Leopold vs Moolap

Leopold is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 59 in Moolap. 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. Houses cost more in Moolap: a median of $975,000, against $702,000 in Leopold, though rent is higher in Leopold. On these figures, Leopold tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Moolap suits people living alone 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

Leopold

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 2)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Leopold

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($410,000 vs $810,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 34%)
  • has cheaper houses ($702,500 vs $975,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Moolap

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $375/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Moolap

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 77 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (81.2 km vs 85.7 km)
  • But Leopold is more walkable (71/100 vs 25/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Leopold

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 25/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 81/100)
  • But Moolap has more residents already 65 and over (44% vs 21%)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Leopold returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.8% vs 2.2%)
  • Moolap is growing faster (32.9% vs 3.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Leopold and Moolap 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 Moolap
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 Moolap
Walkability 71 / 25
Leopold — Walkability: 71/100 Moolap — Walkability: 25/100
Safety 57 / 19
Leopold — Safety: 57/100 Moolap — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 60 / 61
Leopold — Low fire risk: 60/100 Moolap — Low fire risk: 61/100
Low flood risk 50 / 6
Leopold — Low flood risk: 50/100 Moolap — Low flood risk: 6/100

Demographics

Leopold has more residents (13,272 vs 1,825); Moolap skews older (59 vs 41).

Leopold Moolap
Population 13,272
+86% vs other
 1,825
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% +32.9%
Median age 41 59
Median household income $82,628/yr
+20% vs other
 $66,508/yr
Median weekly rent $375/wk
+23% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Leopold Moolap
0-4 6.1% / 3.5%
Leopold — 0-4: 6.1% Moolap — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 12.0% / 8.5%
Leopold — 5-14: 12.0% Moolap — 5-14: 8.5%
15-19 5.8% / 4.3%
Leopold — 15-19: 5.8% Moolap — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 5.3% / 2.9%
Leopold — 20-24: 5.3% Moolap — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 12.3% / 7.9%
Leopold — 25-34: 12.3% Moolap — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 12.3% / 7.6%
Leopold — 35-44: 12.3% Moolap — 35-44: 7.6%
45-54 12.6% / 10.1%
Leopold — 45-54: 12.6% Moolap — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 12.4% / 11.1%
Leopold — 55-64: 12.4% Moolap — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 11.4% / 21.0%
Leopold — 65-74: 11.4% Moolap — 65-74: 21.0%
75-84 7.4% / 17.0%
Leopold — 75-84: 7.4% Moolap — 75-84: 17.0%
85+ 2.4% / 6.4%
Leopold — 85+: 2.4% Moolap — 85+: 6.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

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%
Moolap 38.7% couple families
Moolap — Couple Families: 38.7% Moolap — Lone Person: 43.0% Moolap — One Parent Families: 14.9% Moolap — Group Household: 3.3% Moolap — 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.

Leopold 18.6% renting
Leopold — Owned Outright: 38.5% Leopold — Mortgage: 42.8% Leopold — Renting: 18.6%
Moolap 14.0% renting
Moolap — Owned Outright: 53.5% Moolap — Mortgage: 32.5% Moolap — Renting: 14.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Leopold Moolap
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 17.9%
Leopold — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Moolap — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 8.1%
Leopold — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Moolap — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 8.7%
Leopold — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Moolap — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.8%
Leopold — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Moolap — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 1.3%
Leopold — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Moolap — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

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

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 Moolap
England 3.5% / 4.0%
Leopold — England: 3.5% Moolap — England: 4.0%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.4%
Leopold — New Zealand: 1.0% Moolap — New Zealand: 1.4%
Italy 0.6% / 1.1%
Leopold — Italy: 0.6% Moolap — Italy: 1.1%
Netherlands 0.7% / 0.8%
Leopold — Netherlands: 0.7% Moolap — Netherlands: 0.8%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.9%
Leopold — Scotland: 0.5% Moolap — Scotland: 0.9%
Germany 0.5% / 0.9%
Leopold — Germany: 0.5% Moolap — Germany: 0.9%
India 0.9% / 0.4%
Leopold — India: 0.9% Moolap — India: 0.4%
Philippines 0.8% / —
Leopold — Philippines: 0.8% Moolap — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

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%
Moolap 90.1% houses
Moolap — Houses: 90.1% Moolap — Townhouses: 4.0% Moolap — Flats / Apartments: 5.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Leopold Moolap
Median house price $702,500 $975,000
Median unit price $525,000 $514,000
Median land price $410,000 $810,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 162 sales
 90 days
from 8 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.

Leopold Moolap
3 bed $670K / $570K
Leopold — 3 bed: $670K (177 sales) Moolap — 3 bed: $570K (11 sales)

177 vs 11 sales

4 bed $748K / $1.05M
Leopold — 4 bed: $748K (132 sales) Moolap — 4 bed: $1.05M (6 sales)

132 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Leopold has more rural and farming land (74% vs 44%); Moolap has more industrially zoned land (12% vs 0%).

Leopold Moolap
Rural and farming 74% 44%
Parks and recreation 3% 28%
Residential 22% 3%
Industrial 0% 12%
Other and special use 0% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Leopold Moolap
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 Moolap
Houses 3.8%
$550/wk on $762K
 2.2%
$600/wk on $1.41M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Leopold Moolap
House price Higher than 35% of VIC —
Income Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 69% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 54% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 2% of VIC

Liveability

Leopold is more walkable (71 vs 25); Leopold scores higher overall (49 vs 26).

Leopold Moolap
Grade C D
Score 49/100 26/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Moolap carries more crime risk (81 vs 43); Moolap carries more flood risk (94 vs 50).

Leopold Moolap
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 High
81/100
Flood Moderate
50/100
 High
94/100
Coastal erosion Low
18/100
 Moderate
40/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Leopold Moolap
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 2
Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus, 6.4 km

Schools in Leopold

  • Leopold Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Moolap

  • Moolap Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Leopold sits further from the CBD (85.7 km vs 81.2 km).

Leopold Moolap
Walkability score 71/100 25/100
Distance to Melbourne 85.7 km
+5% vs other
 81.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 72 min
Public transport score 76/100 75/100
Peak arrivals per hour 99.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 58.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3224
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3224
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.

Leopold Moolap
Car (driver) 76.0% / 70.2%
Leopold — Car (driver): 76.0% Moolap — Car (driver): 70.2%
Worked from Home 16.8% / 18.9%
Leopold — Worked from Home: 16.8% Moolap — Worked from Home: 18.9%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 6.3%
Leopold — Car (passenger): 4.1% Moolap — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Walked Only 1.4% / 3.4%
Leopold — Walked Only: 1.4% Moolap — Walked Only: 3.4%
Bus 1.0% / —
Leopold — Bus: 1.0% Moolap — Bus: not among its largest
Train 0.4% / 0.6%
Leopold — Train: 0.4% Moolap — Train: 0.6%

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

Setting

Leopold Moolap
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.4 km
3.6 km to a named beach
 2.8 km

NBN connectivity

Leopold Moolap
Connectivity score 73/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
5,907 premises
 36%
1,327 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Leopold Moolap
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

Moolap

Acreage Coastal Retirees

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