premises
 54%
9,074 premises

Climate

Connewarre 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)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Connewarre

Coastal Premium Rural

Torquay

Coastal Family Large Blocks Regional Centre

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