Hamlyn Heights vs Geelong West
In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Geelong West, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Geelong West: a median of $860,000, against $750,000 in Hamlyn Heights.
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
Hamlyn Heights
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)
- carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 84/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (84% vs 74%)
- But Geelong West has more childcare (5 vs 2)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Hamlyn Heights has cheaper houses ($750,000 vs $860,000)
- Geelong West has cheaper units ($430,000 vs $525,000)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Geelong West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 30%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Geelong West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (93/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Geelong West
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 16%)
- is more walkable (93/100 vs 71/100)
- But Hamlyn Heights carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Hamlyn Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.7% vs 3.1%)
Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.
Where they sit
Hamlyn Heights and Geelong West drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Hamlyn Heights skews older (38 vs 36).
| Hamlyn Heights | Geelong West | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,518 | 7,345 +13% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.6% | +5.4% |
| Median age | 38 | 36 |
| Median household income | $85,436/yr | $93,444/yr +9% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $345/wk | $350/wk +1% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Hamlyn Heights | Geelong West | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $750,000 | $860,000 |
| Median unit price | $525,000 | $430,000 |
| Median land price | $645,000 | $725,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 20 days from 55 sales | 28 days from 71 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.
9 vs 17 sales
16 vs 27 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.
19 vs 33 sales
78 vs 86 sales
31 vs 34 sales
Zoning mix
Geelong West has more commercially zoned land (12% vs 0%).
| Hamlyn Heights | Geelong West | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 87% | 78% |
| Commercial | 0% | 12% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 6% | 7% |
| Parks and recreation | 7% | 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
| Hamlyn Heights | Geelong West | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3,468 across Greater Geelong same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +56% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Hamlyn Heights | Geelong West | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.7% $550/wk on $765K | 3.1% $558/wk on $925K |
| Units | 5.1% $515/wk on $530K | 5.1% $460/wk on $472K |
Ranking within VIC
| Hamlyn Heights | Geelong West | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 46% of VIC | Higher than 61% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 55% of VIC | Higher than 63% of VIC |
| Schools | Higher than 15% of VIC | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 90% of VIC | Higher than 98% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 59% of VIC | Higher than 49% of VIC |
| EV adoption | Higher than 85% of VIC | Higher than 84% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 93% of VIC | Higher than 89% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 50% of VIC | Higher than 19% of VIC |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 64% of VIC | Higher than 66% of VIC |
Liveability
Geelong West is more walkable (93 vs 71); Geelong West scores higher overall (66 vs 52).
| Hamlyn Heights | Geelong West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B same for both | |
| Score | 52/100 | 66/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Geelong West carries more crime risk (84 vs 41).
| Hamlyn Heights | Geelong West | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 41/100 | High 84/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 45/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 7 within 5 km | 14 within 5 km |
Schools
| Hamlyn Heights | Geelong West | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 5 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 2 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
| Universities within 10 km | 2 Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus, 4.6 km | 2 Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1.9 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 2.2% | 2.4% |
Schools in Hamlyn Heights
- Hamlyn Banks Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Herne Hill Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Western Heights Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
- Western Heights Secondary College-Quamby Campus Government · Secondary
- Hamlyn Views School Government · Combined · Special school
Schools in Geelong West
- St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Ashby Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Hamlyn Heights | Geelong West | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 4 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 3 | 41 |
| Parks & reserves | 8 | 6 |
| Childcare | 2 | 5 |
| GPs | 3 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 5 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 7 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
| Hamlyn Heights | Geelong West | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 71/100 | 93/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 74.3 km +1% vs other | 73.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 61 min | 63 min |
| Public transport score | 76/100 same for both | |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 76.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 129.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 0 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.3% postcode 3215 | 1.3% postcode 3218 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 26 postcode 3215 | 24 postcode 3218 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).
Setting
| Hamlyn Heights | Geelong West | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 64 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 33 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.0 km 4.9 km to a named beach | 996 m 2.3 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Hamlyn Heights | Geelong West | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 84/100 | 78/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 65% 3,213 premises | 51% 4,462 premises |
Climate
| Hamlyn Heights | Geelong West | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 454 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.5°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Hamlyn Heights | Geelong West | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 20.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Hamlyn Heights | Geelong West | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,802/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Geelong same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hamlyn Heights | Geelong West | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Corio same for both | |
| Member | Richard Marles same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hamlyn Heights | Geelong West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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