Curlewis vs Wallington

Curlewis is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 48 in Wallington. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Curlewis, about half of households are couple families. In Wallington, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wallington: a median of $1.74 million, against $698,000 in Curlewis, though rent is higher in Curlewis. On these figures, Curlewis tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Wallington suits couples and older residents.

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

Curlewis

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 61/100)

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

First-home buyers

Curlewis

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($600,000 vs $2,070,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($697,500 vs $1,735,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wallington

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $405/wk)
  • But Curlewis has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Curlewis carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 61/100)
  • Wallington has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Curlewis

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (169.2% vs 11.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Curlewis Wallington
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.

Curlewis Wallington
Walkability 6 / 13
Curlewis — Walkability: 6/100 Wallington — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 57 / 39
Curlewis — Safety: 57/100 Wallington — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 68
Curlewis — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wallington — Low fire risk: 68/100
Low flood risk 100 / 12
Curlewis — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wallington — Low flood risk: 12/100

Demographics

Curlewis has more residents (4,175 vs 1,515); Wallington skews older (48 vs 34).

Curlewis Wallington
Population 4,175
+64% vs other
 1,515
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +169.2% +11.1%
Median age 34 48
Median household income $95,160/yr $125,320/yr
+32% vs other
Median weekly rent $405/wk
+20% vs other
 $325/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Curlewis Wallington
0-4 8.6% / 3.4%
Curlewis — 0-4: 8.6% Wallington — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 15.2% / 13.0%
Curlewis — 5-14: 15.2% Wallington — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 5.7% / 7.0%
Curlewis — 15-19: 5.7% Wallington — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 4.8% / 5.3%
Curlewis — 20-24: 4.8% Wallington — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 16.0% / 5.7%
Curlewis — 25-34: 16.0% Wallington — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 15.1% / 9.6%
Curlewis — 35-44: 15.1% Wallington — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 10.7% / 14.8%
Curlewis — 45-54: 10.7% Wallington — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 10.7% / 14.3%
Curlewis — 55-64: 10.7% Wallington — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 9.0% / 14.0%
Curlewis — 65-74: 9.0% Wallington — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 3.5% / 7.5%
Curlewis — 75-84: 3.5% Wallington — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 0.6% / 5.8%
Curlewis — 85+: 0.6% Wallington — 85+: 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Curlewis 50.9% couple families
Curlewis — Couple Families: 50.9% Curlewis — Lone Person: 22.3% Curlewis — One Parent Families: 21.3% Curlewis — Group Household: 4.1% Curlewis — Other Families: 1.4%
Wallington 66.0% couple families
Wallington — Couple Families: 66.0% Wallington — Lone Person: 19.9% Wallington — One Parent Families: 11.1% Wallington — Group Household: 2.9% Wallington — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Curlewis 30.8% renting
Curlewis — Owned Outright: 25.7% Curlewis — Mortgage: 43.4% Curlewis — Renting: 30.8%
Wallington 7.5% renting
Wallington — Owned Outright: 50.1% Wallington — Mortgage: 42.4% Wallington — Renting: 7.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Curlewis Wallington
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 14.2%
Curlewis — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Wallington — Certificate III & IV: 14.2%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 12.2%
Curlewis — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Wallington — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 9.3%
Curlewis — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Wallington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 4.5%
Curlewis — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Wallington — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.6%
Curlewis — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Wallington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

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.

Curlewis Wallington
England 4.2% / 5.5%
Curlewis — England: 4.2% Wallington — England: 5.5%
New Zealand 1.3% / 0.6%
Curlewis — New Zealand: 1.3% Wallington — New Zealand: 0.6%
Philippines 1.0% / —
Curlewis — Philippines: 1.0% Wallington — Philippines: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.9%
Curlewis — Germany: not among its largest Wallington — Germany: 0.9%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.5%
Curlewis — Scotland: 0.4% Wallington — Scotland: 0.5%
India 0.8% / —
Curlewis — India: 0.8% Wallington — India: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.8%
Curlewis — Italy: not among its largest Wallington — Italy: 0.8%
South Africa 0.5% / —
Curlewis — South Africa: 0.5% Wallington — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Curlewis 99.1% houses
Curlewis — Houses: 99.1% Curlewis — Townhouses: 1.1%
Wallington 100.5% houses
Wallington — Houses: 100.5% Wallington — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Curlewis Wallington
Median house price $697,500 $1,735,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $600,000 $2,070,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 100 sales
 85 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Curlewis Wallington
Rural and farming 75% 77%
Residential 15% 0%
Parks and recreation 2% 14%
Other and special use 6% 2%
Environmental 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 3%
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

Curlewis Wallington
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.

Curlewis Wallington
Houses 4.0%
$560/wk on $730K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Curlewis Wallington
House price Higher than 39% of VIC —
Income Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Schools Higher than 25% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 79% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 61% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 68% of VIC —

Liveability

Curlewis scores higher overall (47 vs 42).

Curlewis Wallington
Grade C
same for both
Score 47/100 42/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Wallington carries more flood risk (88 vs 0); Wallington carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 0).

Curlewis Wallington
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood None
0/100
 High
88/100
Coastal erosion Low
35/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Curlewis Wallington
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Curlewis

  • Bellarine Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Saint Ignatius College Geelong Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Thomas Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Wallington

  • Wallington Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Curlewis Wallington
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 4
Parks & reserves 4 3
Childcare 1 0
GPs 2 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Curlewis Wallington
Walkability score 6/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 90.7 km 91.8 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 83 min
Public transport score 72/100 44/100
Peak arrivals per hour 27.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3222
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3222
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.

Curlewis Wallington
Car (driver) 73.6% / 59.3%
Curlewis — Car (driver): 73.6% Wallington — Car (driver): 59.3%
Worked from Home 19.3% / 31.6%
Curlewis — Worked from Home: 19.3% Wallington — Worked from Home: 31.6%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 4.5%
Curlewis — Car (passenger): 4.5% Wallington — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 0.9% / 2.9%
Curlewis — Walked Only: 0.9% Wallington — Walked Only: 2.9%
Train 0.7% / 1.0%
Curlewis — Train: 0.7% Wallington — Train: 1.0%
Bus 0.9% / 0.7%
Curlewis — Bus: 0.9% Wallington — Bus: 0.7%

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

Setting

Curlewis Wallington
Elevation 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.9 km
3.9 km to a named beach
 5.1 km

NBN connectivity

Curlewis Wallington
Connectivity score 79/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 74%
1,014 premises
 0%
446 premises

Climate

Curlewis Wallington
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)

Curlewis Wallington
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Curlewis Wallington
Average residential rate $1,802/yr
same for both
Council Greater Geelong
same for both

Federal electorate

Curlewis Wallington
Division Corangamite
same for both
Member Libby Coker
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Curlewis Wallington
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Curlewis

Acreage Coastal Family Young Families

Wallington

Acreage Retirees

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