East Geelong vs Geelong

In East Geelong, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Geelong, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Geelong tends to suit renters and 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

East Geelong

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (85% vs 52%)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 99/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 34%)
  • But Geelong has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

East Geelong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($450,000 vs $566,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Geelong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 31%)

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

Commuting to the city

Geelong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 77/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Geelong

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (15 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (48% vs 15%)
  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 77/100)
  • But East Geelong carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 99/100)

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

Investors

They split

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

  • East Geelong returns a higher gross yield on units (6.0% vs 4.9%)
  • Geelong is growing faster (11.5% vs 3.9%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

East Geelong and 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.

East Geelong 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.

East Geelong Geelong
Walkability 77 / 90
East Geelong — Walkability: 77/100 Geelong — Walkability: 90/100
Safety 34 / 1
East Geelong — Safety: 34/100 Geelong — Safety: 1/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
East Geelong — Low fire risk: 100/100 Geelong — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 51 / 63
East Geelong — Low flood risk: 51/100 Geelong — Low flood risk: 63/100

Demographics

Geelong has more residents (5,811 vs 4,012).

East Geelong Geelong
Population 4,012 5,811
+45% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% +11.5%
Median age 40
same for both
Median household income $92,664/yr
+6% vs other
 $86,840/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk $370/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

East Geelong Geelong
0-4 5.7% / 3.5%
East Geelong — 0-4: 5.7% Geelong — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 9.8% / 6.7%
East Geelong — 5-14: 9.8% Geelong — 5-14: 6.7%
15-19 5.2% / 5.0%
East Geelong — 15-19: 5.2% Geelong — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 6.5% / 8.9%
East Geelong — 20-24: 6.5% Geelong — 20-24: 8.9%
25-34 14.9% / 19.0%
East Geelong — 25-34: 14.9% Geelong — 25-34: 19.0%
35-44 12.4% / 10.6%
East Geelong — 35-44: 12.4% Geelong — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 14.3% / 11.5%
East Geelong — 45-54: 14.3% Geelong — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 14.4% / 13.9%
East Geelong — 55-64: 14.4% Geelong — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 11.0% / 12.5%
East Geelong — 65-74: 11.0% Geelong — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 4.5% / 5.8%
East Geelong — 75-84: 4.5% Geelong — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 1.6% / 2.6%
East Geelong — 85+: 1.6% Geelong — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

East Geelong 42.8% lone person
East Geelong — Lone Person: 42.8% East Geelong — Couple Families: 35.9% East Geelong — One Parent Families: 12.5% East Geelong — Group Household: 7.5% East Geelong — Other Families: 1.3%
Geelong 54.7% lone person
Geelong — Lone Person: 54.7% Geelong — Couple Families: 24.9% Geelong — One Parent Families: 8.6% Geelong — Group Household: 10.3% Geelong — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

East Geelong 31.4% renting
East Geelong — Owned Outright: 33.4% East Geelong — Mortgage: 35.2% East Geelong — Renting: 31.4%
Geelong 45.1% renting
Geelong — Owned Outright: 34.1% Geelong — Mortgage: 20.8% Geelong — Renting: 45.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

East Geelong Geelong
Bachelor Degree 20.2% / 21.1%
East Geelong — Bachelor Degree: 20.2% Geelong — Bachelor Degree: 21.1%
Certificate III & IV 12.1% / 11.3%
East Geelong — Certificate III & IV: 12.1% Geelong — Certificate III & IV: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 8.5%
East Geelong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Geelong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 6.2% / 8.5%
East Geelong — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2% Geelong — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 3.6%
East Geelong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Geelong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

East Geelong Geelong
England 3.0% / 3.1%
East Geelong — England: 3.0% Geelong — England: 3.1%
India 1.3% / 2.8%
East Geelong — India: 1.3% Geelong — India: 2.8%
Italy 0.7% / 1.7%
East Geelong — Italy: 0.7% Geelong — Italy: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.0% / 0.9%
East Geelong — New Zealand: 1.0% Geelong — New Zealand: 0.9%
China — / 1.8%
East Geelong — China: not among its largest Geelong — China: 1.8%
Malaysia — / 1.1%
East Geelong — Malaysia: not among its largest Geelong — Malaysia: 1.1%
Greece 0.7% / —
East Geelong — Greece: 0.7% Geelong — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

