Leopold vs Connewarre

Leopold is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 50 in Connewarre. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Leopold, about half of households are couple families. In Connewarre, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Connewarre: a median of $1.78 million, against $702,000 in Leopold. On these figures, Leopold tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Connewarre suits couples.

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

Leopold

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (9 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 3)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Connewarre is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Leopold

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($410,000 vs $1,175,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($702,500 vs $1,783,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Connewarre

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Leopold

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 14/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (77 min vs 82 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (85.7 km vs 89.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Leopold

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 14/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)

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

Investors

Connewarre

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.9% vs 3.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Leopold Connewarre
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.

Leopold Connewarre
Walkability 71 / 14
Leopold — Walkability: 71/100 Connewarre — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 57 / 59
Leopold — Safety: 57/100 Connewarre — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 60 / 65
Leopold — Low fire risk: 60/100 Connewarre — Low fire risk: 65/100
Low flood risk 50 / 5
Leopold — Low flood risk: 50/100 Connewarre — Low flood risk: 5/100

Demographics

Leopold has more residents (13,272 vs 953); Connewarre has higher household incomes ($121,056 vs $82,628).

Leopold Connewarre
Population 13,272
+93% vs other
 953
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% +20.9%
Median age 41 50
Median household income $82,628/yr $121,056/yr
+47% vs other
Median weekly rent $375/wk
+3% vs other
 $365/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Leopold Connewarre
0-4 6.1% / 2.9%
Leopold — 0-4: 6.1% Connewarre — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 12.0% / 13.0%
Leopold — 5-14: 12.0% Connewarre — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 5.8% / 4.1%
Leopold — 15-19: 5.8% Connewarre — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 5.3% / 4.8%
Leopold — 20-24: 5.3% Connewarre — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 12.3% / 4.3%
Leopold — 25-34: 12.3% Connewarre — 25-34: 4.3%
35-44 12.3% / 9.4%
Leopold — 35-44: 12.3% Connewarre — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 12.6% / 17.7%
Leopold — 45-54: 12.6% Connewarre — 45-54: 17.7%
55-64 12.4% / 17.8%
Leopold — 55-64: 12.4% Connewarre — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 11.4% / 18.8%
Leopold — 65-74: 11.4% Connewarre — 65-74: 18.8%
75-84 7.4% / 5.1%
Leopold — 75-84: 7.4% Connewarre — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 2.4% / 0.8%
Leopold — 85+: 2.4% Connewarre — 85+: 0.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Leopold 45.1% couple families
Leopold — Couple Families: 45.1% Leopold — Lone Person: 34.1% Leopold — One Parent Families: 16.9% Leopold — Group Household: 2.6% Leopold — Other Families: 1.3%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Leopold 18.6% renting
Leopold — Owned Outright: 38.5% Leopold — Mortgage: 42.8% Leopold — Renting: 18.6%
Connewarre 8.7% renting
Connewarre — Owned Outright: 50.6% Connewarre — Mortgage: 40.7% Connewarre — Renting: 8.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Leopold Connewarre
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 20.0%
Leopold — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Connewarre — Bachelor Degree: 20.0%
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 11.0%
Leopold — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Connewarre — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 10.6%
Leopold — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Connewarre — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 5.0%
Leopold — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Connewarre — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.3%
Leopold — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Connewarre — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

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.

Leopold Connewarre
England 3.5% / 4.1%
Leopold — England: 3.5% Connewarre — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.3%
Leopold — New Zealand: 1.0% Connewarre — New Zealand: 1.3%
Scotland 0.5% / 1.2%
Leopold — Scotland: 0.5% Connewarre — Scotland: 1.2%
India 0.9% / 0.3%
Leopold — India: 0.9% Connewarre — India: 0.3%
Netherlands 0.7% / 0.5%
Leopold — Netherlands: 0.7% Connewarre — Netherlands: 0.5%
Fiji — / 0.9%
Leopold — Fiji: not among its largest Connewarre — Fiji: 0.9%
Philippines 0.8% / —
Leopold — Philippines: 0.8% Connewarre — Philippines: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Leopold 92.2% houses
Leopold — Houses: 92.2% Leopold — Townhouses: 6.5% Leopold — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Connewarre 88.8% houses
Connewarre — Houses: 88.8% Connewarre — Townhouses: 6.8% Connewarre — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Leopold Connewarre
Median house price $702,500 $1,783,500
Median unit price $525,000 —
Median land price $410,000 $1,175,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 162 sales
 23 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Leopold has more rural and farming land (74% vs 51%).

Leopold Connewarre
Rural and farming 74% 51%
Parks and recreation 3% 36%
Residential 22% 2%
Other and special use 0% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 5%
Environmental 0% 2%
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

Leopold Connewarre
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.

Leopold Connewarre
Houses 3.8%
$550/wk on $762K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Leopold Connewarre
House price Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Income Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 51% of VIC —

Liveability

Leopold is more walkable (71 vs 14).

Leopold Connewarre
Grade C
same for both
Score 49/100
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Connewarre carries more flood risk (95 vs 50).

Leopold Connewarre
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
41/100
Flood Moderate
50/100
 High
95/100
Coastal erosion Low
18/100
 Low
39/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Leopold Connewarre
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Leopold

  • Leopold Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Connewarre

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

Amenities in the suburb

Leopold Connewarre
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 18 3
Childcare 9 0
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Connewarre sits further from the CBD (89.5 km vs 85.7 km).

Leopold Connewarre
Walkability score 71/100 14/100
Distance to Melbourne 85.7 km 89.5 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 82 min
Public transport score 76/100 35/100
Peak arrivals per hour 99.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 3 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3224
 2.3%
postcode 3227
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3224
 47
postcode 3227

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.

Leopold Connewarre
Car (driver) 76.0% / 55.2%
Leopold — Car (driver): 76.0% Connewarre — Car (driver): 55.2%
Worked from Home 16.8% / 37.6%
Leopold — Worked from Home: 16.8% Connewarre — Worked from Home: 37.6%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 3.1%
Leopold — Car (passenger): 4.1% Connewarre — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Walked Only 1.4% / 4.1%
Leopold — Walked Only: 1.4% Connewarre — Walked Only: 4.1%
Bus 1.0% / —
Leopold — Bus: 1.0% Connewarre — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).

Setting

Leopold Connewarre
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.4 km
3.6 km to a named beach
 2.7 km
4.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Leopold Connewarre
Connectivity score 73/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
5,907 premises
 39%
577 premises

Climate

Leopold Connewarre
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)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Leopold

Parks Regional Centre

Connewarre

Coastal Premium Rural

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