East Geelong 85.2% houses
East Geelong — Houses: 85.2% East Geelong — Townhouses: 14.5% East Geelong — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Geelong 51.8% houses
Geelong — Houses: 51.8% Geelong — Townhouses: 21.5% Geelong — Flats / Apartments: 26.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

East Geelong Geelong
Median house price $826,250 $895,750
Median unit price $450,000 $566,500
Median land price — $730,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 23 sales
 33 days
from 59 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

East Geelong Geelong
1 bed $400K / $430K
East Geelong — 1 bed: $400K (6 sales) Geelong — 1 bed: $430K (23 sales)

6 vs 23 sales

2 bed $485K / $591K
East Geelong — 2 bed: $485K (8 sales) Geelong — 2 bed: $591K (65 sales)

8 vs 65 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.

East Geelong Geelong
2 bed $668K / $665K
East Geelong — 2 bed: $668K (21 sales) Geelong — 2 bed: $665K (23 sales)

21 vs 23 sales

3 bed $808K / $905K
East Geelong — 3 bed: $808K (78 sales) Geelong — 3 bed: $905K (48 sales)

78 vs 48 sales

4 bed $1.06M / $1.12M
East Geelong — 4 bed: $1.06M (29 sales) Geelong — 4 bed: $1.12M (30 sales)

29 vs 30 sales

Zoning mix

Geelong has more commercially zoned land (38% vs 0%).

East Geelong Geelong
Residential 40% 41%
Commercial 0% 38%
Parks and recreation 36% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 14%
Other and special use 11% 0%
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

East Geelong 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.

East Geelong Geelong
Houses 3.6%
$548/wk on $800K
 3.2%
$640/wk on $1.04M
Units 6.0%
$380/wk on $330K
 4.9%
$580/wk on $620K

Ranking within VIC

East Geelong Geelong
House price Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Income Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 15% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC

Liveability

East Geelong scores higher overall (64 vs 51); Geelong is more walkable (90 vs 77).

East Geelong Geelong
Grade B
same for both
Score 64/100 51/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Geelong carries more crime risk (99 vs 66); East Geelong carries more flood risk (49 vs 37).

East Geelong Geelong
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
66/100
 High
99/100
Flood Moderate
49/100
 Low
37/100
Coastal erosion Low
16/100
 High
78/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 12
within 5 km
 14
within 5 km

Schools

East Geelong Geelong
Inside the suburb 1 5
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1.7 km
 2
Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus, 0.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 6.1%

Schools in East Geelong

  • Geelong High School Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in Geelong

  • Geelong South Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Newcomb Secondary College-Victorian Sailing Water Safety School Government · Secondary
  • SEDA College (Victoria) - AFL- Geelong Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

East Geelong Geelong
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 4 123
Parks & reserves 7 14
Childcare 3 4
GPs 1 15
Pharmacies 1 7
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 8
Fuel stations 1 2
Beaches 0 1

Mobility

East Geelong Geelong
Walkability score 77/100 90/100
Distance to Melbourne 76 km
+2% vs other
 74.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 67 min 64 min
Public transport score 75/100 89/100
Rail
Peak arrivals per hour 99.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 318.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3219
 1.9%
postcode 3220
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 3219
 24
postcode 3220

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.

East Geelong Geelong
Car (driver) 58.8% / 49.6%
East Geelong — Car (driver): 58.8% Geelong — Car (driver): 49.6%
Worked from Home 27.4% / 25.1%
East Geelong — Worked from Home: 27.4% Geelong — Worked from Home: 25.1%
Walked Only 5.2% / 16.5%
East Geelong — Walked Only: 5.2% Geelong — Walked Only: 16.5%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 3.7%
East Geelong — Car (passenger): 3.7% Geelong — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bicycle 2.2% / 1.6%
East Geelong — Bicycle: 2.2% Geelong — Bicycle: 1.6%
Bus 1.2% / 1.7%
East Geelong — Bus: 1.2% Geelong — Bus: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.8%).

Setting

East Geelong Geelong
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.1 km
1.1 km to a named beach
 639 m
774 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

East Geelong Geelong
Connectivity score 76/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 54%
2,106 premises
 35%
6,219 premises

Climate

East Geelong Geelong
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)

East Geelong Geelong
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

East Geelong Geelong
Division Corio
same for both
Member Richard Marles
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

East Geelong

Beach Coastal Gentrifying Large Blocks Parks Professionals

Geelong

Beach Cafe Culture Coastal Nightlife Parks Professionals Townhouses Transport Hub

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